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February 5, 2025

Fr. Kevin Drew: The Connection of Cana and Calvary: Two Weddings

By Fr. Kevin Drew, Catholic Exchange - Why did Christ call His mother woman at the wedding at Cana? Was He being disrespectful to His mother? No. Scholars tell us that the word woman in Christ’s culture was used interchangeably with the words lady or madam. It was a formal salutation... Christ turned 150 gallons of water into wine at that wedding. In Mediterranean cultures, they drank wine with almost every meal. They still do today. So, the drinking of wine was a healthy thing, it came naturally and was generally enjoyed, not abused. But 150 gallons? Why so much?

February 5, 2025

Bishop Strickland: Collapse of the Family at the Root of Our Moral, Spiritual Decline

By Bishop Joseph Strickland, LifeSiteNews staff - On this week’s episode of A Shepherd’s Voice, Bishop Joseph Strickland explores the Fourth Commandment, “Honor your father and your mother,” emphasizing its critical role in strengthening families and society... Strickland discusses how honoring parents is not only a duty to family but also a reflection of divine order, highlighting the importance of proper respect, discipline, and gratitude within the family unit. He underscores that the breakdown of the family structure is at the root of many societal issues today and calls for a return to God’s plan for family life.

February 5, 2025

Daily Scripture Readings and Meditations: Jesus Marveled because of Their Unbelief

Author Don Schwager, Servants of the Word - Mark 6:1-6 - 1 He went away from there and came to his own country; and his disciples followed him. 2 And on the Sabbath he began to teach in the synagogue; and many who heard him were astonished, saying, "Where did this man get all this? What is the wisdom given to him? What mighty works are wrought by his hands! 3 Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary and brother of James and Joses and Judas and Simon, and are not his sisters here with us?" And they took offense at him. ...

February 5, 2025

Liberals, Globalists Flip Out After Trump Orders USAID Freeze, by Stephen Kokx

By Stephen Kokx, LifeSiteNews - The foreign aid agency USAID has morphed into a slush fund for the Deep State to spread wokeism and to spark revolutions in countries that resist its tyrannical decrees. President Trump has had enough of this, and his administration is moving to dismantle the program... Under Joe Biden, USAID was run by World Economic Forum functionary Samantha Powers, who weaponized the agency to funnel boatloads of cash to Ukraine, among other futile projects.