MOST people, even professed Christians, dismiss the idea that the story of Noah's Ark is literally true. How do they explain then that the memory of a catastrophic flood exists in the collective traditions of reportedly hundreds of highly divergent cultural groups? Quoting once again Hugh Owen: Hundreds of people groups all over the world have preserved an historical memory of a global Flood.  It is significant that the histories handed down by people groups who settled close to the location of the Tower of Babel, resemble most closely the true history related by Moses in the sacred history of Genesis. This chart compares Flood accounts from all over the world and shows the remarkable similarities that exist among them.  Not only do these accounts recall the Flood as a global event and a judgment upon mankind from which only one family and some animals were spared on an Ark; many of them include details contained in the Mosaic account of the Flood, such as the release of a bird to determine if the flood waters had receded at the end of the Flood.   According to Dr. Monty White: Hawaiians have a flood story that tells of a time when, long after the death of the first man, the world became a wicked, terrible place. Only one good man was left, and his name was Nu-u. He made a great canoe with a house on it and filled it…

  “...AND DON'T tell me you don’t wish to fight; for the moment you tell me that, you are already fighting; nor that you don’t know which side to join, for while you are saying that, you have already joined a side; nor that you wish to remain neutral; for while you are thinking to be so, you are so no longer; nor that you want to be indifferent; for I will laugh at you, because on pronouncing that word you have chosen your party. Don’t tire yourself in seeking a place of security against the chances of war, for you tire yourself in vain; that war is extended as far as space, and prolonged through all time. In eternity alone, the country of the just, can you find rest, because there alone there is no combat. But do not imagine, however, that the gates of eternity shall be opened for you, unless you first show the wounds you bear; those gates are only opened for those who gloriously fought here the battles of the Lord, and were, like the Lord, crucified." ---- Juan Donoso Cortés, Essays on Catholicism, Liberalism, and Socialism, 1879.

FROM Lifesite News: Italian-American Beverly Stevens, editor of Regina magazine, told LifeSiteNews that the sexual revolution is to blame for the low Italian birth rate. “It's a perfect storm, aimed straight at the heart of the Great Italian Bulwark, la famiglia (the family),” she said via social media. “It started when the sexual revolution legitimized male philandering. Suddenly, wives found themselves outclassed by girlfriends and divorced,” she continued. “This destabilized the next generation, depriving boys of role models and hardening girls' hearts.” Stevens said that contemporary Italian women believe “fervently” in a feminism that has doomed them to unstable marriages or living alone. “And their men protest the fact that they are alone on Christmas in Rome's piazzas because the ex won't allow them access to their kids,” she added. “Nobody wins. Families fail to form. Italians strive endlessly to show a 'bella figura' (beautiful face, i.e. keep up appearances) as they age relentlessly, alone.” “It’s cultural-level suicide.”  

THE physical evidence for a global flood that occurred thousands of years ago is consistent with the biblical account of Noah, according to Hugh Owen, of the Kolbe Center for the Study of Creation:

In recent years, geologists have reinterpreted several huge sedimentary rock formations in light of empirical research in sedimentology, including the Tonto Group, a large section of the Grand Canyon depicted below.  According to a peer-reviewed article published in the journal of the French Geological Society, careful analysis of the sediments that make up this formation indicate that the whole deposit was laid down rapidly—in a matter of days or weeks, not millions of years—by an enormous body of water moving from east to west across what is now the Southwestern United States.

Another common observation consistent with the historical reality of the Global Flood is the beautiful sharp folding of multiple sedimentary layers within uplifted and folded mountain ranges which can be witnessed all over the Earth.  If these layers had been laid down over millions of years, there ought to be some evidence of cracking and fracturing of the more ancient layers during the folding and uplifting of the mountains.  Instead, all over the Earth, one observes multiple layers of sedimentary rock, folded in beautiful tight folds, without any fracturing—a clear indication that all of the sediments were laid down rapidly at more or less the same time, and that there were no long intervals of time between them. (more…)

  IS Russia seeking to undermine American and Canadian energy independence? According to Timothy Fitzpatrick, it has spent $100 million on anti-pipeline protests in Canada that are blocking railways and harassing politicians.  

MANY PEOPLE said that the normalization of homosexuality would lead to the normalization of polygamy --- or polyamory. And it has. Michael Brown writes: Now there is a throuple on HGTV, and soon enough, the word will no longer be flagged on spellcheck. And did I mention that the original husband and wife in this throuple have two children? Should that be a factor when adding in a third lover to the equation? As People reported, “Brian and Lori, who are legally married, fell in love with Geli after meeting her at a bar. The trio entered into a relationship with Brian and Lori exchanging vows with Geli in a commitment ceremony attended by their children.” Sorry, but there’s nothing beautiful about this at all. To the contrary, it’s tragic. In my 2011 book A Queer Thing Happened to America, I wrote, “Until recently, polyamory had a different name: adultery. Not anymore! Just get all the parties involved to agree to the new relationships (really now, that jealousy stuff is so outmoded) and be poly – which rhymes with jolly – instead.  

OFTEN couching his defections in conservative phrases and gestures, the highly intelligent Joseph Ratzinger denied the teachings of the Church he claimed to lead over and over again."Pope" Benedict XVI, now in retirement, was -- and is -- no pope. He solidified Counterfeit Catholicism around the world and withheld from non-Catholics the truth. As more false teaching flows from the phony pontificate of his successor, it's worth revisiting the disturbing and destructive reign of Benedict XVI to place the great apostasy (or something close) in perspective. By now, millions believe in the pleasing One World Religion preached by Benedict. To one who has faith, no explanation is necessary. To one without faith, no explanation is possible. -St. Thomas Aquinas  

FROM “How Mommy Wine Culture Is Normalizing Alcoholism” by Jena Hilliard:

“‘MOMMY wine culture’ is a pop culture phenomenon that has emerged over the last decade with help from social media. The movement seemingly started in 2009 with the Facebook group ‘Moms Who Need Wine,’ which now has over 728,000 members. The group allows fellow moms to share funny memes, articles, and other content about how raising children requires a large amount of wine. In this context, wine isn’t something that just helps take the edge off, it’s the thing that allows mothers to stay sane. In Facebook groups and mommy blogs alike, moms are posting about the realness of motherhood; however, posts about feeding the kids Pop-Tarts for dinner rather than a three-course meal has transitioned into memes about downing a whole bottle of wine after putting the children to bed. (more…)

“IN the Amazon region, we have inherited great riches from the pre-Columbian cultures. These include ‘openness to the action of God, a sense of gratitude for the fruits of the earth, the sacred character of human life and esteem for the family, a sense of solidarity and shared responsibility in common work, the importance of worship, belief in a life beyond this earth, and many other values.”

— Antipope Francis,“Apostolic Exhortation” Querida Amazonia, “Beloved Amazon”

From the Wikipedia entry on human sacrifice in the Incan empire:

The male victims were no older than ten and girls could be up to age sixteen but must be a virgin when chosen; they had to be perfect, unblemished by even a freckle or scar. When they were looking for tributes the children would be sent along with other goods of tribute, like silver and gold, and camelids.[5] Until the time of the sacrifice, the tributes were fed well, and those too young to eat would have their mothers with them to breastfeed.[20] This was to ensure that they would be well fed and happy when they prepared to reach the gods.[20] The children were paired off, girl and boy, and dressed finely like little royals.[5] They were paraded around four large statues, of the Creator, the Sun God, the Moon God, and the Thunder God. The Sapa Inca would say to the priests then to divide the children, along with the other sacrifices, in four, for each of the four suyu regions. He would then order the priests to make their sacrifices at their main huaca. (more…)

AMERICA is filled with natural wonders of tremendous beauty: gorges, waterfalls, rock formations and canyons. Tourists who visit these sites will almost always encounter “educational” plaques that are insistent: What you see before you is many millions or billions of years old. These dates are always presented as beyond dispute. And it’s not surprising. Evolutionary theory has not produced conclusive evidence for gradual creation of species and must appeal to long stretches of time. The naturalists who create the commentary at our national and state parks are often actually making philosophical statements under the guise of science. It is a worldview that cancels true wonder.

The average person never encounters — in scientific language — the evidence that the earth is much younger. When you stand by a gorge and read that little plaque that tells you its almost incomprehensible age, there is never any footnote that warns you that radiometric dating is not a settled matter. The science has definitely not been settled, either in favor of an old earth or a young earth. But in recent years the arguments for the latter have become stronger.

Here is a list of 101 evidences for a young earth. Don Batten writes:

The widely accepted age of the universe is currently 13.77 billion years and for the solar system (including Earth) it is 4.543 billion years. However, no scientific method can prove the age of the earth and the universe, and that includes the ones we have listed here that strongly suggest that these accepted ages are in serious error. Although age indicators are called ‘clocks’ they aren’t, because all ages result from calculations that necessarily involve making assumptions about the past. The starting time of the ‘clock’ has always to be assumed as well as the way in which the speed of the clock has varied over time. Further, it has to be assumed that the clock was never disturbed. (more…)

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  "AFTER the year 1900, toward the middle of the 20th century, the people of that time will become unrecognizable. When the time for the Advent of the Antichrist approaches, people's minds will grow cloudy from carnal passions, and dishonor and lawlessness will grow stronger. Then the world will become unrecognizable. "People's appearances will change, and it will be impossible to distinguish men from women due to their shamelessness in dress and style of hair. These people will be cruel and will be like wild animals because of the temptations of the Antichrist. There will be no respect for parents and elders, love will disappear, and Christian pastors, Bishops and priests will become vain men, completely failing to distinguish the right-hand way from the left. "At that time, the morals and traditions of Christians and of the Church will change. People will abandon modesty, and dissipation will reign. Falsehood and greed will attain great proportions, and woe to those who pile up treasures. Lust, adultery, homosexuality, secret deeds and murder will rule in society." --- The Prophecy of St. Nilus  

  "WHEN a country’s Christianity is reduced to the proportion of domestic life, when Christianity is no longer the soul of public life, of the power of the state and of public institutions, then Jesus Christ will treat such a country as He himself is treated. He will continue to bestow His Grace and His blessings on those who serve Him, but He will abandon the institutions and authorities that do not serve Him. And such institutions, authorities, kings and races become like sands in the desert or like the dead leaves of autumn which can be blown away by a gust of wind." --- Cardinal Pie  

  PETE BUTTIGIEG has been propelled into national politics by the super wealthy. According to Forbes, Forty billionaires and their spouses have donated to Pete Buttigieg’s presidential campaign, according to an analysis of federal election filings, making the South Bend, Indiana mayor a favorite among America’s richest people. See the magazine's analysis of the fortunes behind the donors. And from Winter Watch: Mayor Pete ... has raised $75.4 million in campaign donations to date and is well positioned for the primaries with $14.5 million on hand. Among those funds, $42.2 million came from large donors. [...] Buttigieg’s list of endorsers .... includes Karen Mathiasen, former acting executive US director at the World Bank; as well as Julie T. Katzman, COO of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). Both organizations have long histories of using debt to impose the will of U.S. policymakers onto poor countries. Usury and sodomy: a perfect match. As E. Michael Jones says, "Homosexuals are proxy warriors for the oligarchs." In a world a family can't survive on one income anymore, the homosexual couple represents ideal employees and consumers. Many Americans will never support Buttigieg, but it doesn't matter. As Chuck Baldwin says, Buttigieg is one of the "unelectable wackos" running for the Democrats. But it doesn't matter. The point isn't for him to win. His campaign is a win/win for the usury class. As a public relations campaign alone, it succeeds.  

THE Christmas Eve radio address of Pope Pius XII in 1944 contains wise observations and warnings about modern democracy:

[T]he state does not contain in itself and does not mechanically bring together in a given territory a shapeless mass of individuals.

It is, and should in practice be, the organic and organizing unity of a real people. The people, and a shapeless multitude (or, as it is called, “the masses”) are two distinct concepts.

The people lives and moves by its own life energy; the masses are inert of themselves and can only be moved from outside. The people lives by the fullness of life in the men that compose it, each of whom—at his proper place and in his own way—is a person conscious of his own responsibility and of his own views.

The masses, on the contrary, wait for the impulse from outside, an easy plaything in the hands of anyone who exploits their instincts and impressions; ready to follow in turn, today this flag, tomorrow another.

From the exuberant life of a true people, an abundant rich life is diffused in the state and all its organs, instilling into them with a vigor that is always renewing itself, the consciousness of their own responsibility, the true instinct for the common good.

The elementary power of the masses, deftly managed and employed, the state also can utilize: in the ambitious hands of one or of several who have been artificially brought together for selfish aims, the state itself, with the support of the masses, reduced to the minimum status of a mere machine, can impose its whims on the better part of the real people: the common interest remains seriously, and for a long time, injured by this process, and the injury is very often hard to heal. (more…)

  A PRIEST walks into his church late at night. The parish caretaker is kneeling in a pew and is highly distraught. He asks the priest to hear his confession. So begins the 1953 Alfred Hitchcock movie, I Confess, which takes place in the 1950s in Quebec City. This is one of the lesser known films of Hitchcock, but it deserves much more acclaim. Here is a very good movie which you may never have seen. Montgomery Clift plays Father Michael William Logan, who ends up being accused of the crime that has been confessed. Anne Bancroft plays the elegant Ruth Grandfort, who is now married to an attorney and politician, but still loves Logan. The murder victim had been trying to blackmail her and Logan. (The original script apparently involved an illegitimate child, but Hitchcock trashed that detail.) Otto Blank, the caretaker who has committed the crime, is not surprisingly a German and comes across in the performance by OE Hasse as the sort of arch villain common to World War II propaganda. What really makes this movie is the stellar performance by Clift as a person undergoing a devastating accusation with calm fortitude. Phillip Otterman wrote in a review for The Guardian: Lead actors matter in Hitchcock's films, but mainly because of what they do rather than what's going on inside them. Here it's different: it's almost as if the former Jesuit schoolboy Hitch is caught off-guard, not so…

THE atrocities of one the most reviled figures of Holocaust history, Dr. Josef Mengele, have been proven to be hoaxes, according to a former director of the Museum of Jewish Heritage.

In a new book, David G. Marwell argues not only that Mengele did not perform gruesome operations on the inmates of Auschwitz, but that he saved many Jewish lives. According to Eric Striker at Unz Review:

Marwell’s work is considered the most well-researched mainstream biography of Mengele to date. In it, he cross references witness testimony from “survivors” with hard evidence and primary sources, only to conclude that their “memories” were “unreliable.” In other words, they [were] lying.

Stitching together humans to create siamese twins, smashing babies against train cars, attempts to transform boys into girls – all of the barbarism etched into the popular mind about a German in a labcoat, Marwell concludes, is nothing but a pack of atrocious hoaxes. (more…)