HOMILY OF POPE FRANCIS ON PALM SUNDAY ON THE PASSION OF CHRIST

HOMILY OF POPE FRANCIS ON PALM SUNDAY ON THE PASSION OF THE LORD

In pursuit of the truth - http://www.cinopsbegone.blogspot.com - Monday, March 30, 2015

From St. Peter's Square. 29th World Youth Day, Sunday, April 13, 2014

     This week begins with the festive procession with olive branches: the entire populace welcomes Jesus. The children and young people sing, praising Jesus. But this week continues the mystery of Jesus' death and his resurrection. We have just listened to the Passion of our Lord, We might well ask ourselves just one question.

"Who am I? Who am I, before the Lord? Who am I, before Jesus who enters Jerusalem amid the enthusiasm of the crowd? Am I ready to express my joy, to praise him? Or do I stand back? Who am I, before the suffering Jesus?"

     We have heard many, many names. The group of leaders, some priests, the Pharisees, the teachers of the law, who had decided to kill Jesus. They were waiting for the chance to arrest him. Am I like one of them?

     We have heard another name: Judas. Thirty pieces of silver. Am I like Judas? We have heard other names too: the disciples who understand nothing, who fell asleep while the Lord was suffering. Has my life fallen asleep? Or am I like the disciples, who did not realize what it was to betray Jesus? Or like the other disciples, who wanted to settle every thing with a swords?

     `Am I like them? Am I like Judas, who feigns love and then kisses the Master in order to hand him over, to betray him? Am I a traitor? Am I like those people  in power who hastily summon a tribunal and seek false witnesses: am I like them? And when I do these things, if I do them, do I think that in this way I am saving the people?

    Am I like Pilate? When I see that the situation is difficult, do I wash my hands and dodge my responsibility, allowing people to be condemned - or condemning them myself?

     Am I like the soldier who strikes the Lords, spit on him, insult him, who find entertainment in humiliating him? Am I like the Cyrenean, who was returning from work, weary, yet good enough to help the Lord carry his cross?

     Am I like those who walked by the cross and mocked Jesus: "He was so courageous! Let him come down from the cross and then we will believe in him!" Mocking Jesus....

     Am I like those fearless women, and like the mother of Jesus, who were there, and who suffered in silence? Am I like Joseph, hidden disciple, who lovingly carries the body of Jesus to give it burial?

     Am I like the two Marys, who remained at the Tomb, weeping and praying?

     Am I like those leaders who went the next day to Pilate and said, "Look, this man said that he was going to rise again. We cannot let another fraud take place!" and who block life, who block the tomb, in order to maintain doctrine, lest life come forth?

"Where is my heart? Which of these persons am I like? May the question remain with us throughout the entire week."

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FIGURING OUT THE MINDSET OF PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA # 2

   FIGURING OUT THE MINDSET OF PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA # 2

In pursuit of the truth - http://www.cinopsbegoneblogspot.com  - Friday, March 27, 2015

Ref. http://news.investors.com/ibd-editorials/032315-744730-obama-annesty-will-cost-13-trilli...

At Issue: The Catastrophic Rip-Off of the American Tax-Payer and Possible U.S. Financial Collapse

By Phyllis Schlafly on Obama's Executive Amnesty

1.   Robert Rector of the respected Heritage Foundation told the House Oversight and Government Committee last week that the lifetime costs of Social Security and Medicare benefits paid to the millions of immigrants to whom Obama is granting legal status will be about $l.3 trillion.

2. Rector's calculation is based on his assumption that at least 3.97 million immigrants will receive legal status under Deferred Action for Parents of Americans and Lawful Permanent Residents, and the average DAPA beneficiary has only a 10th-grade education.

3. DAPA recipients, according to Rector's calculations, will receive $7.8 billion every year once they get access to the refundable earned income tax credit and the refundable additional child tax credit. Those ETTC and ACTC recipients will also be allowed to claim credit for three years of illegal work, which will sock U.S. taxpayers for another $23.5 billion.

4. This was confirmed by IRS Commissioner John Koskinen, who told Congress on Feb. 11 that immigrants who did not pay any taxes or who used fake Social Security numbers will nevertheless be able to claim back refunds under EITC once they get new Social Security numbers under Obama's amnesty.

5.  Kosinen said that he doesn't know how much these tax refunds will cost and that the White House never checked with him before announcing the amnesty.

6. The average DAPA-eligible family already receives about $6,600 a year in means-tested welfare benefits. That includes food stamps, school lunch (and breakfast), Medicaid, the State Children's Health Insurance Program and the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children.

7. Many Americans labor under the false assumption that because most immigrants are hardworking, they do not depend on welfare assistance. In fact, as Rector patiently explains, most welfare benefits go to households with children headed by a low-income employed adult.

8. Rector estimates that the combined cost of means-tested benefits the immigrants who came here illegally now receive, plus other goodies such as EITC cash, will encourage increased illegal immigration in the future.

9. THE AVERAGE AMERICAN WHOSE CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILDREN WILL END UP BURDENED WITH THIS ENORMOUS DEBT, MUST ASK WHETHER SOMEONE IS TRYING TO DESTROY AMERICA.

10.  Look at California for a preview of our future under Obama's immigration plan. The Hispanic population is now almost equal to the white population, and almost 50% of babies born in California are Hispanic.  

11. Nearly a third of "English learners" in U.S. public schools are third-generation Americans who still are not speaking English at home, and the Hispanic illegitimacy rate is 53%. The cheap labor welcomed by employers is not only a huge impediment for American for American job seekers but also a big expense to taxpayers, who are hit with new costs of schools, hospitals and prisons....

12. Obviously, we need a new bureaucracy for this awesome task, and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has already started to hire several hundred new employees and train them...

13. The two factors that Americans are most concerned with are jobs and voter fraud... once amnestied immigrants are given Social Security numbers and driver's licenses, there will be no way to stop them from registering to vote.

GEORGE H. KUBECK

PRAVDA, GOEBELS, AND TODAY'S MAINSTREAM MEDIA

  PRAVDA, GOEBELS, AND TODAY'S MAINSTREAM MEDIA

In pursuit of the truth, http://www.cinopsbegoneblogspot.com -St. Joseph, Thurs., March 19, 2015

Http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/smooch-study-of-120213-stories-shows-obama-bias-

Study of 130,213 stories shows Obama bias in 2012 election: by Paul Bedard, March 16,2015:

Paul Bedard is the Washington Examiner's "Washington Secrets" columnist, can be contacted at pbedard@washigtonexaminer.com

A SWEEPING STUDY OF SOME 130,213 NEWS ARTICLES ON THE 2012 PRESIDENTIAL MATCH BETWEEN PRESIDENT OBAMA AND MITT ROMNEY HAS PROVEN ANEW THAT THERE WAS A STRONG PRO-DEMOCRATIC BIAS IN THE U.S. AND INTERNATIONAL PRESS.

THE STUDY, PUBLISHED IN THE AUTHORITATIVE JOURNAL BIG DATA & SOCIETY, ALSO TESTED THE CAMPAIGN THEMES THE MEDIA FOCUSED ON AND DETERMINED THAT OBAMA (HIS SUPPORTERS) SUCCEEDED IN STEALING THE ECONOMIC ISSUE FROM REPUBLICAN ROMNEY.

"THE 2012 ELECTIONS SAW AN "ISSUE TRESPASSING" STRATEGY WITH PRESIDENT OBAMA TAKING THE INITIATIVE ON THE ECONOMY," FOUND THE SURVEY OF STORIES PRODUCED BY 719 U.S. AND INTERNATIONAL OUTLETS.

RELATED: STUDY FINDS IRS SUPPRESSION OF TEA PARTY SWUNG 2012 ELECTION

THE SURVEY USED A TECHNICAL LANGUAGE PROCESSING ANALYSIS TO FILTER ALL THE STORIES AND FOUND THAT OBAMA WAS PORTRAYED AS AN ATTACK DOG AND ROMNEY ON DEFENSE. KEY WAS OBAMA'S ABILITY TO "OWN" THE ECONOMIC MESSAGE DESPITE ROMNEY'S REPEATED ASSAULTS AND THE PUBLIC'S GENERAL VIEW THAT THE GOP HANDLES THE ECONOMY BETTER.

"OVERALL, MEDIA REPORTING CONTAINED MORE FREQUENTLY POSITIVIE STATEMENTS ABOUT THE DEMOCRATS THAN THE REPUBLICANS. OVERALL, THE REPUBLICANS WERE MORE FREQUENTLY THE OBJECT OF NEGATIVE STATEMENTS," WROTE THE STUDY AUTHORS, THEIR CONCLUSION: "THE REPUBLICAN PARTY IS THE MOST DIVISIVE SUBJECT IN THE CAMPAIGN, AND IS PORTRAYED IN A MORE NEGATIVE FASHION THAN THE DEMOCRATS."

GEORGE H. KUBECK

WHAT DOES ALL OF THE ABOVE MEAN?

1. THIS STRONG PRO-DEMOCRATIC BIAS AMONG THE MAINSTREAM MEDIA PROVES THAT HONEST JOURNALISM IS DEAD IN AMERICA. SO WE HAVE THE UNELECTED MAIN STREAM MEDIA INTERFERING WITH OUR ELECTION PROCESS. THIS UNELECTED MAIN STREAM BIAS MUST BE EXPOSED AND DESTROYED. THE RUSSIAN AND GERMAN NATIONS DO NOT HAVE TO PUT UP WITH THE NEWSMEDIAS OF PRAVDA OR GOEBELS. WE DO NOT HAVE TO PUT UP WITH THE MINDSET OF THE  N. Y. TIMES OR GEORGE SOROS'S  MAINSTREAM MEDIA. FOR ALL PURPOSES IT PROMOTES THE CULTURE OF DEATH IN AMERICA.

2. FROM THE ABOVE NEW ARTICLE YOU CAN UNDERSTAND AND CAN SEE HOW HILLARY CLINTON CAN BE ELECTED PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES. SO WHEN WE HAVE ANY GOOD CANDIDATES LIKE BEN CARSON RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT, HE WILL BE CRUCIFIED AS A VILAIN, A RACIST AND ALL OTHER EVILS THAT CAN COME TO YOUR MIND. THE MINDSET OF THE MAINSTREAM MEDIA IS A THREAT TO OUR NATIONAL IDENTITY AND           NATIONAL SECURITY.                                            .            

3. WHAT WE HAVE IN AMERICA IS A PROCESS OF BRAINWASHING VIA POLITICAL CORRECTNESS ETC. TO CHANGE BASIC AMERICAN BELIEFS AND THAT INCLUDES CHRISTIAN BELIEF.  

4. THE ELITE LIBERALS ARE AT WAR WITH CONSERVATIVES. CONSERVATIVES DO NOT HAVE A MINDSET TO DESTROY LIBERALISM. THE ELITE LIBERALS WANT TO UNDO TRADITIONAL AMERICAN VALUES AND REPLACE THEM WITH THEIR OWN MAN-MADE VALUES WHICH DO NOT WORK.

THE UNBEATABLE U.S. REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE

    THE UNBEATABLE U.S. REPUBLICAN  CANDIDATE

In pursuit of the truth - http://www.cinopsbegoneblogspot.com - Sunday, March 15, 2015

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HEADLINE: LOS ANGELES TIMES  - 3-15-15 - CLINTON EASILY BEATS ANY RIVAL IN POLL

 

"    Among the potential contenders for the Republican nomination Senator Marco Rubio of Florida had the highest net favorability, with 26% holding a positive view and 21% a negative, the Gallup poll found... former Gov. Jeb Bush - 35% favorable and 33% unfavorable..."

 

     I  believe that once Ben Carson enters the race he will beat Clinton decisively. Since forming his presidential exploratory committee over a week ago, Ben has several thoughts to share.

 

"The pundits and talking heads will tell you that a pediatric neurosurgeon has no business exploring and bid for the presidency as I've traveled the country, I've come to believe strongly that the American people are ready for a new kind of leadership." [ Our country needs to be healed. We had about 5 physicians sign the Declaration of Independence.]

 

"Our Founders did not intend to build a system run only by an elite, permanent political class. They believed in, as Lincoln so eloquently said, a government of, by and for the people."

 

Around March 7, many Americans received a person note from Dr. Ben Carson:

 

"Just the other day, I filed with the Federal Election Commission the necessary paperwork to formally consider a run for President of the United States in 2016.

 

Let me tell you why I've taken this step, and how you can help.

 

For many years, I have traveled the country closely studying our politics, I believe we are on the verge of robbing our children of the American Dream.

 

1.) We are racking up a virtually insurmountable debt, stifling our economic potential and placing our children's future at risk.

2.) At home and abroad we are silencing honest debate about our differences and our culture, all in the name of political correctness.

 

3.) We are ceding more and more power to Washington bureaucrats at the expense of our personal liberty, ignoring the wisdom of our founders who risked their lives to form "a more perfect union."

4.) Too many of our children are trapped in failing schools and find themselves thrust into a deadly cycle of crime, dependence and  despair.

 

5.) Over the course of thousands of operations as the head of pediatric neurosurgery at John Hopkins Hospital, I have spent most of my adult life caring for ill children. As Co-Founder of the non-profit "Carson Scholars Fund," my wife Candy and I have spent years helping children find their own inspiration to reach their full, God-given potential.

6. In many ways, that is the duty of my generation - to do everything in our power to give the next generation the opportunity to achieve greatness.

 

7. I believe that with hard work and determined leadership, greatness is within our grasp. America was founded on self evident truth that we as nation have the right to think big and pursue our happiness.

8.It is this core principle that allowed me, a young boy, raised in Detroit by a single, illiterate but determined mother, to over come poverty, bad grades, and low self-esteem to become one of the world's leading physicians.

 

9 I've decided to explore a potential run for the office of President because I believe my values, life experience, and willingness to speak the truth and seek solutions, prepares me well to lead our nation towards more prosperity, security, and freedom for every American.

 

GEORGE H. KUBECK

     BEN WILL WIN MORE OF THE BLACK, LATINO AND ASIAN VOTERS THAN ANY REPUBLICAN IN U.S. HISTORY. SUPPORT  WWW.RUNBENRUN.ORG

DR. BEN CARSON WILL HEAL OUR BROKEN LAND

  DR. BEN CARSON WILL HEAL OUR BROKEN LAND

In pursuit of the truth - http://www.cinopsbegoneblogspot.com -

www.RunBenRun.org -The 2016 Committee, P.O. Box 1376, Merrifield, VA 22116-1376

     "Ben Carson is the one principled conservative running for president in 2016 that has the ability to reach out to all Americans, whether they are white, black, or have their roots in Mexico, Venezuela, Bolivia, Guatemala, Ecuador, China, India, Philippines, or from any other nation.

     It is because of Ben's personal story of overcoming poverty and achieving success, and, yes, the color of his skin, that every American of good will, will listen to him, just as they were open to hearing and supporting Barack Obama.

     Americans of all races and nationalities are eager to put this dangerous divide behind us, but it will take a man like Ben Carson to do that.

    Ben Carson earned the trust and respect of men an women of all races and backgrounds before he ever entered the political arena. It is the existence of this trust that existed for many decades that uniquely places him in a position to heal and unite our nation.

     He has bee the recipient of the highest award given by the NAACP. A full length movie, Gifted Hands (starring Cuba Gooding, Jr.) was made about his life. Even Barbara Walters and Jesse Jackson have remarked positively on the many accomplishments of Dr .Carson.

     Dr. Carson is not just respected in the African American community, he is a role model, an icon for Black Americans. It is Dr .Carson's character that has made him one of the most respected men in America by men and women of all races and backgrounds....

     For his entire life, Ben Carson has been a healer, someone who comforts patients in distress, someone who brings people together, someone who is trusted to work for the good of all. After all, healing is what the medical profession is all about.

     But more than that, American unity is the historic hallmark of our nation. In fact, the words, E Pluribus Unum are found on the Great Seal of the United States and on all or our coins. Those Latin words translate as "out of many one." ... It remained the motto of the United States until 1956 when it was replaced by the words "In God We Trust" ... "E Pluribus Unum" still signify a powerful and uniquely American concept... In other words, even though people immigrated here from every nation of the globe ... we are all Americans, we one people.

     This concept is unique to the United States. If a Frenchman immigrated to the India and became a citizen of India, he will never be regarded as an Indian... It is only when one immigrates to
America that he becomes "an American." Dinesh D'Souza put it this way.

     "America was not defined by blood or birth but by the adoption of the nation's Constitution, its laws, and its shared way of life. That's how the Irish, the Italians, and the Jews, and today the Koreans, the South Asians, and West Indians, can all come to this country and in time "become Americans."

Ben is an authentic role model and icon for the Black Americans. Our nation is tired of the faces of Al Sharpton, Eric Holder or Barack Obama. (His mother was a white woman and father from Africa)

Obama and the progressives want to "fundamentally transform America." ... to undo the principles of the Founders and replace them with their dream of socialist utopia.Consistent with their embrace of Saul Alinsky who dedicated his book to Lucifer, Obama and Clinton have been seduced by the original sin in the Garden of Eden, wanting to like God, to wield power over others.

GEORGE H. KUBECK - AN E-MAIL TO ALL AMERICANS.