Jo Weirathmueller

@jweirath

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Frank Pavone

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6 days ago

Every ultrasound image is a snapshot of a life already in motion, not a preview of someone who might exist.

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Catholic Sat

@CatholicSat

13 days ago

Today is the Feast of the Most Holy Name of Mary, commemorating the victory of the Holy League against the Ottoman Turks at the Battle of Vienna.

CatholicSat's tweet photo. Today is the Feast of the Most Holy Name of Mary, commemorating the victory of the Holy League against the Ottoman Turks at the Battle of Vienna. https://t.co/Z8iTlRceIU

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Dr. Abby Johnson

@AbbyJohnson

about 1 month ago

What do many former abortion workers have in common? A moment they could no longer rationalize away. A baby seen in the lab. Tiny formed body parts. Their own abortion. Assisting procedures while pregnant. We need to hear these stories. They are the human faces of abortion.

AbbyJohnson's tweet photo. What do many former abortion workers have in common?

A moment they could no longer rationalize away.

A baby seen in the lab. Tiny formed body parts. Their own abortion. Assisting procedures while pregnant.

We need to hear these stories. They are the human faces of abortion. https://t.co/MG5R1lXgVZ

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T.E. Jentzen

@Faithful2Pray

3 months ago

In His Passion, Jesus Christ suffered greatly for the sins of man. He wore the crown of thorns, was scourged at the pillar, and had the Five Holy Wounds inflicted upon Him. While most Catholics know of these, few are familiar with the shoulder wound of Jesus, and the miraculous story behind its devotion. Tradition says as Jesus walked the three miles from Pontius Pilate’s courtyard to His Crucifixion at Calvary, the Cross dug through His shoulder ripping flesh from bone. According to a pious legend, Saint Bernard of Clairvaux prayed and asked of Christ what was his greatest unknown suffering, and what wound suffered in His Passion was most painful. Christ replied to him: “I had on My Shoulder while I bore My Cross on the Way of Sorrows, a grievous Wound which was more painful than the others, and which is not recorded by men.” Christ asked that Saint Bernard and other members of the Faithful keep a devotion to his shoulder wound, and that those who do will receive God’s grace. “Honor this Wound with thy devotion, and I will grant thee whatsoever thou dost ask through its virtue and merit. And in regard to all those who shall venerate this Wound, I will remit to them all their venial sins, and will no longer remember their mortal sins.” Saint Bernard heeded Christ’s call, composing a beautiful devotional prayer to honor the shoulder wound of Our Savior: “O Loving Jesus, Meek Lamb of God, I, a miserable sinner, salute and worship the most Sacred Wound of Thy Shoulder on which Thou didst bear Thy heavy Cross, which so tore Thy Flesh and laid bare Thy Bones as to inflict on Thee an anguish greater than any other wound of Thy Most Blessed Body. I adore Thee, O Jesus most sorrowful; I praise and glorify Thee and give Thee thanks for this most sacred and painful Wound, beseeching Thee by that exceeding pain and by the crushing burden of Thy heavy Cross, to be merciful to me, a sinner, to forgive me all my mortal and venial sins and to lead me on towards Heaven along the Way of Thy Cross. Amen.” While Saint Bernard was the first to venerate the shoulder wound, he was not the last. Saint Padre Pio kept a devotion and also suffered the same wound himself as a stigmata. When Pope Saint John Paul II was still a priest he visited Padre Pio and asked him which wound was his most painful. Father Wojtyła expected that it was his chest wound, but the saint replied: “It is my shoulder wound, which no one knows about and has never been cured or treated.” Prior to his death, Padre Pio confided to Brother Modestino Fucci at his friary in San Giovanni Rotondo that his greatest pains happened when took off his shirt. At the time, Fucci believed it to be his chest wounds much like John Paul II. When he was later assigned the task of inventorying all the items inside the cell of the late Padre Pio, he noticed his undershirts had blood stains on the right shoulder. That night, Brother Fucci prayed asking Padre Pio for a sign if he truly bore the shoulder wound of Christ. At 1 A.M., he awoke with an excruciating pain in his right shoulder and the room was filled the aroma of flowers, the sign Padre Pio’s spiritual presence, and he heard a voice call out: “This is what I had to suffer!”

Faithful2Pray's tweet photo. In His Passion, Jesus Christ suffered greatly for the sins of man. He wore the crown of thorns, was scourged at the pillar, and had the Five Holy Wounds inflicted upon Him. While most Catholics know of these, few are familiar with the shoulder wound of Jesus, and the miraculous story behind its devotion.
Tradition says as Jesus walked the three miles from Pontius Pilate’s courtyard to His Crucifixion at Calvary, the Cross dug through His shoulder
ripping flesh from bone. According to a pious legend, Saint Bernard of Clairvaux prayed and asked of Christ what was his greatest unknown suffering, and what wound suffered in His Passion was most painful. Christ replied to him:

“I had on My Shoulder while I bore My Cross on the Way of Sorrows, a grievous Wound which was more painful than the others, and which is not recorded by men.”
Christ asked that Saint Bernard and other members of the Faithful keep a devotion to his shoulder wound, and that those who do will receive God’s grace.
“Honor this Wound with thy devotion, and I will grant thee whatsoever thou dost ask through its virtue and merit. And in regard to all those who shall venerate this Wound, I will remit to them all their venial sins, and will no longer remember their mortal sins.”

Saint Bernard heeded Christ’s call, composing a beautiful devotional prayer to honor the shoulder wound of Our Savior:

“O Loving Jesus, Meek Lamb of God, I, a miserable sinner, salute and worship the most Sacred Wound of Thy Shoulder on which Thou didst bear Thy heavy Cross, which so tore Thy Flesh and laid bare
Thy Bones as to inflict on Thee an anguish greater than any other wound of Thy Most Blessed Body. I adore Thee, O Jesus most sorrowful; I praise and glorify Thee and give Thee thanks for this most sacred and painful Wound, beseeching Thee by that exceeding pain and by the crushing burden of Thy heavy Cross, to be merciful to me, a sinner, to forgive me all my
mortal and venial sins and to lead me on towards Heaven along the Way of Thy Cross. Amen.”
While Saint Bernard was the first to venerate the shoulder wound, he was not the last. Saint Padre Pio kept a devotion and also suffered the same wound himself as a stigmata. When Pope Saint John Paul II was still a priest he visited Padre Pio and asked him which wound was his most painful. Father Wojtyła expected that it was his chest wound, but the saint replied:
“It is my shoulder wound, which no one knows about and has never been cured
or treated.”
Prior to his death, Padre Pio confided to Brother Modestino Fucci at his friary in San Giovanni Rotondo that his greatest pains happened when took off his shirt. At the time, Fucci believed it to be his chest wounds much like John Paul II. When he was later assigned the task of inventorying all the items inside the cell of the late Padre Pio, he noticed his undershirts had blood stains on the right shoulder.
That night, Brother Fucci prayed asking Padre Pio for a sign if he truly bore the shoulder wound of Christ. At 1 A.M., he awoke with an excruciating pain in his right shoulder and the room was filled the aroma of flowers, the sign Padre Pio’s spiritual presence, and he heard a voice call out: “This is what I had to suffer!”

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Jo Weirathmueller @jweirath

4 months ago

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RosarySon

@SkyVirginSon

4 months ago

THE CATHOLIC RULE OF LIFE I WISH SOMEONE HAD TAUGHT ME SOONER A few years ago, I thought becoming a better Catholic meant learning more. More theology. More apologetics. More books. More Catholic content. Those things are good. But I eventually discovered something surprising. Most saints did not become saints because they knew more. They became saints because they consistently did a few simple things every day. That realization changed how I view the spiritual life. So after studying Sacred Scripture, the Catechism, and the lives of the saints, I began noticing a pattern. Different saints. Different centuries. Different personalities. Yet they all built their lives around the same foundations. If someone asked me today: “How do I actually live like Jesus Christ every day?” This is the framework I would share. And honestly, it is the framework I am still trying to live myself. 1. GIVE GOD THE FIRST MOMENT OF YOUR DAY Before the notifications. Before the messages. Before the news. Before social media. Give God the first moment. Make the Sign of the Cross. Thank Him for another day. Offer everything to Him. The first voice you hear should not be the world. It should be God. 2. READ THE GOSPEL BEFORE YOU READ OPINIONS One verse. One paragraph. One chapter. Whatever you can manage. The point is simple: Let Christ shape your mind before the world shapes it for you. Many of us spend hours consuming information and only minutes receiving formation. That imbalance affects everything. 3. PROTECT THE STATE OF GRACE LIKE YOUR GREATEST TREASURE Because it is. The Church teaches that sanctifying grace is God's own life within the soul. Nothing on earth is worth losing that. Not success. Not money. Not pleasure. Not popularity. Go to Confession regularly. Take sin seriously. Take God's mercy even more seriously. 4. BUILD YOUR LIFE AROUND THE EUCHARIST The saints never got tired of speaking about the Eucharist. Neither should we. The closer they drew to Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament, the more they began to resemble Him. Sunday Mass is the minimum. Not the goal. If possible, attend daily Mass. Visit Jesus in Adoration. Stay after Communion. Speak to Him. Listen to Him. Remain with Him. 5. STOP LOOKING FOR HOLINESS IN EXTRAORDINARY THINGS Most holiness happens in ordinary moments. Being patient when you are tired. Forgiving when you would rather hold a grudge. Remaining kind when someone is difficult. Serving when nobody notices. The saints did not become saints because they did spectacular things every day. They became saints because they loved God in ordinary circumstances. 6. CARRY YOUR CROSS INSTEAD OF RUNNING FROM IT Every day brings a cross. A disappointment. A struggle. A wound. A sacrifice. A burden nobody else sees. Modern culture says: “Avoid suffering.” Jesus says: “Follow Me.” The difference is enormous. One path seeks comfort. The other seeks transformation.

SkyVirginSon's tweet photo. THE CATHOLIC RULE OF LIFE I WISH SOMEONE HAD TAUGHT ME SOONER

A few years ago, I thought becoming a better Catholic meant learning more.

More theology.

More apologetics.

More books.

More Catholic content.

Those things are good.

But I eventually discovered something surprising.

Most saints did not become saints because they knew more.

They became saints because they consistently did a few simple things every day.

That realization changed how I view the spiritual life.

So after studying Sacred Scripture, the Catechism, and the lives of the saints, I began noticing a pattern.

Different saints.

Different centuries.

Different personalities.

Yet they all built their lives around the same foundations.

If someone asked me today:

“How do I actually live like Jesus Christ every day?”

This is the framework I would share.

And honestly, it is the framework I am still trying to live myself.

1. GIVE GOD THE FIRST MOMENT OF YOUR DAY

Before the notifications.

Before the messages.

Before the news.

Before social media.

Give God the first moment.

Make the Sign of the Cross.

Thank Him for another day.

Offer everything to Him.

The first voice you hear should not be the world.

It should be God.

2. READ THE GOSPEL BEFORE YOU READ OPINIONS

One verse.

One paragraph.

One chapter.

Whatever you can manage.

The point is simple:

Let Christ shape your mind before the world shapes it for you.

Many of us spend hours consuming information and only minutes receiving formation.

That imbalance affects everything.

3. PROTECT THE STATE OF GRACE LIKE YOUR GREATEST TREASURE

Because it is.

The Church teaches that sanctifying grace is God's own life within the soul.

Nothing on earth is worth losing that.

Not success.

Not money.

Not pleasure.

Not popularity.

Go to Confession regularly.

Take sin seriously.

Take God's mercy even more seriously.

4. BUILD YOUR LIFE AROUND THE EUCHARIST

The saints never got tired of speaking about the Eucharist.

Neither should we.

The closer they drew to Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament, the more they began to resemble Him.

Sunday Mass is the minimum.

Not the goal.

If possible, attend daily Mass.

Visit Jesus in Adoration.

Stay after Communion.

Speak to Him.

Listen to Him.

Remain with Him.

5. STOP LOOKING FOR HOLINESS IN EXTRAORDINARY THINGS

Most holiness happens in ordinary moments.

Being patient when you are tired.

Forgiving when you would rather hold a grudge.

Remaining kind when someone is difficult.

Serving when nobody notices.

The saints did not become saints because they did spectacular things every day.

They became saints because they loved God in ordinary circumstances.

6. CARRY YOUR CROSS INSTEAD OF RUNNING FROM IT

Every day brings a cross.

A disappointment.

A struggle.

A wound.

A sacrifice.

A burden nobody else sees.

Modern culture says:

“Avoid suffering.”

Jesus says:

“Follow Me.”

The difference is enormous.

One path seeks comfort.

The other seeks transformation.

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Jo Weirathmueller @jweirath

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Lila Rose

@LilaGraceRose

4 months ago

This was a devastating story to see. Every life is precious. No child should receive the death penalty for having a disability. This is why we need to ban abortion. Rest in peace, sweet baby.

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Jo Weirathmueller @jweirath

4 months ago

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Jo Weirathmueller @jweirath

4 months ago

BILL C-9 *A DECEPTIVE PROPOSAL!* Its backers assert that this law is needed to target “hate speech” and to protect citizens from extremist intimidation, …. THE CRIMINAL CODE ALREADY BANS “public incitement of hatred” and “wilful promotion of hatred” (section 319). It also forbids “disturbing religious worship or certain meetings” (section 176). THESE EXISTING LAWS NEED ONLY BE MORE VIGOROUSLY ENFORCED. The claim that more legal protections are needed is merely a ruse to justify new restrictions on the freedoms of all religious Canadians. This is what Bill C-9 does, as it *SERVES THE AGENDA OF SECULARISTS* WHO WISH TO PURGE RELIGIOUS FAITH AND VALUES FROM CANADIAN SOCIETY! This agenda is obvious in the Bill’s removal of the long-standing “religious speech defence”, a right WISELY embedded in the Criminal Code to uphold Constitutional freedom of religion and freedom of expression. A major proponent of the Bill, Hon. Marc Fraser, the Minister of Justice, has made his anti-religion bias clear. He publicly stated Bill C-9 will allow Biblical texts to be treated as hate speech, and those who quote them to be arrested as hate criminals. He said: “In Leviticus, Deuteronomy, Romans — there’s other passages — there’s clear hatred towards, for example, homosexuals. There should perhaps be discretion for prosecutors to press charges….” The Bible, with its message of God’s salvation offered to all sinners, is certainly not hate speech. Even if non-Christians mistakenly interpret its message about sin as being offensive, objectionable, or even hateful, they have no right to censor that message or criminalize its adherents. Religious Canadians must be free to openly believe, communicate, and share the teachings of their faith without fear of being caught up in some modern-day witch hunt crafted by zealous secularists. There is already an overabundance of anti-Christian sentiment in our society, as evidenced by the rampant vandalism, arson, and desecration of over 120 Christian churches all across Canada since 2021. Bill C-9 gives TACIT PERMISSION FOR ANTI-CHRISTIAN BIGOTRY TO CONTINUE AND TO FLOURISH. It will additionally EMPOWER ANTI-CHRISTIAN ACTIVISTS TO DEMAND POLICE INVESTIGATE AND PRESS CHARGES AGAINST CHRISTIAN PASTORS, TEACHERS, AND ORDINARY CITIZENS who share their faith in public or on social media. Our fundamental right to freedom of expression, enshrined in our Constitution, MUST BE PROTECTED in its broadest form, and SHOULD ONLY BE RESTRICTED WHEN ACTUAL VIOLENCE IS CALLED FOR, which is ALREADY ILLEGAL UNDER OUR CURRENT CRIMINAL CODE!!! It is UNWISE to give the police, the courts, or the government the power to censor, regulate, and control the speech of free citizens in a free country. Though I may personally disagree with people who express words and ideas that are hateful to me, I do not think they should be imprisoned. “IF WE DO NOT BELIEVE IN FREEDOM OF SPEECH FOR THOSE WE DESPISE, WE DO NOT BELIEVE IN IT AT ALL!” ~ Noam Chomsky It is good to know what people are thinking, so their views may be exposed to public scrutiny and debate, rather than drive them underground, where hatred will only fester and spread. **** To our SENATORS: FREE SPEECH IS WORTH DEFENDING! TO KEEP CANADA FREE! *The test of a truly free and democratic society is its ability to tolerate the broadest possible diversity of opinions, ideas, and beliefs without government, judicial, or police interference. The GOVERNMENT OF CANADA - A FREE COUNTRY *SHOULD BE EVER VIGILANT in DEFENDING our RIGHTS and FREEDOMS! *SHOULD NOT REMAIN SILENT WHEN THOSE RIGHTS and FREEDOMS ARE UNDER THREAT! *SHOULD NOT LIMIT OR REMOVE THOSE RIGHTS and FREEDOMS! ***** WHEN A GOVERNMENT ACTS TO RESTRICT OR REMOVE ANY RIGHT FROM ITS CITIZENS—ESPECIALLY THE RIGHT TO SPEAK FREELY BASED ON SINCERELY HELD BELIEFS, this raises all kinds of red flags … …particularly … whether that government has the WISDOM to lead a FREE country!

jweirath's tweet photo. BILL C-9 *A DECEPTIVE PROPOSAL!*

Its backers assert that this law is needed to target “hate speech” and to protect citizens from extremist intimidation, ….

THE CRIMINAL CODE ALREADY BANS “public incitement of hatred” and “wilful promotion of hatred” (section 319). It also forbids “disturbing religious worship or certain meetings” (section 176). THESE EXISTING LAWS NEED ONLY BE MORE VIGOROUSLY ENFORCED.

The claim that more legal protections are needed is merely a ruse to justify new restrictions on the freedoms of all religious Canadians.

This is what Bill C-9 does, as it *SERVES THE AGENDA OF SECULARISTS* WHO WISH TO PURGE RELIGIOUS FAITH AND VALUES FROM CANADIAN SOCIETY!

This agenda is obvious in the Bill’s removal of the long-standing “religious speech defence”, a right WISELY embedded in the Criminal Code to uphold Constitutional freedom of religion and freedom of expression.

A major proponent of the Bill, Hon. Marc Fraser, the Minister of Justice, has made his anti-religion bias clear. He publicly stated Bill C-9 will allow Biblical texts to be treated as hate speech, and those who quote them to be arrested as hate criminals. He said: “In Leviticus, Deuteronomy, Romans — there’s other passages — there’s clear hatred towards, for example, homosexuals. There should perhaps be discretion for prosecutors to press charges….”

The Bible, with its message of God’s salvation offered to all sinners, is certainly not hate speech. Even if non-Christians mistakenly interpret its message about sin as being offensive, objectionable, or even hateful, they have no right to censor that message or criminalize its adherents.

Religious Canadians must be free to openly believe, communicate, and share the teachings of their faith without fear of being caught up in some modern-day witch hunt crafted by zealous secularists.

There is already an overabundance of anti-Christian sentiment in our society, as evidenced by the rampant vandalism, arson, and desecration of over 120 Christian churches all across Canada since 2021.

Bill C-9 gives TACIT PERMISSION FOR ANTI-CHRISTIAN BIGOTRY TO CONTINUE AND TO FLOURISH.

It will additionally EMPOWER ANTI-CHRISTIAN ACTIVISTS TO DEMAND POLICE INVESTIGATE AND PRESS CHARGES AGAINST CHRISTIAN PASTORS, TEACHERS, AND ORDINARY CITIZENS who share their faith in public or on social media.

Our fundamental right to freedom of expression, enshrined in our Constitution, MUST BE PROTECTED in its broadest form, and SHOULD ONLY BE RESTRICTED WHEN ACTUAL VIOLENCE IS CALLED FOR, which is ALREADY ILLEGAL UNDER OUR CURRENT CRIMINAL CODE!!!

It is UNWISE to give the police, the courts, or the government the power to censor, regulate, and control the speech of free citizens in a free country.

Though I may personally disagree with people who express words and ideas that are hateful to me, I do not think they should be imprisoned.

“IF WE DO NOT BELIEVE IN FREEDOM OF SPEECH FOR THOSE WE DESPISE, WE DO NOT BELIEVE IN IT AT ALL!” ~ Noam Chomsky

It is good to know what people are thinking, so their views may be exposed to public scrutiny and debate, rather than drive them underground, where hatred will only fester and spread.

****

To our SENATORS: FREE SPEECH IS WORTH DEFENDING! TO KEEP CANADA FREE!

*The test of a truly free and democratic society is its ability to tolerate the broadest possible diversity of opinions, ideas, and beliefs without government, judicial, or police interference.

The GOVERNMENT OF CANADA - A FREE COUNTRY

*SHOULD BE EVER VIGILANT in DEFENDING our RIGHTS and FREEDOMS!

*SHOULD NOT REMAIN SILENT WHEN THOSE RIGHTS and FREEDOMS ARE UNDER THREAT!

*SHOULD NOT LIMIT OR REMOVE THOSE RIGHTS and FREEDOMS!

*****

WHEN A GOVERNMENT ACTS TO RESTRICT OR REMOVE ANY RIGHT FROM ITS CITIZENS—ESPECIALLY THE RIGHT TO SPEAK FREELY BASED ON SINCERELY HELD BELIEFS, this raises all kinds of red flags …

…particularly … whether that government has the WISDOM to lead a FREE country!

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Jo Weirathmueller @jweirath

4 months ago

@PoirierRM @isggsi @RenCormierNB @isggsi @isggsi @KristaAnnRoss @VictorBoudreau @DawnArnold_NB @csg_gsc @SenateCA : Vote NO on Bill C-9! The government should never try to control what we say or how we think. The Bible is NOT hate speech! #StopBillC9 #cdnpoli

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Matthew Stout

@matthew_stout

5 months ago

@annamlulis We live in a world where people are deeply upset over harming an animal, yet feel nothing when it comes to ending human life. That contradiction is difficult for me to understand.