"As it is lawful to resist the pope if he assaulted a man's person, so it is lawful to resist him if he assaulted souls. It is lawful, I say, to resist him, by not doing what he commands, and hindering the execution of his will."
- St. Robert Bellarmine
They had been married for only 20 days.
Most newlyweds dream of a long life together.
A home.
Children.
Years of shared memories.
But for Saints Timothy and Maura, their marriage would end on a cross.
And it would become one of the most extraordinary love stories in Christian history.
Timothy was a young lector in the Church, responsible for safeguarding and reading the Sacred Scriptures. Maura was his newlywed wife.
They had been married for less than a month when persecution broke out in Egypt during the reign of Emperor Diocletian.
Timothy was arrested and ordered to surrender the Christian books in his care.
He refused.
The authorities tortured him mercilessly, demanding that he reveal where the Scriptures were hidden.
Still, he would not betray Christ.
When the governor learned that Timothy had recently married, he ordered Maura to be brought before him.
Perhaps, he thought, she could persuade her husband to give in.
Instead, she strengthened him.
Standing before the governor, Maura boldly professed her faith in Jesus Christ.
The enraged officials turned their cruelty upon her as well.
For days, the young couple endured horrific tortures.
Their bodies were broken.
Their wounds multiplied.
Yet neither abandoned Christ.
Ancient accounts tell us that during their suffering, Timothy and Maura encouraged one another to remain faithful.
Rather than despair, they spoke of Heaven.
Rather than fear death, they fixed their eyes on eternity.
Finally, the governor sentenced them both to crucifixion.
Two crosses were erected facing one another.
For nine long days, the young husband and wife hung there in agony.
Yet rather than despair, they encouraged one another.
They prayed together. They sang hymns. They reminded each other of Christ's suffering and the promise of eternal life.
When one grew weak, the other strengthened them.
Their final days were not filled with bitterness.
They were filled with faith.
Together, they endured.
Together, they hoped.
Together they carried their final cross.
Around the year 286 AD, Timothy and Maura surrendered their souls to God and entered Heaven as martyrs.
Their story reminds us that the strongest marriages are not built merely on human love, but on a shared love for God.
Timothy and Maura were married for only a few weeks on earth.
But their union lasts forever in Heaven.
Saints Timothy and Maura, pray for us.
You have to be 16 to drive.
You have to be 18 to vote.
You have to be 21 to drink.
You have to be 25 to rent a car.
Why are teachers talking to our kids about sexuality at 12?
Why are kids encouraged to mutilate their bodies at 13?
This gender ideology madness needs to end.
It was dubbed 'Night of the Twisters', going on to be a book and eventually a movie. Kent Boughton was on air throughout the night and a resident of Grand Island. He shares his experiences and the destruction seen afterwards.
https://t.co/61OxNmxHMv
Ben Sasse has always been honest, but facing a terminal diagnosis he has been unplugged. Last night, in exactly 13 seconds, he explained the real reason compulsory education ever started in America.
Catholics, consider this when making choices about education for your children.
Me: certain nationalities in UK are more likely to commit sexual offences than Brits
Leftist nutcase: “I’m gonna break your f*****g jaw.”
ICE detention facility in New Jersey.
I’m not surprised Charlie Kirk was murdered. These people are lunatics.
The bodycam footage of Henry Nowak has just been released.
An 18-year-old who was stabbed FIVE TIMES called the police for help.
His attacker told officers Henry was a racist.
So they handcuffed the victim.
Henry told them over and over:
"I've been stabbed."
"I can't breathe."
"Please brother, I can't breathe."
An officer responded: "You've been stabbed, mate? I don't think you have."
Henry died in handcuffs.
The mainstream media has said NOTHING.
Where is the same outrage from when George Floyd died?
Watch this footage. Share it everywhere.
Pray for Henry’s family.
"Bridger Walker is the boy who saved his younger sister from a vicious dog attack...
He received ninety stitches throughout his body, but saved his three-year-old sister from certain death.
"If someone was going to die, it must be me, I'm the older brother."
The World Boxing Council (WBC) recognized him as a World Heavyweight Champion for a day!
It will remain in the official historical record of the WBC.
For that one day, he was the best fighter in the world."
🚨 HOLY SMOKES. Police just released the bodycam footage in the killing of 18-year-old white male Henry Nowak and it CONFIRMS the police LAUGHED HIM OFF when he said he got stabbed
Straight-up says: "I've been stabbed."
COP: "Whereabouts? Don't think you have, mate!"
NOWAK: "*Groaning* I CAN'T BREATHE."
COP: "Put your hand in the cuff."
Nowak says he can't breathe again.
Then again while they just stand there.
"We have to check [if he was stabbed], don't we?"
THESE COPS ARE COMPLICIT IN THE MURDER!!
THERE SHOULD BE WORLDWIDE OUTRAGE.
Mom Demands Vaccine Insert for Her 10-Year-Old... Clinic Refuses & Admits She's 'Discharged' for Saying No.
Listen up, America. This is raw, unfiltered tyranny in a medical office. A protective mama bear is looking that front desk straight in the eye, asking the most basic question any parent should: "You're telling me it's safe for my daughter, but I can't see what's actually in it?"
And what does she get? Runaround. "Call this 800 number." "Go to the CDC website." "We can't give you the insert that comes in the box." "You're discharged from the practice anyway."
They won't hand over the damn paper that lists ingredients, risks, and contraindications, the very thing that comes WITH the shot, but they'll pressure you to roll up your kid's sleeve. That's not healthcare, that's a cult. That's "trust us, bro" while they hide behind bureaucracy and HIPAA excuses that don't even apply.
We don't bow to white coat priests who treat informed consent like a dirty word. Parents have a God-given right to know exactly what they're injecting into their children. Full stop. No ingredients list? No jab.
The system isn't broken, it's working exactly as designed to keep you compliant and in the dark.
Protect your kids. Question everything. And never let them shame you for demanding transparency.