One of the most incredible storm damage pictures I’ve ever seen happened this morning in South Dakota. A 131 mph wind gust in the city of Highmore split the roof of the Catholic Church perfectly illuminating the crucifix. This is not AI, it’s been confirmed real by locals. Truly amazing. Credit: Joseph Mat @stormhour
The suffering is unimaginably intense for someone who is completely without sin or any fault.
For the sake of the sorrowful Passion of our Lord Jesus Christ, have mercy on us and on the whole world.😭🙏
💔 Heartbreaking.
Venezuelan footballer Héctor Bello’s wife Andrea was found in the rubble, shielding her baby girl with her own body during the earthquake.
She didn’t survive. But her one-year-old daughter was pulled alive from her arms.
#HeroMom#VenezuelaEarthquake
🚨 JUST IN: Sonny Trillanes, may pina urong na dalawang FB fake news bloggers!
Nag post sila ng “screenshot” alleging Trillanes offered millions to one of the 18-Maleta Boys para bumaliktad.
Sen. Trillanes said delete or else face cases. Guess what?
Nag delete agad!
😂
🇨🇭 In Switzerland, people literally swim home after work
In Bern, after a long day, locals pack their clothes into waterproof bags, jump into the Aare River, and just let the current carry them almost all the way home.
This floating commute has become a beloved local tradition — and those special dry bags are now a summer symbol of Bern.
Be honest… would you commute like this? 😄
PANOORIN: Inaasahang mas bibilis pa ang paghupa ng baha sa ilang mga lugar sa Maynila at Quezon City tuwing may bagyo, kasunod ng muling pagbubukas ng Sunog Apog Pumping Station sa Tondo, Maynila na natengga ng anim na taon.
Act of Contrition
O my God,
I am heartily sorry for having offended you,
and I detest all my sins because of your just punishments,
but most of all because they offend you, my God,
who are all good and deserving of all my love.
I firmly resolve, with the help of your grace,
to sin no more
and to avoid the near occasions of sin.
Amen…
Trees love Jesus 😂? This is the Sinukuan tree from the Philippines, where it is known locally for a striking feature: when some of its branches are cut, the cross-section appears to reveal the shape of a cross.
The tree is especially associated with Guimaras, where local accounts describe it as a rare and unusual natural sign. Some people have reportedly carved pieces of its wood and kept them as amulets, especially around Good Friday, believing the cross-shaped pattern carried protection.
For Christians, the meaning must be understood properly.
The wood itself has no power apart from God. A cross-shaped pattern in a tree should not be treated as magic.
Its proper meaning is symbolic.
It points back to the Cross of Christ, the instrument of our salvation and the sign by which Christians remember the Passion, death, and victory of Our Lord.
The Philippines has one of the deepest Catholic cultures in Asia. It is not surprising that a natural cross found in wood would be read through Christian eyes, especially in a country where the Cross is present in homes, churches, processions, schools, roadsides, and public life.
Creation often gives man reminders.
A branch marked with the shape of the Cross should lead the soul to reverence, gratitude, and faith, not superstition.
The Cross belongs at the center.