Transfigurations: The spiritual life is a stern choice...

By this we know love, that he laid down his life for us, and we ought to lay down our lives for the brothers. But if anyone has the world's goods and sees his brother in need, yet closes his heart against him, how does God's love abide in him? Little children, let us not love in word or talk but in deed and in truth. 1 John 3:16-18

The spiritual life is a stern choice. It is not a consoling retreat from the difficulties of existence, but an invitation to enter fully into that difficult existence, and there apply the Charity of God and bear the cost. -Evelyn Underhill

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Europe Turns on Pedro Sánchez as Invasion of Spain Kicks Into Overdrive Sánchez clearly doesn't care a whit about what Spanish citizens think of all this, but he may respond to pressure from his European peers, at least some of whom are outraged and willing to fight back.

Fed-up Spaniards lash out at socialist prime minister after migrant invasion: ‘A third-world country’

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Slavery and Slander: Sarah Mullaly, Project Spire and the Church of England’s New Doctrine of Inherited Guilt This ethical movement has no clothes. Worse than that, it wants to impose an anti-Christian ethic in the name of Christian responsibility. We have been blackmailed long enough by the devotees of collective wokery. It’s time we defended our Faith and a truer reading of our actual history.

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Canadian Liberal government FORBIDS military chaplains from mentioning God at ceremonies The Canadian Armed Forces has issued new guidance directing military chaplains to forbid religious-specific language, including that of Christians and including references to God, during public ceremonies and official events. This directive comes in spite of the Canadian national anthem's mention of the line asking God to keep Canada "glorious and free."

What Europe’s Lack of Air Conditioning Says About Its Civilizational Direction Locked into a Marxist worldview and committed to preventing the world’s climate from changing, Europe’s elites are deliberately hurting their citizens.

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