Palestinians: Stop the Children’s Intifada!

Nearly half of the Palestinians arrested by Jerusalem Police over the past few months are minors. Some of them are as young as nine. These children are being sent to throw stones and firebombs, and launch fireworks at policemen and IDF soldiers, as well as at Israeli civilians and vehicles, including buses and the light … Continue reading →

Refuge of Sinners

Refuge of Sinners I sit in the sunshine of Your New Day. Forgiveness has washed over me. At Your Word, Mercy has rained upon Your Beloved. Hear now, You say to me: You are safe, My little one. You have chosen to hide yourself In the Wound of My Sacred Heart. The world about is … Continue reading →

Your Saints in Glory

At the moment You lift Your saintly friends From the Earth, And plant them In the Heaven of Your Being, At that precious moment, And by that fateful act, You endow The sons and daughters Of Your Covenant, Remaining in this world, With more, Not less. When Your friends Journey forth, All the Earth Is, … Continue reading →

A Thousand Thousand Trumpets

A thousand thousand trumpets mark Your path. The lips of angels tremble and anticipate As hour fast approaches, For Gabriel’s stormy blast Ushering the Age’s end, When on the clouds You will descend, To come again as way You went . Sun of Justice with Spirit Sword, Your Word, to cut Between the marrow and … Continue reading →

Nigeria: Islamic jihadists abduct 30 teenagers : Jihad Watch

Here is a salient passage on this issue from a Shafi’i manual of Islamic law: When an adult male is taken captive, the caliph considers the interests … (of Islam and the Muslims) and decides between the prisoner’s death, slavery, release without paying anything, or ransoming himself in exchange for money or for a Muslim … Continue reading →