Matthew Balan ن

Catholic; American (Filipino Dad/mixed-European Mom); supports the Social Reign of Christ the King; space geek; #NASASocial vet; Phillies phan. Viva Cristo Rey!

[Matthew Balan ن @MatthewJLB]

The uncertainty is still ongoing with the below about my Mom.

Now, my Dad could have a new health issue (he’s had them on & off his entire life—ever since he was in a motorcycle accident as a young man in the Philippines).

Please pray for them both.

[Matthew Balan ن @MatthewJLB]

Please pray for the success of a meeting tomorrow about making arrangements for the long-term care of my elderly mother.

[Matthew Balan ن @MatthewJLB]

This is what an ideology with a religious veneer looks like.

Moreover, I don’t think the “tax the church” crowd would pursue him or his congregation.

[Matthew Balan ن @MatthewJLB]

@jrsesq90 @JoshuaTCharles Yeah, I don’t use TikTok. That is a secondary factor, in any case.

[Matthew Balan ن @MatthewJLB]

@jrsesq90 @JoshuaTCharles “A lot of Christians don't view gay sex as a sin.”

A lot of Christians don’t think adultery or fornication are sins. All are in denial about the effects of all 3 on individuals & society. More insidiously, it implicitly treats God as a subjective factor, instead of eternal.

[Andrew Leyden @PenguinSix]

The Freedom Plaza fountain, one of the 18 fountains targeted by @POTUS for renovation and repair, is now working again.

[Matthew Balan ن @MatthewJLB]

@jrsesq90 @JoshuaTCharles That isn’t what Scripture teaches. If one part of the Body is suffering, or is committing public scandal, then it is charitable & just to speak out. He isn’t singling any one person out. He is clearly preaching repentance.

As for other sexual sins, he isn’t silent:

[Joshua Charles🇻🇦 @JoshuaTCharles]

Widespread pornography, at a minimum, has:

—Sent countless souls to Hell;
—Destroyed countless marriages through divorce and preventing them from happening in the first place;
—Lowered fertility/birthrates;
—Made men more weak and cowardly;
—Made women more lascivious;
—Darkened the intellects of millions (less awareness of truth);
—Weakened the wills of millions (less virtue);
—Strengthened demand for sexual slavery through sex trafficking;
—By all the above, made entire civilizations more susceptible to tyrannical and antichristic control.

[Erick Erickson @EWErickson]

The progressive government of Saint Paul has decided that progressive protestors trespassing into a church and disrupting services is permissible. This is a dangerous game the Left is playing.

[Guy Benson @guypbenson]

This is Todd “Let’s Roll” Beamer, who died heroically while trying to retake United Flight 93 from Al Qaeda terrorists on 9/11. His final resting place, is in Cranbury, NJ — where he was living with his wife and children before his murder. Cranbury is located in NJ-12, where the new Democratic nominee for Congress is Adam Hamawy.

Hamawy was a close associate and translator to Omar Abdel-Rahman, aka the ‘Blind Sheikh,’ an arch terrorist convicted of masterminding multiple plots against targets in NYC — including the World Trade Center. Hamawy testified at Adbel-Rahman’s trial, as a defense witness.

It has also been reported that Hamawy traveled to Bosnia to volunteer at an organization that was later unmasked as an Al Qaeda front group.

One of Hamawy’s loudest and most high-profile supporters and endorsers has openly declared that America deserved the 9/11 attacks.

Hamawy is now the prohibitive frontrunner to represent Todd Beamer’s district in the United States Congress.

[Catholic Sat @CatholicSat]

Two PETA activists tried to protest the Pope today at the Vatican. They were rapidly dealt with by Vatican Security and the Pontifical Swiss Guard.

[Matthew Balan ن @MatthewJLB]

@metrustery @acloudofsaints Not necessarily—see the reply on here of him snowboarding in a cassock

[Matthew Balan ن @MatthewJLB]

@WalkingHymnal Not an ideologue? Opponents of Becket would beg to differ.

[Matthew Balan ن @MatthewJLB]

Hmmm… 🤔

[Matthew Balan ن @MatthewJLB]

Cassock-wearing priest of the @ICKSP (which offers the Traditional Latin Mass) tackles suspected car thief outside @StJosephShrineD

[FOX 2 Detroit @FOX2News]

Reverend Canon Jean-Baptiste Commins was in his church parking lot Monday evening when he heard tires squeal and a loud crash. https://t.co/NPqI2aRgDF

[𝐏𝐚𝐮𝐥𝐨𝐬 (Golden Age Arc) @myth_pilot]

They’re cooking him in the Guardian now. Obama is done.

[Libs of TikTok @libsoftiktok]

UPDATE: Town of Democrat-run Rutland, Massachusetts confirms they will NOT be refunding donations for the annual 4th of July celebration after they canceled it.

I’m told some residents are FUMING.

They donated for a July 4th celebration and they aren’t getting one.

[Katie Daviscourt 📸 @KatieDaviscourt]

Breaking: The City of Battle Ground, Washington, has signed a proclamation officially recognizing the federal government’s designation of Antifa as a terrorist organization.

Antifa members interrupt Mayor Overholser, resulting in removal and an arrest.

[Dave Statter @STATter911]

This is unusual (and warning, it may be TMI):

Fire, EMS, and hazmat were dispatched to a gate at Reagan National Airport minutes ago for an incoming commercial jet where the initial report is that a service dog had diarrhea on the flight. I hope the dog and the passengers are all okay. #aviation

[Matthew Balan ن @MatthewJLB]

@BaldwinIVofJer @M_P_Hazell @CatholicSmark He hasn’t yet.

[Matthew Balan ن @MatthewJLB]

@hf_222222 Very good point! Hopefully…

[Jan 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @RosaryMum]

Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, Barcelona Spain 🇪🇸

June - dedicated to The Most Sacred Heart of Jesus

[Jon De Lorraine @jon_delorraine]

🔴 ALERTE INFO - Le Parlement a voté la suppression de l’article 9, qui prévoyait de lever la confidentialité de la confession.

Le secret de la confession ne sera donc PAS levé.