HERE ARE timely thoughts on this midsummer day dedicated for centuries with prayer and festivity to the birth of St. John the Baptist, that most extraordinary child, conceived by a seemingly barren, older couple, a child who retired early in life to the lonely desert, feeding on honey and locusts, later going out into the world to play his role as the “Precursor,” one of history’s most important prophets, preachers and martyrs. Fr. Leonard Goffine explains why children should be prepared by their parents not only for happiness, success and likeableness, but for holiness, with all the sacrifices and struggle for understanding that entails. Today’s parents, in a way, must feed on honey and locusts to bring this miracle about. From Fr. Goffine:

Whence does it come that so many parents are deceived in the expectations they entertained in regard to their children, that their advancing youth, notwithstanding all the education bestowed upon it, becomes more and more disorderly and impious? It is because parents so seldom observe that which is written of the young Tobias: From his infancy he (his father) taught him to fear God, and to abstain from all sin; (Tob. i. 10.) because they regard not the apostle’s admonition: And you fathers, bring up your children in the discipline and correction of the Lord; (Eph vi. 4.) because they forget that every child is like a young tree that must be carefully guarded, straightened, bound to a post, trimmed and protected against insects, wind and frost; because they remember no longer the wise man’s counsel: Instruct thy children, and bow down their necks from their childhood, (Ecclus. vii. 25.) and, thou shalt beat thy child with a rod, and deliver his soul from hell; (Prov. xxiii. 14.) because they pay no attention to the words: The child that is left to his own will, bringeth his mother to shame, (Prov. xxix. I5.) and, he that loveth his son, frequently chastiseth him, that he may rejoice in his latter end, and not grope after the doors of his neighbors, (Ecclus. xxx. 1.) that is, for protection, consolation and help against the rebellious child. (more…)

DOZENS of personal stories of Covid vaccine injuries and deaths are posted on Telegram at https://t.me/covidvaccineinjuries. (Click to enlarge images below.)

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KATHERINE writes: I want to thank you for posting the marvelous quote from Phyllis McGinley!  It inspired me to do a spread in my sketchbook journal to commemorate that “elemental point” in my life, to take cognizance of it in this society that does not. So often I encounter a young mother who assures me that she loves her new baby very much, but she just can’t stand to be home all the time with the baby.  So the baby goes to day care, or grandma’s, while the new mother escapes to the comfort of her place of employment.  The dental assistant at my dentist’s office is a recent example – she much prefers poking around in people’s mouths to caring full-time for her three-month old son.  I simply cannot begin to understand such an attitude. Sketchbook journaling helps me keep my sanity these days.  It’s something positive that I can do.  I’m spending less time on the Internet reading about Covid or Biden or any of the other issues out there.  There is absolutely nothing that I can do about any of it.  I get depressed and frustrated.  So, my goal is to do one of these two-page spreads several times a week.  I’m still pretty much of a novice at watercolor, but even so, I feel happy and uplifted when I finish a spread. As always, thanks for your very special website!  

PEOPLE in India have a long tradition of homeopathic and Ayurvedic medicine. Many tend to be skeptical of modern medicine and its "experts." Read more here about the recent publicity blitz about illness in India and here about the village punished for refusing a Covid vaccine.  

SUSAN-ANNE WHITE writes from Northern Ireland:

As the Covid tyranny and lies continue (with no end in sight) and the saturation media coverage of the lies and exaggerations brainwashes stupefied multitudes, other tyrannical agendas continue to gain ground and power with little or no opposition from world populations, the majority of whom are obsessed with Covid-19 and love Big Brother!

The other tyrannical agendas are those of the LGBT, Feminism, the pro-abortion lobby and the eco-warriors. These are all linked, i.e someone who is pro-LGBT is almost always pro-feminist, pro-abortion and an eco-warrior to boot!

This month is “gay” pride month when most corporations and banks trip over themselves to prove how “inclusive” and “gay” friendly they are. It is pathetic and wicked and we boycott as many of these establishments as possible but it is difficult because most of the corporate and consumer-driven world have gone a whoring after this depraved lobby.

Feminism continues its war on men and the family and has been spectacularly successful in remaking society in its (feminist) image. We have gone into banks where there are no male staff, only women. Most of these women are married and some do not need to work and are taking jobs from young men and married men. This is so wrong!

Feminism is nothing if not vulgar. It has coarsened society and nothing is taboo as far as feminism is concerned. (more…)

ALAN writes:

In an age of Big Lies of Stalinist proportions, asserted equally by Big Government and Professional Racketeers;  when millions of people agree to accept those lies in vacuum-headed acquiescence;  of streets littered with trash, vacant houses, abandoned storefronts, businesses put out of business by Big Government, and vandalized buildings;  of the vile, ugly noise called “music” blasted forth from passing vehicles, and Communist “art” and “sculpture” carefully designed to project contempt for beauty, virtue, and restraint;  and streetscapes of such ugliness as would impel my father and my uncle, both World War II veterans, to say to themselves, “We must be in 1945 Germany;  this cannot be the USA we remember,”…… (more…)

NO gloves on the nurse and he doesn’t take the cap off.

(She also looks like a mannequin, but that’s actually how Kate Middleton looks.)

We live everyday in the age of deception. (more…)

FROM Descent into Slavery by Des Griffin (Emissary Publications, 1980), pp 133-34:

In 1932, at the height of the International Banker created Great Depression and amidst an unprecedented media campaign that portrayed [Franklin Delano] Roosevelt as a ‘knight in shining armor,’ the New York Governor was manipulated into the position of being the Democratic nomination for president.

To hear Roosevelt and his backers tell their story along the campaign trail, one could have been excused for believing that the governor would make a great president. The ‘image’ presented throughout the campaign was of a man who would defend our nation’s sovereignty and work diligently in the defense of the freedoms and rights that had contributed so mightily in bringing the United States to a position of dominance on the world scene.

What the American voters were ‘sold’ and what they received were two entirely different things! The ‘Big Boys’ in the City and on Wall Street had not made a mistake. Roosevelt was their man. He was dedicated to doing the will of those who had so carefully manufactured and fostered his false ‘conservative’ image and installed him in the Oval Office. (more…)

"MARY is not Queen of Heaven only for her own sake, but also for ours. Day by day, hour by hour, she is praying for us, obtaining graces for us, preserving us from danger, shielding us from temptation, showering her blessings upon us. She is our dear Mother as well as Queen of Heaven. How she loves us! What confidence we should have in her! Once more we will cry out: O Mary, conceived without sin! O Mary, Queen of Heaven, Pray for us who have recourse to thee." Source   

ONE DAY many years ago, my husband and I bought a small spruce tree. We put it in a planter on our driveway, its useful role being to hide an ugly gas utility box and pipes.

For about five years, the small tree grew and served its purpose well.

Then one winter during a snow storm, the tree, still in the planter, fell over on its side in a harsh wind. There it lay, on the ground, covered in ice for weeks.

The snow melted and it stayed there, too heavy to turn upright. I’m embarrassed to say it stayed there for many months — one more nagging chore undone.

“We should just throw it away,” I finally said. It was getting brown and didn’t even look alive anymore. (more…)

"SUDDENLY is heard, coming from heaven, the sound of a violent wind: it startles the people in the City, it fills the Cenacle with its mighty breath. A crowd is soon round the house that stands on Mount Sion; the hundred and twenty Disciples that are within the building feel that mysterious emotion within them, of which their Master once said: The Spirit breatheth where he will, and thou hearest his voice. Like that strange invisible creature which probes the very depth of the sea and makes the waves heave mountains high, this Breath from heaven will traverse the world from end to end, breaking down every barrier that would stay its course." (The Liturgical Year) Veni, creator Spiritus O come, Creator Spirit, visit our souls; and with thy heavenly grace fill the hearts that were made by thee. Thou art called the Paraclete, the Gift of the Most High God, the Living Fountain, Fire, Love, and Spiritual Unction. Thou art sevenfold in thy gifts; the Finger of the Father’s hand; the Father’s solemn Promise, that enrichest men with the gift of tongues. Enkindle thy light in our minds; infuse thy love into our hearts; and strengthen the weakness of our flesh by thine unfailing power. Repel the enemy far from us, and delay not to give us peace; be thou our guide, that we may shun all that could bring us harm. Grant that, through thee, we may know the Father…