# 15 - A SERIOUS REPORT ON BLESSED CASTELLO, O.P.

 # 15 - A SERIOUS REPORT ON BLESSED CASTELLO, O.P.

JUSTICE IS TRUTH IN ACTION - HTTP://WWW.CINOPSBEGONEBLOGSPOT.COM. - MON. FEB 23, 2021

THE LIFE OF BLESSED MARGARET CASTELLO,O.P.

 

Father William R. Bonneville O.P. Tan Books, Carolina, 2016, Chapter 4, p.26-29

 

Chapter VI --- The German Pilgrims

    ...But this wonderful news would soon be rivaled by the news five German pilgrims would bring to Mercatello. It was near noon when the guards at the south gate saw a group of five men approaching the town. Their gray robes with gray mantles, their round felt hats, the staves they carried and the scrip or small leather bag slung over the shoulder of each man proclaimed they were pilgrims. Such men were always welcome, since they brought news from different cities.The people in the plazza began to draw near the city gate, when someone noticed the loden emblems sewn to the hats of the pilgrims.Excitedly he shouted.

 

"The cross keys and the vernacle! the pilgrims are from Rome!"

    At this, everybody rushed towards the pilgrims, who were now close, and began to deluge them with questions about the Pope, Clement V. As everybody was shouting his questions at the same time, the uproar prevented the replies of the pilgrims from being heard. Then a stentorian voice was heard from the fringe of the crowd. "Silence! Silence! Everybody, science!"

 

    The speaker was a tall, burly man,strikingly dressed. He wore a long gown of yellow silk over which was a scarlet cloak, while the red cape with the hood thrown back covered his shoulders..Indeed, he was none other than Messer Rainaldo, magistrate of Mercatello. When he had obtained silence, he said to the pilgrims:

   "While you were at the Eternal City, did you learn when the Pope will leave France and return to Rome?"

    The chief pilgrim sadly replied: When we left Rome ten days ago, there was an official statement to the effect that Clement V intends to reside permanently at Avignon."

 

    A stunned silence followed this information. Men gazed at one another in utter disbelief, wondering if they heard right. A Pope live elsewhere than at Rome. The very thought was preposterous! The silence was broken by a Franciscan friar shouting up as he threw out his arms:""There must be a curse on all Italy! Wars are breaking out everywhere from Sicily to the Alps - there is bloodshed and crime on all sides! And now even the Pope has abandoned us! God is angry with us because of our sins!"

 

    "A son of St. Francis should not say that," answered the pilgrim mildly. "In view of what one Franciscan is doing near here, it is evident God is not angry with everybody in Italy!" "What do you mean?" asked the friar, obviously surprised. "Have you not heard of Fra Giacomo of Castello? No? He as a lay member of your Order - tertiary. I say 'was' because he recently died and many people claim miracles have been performed at his tomb."

 

    "Miracles at Castello?" protested one tradesman who believed anything might happen in far-off places, but not close at hand. "What is so strange about that?" indignantly demanded Messer Rainaldo. "Didn't the Poverello himself worked miracles at Castello? "Yes" jubilantly shouted the friar. "And now we have another Franciscan wonder-worker nearby!"

 

    The servant who brought Margaret her meals told her that the was was over. Trabaria was safe, and in short time her father would be returning. The news filled the girl with a happiness she had rarely known. What more can one desire? Bloodshed was ended, her country free again, her father unharmed! She fell to her knees to thank God for that triple blessing. Had she been able to look into the future, her joy would have quickly come to an end. For tragedy, a grim tragedy, was patiently waiting for her. And it would not have to wait long. 

 

George H. Kubeck 

HOGWASH: DON'T INSULT THE INTELLIGENCE OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE!

 HOGWASH: PLEASE DON'T INSULT THE INTELLIGENCE OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE!

JUSTICE IS TRUTH IN ACTION: - HTTP://WWW.CINOPSBEGONEBLOGSPOT.COM- SUN. FEB. 21, 2021

 

Ref. "Terror on the Right" by Bill O'Reilly, Feb. 21, 2021 -  

 

 President Biden has ordered the Justice Department and Homeland Security "deal with the rise of white supremacy." He calls it the "greatest terror threat to the country." [Hogwash!]

"ISIS killers were stunned to hear that.

There are violent groups on the racist right like "Order of the Nine Angles" and "New Aryan Empire." Ever hear of them? I hadn't either. But the feds know them and some members have recently been arrested for illegal activities.  Some, Not many.

 

In 2020, the Department of Justice brought exactly five criminal cases against "white supremacists." 14 individuals were charged.

In 2019, another five cases, 75 people charged. Many of them members of the "1488s", a vicious Nazi-type group that deals narcotics and assaults people.

 

It's similar situation on the state level. Last in all 50 states there were only three prosecutions tied to "white supremacy." Nine individuals were charged. Nine. In 50 states.

In 2019, the number of white racist charged: eight

 

So, what exactly are Joe Biden and his far left supporter talking about? I mean radical leftists ...  in downtown Seattle last summer...

After I heard the President define the reactionary threat from the extreme right, I tweeted a question: where is "the rise of white supremacy?"

Almost immediately the Twitter assassins emerged smearing your humble correspondent. The worst was The Huffington Post  possibly the most hateful outfit on the planet.

 

The outrage against me was designed to send a clear message: you better not question the theory that white supremacy is dominant in America. If you do, we on the far left will hurt you. And it's not enough to condemn white racism, you have to accept that it's pervasive. ...

 

The reason that white-supremacy is being promoted as a direct threat to America is because it diverts attention away from the real public safety menace - left-wing governance. 

Chicago is the most dangerous city in the country...

New York City is dangerous and falling apart... Far let mayor is a disaster. Liberal governor Andrew Cuomo is on the ropes after botching Covid.

Gavin Newsom, the uber-liberal governor of California, will likely be recalled... His home, San Francisco, is almost unlivable because of far left policies.

Should I mention Seattle  Portland, Oregon, Baltimore, Minneapolis, and Philadelphia...

 

The fact-based truth is that many thousands of Americans are being hurt, killed, and deprived in radical left precincts far away from any white supremacy.

 

Maybe someone should put that in a teleprompter so President Biden can read it.

 

George H. Kubeck 

The Biden Presidency is "An American Catholic Religious and Political Tragedy!" We have the Catholic-in-name only Democratic politicians promoting Socialism/Communism and the Culture of Death in America.

# 2 OF 2 - TIME MAGAZINE: OPENS A CAN OF WORMS FOR ELECTION CONSPIRACY!

 # 2 OF 2 - TIME MAGAZINE: OPENS A CAN OF WORMS FOR ELECTION CONSPIRACY

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By Patrick Delaney, Feb. 9, 2021 (LifeSiteNews)

Time admits  'conspiracy' for a 'cabal of powerful people' heavily influenced last election by the Leftist Author and Journalist Molly Ball

 

In Wisconsin, election officials in urban counties also helped voters circumvent ballot safeguards, encouraging them to get around voter ID requirements by declaring themselves "indefinitely confined" due to COVID-19. After judges ruled against this strategy, the Wisconsin Election Commission (WEC) impeded clerks from removing suspect "indefinitely confined" ballot requests. Nearly 216,000 Wisconsin voters said they were indefinitely confined in the 2020 election, up 400% since 2016.

 

Before a U.S. Senate committee, a Wisconsin judge testified that these - over 200,000 - were not valid, and according to the law, "may not be included in the certified results of any election." Biden reported margin in Wisconsin was about 20,000 votes.

 

In Pennsylvania, another George Soros-backed Democrat secretary of state, Kathryn Boockvar, issued illegal directives multiple times on "curing" ballots, though this practice is not provided for in Pennsylvania's election code....

 

In addition to praising the success of this "conspiracy" at convincing Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg - and other big Tech Corporations, like Twitter - to censor political speech unfavorable to the Democrats, Ball goes on to laud the "philanthropy" of Zuckerberg's foundation which "chipped in $300 million" to local election activities.

 

As was unveiled late last year by the Amistad Project, an election watchdog, Zuckerberg improperly injected $400 million into election processes across the country in 2020, largely benefiting Democrats. Grants in swing states tracked by the Amistad Project went almost exclusively to counties won by Hillary Clinton in 2016....

 

"The provision of Zuckerberg-CTCL (Center for Teck and Civic Life) funds allowed these Democrat strongholds to spend roughly $47 per vote, compared to $4 to $7 per voter in traditionally Republican areas of the state," the group continued....

 

Zuckerberg' funding further helped swing state Democrats in their quest to override election law through legally unfounded rule-making and voting programs. As the Amistad Project related, CTC grants Allowed Philadelphia to "cure" absentee ballots in a manner not provided for in Republican areas of the state."

 

In response to Ball's revelations in the TIME article, one analyst called a "confession," while journalist Tim Pool made the observation that "it is the opposite of Democracy when a secret cabal of wealthy and politically connected elites conspire to manipulate the rule & laws of an election in order to win."

 

"So the election wasn't rigged," another wrote. "There was a secret cabal of powerful elites and corporate interests that worked together to overhaul election laws, influence media coverage, and convince big tech to crush dissent."

 

Real clear Investigations senior writer Mark Hemingway pointed out the irony that "[i]f you had said this out loud on Twitter a few months ago, it would have gotten you banned.

 

Finally, Donald Trump Jr. Noted, "According to Time the election was 'Fortified" but not rigged. Definitely not rigged. This is insanity, but everyone should read to learn exactly how bad it was."

 

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!

 

George H. Kubeck

 # 1 OF 2 - TIME MAGAZINE: OPENS A CAN OF WORMS FOR ELECTION CONSPIRACY!

IN PURSUIT OF JUSTICE - HTTP://WWW.CINOPSBEGONEBLOGSPOT.COM - THURS. FEB.11, 2021

TIME admits 'conspiracy' of a 'cabal of powerful people' heavily influenced last election 

By Leftist Author and Journalist Molly Ball

February 9, 2021 (LifeSiteNews) - The TIME magazine article published on Friday explicitly reveals, in its own words, a "conspiracy" of a "cabal of powerful people" to "fortify" last fall's election against former President Donald Trump... "This was a plan," Giuliani said. "You'd have to be a fool not to realize that."

 

Now, three months after election day, TIME magazine appears to agree. In a column title, "The Secret History of the Shadow Campaign That Saved the 2020 Election." Leftist author and journalist Molly Ball chronicles "the inside story of the conspiracy to, "in her words, "save the 2020 election,"which involved an array of political, labor, activist and business groups working in coordination - with Mike Podhorzer, the political director of the largest federation of unions in the U.S.A., designated as "the architect." ...

 

According to Ball, a biographer of Nancy Pelosi, this was the result of "a conspiracy unfolding behind the scenes, one that both [timely] curtailed [Black Live Matter] protests and coordinated the resistance from CEOs." It came from "an informal alliance between left-wing activists and business titans."

 

She described these groups who worked together for many months before the election as "well-funded cabal of powerful people, ranging across industries and ideologies, working together behind the scenes to influence perceptions, change rules and laws, steer media coverage and control the flow of information."

 

"Their work touched every aspect of the election. They got states to change voting systems and laws and helped secure hundreds of millions in public and private funding," she wrote. "They fended off voter-suppression lawsuits, recruited armies of poll workers and got millions of people to vote by mail for the first time."

 

"They successfully pressured social media companies to take a harder line against disinformation," she continued, "and used data-driven strategies to fight viral smears. They executed national public-awareness campaigns that helped Americans understand how the vote count would unfold over days or weeks, preventing Trump's conspiracy theories and false claims of victory from getting more traction." And, after election day, "they monitored every pressure point to ensure that Trump could not overturn the results."

 

Ian Bassin, who is identified in the column as the co-founder of Protect Democracy, is quoted as basically affirming Giuliani's assertion, stating "It's massively important for the country to understand that it didn't happen accidentally."

Indeed, it appears these groups were quite successful in changing rules and laws in the states. The record shows how leftists worked fervently over the last year or so to undermine accountability in the voting process.

 

Having established this environment of "crisis," virtually the entire Democratic Party marched in lockstep demanding under the pretext of ensuring people are not deprived of their right to vote, that long-established logical safeguards put in place, even for centuries, to ensure the integrity of elections be loosened to the greatest extent possible at any, and every, location.

 

While the U.S. Constitution reserves the right to determine :[t]he Time, Places and Manner of holding Elections for Senators and Representatives" to state legislatures and Congress, some mostly Democrat state officials violated state laws by unilaterally changing rules before this election.

 

In Michigan, for example, Democratic state secretary Jocelyn Benson, a George Soros-backed office holder, sent out unsolicited ballot applications to all registered voters, though state law requires that absentee ballots be explicitly requested and distributed by clerks. The Michigan Constitution reaffirms the right of the state legislature over protocol and highly regulates opportunities for absentee voting.

Benson also created an online registration program, changing statutory signature requirements for applications. Millions of Michigan's record-breaking, largely pro-Biden, 3.2 million absentee ballots might have been technically invalid as a result of the secretary's unilateral initiatives... George Kubeck

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

# 14 - A SERIOUS REPORT ON BLESSED CASTELLO, O.P.

 # 14 - A SERIOUS REPORT ON BLESSED CASTELLO, O.P.

JUSTICE IS TRUTH IN ACTION - HTTP://WWW.CINOPSBEGONEBLOGSPOT.COM - WED. FEB. 10, 2021

THE LIFE OF BLESSED MARGARET CASTELLO, O.P.

Father William R. Bonneville O.P. Tan Books, Carolina, 2016 Chapter 4, p. 24-26

 

    Her Father! He was Captain of the People! It would be his duty to lead the Massa Trabarians against the invaders! He might be taken prisoner or wounded or killed! The frightened girl fell to his knees and with tears streaming down her cheeks, earnestly implored God to save her country from its enemies, and to watch over the safety of her father...

    As soon as all necessary orders had been issued, the Captain hurried to his wife's apartment. He found her standing at the arch window, gazing apprehensively at the distant, ominous columns of smoke. "Is the situation very serious?" she asked anxiously.

    "Yes. Montefeltro has crossed the eastern border with a strong force. You had better pack what you need and go to Mercatello as soon as possible."

 

    "Are you going to abandon the fort, Parisio?" "No, but I am obliged to take the best soldiers. I was you to go to Mercatello; it is well fortified and strongly garrisoned. You'll be much safer there."

    Lady Emilio's eyes lighted up with joy. Life at Mercatello would be far more pleasant than at the fortress. She turned to summon her waiting-maid, when a thought struck her.

    "Parisio! What about Margaret?" "You will have to take the little freak with you," the castellan answered impatiently. "We cannot leave her here, as enemy patrols will be scouting through the forests and they would find her."

      "But it will be impossible to conceal her in Mercatello! Our house will be overrun with visitors!" 

 

"Have you forgotten that there are vaults under the palazzo? Lock her up in one of those."

"But she will want to attend Mass and receive the Sacraments."

    Parisio exploded. His nerves were on edge at the thought that he would be facing on the battlefield one of the ablest military leaders of the day. He exclaimed angrily: "Then take your dear daughter to the town piazza at high noon and introduce her to everybody! You may as well do that as to allow the garrulous old rector of the cathedral to learn of her existence. She is not to leave the the underground vaults and she is to have no visitors."

     Parisio strode out of the room and hurried to the courtyard where the soldiers were awaiting him. Placing himself at their head, he rode out of the castle. The next morning, Lady Emilia and her attendants left the castle and took with them a small, heavily-veiled girl. 

   

     After thirteen years of imprisonment, Margaret left her cell, but should soon learn that she was being transferred to another prison. When the party reached Mercatello, Lady Emilia had her daughter quickly led down the stone steps of the palazzo to an underground vault, which had been hastily prepared for the girl. The furnishings consisted of a miserable pallet and an old bench. There was no other furniture in the vault. Then, as if to conform to the custom in most jails, she was briefed on the regulation of her new prison. Food would be brought to her twice a day; if there was anything she wanted, she was to wait until mealtime to state here wants. Under no circumstances was she to call out; at all times she was to preserve absolute quiet. When the rules had been stated, the heavy wooden door of the vault was slammed shut, the bolts were shot into their sockets, and Margaret once more found herself alone.

      Here at Mercatello, Margaret suffered more intensely than ever before. During her long captivity at Metola she had been sustained by the consolations and helps of her religion - Mass, the sacraments of Penance and Holy Eucharist, the visits and encouragement of the chaplain. Now, at one stroke, she was deprived of all this, and the void it created plunged her soul into agony...

    But although Margaret was severely tried by the ordeal, her faith and courage enabled her to emerge victorious. But she would need even greater and greater courage for the tragedy that was approaching her.  George H. Kubeck

DEAR PRESIDENT BIDEN, "PROMOTING ABORTION IS EVIL!"

 DEAR PRESIDENT BIDEN, "PROMOTING ABORTION IS EVIL!"

 

JUSTICE IS TRUTH IN ACTION - HTTP://WWW.CINOPSBEGONEBLOGSPOT.COM - TUES. FEB. 9, 2021

 

Excerpts from Wall Street Journal, Monday, Feb. 8, 2021 - Americas by Mary Anastasia O'Grady,

BIDEN'S TROUBLING LATIN AMERICA AGENDA

    

Abortion and democratic socialism are two causes the Biden administration plans to champion in the Norther Triangle of Central America - Honduras, Guatemala, and El Salvador...                                   

 

 

 But Joe cares deeply about the region - or so we are told. He will prove it now by pumping four billion into a variety of Northern Triangle social and activist political organizations. It wont generate jobs beyond the aid industry.

 

   

An equally important agenda item for Mr. Biden is the export of abortion to the developing world. To that end on his eight day in office he signed an executive order to allow U.S. taxpayer dollars to fund abortion providers operating overseas. This from the guy who pledges dignity for poor nations.

 

 

Plenty of Americans object. In a January Marist poll 77% of respondents said they oppose U.S. financing to "support abortion in other countries," well above the 53% who said they are pro-life. 

 

   

Some of these Americans may have an innate sense of respect for other cultures. In the developing world there is a strong belief that abortion doesn't only take a life but that taking away the rights of the unborn undermines the ethical foundations of society.

 

   

This creed is captured in a recent "Culture of Life Africa" video. The 16 minute production features people across the continent pleading with Mr. Biden not to bring abortion to their shores. Honduras recently passed a constitutional amendment (requiring four-fifths approval in two different legislative sessions) prohibiting abortions.

 

   

In Honduras and many poor countries where abortion remains illegal, organizations like International Planned Parenthood can now use U.S. government funds to promote their industry. Mr. Biden doesn't need to share the moral convictions of pro-life nations. But his contempt for their views is troubling. (Write to O'Grady @wsj.com.)

 

George H. Kubeck

 

"MY LOVE FOR FOUNDING FATHER - ALEXANDER HAMILTON"

 "My love for Founding Father - Alexander Hamilton"

PREAMBLE TO: THE WEEKLY HAMILTON REPORT

Justice is Truth in Action: - Http://www.cinopsbegone.blogspot.com - Sunday, Feb.7, 2021

 

I just recently watched the movie "Hamilton", which was shown in our Bookmark Library. There are three personal reasons why I love Alexander Hamilton:

 

 

        1. He was a legal immigrant from the West Indies, and I immigrated from Canada.

        2. Hamilton was a great leader and visionary, and his writings helped me to obtain a Master's 

            Degree from Pepperdine College in Los Angeles in 1969. My theme was "Alexander Hamilton's 

            Criticism of John Adams' Foreign Policy."

        3. When my second son was born on November 8, 1969, I named him Alexander, in honor of 

            Alexander Hamilton.

 

 

There are many other reason that I love and admire Alexander Hamilton:

 

        A. During America's War for Independence from Great Britain, Hamilton was George Washington

            right-hand man, supporting him and providing him with wise advice.

        B. Hamilton was our first Secretary of the Treasury. He established our free-enterprise system, 

            which we continue to enjoy to this day.

        C. Hamilton became the leader of the Federalist Party. This party was responsible for picking the

            best men to lead this country.

        D. Hamilton never owned slaves and never condoned the practice of slavery.

        E. There was a tie in the presidential electoral vote in 1800.  The choice for president or vice-

            president was Jefferson or Burr. Burr was not a man of good character, and although Hamilton

            did not agree with all of Jefferson's ideas, Hamilton persuaded the delegates to vote in 

            Jefferson - a man of good character and integrity.

        F. Hamilton participated in creation of our Constitution and fully believed we are all equal. He 

            wanted people to think of themselves as "Americans", not "hyphenated Americans", from 

            the 13 different colonies, or these days - different countries.

        G. Hamilton helped George Washington write his farewell address. He warned us how factions 

            could divide our country, and pushed for us to be unified.

        H. Hamilton was a conservative that loved law and tradition, and he kept aware of "enemies of 

             permanent things". This means he treasured and tried to protect ideas, morals and standards

            that founded our country such as the Ten Commandments. 

        I.  In the "Hamilton" movie, we see his contemporaries believed, "It would be nice to have 

            Hamilton on your side." and "As long as he can hold a pen, he is a threat." They understood his

            influence and power, and his championing for good.

        J. Last year, during the presidential impeachment trial, both sides referenced Hamilton from the 

            Federalist Papers. His judgment and influence continue to this day.

 

 

With all the changes our country is undergoing in ideology and abandoning of our foundations, I'm sure Hamilton would turn over in his grave were he to learn that the San Francisco Unified School Board voted 6-1 to rename 44 schools; including schools with the following names - George 

Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Daniel Webster, Paul Revere, Abraham Lincoln, and Dianne Feinstein.

 

If only we had more Alexander Hamiltons today. How blessed we would be. May God continue to lead 

and bless our country; and raise up strong, fair-minded, reverent leaders.

George H. Kubeck 

PREAMBLE TO: THE WEEKLY HAMILTON REPORT

 PREAMBLE TO: THE WEEKLY HAMILTON REPORT

"My Love for Founding Father - Alexander Hamilton."

Justice is Truth in Action: - Http://www.cinopsbegone.blogspot.com - Sunday, Feb.7, 2021

 

I just recently watched the movie "Hamilton", which was shown in our Bookmark Library. There are three personal reasons why I love Alexander Hamilton:

 

 

        1. He was a legal immigrant from the West Indies, and I immigrated from Canada.

        2. Hamilton was a great leader and visionary, and his writings helped me to obtain a Master's 

            Degree from Pepperdine College in Los Angeles in 1969. My theme was "Alexander Hamilton's 

            Criticism of John Adams' Foreign Policy."

        3. When my second son was born on November 8, 1969, I named him Alexander, in honor of 

            Alexander Hamilton.

 

 

There are many other reason that I love and admire Alexander Hamilton:

 

        A. During America's War for Independence from Great Britain, Hamilton was George Washington

            right-hand man, supporting him and providing him with wise advice.

        B. Hamilton was our first Secretary of the Treasury. He established our free-enterprise system, 

            which we continue to enjoy to this day.

        C. Hamilton became the leader of the Federalist Party. This party was responsible for picking the

            best men to lead this country.

        D. Hamilton never owned slaves and never condoned the practice of slavery.

        E. There was a tie in the presidential electoral vote in 1800.  The choice for president or vice-

            president was Jefferson or Burr. Burr was not a man of good character, and although Hamilton

            did not agree with all of Jefferson's ideas, Hamilton persuaded the delegates to vote in 

            Jefferson - a man of good character and integrity.

        F. Hamilton participated in creation of our Constitution and fully believed we are all equal. He 

            wanted people to think of themselves as "Americans", not "hyphenated Americans", from 

            the 13 different colonies, or these days - different countries.

        G. Hamilton helped George Washington write his farewell address. He warned us how factions 

            could divide our country, and pushed for us to be unified.

        H. Hamilton was a conservative that loved law and tradition, and he kept aware of "enemies of 

             permanent things". This means he treasured and tried to protect ideas, morals and standards

            that founded our country such as the Ten Commandments. 

        I.  In the "Hamilton" movie, we see his contemporaries believed, "It would be nice to have 

            Hamilton on your side." and "As long as he can hold a pen, he is a threat." They understood his

            influence and power, and his championing for good.

        J. Last year, during the presidential impeachment trial, both sides referenced Hamilton from the 

            Federalist Papers. His judgment and influence continue to this day.

 

 

With all the changes our country is undergoing in ideology and abandoning of our foundations, I'm sure Hamilton would turn over in his grave were he to learn that the San Francisco Unified School Board voted 6-1 to rename 44 schools; including schools with the following names - George 

Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Daniel Webster, Paul Revere, Abraham Lincoln, and Dianne Feinstein.

 

If only we had more Alexander Hamiltons today. How blessed we would be. May God continue to lead 

and bless our country; and raise up strong, fair-minded, reverent leaders.

George H. Kubeck 

 # 13 - A SERIOUS REPORT ON BLESSED CASTELLO, O.P.

JUSTICE IS TRUTH IN ACTION - HTTP://WWW.CINOPSBEGONEBLOGSPOT.COM - WED. FEB. 3, 2021 

 

THE LIFE OF BLESSED MARGARET CASTELLO, O.P.

Father William R. Bonneville O.P. Tan Books, Carolina, 2016 Chapter 4, p. 23-24

Chapter V - Margaret Exchanges Prisons

 

    One morning during her 13th year in prison, Margaret realized with a start that it was now some time since the wintry winds had been howling and screaming through the snow-laden trees of the forest, their place had been taken by soft gentle breezes. She became conscious of the excited gurgling of the mountain freshets created by the melting snow, and she inhaled the fragrant aroma of the pine trees which came stealing into her cell, as is to share into her imprisonment. 

    But above all, it was the lusty singing of countless thrushes which filled the her heart to overflowing, for the birds seemed to be telling her how they burned back from the south, as soon as the weather permitted, to be with their little blind friend.

 

    To Margaret it was God who was talking to her through the many voices of nature, and she was deeply moved by these delicate attentions of her Divine Lover. But this particular year the annual miracle of nature's reawakening to life was destined to bring pleasure to Margaret for only a brief time. Indeed, not many weeks had passed since the return of the birds when abruptly the warning came that new sufferings were at hand.

    At first it was very faint. Even the blind girl, who relied so much on her sense of hearing, could catch it only when the wind was right. It sounded as if it were the town bell of Sant' Angelo in Vado, far to the north; but if so , why was it ringing so soon after Terce? a vague uneasiness crept into Margaret's thoughts. 

 

    The meaning of the bell was soon made clear. The sharp eyes of the watchman in the castle of Metola saw smoke rising in the distance from burning farmhouses toward the border of Massa Trabaria; he shouted down to Messer Leonardo what he saw, and the next moment the huge castle bell began to shriek its message: Massa Ttrabaria was being invaded! 

    To the trembling prisoner it seemed as if the frenzied bell would never stop it harsh refrain. Tears came to her eyes as she thought of all the sin and misery that invariably accompanied war , then the thought blazed into her mind which filled her with cold horror. Her father! He was Captain of the people! Ir would be his duty to lead the Massa Trabarians against the invaders! He might be taken prisoner, or wounded, or killed! The frightened girl fell to her knees, and with tears streaming down her cheeks, earnestly implored God to save her country from its enemies, ant watch over the safety or her father. 

 

    The alarm given by Messer Leonardo had hardly ended when a courier arrived from the State Council informing Parisio that the land was being invaded by Montefeltro of Urbino. The castle was already a scene of feverish preparations. Parisio, now in full control as supreme commander, was sending messengers throughout the land to call all serfs to report at once for feudal military duty, Anyone who refused this call was to be forthwith hanged as a warning to others. The younger soldiers of the garrison at Metola were notified to get ready for immediate departure; the old soldiers would remain to guard the castle.

 

    While Parisio's squire was helping him to don his hauberk and fasten the sword to his belt, the Captain continued to issue orders. The storehouse in the bailey was to be opened and weapons were to be distributed to the serfs as they arrived. The seneschal was to search the nearby mountains and seize all the grain and livestock from the farmers for the army.

 

    As soon as all necessary orders had been issued, the Captain hurried to his wife's apartment. He found her standing at the arched window, gazing apprehensively at the distant, ominous columns of smoke. "Is the  situation very serious?" she asked anxiously. "Yes," Montefeltro has crossed the eastern border with a strong force. You had better pack what you need and go to Mercatello as soon as possible." "Are you going about to abandon the fort, Parisio?"...George H. Kubeck