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[CM @munozphd]

@UcheMaryOkoli Knowing the parts of the Mass will change everything for you. You will know what why and when to pray. You’ll be so busy adoring, repenting, acknowledging and rejoicing that you will not have time to drift off!

[CM @munozphd]

@Here_s_Hoping Get fresh linens and embroider them in the same way. A skill passed on is more important than the item itself.

[Bishop Joseph Strickland @ Pillars of Faith @BishStrick]

A CALL TO REVERENCE AND TRUTH

In recent days, an Easter message from President Donald Trump has drawn attention – not because of its clarity in proclaiming the Resurrection of Jesus Christ, but because of language that was careless, irreverent, and theologically confused.

This must be addressed – not as a matter of politics, but as a matter of truth.

Easter Sunday is the holiest day in the Christian calendar. It is the day on which the Church proclaims with unwavering certainty that Jesus Christ, true God and true Man, rose from the dead. Death was conquered. Sin was defeated. The gates of Heaven were opened.

This is not a day for casual speech. It is not a day for vulgarity. And it is not a day for confusion about who God is.

When coarse or profane language is used in reference to so sacred a mystery, it reveals something deeper than a momentary lapse – it reflects a loss of the sense of the sacred. And when religious language is blended carelessly, as though all expressions of belief are interchangeable, it obscures the truth that has been entrusted to us.

The Catholic Church teaches that there is one God. But she also proclaims that this one God has revealed Himself fully and definitively in Jesus Christ. Easter is not a generic celebration of “God.” It is the proclamation that Jesus Christ is risen.

To substitute clarity with ambiguity – even unintentionally – is to diminish the power of that proclamation.

As Catholics, our allegiance is not to any political figure, party, or movement. Our allegiance is to Jesus Christ, who is “the way, and the truth, and the life” (John 14:6). Therefore, we must be willing to speak with honesty and charity when something falls short of that truth – no matter who speaks it.

This is not about condemnation. It is about calling all people – especially those in positions of influence – to a higher standard worthy of the name of Christ.

If we lament the loss of faith in the world, we must also recognize the loss of reverence. If we grieve confusion, we must recommit ourselves to clarity. And if we desire renewal, it must begin with a return to the sacred.

Easter demands more. It demands that we speak of God with reverence. It demands that we proclaim Christ with clarity. And it demands that we live as witnesses to the truth that the tomb is empty and that Jesus Christ is Lord.

Let us not lower that standard. Let us rise to it.

May Almighty God bless you, in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen.

Bishop Joseph E. Strickland
Bishop Emeritus

[S.clips @whitesocksclips]

Nick TORCHES Trump over his Easter Truth Social post

"I really don't like this person anymore. I don't want to look at him. I don't want to hear him. I feel sick to my stomach every time I see this human being on the TV."

[James Woods @RealJamesWoods]

Let’s get my position on the Republican Party crystal clear. I’ve been a registered Republican since Bill Clinton turned the Oval Office into his own personal brothel. Now that Senate Majority John Thune refuses to protect election integrity, I am disgusted with my party. I will NEVER vote for a Democrat in my life, but the RINO elements destroying the Republican party are a disgrace. I am a devout follower of President Trump, and as a registered Independent will continue to vote with Republicans when they stand behind this great President and act like Republicans again. Democrats, the ragtag band of con artists and grifters that they are, manage to work together in lockstep, but getting Republicans to accomplish anything is like herding cats. It’s absolutely infuriating.

[Mollie @MZHemingway]

Paxton Is Doing More To Pass The SAVE Act Than Cornyn, And He’s Not Even In Congress Yet https://t.co/S2sq1fRDaa

[Tony Buzbee @TonyBuzbee2]

Senator John Cornyn is the last significant vestige of the old Bush guard in a Texas. He supported the Paxton impeachment. He called for Trump to drop out. He is a member of the disconnected, Washington DC elite. He is an old-school Bushite. It’s finally time for him to go. President Trump can help make that happen. I pray he does so. If so, good riddance.

[Attorney General Ken Paxton @KenPaxtonTX]

If the establishment fought as hard for the SAVE America Act as they do for a weak incumbent who spent $100 million only to be rejected by nearly 60% of GOP voters, it would already be law.

It's sad incumbent protection is more important than advancing President Trump's agenda.

[Cernovich @Cernovich]

Cornyn is one of the worst of the worst. Primarying a Senator is almost impossible. Paxton will win the general election, this isn’t debatable. The guy he is running against wants to trans kids. Not a close race. Paxton is the obvious choice for nominee.

[NanLee Marie Carissimi @NanLee1124]

🚨@KenPaxtonTX for U.S. Senate! “I'm STAYING in this race. I owe it to the people of Texas. I've spent a year campaigning against Cornyn because he has not represented the people of Texas well. He's been against Trump in both of his last elections.”

[Kyle Rittenhouse 🇺🇸 @rittenhouse2a]

If Trump cannot pass the SAVE America Act because of Thune or Cornyn THEY are the enemy to freedom. Not Paxton.

Conservative Texas/MAGA wants Paxton.

Bush "Republicans" who hate Trump want Cornyn.

If you don't understand this, or you don't live in TX, you should sit this out.

[Cathy A. Latham 🇺🇸 @CathyLathamTX]

Dear President Trump,

Hope this finds you well. I know you’ve been busy.

So have I.

Worked hard to overcome your autopen endorsements in the Texas House and we were screwed over. We couldn’t fight Abbott’s mafia nor the money.

President Trump, we, the MAGA supporters and the grassroots DO NOT WANT John Cornyn.

WE WANT KEN PAXTON!!

Please, please, please either endorse @KenPaxtonTX or just stay quiet.

We love our Texas fighter, and we do not want Cornyn.

Thank you!

Cathy Latham

[Breanna Morello @BreannaMorello]

The SAME Senate Republicans refusing to confirm President Trump’s picks are the same ones pushing him to endorse John Cornyn.

These establishment hacks are destroying this country.

We must pry power out of their hands.

[Derrick Evans @DerrickEvans4WV]

🚨 Ben Ferguson: "I don't think Cornyn can win this thing in a general. I think Ken Paxton is a guy that everybody keeps saying he can't win... Look at how he barely spent any money and he almost beat an incumbent Senator with unlimited funds."

[CM @munozphd]

@BlueBoxDave Ridiculous! Endorse Paxton!!!

[CM @munozphd]

@atensnut Hopefully!

[CM @munozphd]

@0hour1 Bull! Endorse Paxton!

[CM @munozphd]

@C_3C_3 Nope!

[Cernovich @Cernovich]

Ken Paxton has won statewide elections. Talarico is Beto 2.0. Media did endless hype videos and Beto lost. There has had net migration of Republican voters into Texas since then. Cornyn is blocking the SAVE America Act. Cornyn hates Trump and wants to impeach him.