Michele

Part-time book-reviewing Virtual Assistant, Tiny gardener, Star Trek, Godzilla, and Mel Brooks fan, believer in Divine Mercy & Holy Face Adoration

[LifeNews.com @LifeNewsHQ]

Abortion is the only "medical procedure" considered a success when someone dies.

[Michele @MeOberlan1]

@GuntherEagleman Oy. where are the parents? Their input? How can they not know , or if they know, not care? If kids consider this as fun and entertainment, they are lost and sorely in need of constructive love, firm discipline, redirection, and some serious time investments from parents.

[Sachin Jose @Sachinettiyil]

Catholic Bishop Robert Barron has urged Christians to organize and vote against radical socialists and communists, saying their success in recent elections is a real threat.

[Mike Bales 🫡🇺🇸 @MikeBales]

The American flag existed long before Donald Trump, and it’ll still be here long after him.

If your patriotism rises and falls based on who’s in the White House, maybe your allegiance is to politics—not the country.

The flag represents the nation and its people, not whichever administration happens to be in power.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

God bless America. 🇺🇸

[Bishop Robert Barron @BishopBarron]

Like many others, I have been alarmed by the success of certain politicians in our country who identify as extreme socialists or communists.

This is not a matter of classical liberals triumphing over standard-issue conservatives; this is the victory of people who stand athwart the fundamental principles that undergird our country.

There are many reasons why I detest Communism, but I want to draw attention to just one issue of supreme importance.

Karl Marx said that the first critique is the critique of religion. He meant that, before a complete re-working of the politics and economics of a society can take place, religion has to be taken down.

This is because religion, as he saw it, is the “opium of the masses,” a drug taken to dull our sensitivity to the suffering caused by economic exploitation. As long as the suffering populace is lured into complacency by fantasies about God's providence and the promise of eternal life, they will never rise up and throw off their chains.

But there is a second reason why the elimination of religion is of paramount significance for Marx.

Communism aspires to be a totalizing system, involving the government's control over education, entertainment, communication, politics, and especially economics.

What stands resolutely athwart this ambition is religion, which declares that all of these societal expressions are finally under the judgment of God. So, if you want Communism to succeed, religion has to be stamped out.

If you doubt me on any of this, I would encourage you to read the recent histories of China, Russia, Cuba, Nicaragua, Vietnam, Cambodia, and Venezuela. Revisit those histories and tell me I'm wrong about the attack on religion.

Might I encourage my fellow believers in God not to be complacent in the face of this very troubling development in the American body politic?

[TFP Student Action @tfpsa]

Young Catholics gathered at the gates of Georgetown University to protest Fr. James Martin's pro-LGBT "Outreach 2026" conference.

Not only are the event speakers at odds with the Bible, but also against natural law, papal documents, the Fathers of the Church, the Doctors of the Church, the Catechism of the Catholic Church and countless saints.

One of the conference panels is titled: "Celebrating the Transgender Catholic Experience."

In response, 31,000 faithful Catholics signed a petition in protest. TFP Student Action volunteers brought the concerns of those 31,000 Catholics directly to the gates of Georgetown.

Young Catholics say: June belongs to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, not the sin of pride.

In this time of great confusion, silence is not enough.
We have a duty to proclaim the truth with charity and courage.

Today, the voices of 31,000 Catholics arrived at Georgetown's doorstep.

But will Georgetown listen?

[DNI Tulsi Gabbard @DNIGabbard]

Today, I’m releasing never before seen intelligence revealing new evidence of past US government funding for more than 120 biolabs in over 30 countries, including Ukraine.

In support of President Trump‘s Executive Order to end federal funding of dangerous gain of function research around the world, and increase transparency and accountability, ODNI will continue working with partners across the Administration to identify where these labs are, what pathogens they contain, and what “research” is being conducted.

https://t.co/pLMD0krc69

[Bishop Robert Barron @BishopBarron]

Very grateful to President Trump and the First Lady for joining the Catholic faithful and the bishops of the United States in dedicating the nation to the Sacred Heart of Jesus.
https://t.co/ftjM8LpDx8

[Michele @MeOberlan1]

@KittyCatEmpire I don’t know why they keep showing and including the clip of the cat that incurs a serious injury after its fall, it leaves a blood smear when it gets up. I never find it amusing, only worrisome and sad.

[Michele @MeOberlan1]

Seems a lot of folks should be watching this video. It sheds light on what can cure a lot of which is going on in today’s society and world.

[Wall Street Apes @WallStreetApes]

Muhammad Ali called for black personal accountability and moral reform in America

“Let's quit worrying white people, plaguing white people's neighborhood, forcing ourselves on white people, and we don't clean up and do for ourselves. The slum is not in the neighborhood. The slum is not in the ghetto. The slum is in the people. The people make the slum.

And the condition our people are in now, if you gave them a $93 million project, they'll make a slum out of it in 24 hours”

“Then you can take a nation of people who are intelligent and they can make a slum a paradise”

This is a real quote from Muhammad Ali is authentic and comes from a 1967 interview

He also urged black people to stop relying on external aid and take accountability for sustaining their own lives

This too me is the most important thing Ali preached

Ali argued that true improvement starts with internal transformation such as mindset, behavior, family structure, education, and community standards rather than just pouring money into housing projects or blaming external conditions

This is just as true today as it was back then. Nothings changed

[Michele @MeOberlan1]

@DHTheWeatherNut A little rain would have been nice - without yesterday’s boomers- soil is so dry. 🫤

[Michele @MeOberlan1]

@CatholicArena No.

[Mason-Dixon Latin Mass Society @MDLatinMass]

"Communism is the scavenger of decaying civilizations. It makes its way into a country and into a culture, only when that culture begins to rot from the inside." ~Venerable Fulton J. Sheen

Take your "May Day" and shove it. Today is the Feast of Saint Joseph the Worker.

[Michele @MeOberlan1]

@GOP_is_Gutless So glad this is AI generated. Sad the think someone could think that about themselves.

[We Assess and Draw Cats 🐾 @WeAssessCats]

A cat enjoying the aquarium at night.

[Michele @MeOberlan1]

@SecretFire79 I can’t believe this got posted. Based on the types of posts you’ve made in the past, you know better! It misleads people who don’t know or understand the gravity of a priest’s vows regarding Confession. As others have pointed out, the article is also factually wrong 😑 ugh

[Michele @MeOberlan1]

@Akira19747 @ksorbs ��🤣😂 - ☺️glad he’s doing super well!

[Michele @MeOberlan1]

Sad loss!

[Giorgio A. Tsoukalos @Tsoukalos]

We always laughed so hard with one another. It just ain't right. This just ain't right. Godspeed, Nicholas George Pope! I loved you deeply, Nick. So, so deeply.

[Vatican News @VaticanNews]

A blessed and happy Easter Sunday!

Our Lord and Brother, You conquered because You entrusted Yourself to the Father, because You placed Yourself into His hands. Jesus, my Friend and Brother, help me to entrust myself, to place myself into the hands of Your Father and our Father. Help me to go beyond, far beyond, to arrive where You are. Help me to live Your Risen Life!
Amen.