Ron Nielsen

Father, husband, Catholic, Football, Volleyball, and So Cal High School Sports. God Bless USA

[Ron Nielsen @uclaron]

@AlexLARams @WestwoodBruins Chase Barry - holds FG and Punts

[Ron Nielsen @uclaron]

@WestwoodBruins It’s a joke. But they wanted an ACC, SEC, Big12, and Big10 as the top 4. This is why Utah is 3.

[Ron Nielsen @uclaron]

@StoolWestwood Just Keep Winning - All that matters

[Bishop Robert Barron @BishopBarron]

Friends, I don’t think we Christians fully understand how radically we must think about the goal of the Christian life. It is not to become a nice person. An atheist can be a nice person.

The goal is to become a new creation, someone living the very life of God. Jesus is the Son of God by nature, but we become sons and daughters of God by adoption, brought into a share in his life like a child welcomed into a family and their home.

That’s what it means to be a saint: to be invited into the household of God, and to worship God by eating and drinking the body and blood of Jesus, becoming assimilated unto him.

[Bruin Pulseᴴᴰ @BruinPulse]

UCLA is offering complimentary tickets to tomorrow's game at the Rose Bowl against Nevada. Let's fill the stadium up! Send this link to all your friends! (Deadline is today Friday Oct 30 @ 12 Noon!)

https://t.co/4283f9oemh

[Bishop Robert Barron @BishopBarron]

Well, another Cardinal has come out with a, shall we say, puzzling take on evangelization.

A few years ago, Cardinal Américo Aguiar, at the time auxiliary bishop of Lisbon, said that he and the other organizers of World Youth Day in his hometown had no interest in converting anyone to Christ.

Now Cardinal Jean-Paul Vesco of Algeria has opined that “the Church is not there to convert” and “Christians should approach other religions through fraternity rather than seeking conversions.”

Excuse me, but…what?

Last time I checked, the Founder said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you.” Sure sounds like conversion to me.

When St. Paul came to Corinth or Athens or Thessalonica, his purpose was not to listen or to form a discussion group but rather to declare an unnerving message: the euangelion (glad tidings) that Jesus Christ is risen from the dead.

So impassioned is he for this work that he says, “I have become all things to all people, that I might by all means save some. I do it all for the sake of the gospel” (1 Cor. 9:22); and “If I proclaim the gospel, this gives me no ground for boasting, for an obligation is laid on me, and woe to me if I do not proclaim the gospel” (1 Cor. 9:16)!

Moreover, the entire thrust of the Second Vatican Council was toward bringing the Light of Christ to the peoples of the world (Lumen Gentium). And this missionary élan has given rise in the last few decades to the idea of a “new evangelization,” which is to say, a fresh declaration of the Lordship of Christ.

Quite obviously, no one thinks that this work of evangelization should be done in a brow-beating, overbearing, or disrespectful manner (proselytization), but for God’s sake, let’s not throw the baby out with the bathwater.

If I really thought that the Church does not exist to bring people to Christ, then I would resign and get an honest job.

[Ron Nielsen @uclaron]

@YahooSports its a three day weekend - that means worst traffic. Watching on my 80inch TV

[Ron Nielsen @uclaron]

@TaraLaRosa Brought tears to my eyes and warmed my heart! Thank you. It’s good to be part of all the this. Great time in history for both the world cup and our 250th anniversary as a nation.

[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?

[Ron Nielsen @uclaron]

@On3 How does this impact military service first then college

[Ron Nielsen @uclaron]

@Hunter_Eagleman The machine in CA won’t let their power go. To much $$ in it. Started burning main in ballots 2 days ago

[The White House @WhiteHouse]

AMERICA WINS GOLD!!! 🥇🇺🇸

[Nick Sortor @nicksortor]

🚨 BREAKING: TPUSA just released their lineup for their “ALL-AMERICAN Halftime Show” in response to the Super Bowl’s planned ANTI-American halftime show

Awesome lineup right here! 🔥

Kid Rock, Brantley Gilbert, Lee Brice, and Gabby Barrett

Tune out the anti-ICE BS that will fill the “Bad Bunny” show, and support a bunch of REAL patriots on Sunday.

[Patrick Bet-David @patrickbetdavid]

The left’s formula for Creating Chaos:

1.Label opponents as Hitler, Gestapo, or extremists. Use language that inflames.

2.Stoke emotion: hate, fear, and animosity.

3.Deploy NGOs to fund paid protesters & agitators.

4.Raise tensions until violence erupts.

5.Exploit the crisis and blame Trump.

6.Amplify chaos.

7.Gaslight the American people.

8. Win elections.

9.Implement bad policies that weaken America and empower enemies.

10.The public eventually recognizes the manipulation.

11. You lose the next election.

12.Reset & repeat the same playbook.

13.Voters forget the previous administration and assume “you’ve changed.”

14.Long-term goal: destabilize and destroy America.

[UCLA Athletics @UCLAAthletics]

UCLA Athletics is excited to announce a bequest totaling $17.3 million from alumnus Larry Layne that will directly benefit the @UCLAFootball and @UCLAMBB programs.

➡️: https://t.co/d10QDz08ft

[Ron Nielsen @uclaron]

@AdamSchefter Ravens best opening as they have best QB in the group

[Hayes Fawcett @Hayesfawcett3]

BREAKING: JMU star transfer RB Wayne Knight has Committed to UCLA, source tells @on3

He totaled 1,770 yards and 10 TDs this season

Knight was named an All-American, 1st Team All-Sun Belt, and was a finalist for the Paul Hornung Award

https://t.co/RlUbB6Fk7q

[Ron Nielsen @uclaron]

@thebenroyer Lets Go!

[Ron Nielsen @uclaron]

@WallStreetMav No open borders and devoutly practicing Catholic country