“The new Pope Leo XIV is obviously the first pope from the United States.”
(Breitbart) White smoke was seen from the Vatican at approximately 6:08 p.m. Rome time, signaling that the Cardinals have elected a new pope of the Catholic Church. The chiming of the Vatican’s church bells confirmed for the faithful gathered in St. Peter’s Square that a new successor to the See of St. Peter the Apostle has indeed been chosen. The world now waits for the Cardinals to announce who the new pope is and what name he has chosen to be known by. Continue reading
(Protestia) On Saturday, more than 7,500 individuals were baptized along the shores of Huntington Beach in a historic event dubbed 
“What makes this even more twisted is how it flips suffering on its head. If you’re broke or hurting, it’s not because life is hard or sin is real — it’s because you just didn’t speak enough blessings over yourself. You didn’t create your world right. It’s not just bad theology, it’s cruel. It makes people feel like failures for not being able to just wish their pain away.”
“Did you notice their theological sleight of hand? The Eastern Orthodox, when instructing their insiders, distinguish between art and icons. But now, when defending themselves to us outsiders, they point to the art in the Tabernacle/Temple as evidence of icons. But for those images to be icons, they would have to be used in worship, bowed to, etc. But Israelites did not do that, at least never with God’s approval.”
“Let the apostates burn their Bibles and pick up their rosaries. Let them trade Sola Fide for Hail Marys. Let them bow to a Pope who calls Muslims brothers and pretends the narrow way is a multi-lane expressway. Let them have their beads and their bones and their blessings. They were never of us.”
“It’s Hillary Clinton all over again, where we are being subjected to the coattails ride of a bitter spouse. If all of this publicity is, as many people think, paving the way for a presidential run, Mrs. Obama seems to be gunning for the disgruntled housewife demographic.”
(Bob Hogue – RedState) In March, FBI Director Kash Patel 
“Whitehead, a 2023 appointee of former President Joe Biden, blocked enforcement of Trump’s order, saying it amounted to an “effective nullification of congressional will” in setting up the nation’s refugee admissions program.”
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(Mary Dowling) President Trump said the US movie industry is dying quickly because incentives are drawing filmmakers and studios away from the US. He’s planning a 100% tariff on movies imported to the US that are produced in foreign lands.
“But worst of all, television news has devolved into a daily cauldron of propaganda. Dishonest statements go unchallenged, phony narratives are peddled as fact. Somewhere in a very hot place, Joseph Goebbels is delighted.”
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“The reason that millions of young men are resonating with the sorts of things that people like Jordan Peterson are saying is that they are crying out to once again hear that it is OK to be male, to be a man, to be manly, and to be masculine. They want to be who they were meant to be.”
(Mark Hogan) The tornado of the “next big thing” is always swirling around us. There is always another program to practice, another conference to attend, another podcast to listen to, another book to read (or write!). There is always something someone is convincing us we need to be doing.
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(Mary Dowling) We should never allow the government to pay off news outlets ever again. President Trump just signed an Executive Order ending funding for NPR and PBS. The following gives you some insight as to why.
“Sadly far too many megachurch and megachurch-adjacent pastors, whether they be connected with the Andy Stanley-style attractional movement, TGC, Acts29, or many other organizations, are cowards. That’s not to say all of them. But far too many. And according to Revelation 21, cowardice is a damnable sin.”
“Under federal judicial guidelines, judges are supposed to recuse themselves if their impartiality could reasonably be questioned or if their spouse has a financial interest tied to the case. In Judge Thurston’s situation, actually both rules apply.”
“In his famous ‘Farewell Address,’ Washington reminded Americans that religious teachings and values must never be removed from politics and public policy…
“Ordinarily, when someone’s behind the wheel of a car crammed with illegal migrants, carrying a wad of cash, and driving on a bogus license, that should set off every alarm bell. But under Biden’s ICE, that wasn’t enough to warrant action. They never even bothered to pick him up. He was promptly back on the street.”
(Paul Schlehlein – Between Two Cultures) Answer: God’s anger upon his children is temporary, while His wrath up His enemies will carry on forever.
Trump introduced January Littlejohn at congressional address, called school district’s treatment of her daughter “child abuse.” Full appeals court called upon to fix panel’s Frankenstein ruling on behavior that “shocks the conscience.”
(Elizabeth Weibel – Breitbart) A federal judge ordered that the suspect behind the firebombing of a Tesla dealership in Kansas City, Missouri, be released from federal custody ahead of his upcoming court date.
(Revolver) While America was getting crushed by a wide-open border, skyrocketing crime, and runaway inflation, the Biden administration was laser-focused on one thing: censoring American citizens who didn’t fall in line with the progressive agenda.
“Tolerating this kind of foreign sectarianism is national suicide, as anyone can easily observe in Scotland and England, which are now on a probably irreversible trajectory toward civil war. We in America should pay attention because the same thing is happening here, albeit on a smaller scale.”