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  • I love the scary message from the State.

    “In the guidance released Tuesday evening, the education agency said students, teachers or school districts participating in ‘inappropriate political activism’ could face the following consequences: […] Students being marked absent and districts losing state funding.” (source)

    My brothers and sisters, big scary liberal Austin ISD done already marked kids as an unexcused absence if they walked out.

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  • pope john paul ii: now resting at the high altar

    Today, starting at 10 a.m. CDT, the body of Pope John Paul II was taken from the Clementine Hall to St. Peter’s Basilica. Cardinal Somalo started with a short set of prayers and sprinkling of the body with holy water, followed by a solemn procession. During the procession, the 23rd Psalm (The Lord is my…

  • pope john paul ii: day two of mourning

    John 21:15-17 Our Father…Hail Mary…Glory Be… Eternal rest grant unto him, O Lord. And let perpetual light shine upon him. Father, eternal shepherd, hear the prayers of your people for your servant Pope John Paul who governed your Church with love. In your mercy bring him with the flock entrusted to his care to the…

  • apostolica sedes vacans: who’s in charge?

    During the Vacancy of the Apostolic See, virtually everything in Rome stops. The College of Cardinals will assemble in a General Congregation to start the process of governing in the transition. Of course, they will see to the proper mourning of Pope John Paul II and to the election of his successor. They will also…

  • pope john paul ii: lies in state

    The body of the late Pope John Paul II was lying in state until about one hour ago to be viewed by various officials of the Roman Curia, the Diplomatic Corps and civil authorities. Tomorrow morning at 3:30 a.m. CDT (10:30 a.m. Rome), the College of Cardinals will meet in General Congregation to start their…

  • pope john paul ii: day one of mourning

    Today, the day after his death, is the first day of the traditional “Novendiales”, the days of mourning after his death. The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops released a novena of prayers to assist the faithful as they mourn. The novena is online at www.usccb.org/liturgy/novena.pdf. Matthew 13:16-19 Our Father… Hail Mary… Glory Be… Eternal…

  • pope john paul ii: divine mercy sunday

    Divine Mercy Sunday, the new supplemental designation of the Second Sunday of Easter, was one that Pope John Paul II decreed in 2000, was a celebration close to his heart. A revelation of Divine Mercy, along with various prayers and an image, was revealed to Sr. Faustina, a Polish nun, in the 1930s. Prior to…