How the 14th Amendment [sic] Enslaved Us All Without a Shot Fired
essay by John E. Trumane
Byline : L. C. Lyon
Most Americans would agree that we, as a people, are treated by our public servants -- the judges, politicians, law enforcement and bureaucrats who are paid their salaries by our taxes -- as if we were in complete bondage to them. When we joke about being slaves to the Government, we don't realize that we are exactly correct, joke or not. In fact, all those 99% of Americans who call themselves "U.S. citizens" are actually subjects of the corporate United States Government -- not the sovereign states of the Union. The moment you uttered your first cry on American soil you became the chattel property of the corporation known as the 'United States of America' which, because of the federal debt, handed title (Birth Certificate) to your body and soul to the Federal Reserve Bank to be held in the archives of the Department of Health and Human Services.
As incredible as this sounds, it is sadly true. The next question is: How did I automatically become subject to a government when I'm supposedly a free American? How did this all come about that I should be made to register myself, my family and all that I own, and be made to obey oppressive laws and forfeit almost half of my earnings upon threat of jail? Only those who are "subject" to a government can be made to do these things. Free American Inhabitants are subject to no one but God, and all the laws and responsibilities which that Divine allegiance entails.
Which "United States" Do You Live In?
The answer to the above question goes back to the American Civil War. The war that was supposedly fought to free the slaves from bondage actually did just the opposite for all Americans then and in the future. By enacting the 14th Amendment (which technically is an Article, not a true amendment, but that's a topic for another discussion), a whole nation of newly freed slaves and free-born white American Inhabitants became "citizens of the United States", i.e. of a federal government corporation at the stroke of a pen and without a shot being fired.
Because we Americans are a different breed and demand the right to personal freedom, those who had planned decades ago to enslave us (even if it took generations to do so) knew that as long as we were armed and willing to fight to maintain our freedom, the only way to accomplish this enslavement was by deception.
To proceed further, we must understand that there are two "United States". There is the "united States" (note the small "u" in "united") which describes the ideological and geographical position of the sovereign states of America. An individual was the voluntary inhabitant of the state in which he resided. If he did not like the laws or practices of that state, he could simply move to another state. Each state was sovereign to itself and could not be forced to accept the laws and practices of any other state.
The "United States of America", however, is the name of the corporate entity (note the capital "U" in "United") that exists to carry out the functions delegated to it by the States for the protection of the Union. This corporate entity's jurisdiction is supposed to be (according to the Constitution) confined to the District of Columbia, the federal territories and the federal enclaves. Enclaves are areas within a State's boundaries which are ceded to the Federal Government by the State Legislature.
Anyone can come under the direct jurisdiction of the corporate United States in three ways:
(1) by living in one ofits territories (Guam, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, etc.)
(2) by living in the District of Columbia, or
(3) simply by choice.
Back when America still had vast territories not-yet-become states and several thousands of people lived in these territories, these people had no rights protected by state sovereignty. They lived under federal jurisdiction, which was the reason why people living in territories were so anxious to achieve statehood. The President could order federal troops in to any territory and enact any edicts he wanted. Once a territory became a state, it had sovereignty and from that point on the state's rights prevailed.
So, if you don't live in a territory or enclave and you don't live in the District of Columbia, then the only way you could have fallen under the jurisdiction of the United States Government is by choice. But neither I, nor any one I know, voluntarily or knowingly surrendered their personal sovereignty to the Government, which means that it (our sovereignty) was taken from us by deception.
This deception, which took place in the year 1868, is what this article will explain -- how our ancestors were tricked and coerced in to giving up their rights (and ours!) to the jurisdiction of the Federal Government.
Civil War Sets the Stage for Takeover
The Constitution for the United States of America specifies in the opening paragraph that the Constitution was written for the newly formed corporation, not for us, the People living in America. Our rights come from God and are inalienable. They do not come from a piece of paper. And, because the Federal Government exists only on paper -- a man-created entity -- it can also be dismantled any time We the People decide it has become a threat to our inalienable God-given rights of sovereignty.
The Constitution is the contract between those who administer the Government's affairs and the People of the united States. In essence, it states that the People will give the Government certain powers necessary to administer the defense of the States and control the commerce into the States from foreign countries. In exchange, the State governments (not the individual people -- direct taxation by the Federal Government is unconstitutional) would provide the Federal Government the money it needs to operate. The Federal Government had limited powers. In fact, the Bill of Rights was hotly debated at the time of its passage because there were several people who wisely cautioned that the Bill of Rights would eventually be construed as rights endowed by the Constitution, not protected by it (which is exactly what has happened).
How often do you hear patriots mistakenly vow to defend "their Constitutional rights"? This thinking reflects the decades of public school brain washing to which we have all been subjected. We need to correct each other and understand that our rights are God-given, not constitutional.
So, how does the Civil War enter into this present-day power struggle between the Federal Government and Us, the People? Slavery was not the true underlying reason for the war. It was an emotional, social issue that was used as an excuse to incite people to go to war, people who did not realize that foreign agencies were responsible for that conflict. International bankers, seeing the slavery issue as an opportunity not only to divide the country but make millions of dollars as well, fanned the flames of debate until, under cover of the most bloody war in the history of the world, they were to accomplish that very objective -- the complete take over of America. They almost succeeded years sooner except for the intervention of one man -- President Abraham Lincoln.
"Honest Abe" Knew the Truth
President Lincoln was against slavery but he understood that it was wrong to force the southern States to give up slavery -- to force Federal jurisdiction over the issue of States' Rights. Four of the southern States were already considering the abolition of slavery, but they couldn't just abandon it overnight. It would take time. After all their whole economy was built upon slavery. A sudden disruption would bankrupt the South. Lincoln understood this. But, it wasn't until Lincoln got into office that he began to see the whole picture. He learned that the war was begun by the International Bankers as a means of dividing the country in two, forcing both sides to borrow heavily from the Bankers to pay war debts. Then, when failing to repay those loans, the divided America would be forced into bankruptcy. The Rothschilds and other bankers could then simply foreclose on the corporations known as the United States of America and the Confederate States of America. President Lincoln knew he had to keep the nation together at all costs -- including war.
Saved by the National Banks
Near the end of the war, the South was on its knees and the U.S. Government was nearly bankrupt. Seeing their opportunity, the Bankers offered to loan the U.S. Government enough to see it through. Lincoln said no. He would find another way.
What he did then was to ask Congress for permission to print paper money. Even though he knew it was unconstitutional (only gold and silver are lawful U.S. money), it was the only way he knew to buy provisions for the Army -- but only if the U.S. banks would accept it. They did. When Lincoln gave his word that the Government would redeem those notes for gold and silver at a later time, they believed him and honored the notes. By doing this, the planned take over by the Bankers was averted -- at that time.
The Bankers' Revenge -- Assassination
Because he had given his word to the nation's bankers, because he had promised the South that, upon surrender, the Government would help them rebuild, and because he had promised the Southerners there would be no recriminations or punishments if they again swore loyalty to the Union, Lincoln knew he had to get re-elected though he was tired, tormented by migraine headaches and worried about his suffering family life. He had to make sure those promises were kept.
Lincoln's complete thwarting of the International Bankers' plans doomed him to assassination at their hands. Papers found in Booth's locker show communications with an agent hired by the Rothschild family.
Weeks before he was killed, Lincoln knew he would die in office. His spies were reporting plots to kill him. It was only a matter of who got to him first so he met regularly with his Vice President, Andrew Johnson, and educated him as quickly as he could so that he could follow through on Lincoln's promises. Johnson listened carefully and understood what was expected of him and why. Then, after Lincoln's murder, he did exactly as he was supposed to do.
In school when we were taught this part of American history we were told that Andrew Johnson was uneducated and ignorant and fumbled continuously in office, which was supposedly why he was impeached. Johnson was of humble origin but he was an honest, self-educated man who stood firmly for what he saw clearly were the best interests of his country. This is what got him impeached.
Impeachment!
At this time the only men in Congress were those representing the northern States. After Fort Sumter, all the southern States had seceded. After Lincoln's death, Congress began passing laws to punish the South in contradiction to Lincoln's promise. Johnson began vetoing them, some times three and four times until Congress began passing them over his veto. One particular bill that he vetoed, the Civil Rights Bill, was intended to make all former slaves automatic citizens of the Federal Government and under its direct jurisdiction (and protection). This seemed like a compassionate and generous gesture to the newly freed slaves but, as Johnson pointed out, it would have serious consequences for the Negroes. In his veto message in March of 1866, Johnson pointed out the pitfalls of this bill:
He [the Negro] must, of necessity, from his previous
unfortunate condition of servitude, be less informed as to
the nature and character of our institutions than he who,
coming from abroad, has to some extent at least
familiarized himself with the principles of a government to
which he voluntarily entrusts "life, liberty and the
pursuit of happiness".
The 1st Section of the bill also contains an
enumeration of the rights to be enjoyed by these classes so
made citizens "in every state and territory in the United
States". These rights are "to make and enforce contracts;
to sue, be parties and give evidence; to inherit,
purchase, lease, sell, hold and convey real and personal
property"; and to have "full and equal benefit of all laws
and proceedings for the security of person and property as
is enjoyed by white citizens". So, too, they are made
subject to the same punishment, pains and penalties in
common with white citizens ....
Johnson could clearly see that to immediately place a string of governmental "rights and benefits" upon a totally naive and uneducated people as the Negroes would also make them easy prey for every carpetbagger who would trick them into contracts in which they would have no knowledge of the legal ramifications. This bill would, in effect, make the former slaves as slaves again to different masters - unscrupulous businessmen, attorneys and judges.
Johnson saw that this bill was also a means of foisting unconstitutional jurisdiction of the Federal Government in every state, thus a perfect equality of the white and colored races is attempted to be fixed by federal law in every state of the Union over the vast field of state jurisdiction covered by these enumerated rights.
If Congress can declare by law who shall hold lands, who shall testify, who shall have capacity to make a contract in a state, then Congress can by law also declare who, without regard to color or race, shall have the right to sit as a juror or as a judge, to hold any office and finally to vote "in every state and territory of the United States".
The legislation thus proposed invades the judicial power of the state. It says to every state court or judge: if you decide that this act is unconstitutional; if you refuse, under the prohibition of a state law, to allow a Negro to testify; if you hold that over such a subject matter the state law is paramount ... your error of judgment, however conscientious, shall abject you to fine and imprisonment.
The Legislative Department of the government of the United States thus takes from the Judicial Department of the states the sacred and exclusive duty of judicial decision and converts the state judge into a mere ministerial officer, bound to decide according to the will of Congress.
Johnson then continued with an additional warning as to the virtually unlimited power given to appointed agents:
The Section of the bill provides that officers and
agents of the Freedman's Bureau shall be empowered to make
arrests and also that other officers may be specially
commissioned for that purpose by the President of the United
States. It also authorizes circuit courts of the United
States and the superior courts of the territories to
appoint, without limitation, commissioners who are to be
charged with the performance of quasi-judicial duties.
These numerous agents are made to constitute a sort of
police, in addition to the military, and are authorized to
summon a posse comitatus and even to call to their aid such
portion of the land and naval forces of the United States or
of the militia ....
This extraordinary power is to be conferred upon agents
irresponsible to the government and to the people, to whose
number the discretion of the commissioners is the only limit
and in whose hands such authority might be made a terrible
engine of wrong, oppression and fraud.
The 7th Section provides that a fee ... shall be paid
to each commissioner in every case brought before him, and a
fee ... to his deputy or deputies for each person he or they
may arrest and take before any such commissioner ....
All those fees are to be "paid out of the Treasury of
the United States" whether there is a conviction or not;
but in the case of conviction they are to be recoverable
from the defendant. It seems to me that under the influence
of such temptations, bad men might convert any law, however
beneficent, into an instrument of persecution and fraud.
To me, the details of the bill seem fraught with evil.
It is another step, or rather stride, toward centralization
and the concentration of all legislative powers in the
national government.
It is plain to see here that President Johnson saw far into the future as to the potential for legal and political abuse of such arbitrary powers -- powers that had never before been placed into the hands of a bureaucracy that had not been subjected to referendum by the people or constitutional question by any federal court. This bill (which was passed over Johnson's veto) did, in fact, set the precedent for hundreds of federal, state and local bureaucracies that have since choked the life blood of millions of Americans.
Also, this bill blatantly usurped all States Rights and opened a very wide door for the further usurpation of these rights using other social agendas.
The reason Andrew Johnson was impeached was because he fought so hard against this bill and the subsequent 14th Amendment. His enemies purposely did not mention to the press (nor to the public) the legal and political ramifications of this bill which Johnson had so succinctly pointed out but, instead, they broadcasted the notion that he was reneging on Lincoln's promises to "heal the wounds" of the nation by fighting full rights for the Negro -- thus making it an emotional social issue.
In fact, Johnson was keeping Lincoln's promises by trying to protect the rights of the newly freed slaves, as well as the rights of those states which knew their own former slaves better than anyone, and knew the Negroes were not yet ready for the responsibilities of citizenship. As Johnson had predicted, after passage of the bill so many of the Negroes had, indeed, been robbed of goods and property by white charlatans and/or thrown into jails for breaking commercial laws they did not understand that, when the Negroes did come to full awareness of the massive duplicity perpetrated by these scoundrels, a racial hatred and mistrust of all whites became a nationwide phenomenon that has never been erased to this day.
The Final Axe Falls
After the bill was passed over Johnson's veto, and there was no general hue and cry from the public, Congress then proceeded with the next step -- the 14th Amendment. In order to understand the ramifications of this heinous act of Congress, it must be analyzed section-by-section:
ARTICLE XIV. Section 1. All persons born or naturalized in
the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof,
are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein
they reside. No State shall make or enforce any law which
shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of
the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person
of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law;
nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal
protection of the laws.
In the very first line, the amendment states that all persons born (all babies from this point on) or naturalized (the newly freed slaves who were then just inhabitants of America) are now citizens of the United States (the Federal Government) and of the State (the State Government) where they lived. From the Declaration of Independence on, all people in America who lived here were Americans, residing in a particular geographical state, and free to move from state to state or even to another country. The Federal Government, according to the Constitution, is a corporate fiction that does the bidding of the body of collective states called Congress. At this time, the state governments had similar limited jurisdiction over their inhabitants, as did the federal government. The state government's primary function was to act as a collective voice of all its inhabitants to convey their wishes to Congress. Congress controlled the federal government.
The rule of Common Law, which was the law of the land at that time, was carried out exclusively by the County Sheriff -- the Common Law concept of Posse Comitatus. Neither the State nor the Federal Government had any jurisdiction in the County where Home Rule was the law. Only by permission or invitation by the Sheriff could either of the other two governments step foot in his County. The Civil Rights Bill, in one bold act, forced Federal Government jurisdiction into the sanctity of State rule. But Posse Comitatus still reigned in each state, and the conspirators found the way to usurp jurisdiction here through the 14th Amendment.
Citizens, Subjects = Slaves
In order for any government to grab power and maintain it, it must have "subjects" or "citizens". According to Black's Law Dictionary (Sixth Edition), "Citizens are members of a political community who, in their associated capacity, have established or submitted themselves to the dominion of a government for the promotion of their general welfare and the protection of their individual as well as collective rights. (Herriot v. City of Seattle, 81 Wash.2d. 48, 500 P.2d. 101, 109)"
So, by declaration of the 14th Amendment, all persons born from that point forward and all naturalized people had just become 'citizens' (i.e. subjects) of the United States Government, obviously without their knowledge (babies) or understanding (the Negroes). The Federal Government had just reached past the jurisdictional boundaries of the state and county lines and claimed all its babies and all Negroes.
In Section 2, it then states that only males 21 years of age who are citizens of the United States may be allowed to vote in Federal and State elections. That means that only those men who willingly claimed U.S. citizenship on voter's registration cards (though they didn't realize the implications) were also brought in as subjects of the Federal Government. (The Federal Government's power and control are growing fast!) However, it stipulated that those who had participated in rebellion (the South) were excluded.
The Back Door
At this point any intelligent person can figure out that the Conspirators who were using this Amendment to claim all Americans as its citizens -- by deception -- were obviously performing an illegal and unconstitutional act. The conspirators in Congress (and every Congressman knew what was being perpetrated, and either promoted it or simply pretended not to notice) established a "loophole" for themselves and to cover themselves in case people began to catch on. This loophole was 15 Statutes at Large, Chapter 249 (Section 1), enacted July 27, 1868, one day before the 14th Amendment was declared "ratified". You will not see this statute published any where except in very old books. The Conspirators do not want their "citizens" to know
it exists, and it has never been repealed. The text follows:
CHAP. CCXLIX. -- An Act concerning the Rights of American Citizens in foreign States
Whereas the right of expatriation is a natural and
inherent right of all people, indispensable to the enjoyment
of the rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of
happiness; and whereas in the recognition of this principle
this government has freely received emigrants from all
nations, and invested them with the rights of citizenship;
and whereas it is claimed that such American citizens, with
their descendants, are subjects of foreign states, owing
allegiance to the governments thereof; and whereas it is
necessary to the maintenance of public peace that this claim
of foreign allegiance should be promptly and finally
disavowed: Therefore,
Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of
Representatives of the United States of America in Congress
assembled, That any declaration, instruction, opinion,
order, or decision of any officers of this government which
denies, restricts, impairs, or questions the right of
expatriation, is hereby declared inconsistent with the
fundamental principles of this government.
On the surface, this seems to guarantee that "foreigners" who live in the borders of America cannot be forced to claim citizenship. But, what this also says is that anyone who wishes to expatriate (i.e. renounce their U.S. citizenship) may do so, by inherent right and no one can deny him this right.
The Conspirators knew that the "letter of the law" having been satisfied with this exemption from compelled performance (having U.S. citizenship thrust upon us), they could then hide the exemption from general view, start promoting the "benefits" of U.S. citizenship in the media (and later, in public schools) and begin setting up all of us for manipulation to obey millions of codes, statutes, and laws; exacting fines for breaking these laws and extracting license fees and taxes upon penalty of seizure or jail.
Free American Inhabitants are not subject to the Federal Government by virtue of their not claiming U.S. citizenship. Those of us who have renounced our U.S. citizenship and declared our status as American Inhabitants, using 15 Statutes at Large as the legal foundation for this Declaration of Status, are the only
ones living in the united States of America. The rest of America (U.S. citizens -- about 99%) are living in a 4th dimension, i.e. in a fictitious corporation called the United States of America. As far as America is concerned (except that 1%), there's nobody home!
Slavery by Election
We can see that in the 14th Amendment those Southerners who had participated in the Civil War were excluded from this "benefit" (U.S. Citizenship) on purpose -- to punish them so severely with sanctions, punishing fines and terrorism from the newly formed Freeman's Bureau, that a few years later, the Southerners would be grateful for any consideration the Federal Government would extend to them. When the opportunity was ripe, such a consideration was enacted -- the 15th Amendment. It reads (in part):
Section 1. The right of citizens of the United States to
vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or
by any State on account of race, color, or previous
condition of servitude.
By this gracious gesture, Congress extended full forgiveness to the South and restored their right to vote (at that time considered to be the most sacred right of an American). At the next national election after the enactment of this amendment, there was the largest turnout of voters this nation had ever seen. The South wanted desperately to be restored to the Union and heal their wounds. When they heard that in order to vote they had to swear allegiance to the United States of America and thus become a "citizen of the United States" (as required by the 14th Amendment), they did so willingly and without a clue as to what they had just done to themselves and to their posterity.
With the stroke of a pen the 14th Amendment and the subsequent 15th Amendment had just enslaved an entire nation without a shot being fired.
The "Forgotten" Clause
Obviously, this treacherous act by Congress was enough to have all of them hanged as traitors but there was one more act of treachery that has been overlooked by most people. Section 4 of the 14th Amendment reads:
The validity of the public debt of the United States,
authorized by law, including debts incurred for payment of
pensions and bounties for services in suppressing
insurrection or rebellion, shall not be questioned. But
neither the United States nor any State shall assume or pay
any debt or obligation incurred in aid of insurrection or
rebellion against the United States, or any claim for the
loss or emancipation of any slave; but all such debts,
obligations and claims shall be held illegal and void.
At that time, a hue and cry was raised concerning Lincoln's promises to "forgive" the South's debts as part of Reconstruction, with good reason. But mainly overlooked was the first part of Section 4, which says that the debts incurred by the U.S. government were not to be questioned, that the enforcers whom the Government hired to quell insurrection (today, the CIA, FBI, BATF, DEA, U.S. Marshals, HS, etc.) would be paid by the Government.
And where was the Government's money to come from?
Answer: Its newly acquired subjects -- U.S. citizens. The States had just signed into constitutional amendment the permission for the Federal Government to hire thugs and thieves to control us, to pay them with our own money, and that no question could be brought to court about the constitutionality of these actions. This is why any effort to bring a suit against the Government about the Federal debt will never be entertained by the Supreme Court!
A Dangerous Game
In Europe, Africa and other places in the world a despot simply took over a country by waging war. Here in America, however, as long as Americans were armed and prepared for hostile armed takeover, the Conspirators knew that a different technique -- a grand deception by manipulation of the laws, the courts, the schools, the media -- must be employed to obtain the same results. They waged war on us long ago but we've been too naive to see it. There are many who are waking up now but they don't see the whole picture. They think that if they reverse a certain portion of Government abuse, we can take our country back. "Tax protestors (as IRS calls them) have perfectly correct reasons to point out that they are not required to file -- but they forget they are still U.S. citizens (i.e. 'subjects'). Home schoolers fight bravely for their right to protect their children against Government control -- but they forget they are still U.S. citizens. Legal eagles have found many statutory "loop holes" to win a few battles in court -- but they forget they are still U.S. citizens.
Playing the "patriot game" without fully understanding the constitutional hold the Federal, State and local governments have over them is playing a dangerous game. They may win a few skirmishes in their battles with Government (the Government allows these "wins" to encourage us to continue wasting our energies in useless effort), but they will never win the war, and will only bring the wrath of Government down upon the head of yet another one of its subjects.
For now, at least, the Government is respecting the status of American Inhabitants. We (your publisher L. C. Lyon and writer George Sibley) have not had any legal hassles from any Government entity because we are no longer U.S. citizens. We are the same as George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin and all the other patriots were in their time -- free American Inhabitants. Any U.S. citizen can give up this
enslaving status at any time but it must be done properly.
If everyone in America were to take back their rights as free Americans again through the revocation process, the Government would have no more subjects and no more power!
IT'S TIME TO TAKE OUR COUNTRY BACK!
[Minor grammatical and spelling edits were done to this essay by John E. Trumane. These edits were done without permission of the author because Mr. Trumane did not have the author's mailing address at the time the edits were done.]
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Thursday, February 11, 2010
Columbia Trial: Open letter to American Grand Jury members, viewers and followers
 | The year of our Lord, 2009, was the year the thugs from Chicago descended upon the White House. The net result for Obama’s symbol of “hope and change” is now “con artist.” Obama is slick, cool and collected when working the teleprompter. When the lights fade, the man is an empty suit. |
For those of us that have critically studied Barack Obama before and after the election, we are shocked and furious that such a corrupt man was able to ascend to the Presidency. The fraud and treason perpetuated by Obama on our people is beyond forgiveness. Those of us that know the truth about Obama must never stop doing whatever we can to expose this cancerous evil.
It is rare that an organization like American Grand Jury is given the opportunity to make a real impact on society. Such an opportunity is now before us and we must seize the moment.
On May 14th, the Atlah Ministries in Harlem, New York will sponsor an event that can literally change history. Dr. James David Manning has proposed that “we the people” put Columbia University on trial for conspiring to defraud America. Dr. Manning has made the charge that Columbia University issued a degree to Obama when in fact he never attended such college. The ramifications of this matter are overwhelming. If proven true, the fact that Obama conspired with Columbia to manufacture a fraudulent past would be labeled as “the crime of the century.”
Read the entire article here:
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Oklahoma firecracker takes on Obama eligibility
Candidate for Congress: 'If he claims he was born at Kapi'olani, I want him to show proof'
Posted: February 09, 2010
9:32 pm Eastern
By Chelsea Schilling
© 2010 WorldNetDaily
The crowd went wild, clapping and cheering.
When the forum was over, tea partiers scrambled around a table to see and photograph her original documents.
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Posted: February 09, 2010
9:32 pm Eastern
By Chelsea Schilling
© 2010 WorldNetDaily
| NASHVILLE – Just as a tea-party convention crowd gathered to discuss strategy for the movement, one woman stepped forward to the microphone – holding up two Hawaiian long-form birth certificates and a copy of President Obama's purported short-form certification of live birth – and, referencing the short form, she told the crowd, "This piece of junk is what you get when you don't have one of these!" |  |
When the forum was over, tea partiers scrambled around a table to see and photograph her original documents.
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COURAGEOUS NOT CONSERVATIVE Tea Party Takeover
By Coach Dave Daubenmire
February 11, 2010
NewsWithViews.com
I am afraid the Tea Party movement is in danger of being high jacked by “mainstream conservative” Republicans. Both parties have their fingers in the air trying to figure out how powerful of a storm is on the horizon. Can’t you see them paddling their boats to the right…hoping to ride the waves to victory?
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February 11, 2010
NewsWithViews.com
I am afraid the Tea Party movement is in danger of being high jacked by “mainstream conservative” Republicans. Both parties have their fingers in the air trying to figure out how powerful of a storm is on the horizon. Can’t you see them paddling their boats to the right…hoping to ride the waves to victory?
Read the entire article here:
http://www.newswithviews.com/Daubenmire/dave184.htm
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Fox news says "We Report - You Decide"?
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Monday, February 8, 2010
The Bill of Rights Simplified
What does their Oath of Office bind office holders and public servants to?
A simple, easy to understand, modern-day translation for politicians, bureaucrats, and other people who just don’t seem to get it.
The Conventions of a number of the States, having at the time of their adopting the Constitution, expressed a desire, in order to prevent misconstruction or abuse of its powers, that further declaratory and restrictive clauses should be added: And as extending the ground of public confidence in the Government, will worst ensure the beneficent starts of its institution.
Translation: Government by its very nature is evil and stupid and, unless watched like a hawk, will abuse people and violate their rights. So we’re setting down some limitations here.
Article the First… Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
Translation: The government shall not:
• Have any opinion whatsoever on any religion, pro or con.
• Limit what anyone has to say – anywhere, at any time, under any circumstances.
• Limit what anyone wants to print – anywhere, at any time, under any circumstances.
• Prevent people from assembling in any place for any reason they want, as long as they’re doing it peacefully.
• Prevent people from addressing government officials to demand correction to grievances and injustices.
Article the Second… A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.
Translation: Because government by its very nature is evil and stupid, it is prone to violating the principles mentioned here, and therefore individuals may need to shoot it. It would be a clear conflict of interest for the government to decide what arms the citizens are allowed to own. Therefore, the government shall not have any opinion whatsoever about any weapon that anyone owns and/or carries anywhere, at any time, under any circumstances. Please note that this doesn’t have anything to do with hunting.
Article the Third… No Soldier shall, in time of peace be quartered in any house, without the consent of the Owner, nor in time of war, but in a manner to be prescribed by law.
Translation: The government cannot force anyone to ‘Support The Troops.’
Article the Fourth… The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.
Translation: The government cannot search anyone, or any of their property or belongings, unless it has a damn good reason – in writing – first. This reason, and the scope of the search, must be very specific, because we all know how government loves to push the limits.
Article the Fifth… No person shall be held to answer for any capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the Militia, when in actual service in time of War or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offence to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation.
Translation: The government shall not:
• Decide if a person is to be charged with a capital crime, unless that person is serving in the military.
Otherwise, the government must submit its evidence to a grand jury and let THEM decide if anyone is
to be charged.
• Try someone again and again hoping for a conviction. They get one shot, and that’s it.
• Even think about trying to force anyone to confess to anything, ever.
• Imprison anyone without due process.
Article the Sixth… In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the State and district where in the crime shall have been committed, which district shall have been previously ascertained by law, and to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against him; to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor, and to have the Assistance of Counsel for his defense.
Translation: When the government accuses anyone of anything, assume they’re innocent and make the government prove its case rigorously. The government must present its case publicly, in full view, and put up or shut up immediately. All evidence, witnesses, and charges have to be made available to the accused along with a lawyer to help him defend himself. The accused gets a trial by a jury of his peers in the area where the crime supposedly occurred.
Article the Seventh… In suits at common law, where the value in controversy shall exceed twenty dollars, the right of trial by jury shall be preserved, and no fact tried by a jury, shall be otherwise re-examined in any court of the United States, than according to the rules of the common law.
Translation: In any civil case where the value exceeds $20, the accused has a right to a trial by jury, and the government must accept the jury’s verdict. Again, no do-overs.
Article the Eighth… Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.
Translation: Since the government is too evil and stupid to be trusted, it should obviously NEVER be allowed to demand excessive bail, impose excessive fines, inflict torture or other cruel and unusual punishments on ANYONE. Period.
Article the Ninth… The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.
Translation: Just because there are certain rights illustrated here, that doesn’t mean there are no others. Don’t let the government trample these other rights either. Think privacy, free trade, freedom of travel, the right to not be taxed into an early grave… that sort of thing.
Article the Tenth… The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.
Translation: If it’s not explicitly stated here then it’s not a Federal Government power; it belongs to the States or to the people. The States can restrict the above powers of the Federal Government even further if they think it’s necessary.
A simple, easy to understand, modern-day translation for politicians, bureaucrats, and other people who just don’t seem to get it.
The Conventions of a number of the States, having at the time of their adopting the Constitution, expressed a desire, in order to prevent misconstruction or abuse of its powers, that further declaratory and restrictive clauses should be added: And as extending the ground of public confidence in the Government, will worst ensure the beneficent starts of its institution.
Translation: Government by its very nature is evil and stupid and, unless watched like a hawk, will abuse people and violate their rights. So we’re setting down some limitations here.
Article the First… Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
Translation: The government shall not:
• Have any opinion whatsoever on any religion, pro or con.
• Limit what anyone has to say – anywhere, at any time, under any circumstances.
• Limit what anyone wants to print – anywhere, at any time, under any circumstances.
• Prevent people from assembling in any place for any reason they want, as long as they’re doing it peacefully.
• Prevent people from addressing government officials to demand correction to grievances and injustices.
Article the Second… A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.
Translation: Because government by its very nature is evil and stupid, it is prone to violating the principles mentioned here, and therefore individuals may need to shoot it. It would be a clear conflict of interest for the government to decide what arms the citizens are allowed to own. Therefore, the government shall not have any opinion whatsoever about any weapon that anyone owns and/or carries anywhere, at any time, under any circumstances. Please note that this doesn’t have anything to do with hunting.
Article the Third… No Soldier shall, in time of peace be quartered in any house, without the consent of the Owner, nor in time of war, but in a manner to be prescribed by law.
Translation: The government cannot force anyone to ‘Support The Troops.’
Article the Fourth… The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.
Translation: The government cannot search anyone, or any of their property or belongings, unless it has a damn good reason – in writing – first. This reason, and the scope of the search, must be very specific, because we all know how government loves to push the limits.
Article the Fifth… No person shall be held to answer for any capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the Militia, when in actual service in time of War or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offence to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation.
Translation: The government shall not:
• Decide if a person is to be charged with a capital crime, unless that person is serving in the military.
Otherwise, the government must submit its evidence to a grand jury and let THEM decide if anyone is
to be charged.
• Try someone again and again hoping for a conviction. They get one shot, and that’s it.
• Even think about trying to force anyone to confess to anything, ever.
• Imprison anyone without due process.
Article the Sixth… In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the State and district where in the crime shall have been committed, which district shall have been previously ascertained by law, and to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against him; to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor, and to have the Assistance of Counsel for his defense.
Translation: When the government accuses anyone of anything, assume they’re innocent and make the government prove its case rigorously. The government must present its case publicly, in full view, and put up or shut up immediately. All evidence, witnesses, and charges have to be made available to the accused along with a lawyer to help him defend himself. The accused gets a trial by a jury of his peers in the area where the crime supposedly occurred.
Article the Seventh… In suits at common law, where the value in controversy shall exceed twenty dollars, the right of trial by jury shall be preserved, and no fact tried by a jury, shall be otherwise re-examined in any court of the United States, than according to the rules of the common law.
Translation: In any civil case where the value exceeds $20, the accused has a right to a trial by jury, and the government must accept the jury’s verdict. Again, no do-overs.
Article the Eighth… Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.
Translation: Since the government is too evil and stupid to be trusted, it should obviously NEVER be allowed to demand excessive bail, impose excessive fines, inflict torture or other cruel and unusual punishments on ANYONE. Period.
Article the Ninth… The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.
Translation: Just because there are certain rights illustrated here, that doesn’t mean there are no others. Don’t let the government trample these other rights either. Think privacy, free trade, freedom of travel, the right to not be taxed into an early grave… that sort of thing.
Article the Tenth… The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.
Translation: If it’s not explicitly stated here then it’s not a Federal Government power; it belongs to the States or to the people. The States can restrict the above powers of the Federal Government even further if they think it’s necessary.
Schaeffer Cox for State House in Alaska
We need candidates like this that will put what they believe right out there for people to digest and let the chips fall where they may.
http://www.schaefferforstatehouse.com/
What makes this guy different? Watch for a video from this Candidate.
Just keep coming back here and check for the video. It will be a few days.
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What makes this guy different? Watch for a video from this Candidate.
Just keep coming back here and check for the video. It will be a few days.
THE OATH OF OFFICE
By Jim Raffenburg
February 8, 2010
NewsWithViews.com
When a person seeks and wins elective office, they take an Oath of Office as their first official action. That Oath of Office includes a pledge to preserve, protect and defend the United States Constitution, against all enemies, foreign and domestic. Their State Constitution and respective local charters are also covered by that Oath of Office.
The Oath of Office is the basis of their claim to hold legitimate authority to take actions and make decisions in the name of We the People. They are bound by that Oath to the highest level of bondage on their honor that we can impose as an organized and civil society. That Oath of Office also forms the base of our social compact as a People, to live and be bound by a set of minimal common laws for the express benefit of all of allowing us to live as free people.
Compromise that Oath of Office and you put everything at risk. Everything.
One of the best articles on the oath of office I have ever read.
PS.
Read the entire article here:
http://www.newswithviews.com/Raffenburg/jim101.htm
February 8, 2010
NewsWithViews.com
When a person seeks and wins elective office, they take an Oath of Office as their first official action. That Oath of Office includes a pledge to preserve, protect and defend the United States Constitution, against all enemies, foreign and domestic. Their State Constitution and respective local charters are also covered by that Oath of Office.
The Oath of Office is the basis of their claim to hold legitimate authority to take actions and make decisions in the name of We the People. They are bound by that Oath to the highest level of bondage on their honor that we can impose as an organized and civil society. That Oath of Office also forms the base of our social compact as a People, to live and be bound by a set of minimal common laws for the express benefit of all of allowing us to live as free people.
Compromise that Oath of Office and you put everything at risk. Everything.
One of the best articles on the oath of office I have ever read.
PS.
Read the entire article here:
http://www.newswithviews.com/Raffenburg/jim101.htm
The Bush Family’s Project Hammer
And more unanswered questions and evidence on 9/11.
By Deanna Spingola
Edited by Ken Freeland
February 7, 2010
Do you think you know what happened on 9/11 ? Think again.
http://www.spingola.com/Bush_Family_Project.htm
Comments: deanna@spingola.com
Website: http://www.spingola.com/my_articles.htm
By Deanna Spingola
Edited by Ken Freeland
February 7, 2010
Do you think you know what happened on 9/11 ? Think again.
http://www.spingola.com/Bush_Family_Project.htm
Comments: deanna@spingola.com
Website: http://www.spingola.com/my_articles.htm
Sunday, February 7, 2010
Sunday Prayers for Patriots - Sexagesima Sunday
Rev. Fr. Leonard Goffine's
The Church's Year 1875
In the Introit of this day's Mass, the Church brings before us one who seeks to be loosed from his sins, and calls on God for help and assistance. Arise, why sleepest thou , O Lord? arise, and cast us not off to the end: why turnest thou thy face away, and forgettest our trouble? Our belly hath cleaved to the earth: arise, O Lord, help us and deliver us. O God, we have heard with our ears; our Fathers have declared to us. (Ps. XLIII. 23. 25.) Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost, as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
COLLECT O God, who seest that we trust not in aught we do; mercifully grant that by the protection of the Doctor of the Gentiles we may be defended against all adversities. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, who livest and reignest with Thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end. Amen.
EPISTLE (II. Cor. XI. 19-33; to XII. 1-9,) Brethren, you gladly suffer the foolish; whereas yourselves are wise. For you suffer if a man bring you into bondage, if a man devour you, if a man take from you, if a man be lifted up, if a man strike you on the face. I speak according to dishonor, as if we had been weak in this part. Wherein if any man dare (I speak foolishly), I dare also. Are they Hebrews? so am I. Are they Israelites? so am I. Are they the seed of Abraham? so am I. Are they the ministers of Christ (I speak as one less wise,) I am more: in many more labors, in prisons more frequently, in stripes above measure, in deaths often. Of the Jews five times did I receive forty stripes save one. Thrice was I beaten with rods; once was I stoned; thrice I suffered shipwreck; a night and a day I was in the depth of the sea. In journeying often, in perils of waters, in perils of robbers, in perils from my own nation, in perils from the Gentiles, in perils in the city, in perils in the wilderness, in perils in the sea, in perils from false brethren. In labor and painfulness, in much watchings, in hunger and thirst, in fastings often, in cold and nakedness; besides those things which are without, my daily instance, the solicitude for all the Churches. Who is weak, and I am not weak? Who is scandalized, and I am not on fire? If I must needs glory, I will glory of the things that concern my infirmity. The God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who is blessed forever, knoweth that I lie not. At Damascus the governor of the nation under Aretas the king, guarded the city of the Damascenes to apprehend me; and through a window in a basket was I let down by the wall, and so escaped his hands. If I must glory (it is not expedient indeed); but I will come to the visions and revelations of the Lord. I know a man in Christ above fourteen years ago, (whether in, the body I know not, or out of the body, I know not, God knoweth): such an one rapt even to the third heaven. And I know such a man (whether in the body or out of the body, I cannot tell, God knoweth) : that he was caught up into paradise; and heard secret words, which it is not granted to man to utter. For such an one I will glory; but for myself I will glory nothing, but in my infirmities. For though I should have a mind to glory, I shall not be foolish; for I will say the truth. But I forbear, lest any man should think of me above that which he seeth in me, or anything he heareth from me. And lest the greatness of the revelations should exalt me, there was given me a sting of my flesh, an angel of Satan, to buffet me. For, which thing thrice I besought the Lord, that it might depart from me. And he said to me: My grace is sufficient for thee; for power is made perfect in infirmity. Gladly therefore will I glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may dwell in me.
Why is St. Paul mentioned in the Mass of this day, and why is this epistle read?
Because in Rome the Station or Church service is held on this day in the Church of St. Paul and because the Church continues to encourage us to work according to the example given by St. Paul who, with the grace of God, accomplished and suffered so much; also because we should labor for the honor of God and the salvation of our souls and faithfully cooperate with the grace of God.
Why, an the beginning of this epistle, does St. Paul say so much an his own praise?
Not out of ambition for honor and glory, but to honor God, and for the love and advantage of the Corinthians, who allowed themselves to be deceived by mercenary impostors and false prophets; that he might make public the craftiness of those deceivers who assumed the appearance of the true apostles, as Satan took the form of a good angel. To shame these, and to remove the obstacles they had placed in the way of the gospel, St. Paul was obliged to reveal to the Corinthians the things he had performed and endured in propagating the holy gospel. -By trials and sufferings is the true apostle known; the false apostles, the hirelings, as Christ calls them, only care for their own bodies, for temporal advantages, not for the salvation of souls. We see this exemplified in our days by the heretical missionaries who, when there is suffering, when there is martyrdom, take to flight, for their eyes are directed only to the present life and a large income, while the Catholic missionaries rejoice if, for Christ's sake, and for the salvation of souls, they are permitted to suffer, and made worthy to endure the cruel death of the martyr.
Of whom does St. Paul relate such marvels?
Of himself, but from humility and modesty he does not say so; fourteen years before, forty-four years after the birth of Christ, St. Paul was rapt to the third heaven, that is, to the abode of happy spirits; but to preserve him in humility God permitted Satan to use the concupiscence of the flesh, which is like a sting in the body of man, as a temptation to the apostle, and by which he was continually tormented.
ASPIRATION Grant me, O God,. thy grace that in these evil days of false doctrines I may remain stead fast to Thy holy gospel which in the holy Catholic Church remains pure and unchanged; never let me be deterred from obeying its precepts, neither by the charms of the world nor by the mockery and reproaches of the wicked.
GOSPEL (Luke VIII. 4-15.) At that time, when very great multitude was gathered together and hastened out of the cities unto him, he spoke by a similitude: The sower went out to sow his seed. And as he sowed, some fell by the wayside; and it was trodden down, and the fowls of the air devoured it. And other some fell upon a rock; and as soon as it was sprung up, it withered away, because it had no moisture. And other some fell among thorns; and the thorns growing up with it, choked it. And other some fell upon good ground; and being sprung up, yielded fruit a hundredfold. Saying these things, he cried out:
Now they upon the rock are they who, when they hear, receive the word with joy; and these have no roots, for they believe for a while, and in time of temptation they fall away.
And that which fell among thorns are they who have heard, and going their way, are choked with the cares arid riche, and pleasures of this life, and yield no fruit. But that on the good ground are they who, in a good and perfect heart, hearing the word, keep it, and bring forth fruit in patience.
Why is the Word of God compared to a seed?
Because from the word of God germinates the fruit of good works, as from good seed grows good fruit; as it is impossible, therefore, for an unsowed field to produce good fruit, so is it impossible for man without the seed of God's word to produce good fruits of the spirit.
Why does Christ cry out an the parable: He that hath ears to hear, let him hear?
Because of the importance and necessity of the doctrine which was contained in the parable. For to hear the word of God is absolutely necessary for salvation, as the Apostle indicates: How shall they believe him (Jesus) of whom they have not heard? (Rom. X. 14.) Jesus calls those happy who hear the word of God and keep it. (Luke XI. 28.) And on this subject St. Augustine says: "Be assured, my brethren, that as the body becomes weakened by want and hunger, and wastes to a mere shadow, so the soul that is not nourished by the word of God, becomes shrunken, worthless and unfit for any good work."
Whence comes so much cockle of evil, when the seed of God's word is so abundantly sowed?
Because, as Christ says, the seed falls now by the wayside, now upon a rock, now among thorns, seldom upon good soil, that is to say, those who hear the word of God are as a highway, over which many distracting thoughts are traveling which tread down the scattered seed, or, like fowls of the air devour it; they are like rocks, hardened by their prejudices or repeated crimes, so that the divine word cannot take root; again, they are so overgrown by the thorns of worldly cares, the constant desire for wealth and riches, and sensual delights, that even if they receive the seed, it is unable to grow and bear fruit.
ON THE POWER OF GOD’S WORD
The word of God is compared, by the Prophet Jeremias, to a hammer which crushes hearts as hard as rocks, and to a fire that dries up the swamps of vice, and consumes inveterate evil habits. (Jer. XXIII. 29.) The Psalmist compares it to thunder that makes all tremble, a storm-wind that bends and breaks the cedars of Lebanon, that is, proud and obstinate spirits; a light that dispels the darkness of ignorance; and a remedy that cures sin. (Ps. XXVIII. 3. 5., CXVIII. 105.) St. Paul compares it to a sword that divides the body from the soul, that is, the carnal desires from the spirit; (Hebr. IV. 12.) the Apostle James to a mirror in which man sees his stains and his wrongs. (Jam. I, 23.) the Prophet Isaias to a precious rain that moistens the soil of the soul and fertilizes it; (Isai: LV. 10. 11.) and Jesus Himself compares it to a seed that when it falls on good ground, brings forth fruit a hundredfold. (Luke VIII. 8.) One single grain of this divine seed produced the most marvellous fruits of sanctity in St. Augustine, St. Anthony the Great, in St. Nicholas of Tolentino, and others; for St. Augustine was converted by the words: "Let us walk honestly as in the day: not in rioting and drunkenness, not in chambering and impurities, not in contention and envy." (Rom. XIII. 13.) St. Anthony by the words. If thou wilt be perfect, go, sell what thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shaft have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me." (Matt XIX. 21.) Nicholas of Tolentino was brought to Christian perfection by the words: "Love not the world, nor the things which are in the world. (I. John II. 15.)
How should we prepare ourselves to be benefited by the word of God?
We must be good, well-tilled soil, that is, we must have a heart that loves truth, desires to learn, and humbly and sincerely seeks salvation; we must listen to the word of God with due preparation and attention, keep the divine truths we have heard, in our heart, frequently consider and strive to fulfil them.
What should be done before the sermon?
We should endeavor to purify our conscience, for, as St. Chrysostom demands; "Who would pour precious juice into a vessel that is not clean, without first washing it?" We should, therefore, at least cleanse our hearts by an ardent sorrow for our sins, because the spirit of truth enters not into the sinful soul; (Wisd. I. 4.) we should ask the Holy Ghost for the necessary enlightenment, for little or no fruit can be obtained from a sermon if it is not united with prayer; we should listen to the sermon with a good motive; that is, with a view of hearing something edifying and instructive; if we attend only through curiosity, the desire to hear something new, to criticize the preacher, or to see and to be seen, we are like the Pharisees who for such and similar motives went to hear Christ and derived no benefit therefrom. “As a straight sword goes not into a crooked sheath, so the word of God enters not into a heart that is filled with improper motives." We should strive to direct, our minds rightly, that is, to dispel all temporal thoughts, all needless distraction, otherwise the wholesome words would fall but upon the ears, would not penetrate the heart, and the words of Christ be fulfilled: They have ears, and hear not.
How should we comfort ourselves during the sermon?
We should listen to the sermon with earnest, reverent attention, for God speaks to us through His priests, and Christ says to them: Who hears you, hears me. (Luke X. 16.) We must listen to the priests, therefore, not as to men, but as to God's ambassadors, for every priest can say with St. Paul: We are ambassadors for Christ, God, as it were, exhorting by us. (II. Cor. V. 20.) "If," says St. Chrysostom, "when the letter of a king is read, the greatest quiet and attention prevails, that nothing may be lost, how much more should we listen with reverence and perfect silence to the. word of God?" The word of God is, and ever will be, a divine seed, which, when properly received, produces precious fruit, by what priest soever sowed; for in the sowing it matters not what priest sows, but what soil is sowed. Be careful, also, that you do not apply that which is said to others, but take it to yourself, or the sermon will be of no benefit to you. Are you free from those vices which the preacher decries and against which he battles? then, thank God, but do not despise others who are perhaps laboring under them, rather pray that they may be released and you preserved from falling into them. Keep also. from sleeping, talking, and other distractions, and remember, that whoever is of God, also willingly hears his word. (John VIII. 47.)
What should be done after the sermon?
We should then strive to put into practice the good we have heard, for God justifies not those who hear the law, but those who keep it, (Rom. II. 13.) and those who hear the word of God and do not conform their lives to it, are like the man who looks into the mirror, and having looked into it goes away, and presently forgets what manner of man he is. (Fam. I. 23. 24.) To practice that which has been heard, it is above all necessary that it should be kept constantly in mind, and thoughtfully considered. St. Bernard says: "Preserve the word of God as you would meat for your body, for it is a life-giving bread, and the food of your soul. Happy those, says Christ, who keep it. Receive it, therefore, into your soul's interior, and let it reach your morals and your actions."
That food which cannot be digested, or is at once thrown out, is useless; the food should be well masticated, retained, and by the digestive powers worked up into good blood. So not only on the day, but often during the week, that which was heard in the sermon should be thought of and put into practice. Speak of it to others, thus will much idle talk be saved, many souls with the grace of God roused to good, and enlightened in regard to the evil they had not before seen in themselves and in future will avoid. Let us listen to others when they repeat what was said in the sermon. Heads of families should require their children and domestics to relate what they have heard preached. Let us also entreat God to give us grace that we may be enabled to practice the precepts given us.
PRAYER How much am I shamed, O my God, that the seed of Thy Divine word, which Thou hast sowed so often and so abundantly in my heart, has brought forth so little fruit! Ah! have mercy on me, and so change my heart, that it may become good soil, in which Thy word may take root, grow without hindrance, and finally bring forth fruits of salvation. Amen.
The Church's Year 1875
In the Introit of this day's Mass, the Church brings before us one who seeks to be loosed from his sins, and calls on God for help and assistance. Arise, why sleepest thou , O Lord? arise, and cast us not off to the end: why turnest thou thy face away, and forgettest our trouble? Our belly hath cleaved to the earth: arise, O Lord, help us and deliver us. O God, we have heard with our ears; our Fathers have declared to us. (Ps. XLIII. 23. 25.) Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost, as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
COLLECT O God, who seest that we trust not in aught we do; mercifully grant that by the protection of the Doctor of the Gentiles we may be defended against all adversities. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, who livest and reignest with Thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end. Amen.
EPISTLE (II. Cor. XI. 19-33; to XII. 1-9,) Brethren, you gladly suffer the foolish; whereas yourselves are wise. For you suffer if a man bring you into bondage, if a man devour you, if a man take from you, if a man be lifted up, if a man strike you on the face. I speak according to dishonor, as if we had been weak in this part. Wherein if any man dare (I speak foolishly), I dare also. Are they Hebrews? so am I. Are they Israelites? so am I. Are they the seed of Abraham? so am I. Are they the ministers of Christ (I speak as one less wise,) I am more: in many more labors, in prisons more frequently, in stripes above measure, in deaths often. Of the Jews five times did I receive forty stripes save one. Thrice was I beaten with rods; once was I stoned; thrice I suffered shipwreck; a night and a day I was in the depth of the sea. In journeying often, in perils of waters, in perils of robbers, in perils from my own nation, in perils from the Gentiles, in perils in the city, in perils in the wilderness, in perils in the sea, in perils from false brethren. In labor and painfulness, in much watchings, in hunger and thirst, in fastings often, in cold and nakedness; besides those things which are without, my daily instance, the solicitude for all the Churches. Who is weak, and I am not weak? Who is scandalized, and I am not on fire? If I must needs glory, I will glory of the things that concern my infirmity. The God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who is blessed forever, knoweth that I lie not. At Damascus the governor of the nation under Aretas the king, guarded the city of the Damascenes to apprehend me; and through a window in a basket was I let down by the wall, and so escaped his hands. If I must glory (it is not expedient indeed); but I will come to the visions and revelations of the Lord. I know a man in Christ above fourteen years ago, (whether in, the body I know not, or out of the body, I know not, God knoweth): such an one rapt even to the third heaven. And I know such a man (whether in the body or out of the body, I cannot tell, God knoweth) : that he was caught up into paradise; and heard secret words, which it is not granted to man to utter. For such an one I will glory; but for myself I will glory nothing, but in my infirmities. For though I should have a mind to glory, I shall not be foolish; for I will say the truth. But I forbear, lest any man should think of me above that which he seeth in me, or anything he heareth from me. And lest the greatness of the revelations should exalt me, there was given me a sting of my flesh, an angel of Satan, to buffet me. For, which thing thrice I besought the Lord, that it might depart from me. And he said to me: My grace is sufficient for thee; for power is made perfect in infirmity. Gladly therefore will I glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may dwell in me.
Why is St. Paul mentioned in the Mass of this day, and why is this epistle read?
Because in Rome the Station or Church service is held on this day in the Church of St. Paul and because the Church continues to encourage us to work according to the example given by St. Paul who, with the grace of God, accomplished and suffered so much; also because we should labor for the honor of God and the salvation of our souls and faithfully cooperate with the grace of God.
Why, an the beginning of this epistle, does St. Paul say so much an his own praise?
Not out of ambition for honor and glory, but to honor God, and for the love and advantage of the Corinthians, who allowed themselves to be deceived by mercenary impostors and false prophets; that he might make public the craftiness of those deceivers who assumed the appearance of the true apostles, as Satan took the form of a good angel. To shame these, and to remove the obstacles they had placed in the way of the gospel, St. Paul was obliged to reveal to the Corinthians the things he had performed and endured in propagating the holy gospel. -By trials and sufferings is the true apostle known; the false apostles, the hirelings, as Christ calls them, only care for their own bodies, for temporal advantages, not for the salvation of souls. We see this exemplified in our days by the heretical missionaries who, when there is suffering, when there is martyrdom, take to flight, for their eyes are directed only to the present life and a large income, while the Catholic missionaries rejoice if, for Christ's sake, and for the salvation of souls, they are permitted to suffer, and made worthy to endure the cruel death of the martyr.
Of whom does St. Paul relate such marvels?
Of himself, but from humility and modesty he does not say so; fourteen years before, forty-four years after the birth of Christ, St. Paul was rapt to the third heaven, that is, to the abode of happy spirits; but to preserve him in humility God permitted Satan to use the concupiscence of the flesh, which is like a sting in the body of man, as a temptation to the apostle, and by which he was continually tormented.
ASPIRATION Grant me, O God,. thy grace that in these evil days of false doctrines I may remain stead fast to Thy holy gospel which in the holy Catholic Church remains pure and unchanged; never let me be deterred from obeying its precepts, neither by the charms of the world nor by the mockery and reproaches of the wicked.
GOSPEL (Luke VIII. 4-15.) At that time, when very great multitude was gathered together and hastened out of the cities unto him, he spoke by a similitude: The sower went out to sow his seed. And as he sowed, some fell by the wayside; and it was trodden down, and the fowls of the air devoured it. And other some fell upon a rock; and as soon as it was sprung up, it withered away, because it had no moisture. And other some fell among thorns; and the thorns growing up with it, choked it. And other some fell upon good ground; and being sprung up, yielded fruit a hundredfold. Saying these things, he cried out:
| He that hath ears to hear, let him hear. And his disciples asked him what this parable might be. To whom he said: To you it is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God, but to the rest in parables; that seeing, they may not see, and hearing, they may not understand. Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God. And they by the way-side are they that hear: then the devil cometh, and taketh the word out of their heart, lest believing they should be saved. |  |
And that which fell among thorns are they who have heard, and going their way, are choked with the cares arid riche, and pleasures of this life, and yield no fruit. But that on the good ground are they who, in a good and perfect heart, hearing the word, keep it, and bring forth fruit in patience.
Why is the Word of God compared to a seed?
Because from the word of God germinates the fruit of good works, as from good seed grows good fruit; as it is impossible, therefore, for an unsowed field to produce good fruit, so is it impossible for man without the seed of God's word to produce good fruits of the spirit.
Why does Christ cry out an the parable: He that hath ears to hear, let him hear?
Because of the importance and necessity of the doctrine which was contained in the parable. For to hear the word of God is absolutely necessary for salvation, as the Apostle indicates: How shall they believe him (Jesus) of whom they have not heard? (Rom. X. 14.) Jesus calls those happy who hear the word of God and keep it. (Luke XI. 28.) And on this subject St. Augustine says: "Be assured, my brethren, that as the body becomes weakened by want and hunger, and wastes to a mere shadow, so the soul that is not nourished by the word of God, becomes shrunken, worthless and unfit for any good work."
Whence comes so much cockle of evil, when the seed of God's word is so abundantly sowed?
Because, as Christ says, the seed falls now by the wayside, now upon a rock, now among thorns, seldom upon good soil, that is to say, those who hear the word of God are as a highway, over which many distracting thoughts are traveling which tread down the scattered seed, or, like fowls of the air devour it; they are like rocks, hardened by their prejudices or repeated crimes, so that the divine word cannot take root; again, they are so overgrown by the thorns of worldly cares, the constant desire for wealth and riches, and sensual delights, that even if they receive the seed, it is unable to grow and bear fruit.
ON THE POWER OF GOD’S WORD
The word of God is compared, by the Prophet Jeremias, to a hammer which crushes hearts as hard as rocks, and to a fire that dries up the swamps of vice, and consumes inveterate evil habits. (Jer. XXIII. 29.) The Psalmist compares it to thunder that makes all tremble, a storm-wind that bends and breaks the cedars of Lebanon, that is, proud and obstinate spirits; a light that dispels the darkness of ignorance; and a remedy that cures sin. (Ps. XXVIII. 3. 5., CXVIII. 105.) St. Paul compares it to a sword that divides the body from the soul, that is, the carnal desires from the spirit; (Hebr. IV. 12.) the Apostle James to a mirror in which man sees his stains and his wrongs. (Jam. I, 23.) the Prophet Isaias to a precious rain that moistens the soil of the soul and fertilizes it; (Isai: LV. 10. 11.) and Jesus Himself compares it to a seed that when it falls on good ground, brings forth fruit a hundredfold. (Luke VIII. 8.) One single grain of this divine seed produced the most marvellous fruits of sanctity in St. Augustine, St. Anthony the Great, in St. Nicholas of Tolentino, and others; for St. Augustine was converted by the words: "Let us walk honestly as in the day: not in rioting and drunkenness, not in chambering and impurities, not in contention and envy." (Rom. XIII. 13.) St. Anthony by the words. If thou wilt be perfect, go, sell what thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shaft have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me." (Matt XIX. 21.) Nicholas of Tolentino was brought to Christian perfection by the words: "Love not the world, nor the things which are in the world. (I. John II. 15.)
How should we prepare ourselves to be benefited by the word of God?
We must be good, well-tilled soil, that is, we must have a heart that loves truth, desires to learn, and humbly and sincerely seeks salvation; we must listen to the word of God with due preparation and attention, keep the divine truths we have heard, in our heart, frequently consider and strive to fulfil them.
What should be done before the sermon?
We should endeavor to purify our conscience, for, as St. Chrysostom demands; "Who would pour precious juice into a vessel that is not clean, without first washing it?" We should, therefore, at least cleanse our hearts by an ardent sorrow for our sins, because the spirit of truth enters not into the sinful soul; (Wisd. I. 4.) we should ask the Holy Ghost for the necessary enlightenment, for little or no fruit can be obtained from a sermon if it is not united with prayer; we should listen to the sermon with a good motive; that is, with a view of hearing something edifying and instructive; if we attend only through curiosity, the desire to hear something new, to criticize the preacher, or to see and to be seen, we are like the Pharisees who for such and similar motives went to hear Christ and derived no benefit therefrom. “As a straight sword goes not into a crooked sheath, so the word of God enters not into a heart that is filled with improper motives." We should strive to direct, our minds rightly, that is, to dispel all temporal thoughts, all needless distraction, otherwise the wholesome words would fall but upon the ears, would not penetrate the heart, and the words of Christ be fulfilled: They have ears, and hear not.
How should we comfort ourselves during the sermon?
We should listen to the sermon with earnest, reverent attention, for God speaks to us through His priests, and Christ says to them: Who hears you, hears me. (Luke X. 16.) We must listen to the priests, therefore, not as to men, but as to God's ambassadors, for every priest can say with St. Paul: We are ambassadors for Christ, God, as it were, exhorting by us. (II. Cor. V. 20.) "If," says St. Chrysostom, "when the letter of a king is read, the greatest quiet and attention prevails, that nothing may be lost, how much more should we listen with reverence and perfect silence to the. word of God?" The word of God is, and ever will be, a divine seed, which, when properly received, produces precious fruit, by what priest soever sowed; for in the sowing it matters not what priest sows, but what soil is sowed. Be careful, also, that you do not apply that which is said to others, but take it to yourself, or the sermon will be of no benefit to you. Are you free from those vices which the preacher decries and against which he battles? then, thank God, but do not despise others who are perhaps laboring under them, rather pray that they may be released and you preserved from falling into them. Keep also. from sleeping, talking, and other distractions, and remember, that whoever is of God, also willingly hears his word. (John VIII. 47.)
What should be done after the sermon?
We should then strive to put into practice the good we have heard, for God justifies not those who hear the law, but those who keep it, (Rom. II. 13.) and those who hear the word of God and do not conform their lives to it, are like the man who looks into the mirror, and having looked into it goes away, and presently forgets what manner of man he is. (Fam. I. 23. 24.) To practice that which has been heard, it is above all necessary that it should be kept constantly in mind, and thoughtfully considered. St. Bernard says: "Preserve the word of God as you would meat for your body, for it is a life-giving bread, and the food of your soul. Happy those, says Christ, who keep it. Receive it, therefore, into your soul's interior, and let it reach your morals and your actions."
That food which cannot be digested, or is at once thrown out, is useless; the food should be well masticated, retained, and by the digestive powers worked up into good blood. So not only on the day, but often during the week, that which was heard in the sermon should be thought of and put into practice. Speak of it to others, thus will much idle talk be saved, many souls with the grace of God roused to good, and enlightened in regard to the evil they had not before seen in themselves and in future will avoid. Let us listen to others when they repeat what was said in the sermon. Heads of families should require their children and domestics to relate what they have heard preached. Let us also entreat God to give us grace that we may be enabled to practice the precepts given us.
PRAYER How much am I shamed, O my God, that the seed of Thy Divine word, which Thou hast sowed so often and so abundantly in my heart, has brought forth so little fruit! Ah! have mercy on me, and so change my heart, that it may become good soil, in which Thy word may take root, grow without hindrance, and finally bring forth fruits of salvation. Amen.
Saturday, February 6, 2010
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Friday, February 5, 2010
NOT YOUR FATHER'S ARMY
By Chuck Baldwin
February 5, 2010
NewsWithViews.com
Most of us Americans have a deep and abiding respect and admiration for our country's fighting men who have served--and are serving--within the US Armed Forces. We appreciate their willingness to put themselves in harm's way for the preservation of our nation's liberty and independence. We honor their sacrifice. Indeed, many of us share that sacrifice with the deaths, dismemberments, and paralysis of our most cherished loved ones who were killed or injured in the line of duty.
It is time, however, that we awaken to the reality of what our military is becoming and where it is heading. Suffice it to say, this is not your father's army.
On December 8, 1941, my father, Ed Baldwin--along with his two brothers, Bud and Gene--marched down to a recruiting office in Little Rock, Arkansas, to enlist. The Japanese had bombed Pearl Harbor the day before, and no branch of service had to beg people to enlist that day. Bud joined the Navy. Gene joined the Marines. When government officials saw Dad's resumé, they selected him to help construct the atomic bomb. All three brothers served their country with distinction throughout the war.
But what all of us need to realize is, World War II was the last constitutionally fought war in which America has been engaged. The United Nations was created at the end of WWII, and ever since then, our military forces have increasingly become the "peacekeeping" arm of that evil institution.
Read the entire article:
http://www.newswithviews.com/baldwin/baldwin567.htm
Here is my comment on the Resistnet blog this morning to two veterans, one of whom is re-enlisting.
O2 and Colonel, I believe you have both missed the mark. We have not been a federation of independent States for decades. We have been changed in to a "nation" with top down control. Why do federal judges not allow "constitutional" arguments in their courts? Why do they have the flag with the gold fringe in their courtrooms? Do you even know what that flag is? It's admiralty law. They give the reason for not hearing arguments about Obama's eligibility that the petitioners "have no standing". That means that the petitioner is NOT a party to the Consititution. So status is important. We are either We The People, real people living on God's good earth with God given rights that can not be taken away by government (which is what the Constitution was supposed to protect), or we are 14th amendment citizen, subject, slaves, living as a fiction "person" in the Corporation?
The judges know this, and the American people believe they are still free, but they are not. They have contracted away their freedom in exchange for security, and they have exchanged their God given rights for privileges granted by government. Every time we open a bank account, or ask for a license of some kind we exchange a right for a privilege.
Colonel, they are not taking orders from a recruit. This guy was hand picked by the bankster bosses to ruin this country, and he was never eligible to be the president. O2 you will be taking unlawful orders from an imposter. When are you military men going to wake up and arrest this bastard that calls himself president, and put him in jail, while he awaits trial for treason? Are you going to follow his unlawful orders to enforce Martial Law in America when the time comes? I hope not. I am telling my 8 children to NEVER go in the military because of all this.
When will the military start honoring their Oath to defend, protect, and obey the Constitution against all enemies, foreign and DOMESTIC. That means any federal judge, the imposter BS, AKA BO and all his so called cabinet who are communists, one and all, who hate America and everything it stands for, and who do lip service to freedom so they can use it as a cloak for evil deeds and treason. There are no words in the English language sufficiant to describe how evil, diabolic, and satanic this whole situation is. The military has the power to stop this whole evil scenario cold in it's tracks. Shame on you all for letting it go on. You leave those of us who are spending all our money and time telling the truth, hanging out there 10 miles, exposed to the fraud, and criminal acitivity of these imposters and traitors. Where is your backbone? Where are the joint chiefs? Are you going to allow the American people, the subjects of this fraud, to be slaughtered in a false flag event and then martial law???? God forbid! God have mercy! God have mercy on America! The fact is that most Americans are too worried about their next bit of pleasure. We have lost our vigilence. Maybe most of us are not even worthy to be free because of it.
But leaders in the military should know better. They need to take action before it's too late.
http://www.paulstramer.net/2010/01/is-military-fed-up-with-treason-in.html
http://www.paulstramer.net/2010/02/is-military-fed-up-with-treason-in.html
http://www.paulstramer.net/2010/02/dr-sam-kennedy-or-is-it-richard-glenn.html
I see Colonel that you are in Oath Keepers. A step in the right direction. You need to use your rank and position to recruit many and educate them to what their Oath means. That oath never ceases. I have taken it 5 times, administered by Sheriff Richard Mack. He tells sheriffs to form possees, (sheriffs reserves, or local militias) for the purpose to "secure these rights" as the Declaration says. The mainstream media (traitors) have demonized the very word militia. Yet militias are the reason we are free and not slaves to England.
Remember Colonel Francis Marion, called the swamp fox. He taught the militia how to be effective. Why should all that be necessary? Because the military is not living up to it's oath? And when the American people start to enforce the Constitution, where are the military men going to be? My fear is that they will be so ignorant that they will take false and unlawful orders from a fake president and gutless commanders in the field, and they will treat the American freedom fighters like "insurgents" instead of good law abiding and God fearing people. My fear is that they will follow false and satanic leaders who are in power by fraud and deception, and they will fire on Americans who want nothing more than freedom and law and order, and peace in our land.
So I say again, where is the military? When is the military going to step in and enforce the Constitution? When are shreiffs across this land going to honor their Oath? When is the military going to arrest judges, and other sworn office holders who are committing treason against the Constitution (the supreme law of the land) and the American people?
When is the military going to keep law and order by stopping the monsters who hold these offices by fraud and deception and unlawfully, and who are destroying peace and good order in our land?
How bad is it going to get before you step in? How many will have to be slaughtered before the military of America does their duty?
LEGAL NOTICE: The Authors specifically invoke the First Amendment rights of freedom of speech and of the press, without prejudice, on this website. The information posted on this website is published for informational purposes only under the rights guaranteed by the First Amendment of the Constitution for the United States of America. Images, text and logic are copyright protected. ALL rights are explicitly reserved without prejudice, and no part of this website may be reproduced unless by written consent. You hereby have written consent to post any individual post from this website containing this copyright to any other blog or email only if you post the whole and unaltered article including this copyright, and give proper credit to the author, and a link back to this blog at http://www.paulstramer.net/. This applies only to articles written by Paul Stramer. ©2005-2009 by Montana Business Communications (PDS) All rights remain in force. Removing this notice forfeits all rights to recourse. Copyright strictly enforced © The videos are third party and not covered by this legal notice.
February 5, 2010
NewsWithViews.com
Most of us Americans have a deep and abiding respect and admiration for our country's fighting men who have served--and are serving--within the US Armed Forces. We appreciate their willingness to put themselves in harm's way for the preservation of our nation's liberty and independence. We honor their sacrifice. Indeed, many of us share that sacrifice with the deaths, dismemberments, and paralysis of our most cherished loved ones who were killed or injured in the line of duty.
It is time, however, that we awaken to the reality of what our military is becoming and where it is heading. Suffice it to say, this is not your father's army.
On December 8, 1941, my father, Ed Baldwin--along with his two brothers, Bud and Gene--marched down to a recruiting office in Little Rock, Arkansas, to enlist. The Japanese had bombed Pearl Harbor the day before, and no branch of service had to beg people to enlist that day. Bud joined the Navy. Gene joined the Marines. When government officials saw Dad's resumé, they selected him to help construct the atomic bomb. All three brothers served their country with distinction throughout the war.
But what all of us need to realize is, World War II was the last constitutionally fought war in which America has been engaged. The United Nations was created at the end of WWII, and ever since then, our military forces have increasingly become the "peacekeeping" arm of that evil institution.
Read the entire article:
http://www.newswithviews.com/baldwin/baldwin567.htm
Here is my comment on the Resistnet blog this morning to two veterans, one of whom is re-enlisting.
O2 and Colonel, I believe you have both missed the mark. We have not been a federation of independent States for decades. We have been changed in to a "nation" with top down control. Why do federal judges not allow "constitutional" arguments in their courts? Why do they have the flag with the gold fringe in their courtrooms? Do you even know what that flag is? It's admiralty law. They give the reason for not hearing arguments about Obama's eligibility that the petitioners "have no standing". That means that the petitioner is NOT a party to the Consititution. So status is important. We are either We The People, real people living on God's good earth with God given rights that can not be taken away by government (which is what the Constitution was supposed to protect), or we are 14th amendment citizen, subject, slaves, living as a fiction "person" in the Corporation?
The judges know this, and the American people believe they are still free, but they are not. They have contracted away their freedom in exchange for security, and they have exchanged their God given rights for privileges granted by government. Every time we open a bank account, or ask for a license of some kind we exchange a right for a privilege.
Colonel, they are not taking orders from a recruit. This guy was hand picked by the bankster bosses to ruin this country, and he was never eligible to be the president. O2 you will be taking unlawful orders from an imposter. When are you military men going to wake up and arrest this bastard that calls himself president, and put him in jail, while he awaits trial for treason? Are you going to follow his unlawful orders to enforce Martial Law in America when the time comes? I hope not. I am telling my 8 children to NEVER go in the military because of all this.
When will the military start honoring their Oath to defend, protect, and obey the Constitution against all enemies, foreign and DOMESTIC. That means any federal judge, the imposter BS, AKA BO and all his so called cabinet who are communists, one and all, who hate America and everything it stands for, and who do lip service to freedom so they can use it as a cloak for evil deeds and treason. There are no words in the English language sufficiant to describe how evil, diabolic, and satanic this whole situation is. The military has the power to stop this whole evil scenario cold in it's tracks. Shame on you all for letting it go on. You leave those of us who are spending all our money and time telling the truth, hanging out there 10 miles, exposed to the fraud, and criminal acitivity of these imposters and traitors. Where is your backbone? Where are the joint chiefs? Are you going to allow the American people, the subjects of this fraud, to be slaughtered in a false flag event and then martial law???? God forbid! God have mercy! God have mercy on America! The fact is that most Americans are too worried about their next bit of pleasure. We have lost our vigilence. Maybe most of us are not even worthy to be free because of it.
But leaders in the military should know better. They need to take action before it's too late.
http://www.paulstramer.net/2010/01/is-military-fed-up-with-treason-in.html
http://www.paulstramer.net/2010/02/is-military-fed-up-with-treason-in.html
http://www.paulstramer.net/2010/02/dr-sam-kennedy-or-is-it-richard-glenn.html
I see Colonel that you are in Oath Keepers. A step in the right direction. You need to use your rank and position to recruit many and educate them to what their Oath means. That oath never ceases. I have taken it 5 times, administered by Sheriff Richard Mack. He tells sheriffs to form possees, (sheriffs reserves, or local militias) for the purpose to "secure these rights" as the Declaration says. The mainstream media (traitors) have demonized the very word militia. Yet militias are the reason we are free and not slaves to England.
Remember Colonel Francis Marion, called the swamp fox. He taught the militia how to be effective. Why should all that be necessary? Because the military is not living up to it's oath? And when the American people start to enforce the Constitution, where are the military men going to be? My fear is that they will be so ignorant that they will take false and unlawful orders from a fake president and gutless commanders in the field, and they will treat the American freedom fighters like "insurgents" instead of good law abiding and God fearing people. My fear is that they will follow false and satanic leaders who are in power by fraud and deception, and they will fire on Americans who want nothing more than freedom and law and order, and peace in our land.
So I say again, where is the military? When is the military going to step in and enforce the Constitution? When are shreiffs across this land going to honor their Oath? When is the military going to arrest judges, and other sworn office holders who are committing treason against the Constitution (the supreme law of the land) and the American people?
When is the military going to keep law and order by stopping the monsters who hold these offices by fraud and deception and unlawfully, and who are destroying peace and good order in our land?
How bad is it going to get before you step in? How many will have to be slaughtered before the military of America does their duty?
LEGAL NOTICE: The Authors specifically invoke the First Amendment rights of freedom of speech and of the press, without prejudice, on this website. The information posted on this website is published for informational purposes only under the rights guaranteed by the First Amendment of the Constitution for the United States of America. Images, text and logic are copyright protected. ALL rights are explicitly reserved without prejudice, and no part of this website may be reproduced unless by written consent. You hereby have written consent to post any individual post from this website containing this copyright to any other blog or email only if you post the whole and unaltered article including this copyright, and give proper credit to the author, and a link back to this blog at http://www.paulstramer.net/. This applies only to articles written by Paul Stramer. ©2005-2009 by Montana Business Communications (PDS) All rights remain in force. Removing this notice forfeits all rights to recourse. Copyright strictly enforced © The videos are third party and not covered by this legal notice.
Thursday, February 4, 2010
Dr. Sam Kennedy or is it Richard Glenn Unger
NOW Read the other side of the coin. HOW FAR WILL THEY GO to trap us into jail?
If you have been following the radio show on republicbroadcasting.org called Take No Prisoners and you wonder like I have about whether this is a legitimate approach, or you wonder how far the government might go to expose real patriots to criminal charges and possible jail time you need to read the COMMENTS section below the main articles on the following page.
http://loveforlife.com.au/node/3694
http://loveforlife.com.au/node/4117
Scroll down the page below the main articles and documentation and read comments by the readers of the blog about the research done into who "Dr. Sam Kennedy" is.
Remember that I said NOT to do anything with the material except read or listen for education. Many people have come forward over the years with this same type of material, claiming to have a solution to the corporate government problem. None of them have any enforcement behind them even IF they are entirely correct in their assesment of history and the methods used by our enemies to subvert the Republic form our government is supposed to be.
There is a long history of subversion, starting by the changes in the meaning of words in old dictionaries. More on that later. Suffice it to say so far there is no enforceable solution at this point, but understanding where these people are coming from is critical to understanding where we need to go to solve the problem.
I won't dwell on this, but two people who showed up at our LCW meetings some time back expounded some of these same ideas, and Leroy Schweitzer had also discovered some of these subversive elements and was talking about them. Are these the reasons most of these people are in jail now? Are they getting too close to the truth, and therefore have to be silenced? Has the government picked up on that and are they now sending in agents of their own trying to subvert the movement and entice patriots into doing something "illegal" so they can put them away?
Now you understand why I have never been a FREEMAN. Now you might understand why I have never attempted to recind any of my contracts with their corporate system. Now you might understand why I have remained a 14th Amendment citizen, subject, slave like you. Now you might see why I continue to tell you the truth and give you the evidence so you can make your own decisions based on something real.
Now you might understand how easy it is to be led off track with these things.
"Those who refuse to learn from history are condemned to repeat it."
http://loveforlife.com.au/node/3694
Why did I put the radio show on the blog and website?
Just like I said, for educational purposes.
I want my readers to know that most of what these people are saying is based on some real true event or some code or statute that was used to defraud We The People of our freedom.
The documentation is there to support their conclusions, but their recommended solutions may be full of holes. For example, when they say that somebody high in the military will step in and back them up, you should see a red flag, and common sense says that the military should come forward and be identified before you take any action. At least it does for me. My challenge all along to these people has been for them to make this enforceable. If they are right their program should be enforceable right down to the county level.
I doubt that many of my readers took the time to read the bibliography below the original article here:
http://www.paulstramer.net/2010/01/is-military-fed-up-with-treason-in.html
Scroll down and follow the links and read some of the laws and events.
It's very revealing and solid that the basis for this school of thought about corporate VS Je-jure jurisdiction is based on real events that were rooted in fraud in our history. The notion that we changed from a Federal union of independent states, into an "nation" is well founded in those events. But the solution to that dilema is not so easy to arrive at, since the corporation is being enforced by all the courts, regardless of how fraudulent and repugnant to the Constitution that might be. This is why the courts come back with the reason for not hearing arguments like Obama's eligibility by saying "you have no standing". A 14th Amendment citizen subject is not a party to the Constitution according to these courts, because of our "contracts with the corporation" of UNITED STATES, which is completely different from the Federal United States.
SO WHAT IS THE ANSWER AND SOLUTION?
Is the answer contained in the Jury system? Is the 4th check and balance OF THE JURY SYSTEM the solution? There are those that think that is exactly the easiest and most immediate solution available without risk of charges and jail, or bloodshed. I wholeheartedly agree.
The jury system is already contained in the laws of most every State.
The Grand Jury has been for the most part suppressed by the "nationalists" because they realized it's power a long time ago. They know that a standing grand jury has the power to subpoena, and investigate, and then indict agents of government who have subverted our Republic form of government using fraud and deceit.
http://americangrandjury.org/history_power.html
They also know that a trial (petit) jury has the power to refuse to apply a code or statute to a particular set of facts, thereby nullifying bad laws, as they did with prohibition, and the fugitive slave act among many others.
http://fija.org/document-library/essays-editorials/
http://fija.org/document-library/
The jury solution is available right now. No lobbying is needed to pass any new laws. No elections need to be won. No large sums of money need to be spent on political campains. You already have your tremendous jury rights and powers. All that is needed is for you to understand these rights, powers, and duties.
Come to our Lincoln County Watch meetings on the first and third Saturday of each month at noon in the Senior Center in Eureka or go to our website at http://www.lincolncountywatch.org/
Then get involved in the educational effort to spread the word about jury rights and duties and help give the American People hope and real information on how they can turn this around and boost FREEDOM.
For more information call 800 889 2839 or email pstramer@eurekadsl.net
LEGAL NOTICE: The Authors specifically invoke the First Amendment rights of freedom of speech and of the press, without prejudice, on this website. The information posted on this website is published for informational purposes only under the rights guaranteed by the First Amendment of the Constitution for the United States of America. Images, text and logic are copyright protected. ALL rights are explicitly reserved without prejudice, and no part of this website may be reproduced unless by written consent. You hereby have written consent to post any individual post from this website containing this copyright to any other blog or email only if you post the whole and unaltered article including this copyright, and give proper credit to the author, and a link back to this blog at http://www.paulstramer.net/. This applies only to articles written by Paul Stramer. ©2005-2009 by Montana Business Communications (PDS) All rights remain in force. Removing this notice forfeits all rights to recourse. Copyright strictly enforced © The videos are third party and not covered by this legal notice.
If you have been following the radio show on republicbroadcasting.org called Take No Prisoners and you wonder like I have about whether this is a legitimate approach, or you wonder how far the government might go to expose real patriots to criminal charges and possible jail time you need to read the COMMENTS section below the main articles on the following page.
http://loveforlife.com.au/node/3694
http://loveforlife.com.au/node/4117
Scroll down the page below the main articles and documentation and read comments by the readers of the blog about the research done into who "Dr. Sam Kennedy" is.
Remember that I said NOT to do anything with the material except read or listen for education. Many people have come forward over the years with this same type of material, claiming to have a solution to the corporate government problem. None of them have any enforcement behind them even IF they are entirely correct in their assesment of history and the methods used by our enemies to subvert the Republic form our government is supposed to be.
There is a long history of subversion, starting by the changes in the meaning of words in old dictionaries. More on that later. Suffice it to say so far there is no enforceable solution at this point, but understanding where these people are coming from is critical to understanding where we need to go to solve the problem.
I won't dwell on this, but two people who showed up at our LCW meetings some time back expounded some of these same ideas, and Leroy Schweitzer had also discovered some of these subversive elements and was talking about them. Are these the reasons most of these people are in jail now? Are they getting too close to the truth, and therefore have to be silenced? Has the government picked up on that and are they now sending in agents of their own trying to subvert the movement and entice patriots into doing something "illegal" so they can put them away?
Now you understand why I have never been a FREEMAN. Now you might understand why I have never attempted to recind any of my contracts with their corporate system. Now you might understand why I have remained a 14th Amendment citizen, subject, slave like you. Now you might see why I continue to tell you the truth and give you the evidence so you can make your own decisions based on something real.
Now you might understand how easy it is to be led off track with these things.
"Those who refuse to learn from history are condemned to repeat it."
http://loveforlife.com.au/node/3694
Why did I put the radio show on the blog and website?
Just like I said, for educational purposes.
I want my readers to know that most of what these people are saying is based on some real true event or some code or statute that was used to defraud We The People of our freedom.
The documentation is there to support their conclusions, but their recommended solutions may be full of holes. For example, when they say that somebody high in the military will step in and back them up, you should see a red flag, and common sense says that the military should come forward and be identified before you take any action. At least it does for me. My challenge all along to these people has been for them to make this enforceable. If they are right their program should be enforceable right down to the county level.
I doubt that many of my readers took the time to read the bibliography below the original article here:
http://www.paulstramer.net/2010/01/is-military-fed-up-with-treason-in.html
Scroll down and follow the links and read some of the laws and events.
It's very revealing and solid that the basis for this school of thought about corporate VS Je-jure jurisdiction is based on real events that were rooted in fraud in our history. The notion that we changed from a Federal union of independent states, into an "nation" is well founded in those events. But the solution to that dilema is not so easy to arrive at, since the corporation is being enforced by all the courts, regardless of how fraudulent and repugnant to the Constitution that might be. This is why the courts come back with the reason for not hearing arguments like Obama's eligibility by saying "you have no standing". A 14th Amendment citizen subject is not a party to the Constitution according to these courts, because of our "contracts with the corporation" of UNITED STATES, which is completely different from the Federal United States.
SO WHAT IS THE ANSWER AND SOLUTION?
Is the answer contained in the Jury system? Is the 4th check and balance OF THE JURY SYSTEM the solution? There are those that think that is exactly the easiest and most immediate solution available without risk of charges and jail, or bloodshed. I wholeheartedly agree.
The jury system is already contained in the laws of most every State.
The Grand Jury has been for the most part suppressed by the "nationalists" because they realized it's power a long time ago. They know that a standing grand jury has the power to subpoena, and investigate, and then indict agents of government who have subverted our Republic form of government using fraud and deceit.
http://americangrandjury.org/history_power.html
They also know that a trial (petit) jury has the power to refuse to apply a code or statute to a particular set of facts, thereby nullifying bad laws, as they did with prohibition, and the fugitive slave act among many others.
http://fija.org/document-library/essays-editorials/
http://fija.org/document-library/
The jury solution is available right now. No lobbying is needed to pass any new laws. No elections need to be won. No large sums of money need to be spent on political campains. You already have your tremendous jury rights and powers. All that is needed is for you to understand these rights, powers, and duties.
Come to our Lincoln County Watch meetings on the first and third Saturday of each month at noon in the Senior Center in Eureka or go to our website at http://www.lincolncountywatch.org/
Then get involved in the educational effort to spread the word about jury rights and duties and help give the American People hope and real information on how they can turn this around and boost FREEDOM.
For more information call 800 889 2839 or email pstramer@eurekadsl.net
LEGAL NOTICE: The Authors specifically invoke the First Amendment rights of freedom of speech and of the press, without prejudice, on this website. The information posted on this website is published for informational purposes only under the rights guaranteed by the First Amendment of the Constitution for the United States of America. Images, text and logic are copyright protected. ALL rights are explicitly reserved without prejudice, and no part of this website may be reproduced unless by written consent. You hereby have written consent to post any individual post from this website containing this copyright to any other blog or email only if you post the whole and unaltered article including this copyright, and give proper credit to the author, and a link back to this blog at http://www.paulstramer.net/. This applies only to articles written by Paul Stramer. ©2005-2009 by Montana Business Communications (PDS) All rights remain in force. Removing this notice forfeits all rights to recourse. Copyright strictly enforced © The videos are third party and not covered by this legal notice.
Obama Finances Offshore Drilling - To Benefit George Soros!
Does this smell like TREASON to you?
http://www.sodahead.com/united-states/obama-finances-offshore-drilling---to-benefit-george-soros/blog-173643/
Who is George Soros?
http://www.canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/14700
George Soros Buys Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.Petrobras, AutoZone Inc., InterOil Corp., Sells Arch Coal Inc., Public Service Enterprise Group, PPL Corp.
http://www.gurufocus.com/news.php?id=66288
Team Obama Funds Oil Drilling Project in Brazil… Nixes Offshore Drilling In US …Update: Soros Invested Heavily in Petrobras:
http://gatewaypundit.firstthings.com/2009/08/team-obama-funds-oil-drilling-project-in-brazil-nixes-offshore-drilling-in-us-update-soros-invested-heavily-in-petrobras/
http://www.sodahead.com/united-states/obama-finances-offshore-drilling---to-benefit-george-soros/blog-173643/
Who is George Soros?
http://www.canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/14700
George Soros Buys Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.Petrobras, AutoZone Inc., InterOil Corp., Sells Arch Coal Inc., Public Service Enterprise Group, PPL Corp.
http://www.gurufocus.com/news.php?id=66288
Team Obama Funds Oil Drilling Project in Brazil… Nixes Offshore Drilling In US …Update: Soros Invested Heavily in Petrobras:
http://gatewaypundit.firstthings.com/2009/08/team-obama-funds-oil-drilling-project-in-brazil-nixes-offshore-drilling-in-us-update-soros-invested-heavily-in-petrobras/
Taking the 'Neo' Out of 'Conservative' Who are the Neo Conservatives?
Neoconservatism is a progressive ideology that should have no place in any genuine conservative movement.
Here are some comments from YouTube:
James Cannon, Iriving Kristol, Leo Strauss, all founders of the modern neoconservative movement, every single one dyed in the wool Trotsky supporters. The entire neocon cabal is a group of big government, big money traitors, and their actions in the past 8 years have shown them for who they are.
There is no viable right wing anymore. There's a socialist left in power, and a socialist right that acts as the anvil to the hammer, and so long as this paradigm exists, nothing in America will change.
Beck had the courage to admit he was wrong.
On the bail out he changed his mind 4 days later when he realized what they were doing.
I never said he's above reproach. Beck never says he's above reproach either.
I worked about the same amount on the Paul campaign. We're on the same team.
Regardless of party, all politicians and all pundits are in line for critique.
Even my comments are up for grabs.
So you can critique my critique about your critique .... it's what makes this county great!
Here are some comments from YouTube:
James Cannon, Iriving Kristol, Leo Strauss, all founders of the modern neoconservative movement, every single one dyed in the wool Trotsky supporters. The entire neocon cabal is a group of big government, big money traitors, and their actions in the past 8 years have shown them for who they are.
There is no viable right wing anymore. There's a socialist left in power, and a socialist right that acts as the anvil to the hammer, and so long as this paradigm exists, nothing in America will change.
Beck had the courage to admit he was wrong.
On the bail out he changed his mind 4 days later when he realized what they were doing.
I never said he's above reproach. Beck never says he's above reproach either.
I worked about the same amount on the Paul campaign. We're on the same team.
Regardless of party, all politicians and all pundits are in line for critique.
Even my comments are up for grabs.
So you can critique my critique about your critique .... it's what makes this county great!
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
Is the Military fed up with treason in government?
This is posted for it's educational content. I do not recommend taking any action on this at this time until the military arm is identified. PS.
Dr. Sam Kennedy TAKE NO PRISONERS on Republic Broadcasting Sunday Jan. 31st. 2009
Two hour audio special without commercial interruption on Restoring America to freedom peacefully in the next two months.
The military is evidently fed up with taking orders from a CEO of the Corporate government and sending troops into harms way to guard the banksters assets.
Real Player Audio
http://www.lincolncountywatch.net/audio/restoreamericaplan.ram
Windows Media Player Audio:
http://www.lincolncountywatch.net/audio/restoreamericaplan.wma
MP3 Player file:
http://www.lincolncountywatch.net/audio/restoreamericaplan.mp3
LEGAL NOTICE: The Authors specifically invoke the First Amendment rights of freedom of speech and of the press, without prejudice, on this website. The information posted on this website is published for informational purposes only under the rights guaranteed by the First Amendment of the Constitution for the United States of America. Images, text and logic are copyright protected. ALL rights are explicitly reserved without prejudice, and no part of this website may be reproduced unless by written consent. You hereby have written consent to post any individual post from this website containing this copyright to any other blog or email only if you post the whole and unaltered article including this copyright, and give proper credit to the author, and a link back to this blog at http://www.paulstramer.net/. This applies only to articles written by Paul Stramer. ©2005-2009 by Montana Business Communications (PDS) All rights remain in force. Removing this notice forfeits all rights to recourse. Copyright strictly enforced © The videos are third party and not covered by this legal notice.
Dr. Sam Kennedy TAKE NO PRISONERS on Republic Broadcasting Sunday Jan. 31st. 2009
Two hour audio special without commercial interruption on Restoring America to freedom peacefully in the next two months.
The military is evidently fed up with taking orders from a CEO of the Corporate government and sending troops into harms way to guard the banksters assets.
Real Player Audio
http://www.lincolncountywatch.net/audio/restoreamericaplan.ram
Windows Media Player Audio:
http://www.lincolncountywatch.net/audio/restoreamericaplan.wma
MP3 Player file:
http://www.lincolncountywatch.net/audio/restoreamericaplan.mp3
LEGAL NOTICE: The Authors specifically invoke the First Amendment rights of freedom of speech and of the press, without prejudice, on this website. The information posted on this website is published for informational purposes only under the rights guaranteed by the First Amendment of the Constitution for the United States of America. Images, text and logic are copyright protected. ALL rights are explicitly reserved without prejudice, and no part of this website may be reproduced unless by written consent. You hereby have written consent to post any individual post from this website containing this copyright to any other blog or email only if you post the whole and unaltered article including this copyright, and give proper credit to the author, and a link back to this blog at http://www.paulstramer.net/. This applies only to articles written by Paul Stramer. ©2005-2009 by Montana Business Communications (PDS) All rights remain in force. Removing this notice forfeits all rights to recourse. Copyright strictly enforced © The videos are third party and not covered by this legal notice.
Sunday, January 31, 2010
The 2nd Amendment Today.
Jews for the Preservation of Firearms Ownership video.
It is your right to own a firearm to hunt, sport, defend against a government that gets out of hand, and to protect your self and your family.
The second amendment is NOT about hunting or sports shooting.
It is your right to own a firearm to hunt, sport, defend against a government that gets out of hand, and to protect your self and your family.
The second amendment is NOT about hunting or sports shooting.
Sunday Prayers for Patriots - FOURTH SUNDAY AFTER EPIPHANY
Rev. Fr. Leonard Goffine's
The Church's Year 1875
COLLECT O God, who knowest us to be set in the midst of so great perils, that because of the frailty of our nature we cannot stand; grant to us health of mind and body, that those things which we suffer for our sins, we may by Thy aid overcome. Through the same Jesus Christ, our Lord .
EPISTLE (Romans XIII. 8-10.) Brethren, owe no man anything, but to love one another; for he that loveth his neighbor hath fulfilled the law. For thou shaft not commit adultery; thou shaft not kill; thou shaft not steal; thou shaft not bear false witness; thou shaft not covet; and if there be any other commandment, it is comprised in this word: Thou shaft love thy neighbor as thyself. The love of our neighbor worketh no evil. Love, therefore, is the fulfilling of the law.
What is meant by St Paul's words: He that loveth his neighbor, hath fulfilled the law?
St. Augustine in reference to these words says: that he who loves his neighbor, fulfils as well the precepts of the first as of the second tablet of the law. The reason is, that the love of our neighbor contains and presupposes the love of God as its fountain and foundation. The neighbor must be loved on account of God; for the neighbor cannot be loved with true love, if we do not first love God. On this account, the holy Evangelist St. John in his old age, always gave the exhortation: Little children, love one another. And when asked why, he answered: Because it is the command of the Lord, and it is enough to fulfill it. Therefore in this love of the neighbor which comes from the love of God and is contained in it, consists the fulfillment of the whole law. (Matt. XXII. 40.)
Why did Christ sleep in the boat?
To test the faith and confidence of His disciples; to exercise them in enduring the persecutions which they were afterwards to endure; to teach us that we should not waver in the storms of temptations. St. Augustine writes: "Christ slept, and because of the danger the disciples were confused. Why? Because Christ slept. In like manner thy heart becomes confused, thy ship unquiet, when the waves of temptation break over it. Why? Because thy faith sleeps. Then thou shouldst awaken Christ in thy heart; then thy faith should be awakened, thy conscience quieted, thy ship calmed."
Why did Christ reproach His disciples when they awaked Him and asked for help?
Because of their little faith and trust; for if they firmly believed Him to be true God, they would necessarily believe He could aid them sleeping as well as waking.
Nothing so displeases God as to doubt His powerful assistance. Cursed be the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh (mortal man) his arm (aid), and whose heart departeth from the Lord. Blessed be the man that trusteth in the Lord, and the Lord shall be his confidence. (Jerem. XVII. 5. 7.) God sometimes permits storms to assail us, such as poverty, persecution, sickness, so that we may have occasion to put our confidence in Him alone. Of this St. Bernard very beautifully says: "When the world rages, when the wicked become furious, when the flesh turns against the spirit, I will hope in Him. Who ever trusted in Him, and was put to shame?" We should therefore trust in God only, and take refuge to Him, invoking Him as did the disciples: Lord, save us, we perish; or cry out with David: Arise, why sleepest thou, O Lord? Arise, and cast us not off to the end. (Ps. XLIII. 23.)
Why did Jesus stand up and command the sea to be still?
To show His readiness to aid us, and His omnipotence to which all things are subject. His disciples who saw this miracle, wondered and said: What manner of man is this, for the winds and the sea obey Him?
We see daily in all creatures the wonders of the Omnipotence, the wisdom, and the goodness of God, and yet we are not touched; we continue cold and indifferent. The reason is, that we look upon all with the eyes of the body and not with the eyes of the soul; that is, we do not seek to ascend by meditation to the Creator, and to judge from the manifold beauty and usefulness of created things the goodness and the wisdom of God. The saints rejoiced in all the works of the Lord; a flower, a little worm of the earth would move the heart of St. Francis of Sales, and St. Francis the Seraph, to wonderment and to the love of God; they ascended, as on a ladder, from the contemplation of creatures to Him who gives to every thing life, motion, and existence. If we were to follow their example, we would certainly love God more, and more ardently desire Him; if we do not, we live like irrational men, we who were created only to know and to love God.
ASPIRATION Grant us, O good Jesus! in all our needs, a great confidence in Thy divine assistance, and do not allow us to become faint-hearted; let Thy assistance come to us in the many dangers to which we are exposed; command the turbulent winds and waves of persecution to be still, and give peace and calmness to Thy Church, which Thou hast redeemed with Thy precious blood, that we may serve Thee in sanctity and justice, and arrive safely at the desired haven of eternal happiness. Amen.
ON THE PROVIDENCE OF GOD
But he was asleep. (Matt VIII. 24.)
It is an article of faith in the holy Catholic Church that God has not only created the world, but that He sustains and governs it; this preservation and ruling of the whole world and of each individual creature is called Providence. There are people who think that God is too great a Lord to busy Himself about the care of this world, that to do so is beneath His majesty; it was enough for Him to create the world, for the rest, He leaves it to itself or to fate, enjoys His own happiness, and, as it were, sleeps in regard to us. Thus think some, but only the ignorant and impious. Were He as these imagine Him, He would not or could not have aught to do with creation. If He could not, then He is neither all-wise nor almighty, if He would not, then He is not good; and if He knows nothing of the world, then He is not omniscient.
If we once believe that God created the world, (and what rational man can doubt it?) then we must also believe He rules and sustains it. Can any work of art, however well constructed and arranged, subsist without some one to take charge of and watch aver the same? Would not the greatest of all master-pieces, the world, therefore come to the greatest confusion and fall back into its original nothingness, if God, who created it from nothing, did not take care of its further order and existence? It is indeed true that the method of Divine Providence with which God controls all things is so mysterious that, when considering some events, one is persuaded to admit a necessary fate, an accident, the course of nature, the ill will of the devil or man, as the fundamental cause. Yet in all this the providence of God is not denied, for nothing does or can happen accidentally, not the smallest thing occurs without the knowledge, permission, or direction of God. Not one sparrow shall fall on the ground without your Father. But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. (Matt. X. 29. 30.) Chance, fate, and luck are but the ideas of insane or wicked men, which even the more rational heathens have rejected, and the course of nature is but the constant, uninterrupted, all-wise and bountiful preservation and government of creation through God. The perverted will of men or of the devil is but the instrument which God in His all-wise intention, uses to effect the good, for He knows how to produce good from evil, and, therefore, as St. Augustine says, "permits the evil that the good may not be left undone." If we peruse the history of our first parents, of Abraham, of Joseph in Egypt, of Moses, of the people of Israel, of Job, Ruth, David, Tobias, Esther, Judith and others, we will easily see everywhere the plainest signs of the wisest Providence, the best and most careful, absolute power, by virtue of which God knows how to direct all things according to His desire, and for the good of His chosen ones. The gospel of this day furnishes us an instance of this? Why did Christ go into the boat? Why did a storm arise? Why was He asleep? Did all this occur by accident? No, it came about designedly by the ordinance of Christ that His omnipotence might be seen, and the faith and confidence of His disciples be strengthened.
Thus it is certain that God foresees, directs, and governs all; as Scripture, reason, and daily experience prove. Would we but pay more attention to many events of our lives, we would certainly notice the providence of God, and give ourselves up to His guidance and dispensations. The Lord ruleth me, and I shall want nothing, says David. (Ps. XXII. 1.) And we also, we shall want nothing if we resign ourselves to God's will, and are contented with His dispensations in our regard; while, on the contrary, if we oppose His will, we shall fall into misfortune and error. God must rule over us with goodness, or with sternness, He is no slumbering God. Behold! He shall neither slumber nor sleep, that keepeth Israel. (Ps. CXX. 4.)
The Church's Year 1875
COLLECT O God, who knowest us to be set in the midst of so great perils, that because of the frailty of our nature we cannot stand; grant to us health of mind and body, that those things which we suffer for our sins, we may by Thy aid overcome. Through the same Jesus Christ, our Lord .
EPISTLE (Romans XIII. 8-10.) Brethren, owe no man anything, but to love one another; for he that loveth his neighbor hath fulfilled the law. For thou shaft not commit adultery; thou shaft not kill; thou shaft not steal; thou shaft not bear false witness; thou shaft not covet; and if there be any other commandment, it is comprised in this word: Thou shaft love thy neighbor as thyself. The love of our neighbor worketh no evil. Love, therefore, is the fulfilling of the law.
What is meant by St Paul's words: He that loveth his neighbor, hath fulfilled the law?
St. Augustine in reference to these words says: that he who loves his neighbor, fulfils as well the precepts of the first as of the second tablet of the law. The reason is, that the love of our neighbor contains and presupposes the love of God as its fountain and foundation. The neighbor must be loved on account of God; for the neighbor cannot be loved with true love, if we do not first love God. On this account, the holy Evangelist St. John in his old age, always gave the exhortation: Little children, love one another. And when asked why, he answered: Because it is the command of the Lord, and it is enough to fulfill it. Therefore in this love of the neighbor which comes from the love of God and is contained in it, consists the fulfillment of the whole law. (Matt. XXII. 40.)
| GOSPEL (Matt. VIII 23-27) At that time, when Jesus entered into the boat, his disciples followed him. And behold, a great tempest arose in the sea, so that the boat was covered with waves; but he was asleep. And they came to him and awaked him, saying: Lord, save us, we perish. And Jesus saith to them Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith? Then rising up, he commanded the winds and the sea, and there came a great calm. But the men wondered, saying: What manner of man is this, for the winds and the sea obey him? |  |
To test the faith and confidence of His disciples; to exercise them in enduring the persecutions which they were afterwards to endure; to teach us that we should not waver in the storms of temptations. St. Augustine writes: "Christ slept, and because of the danger the disciples were confused. Why? Because Christ slept. In like manner thy heart becomes confused, thy ship unquiet, when the waves of temptation break over it. Why? Because thy faith sleeps. Then thou shouldst awaken Christ in thy heart; then thy faith should be awakened, thy conscience quieted, thy ship calmed."
Why did Christ reproach His disciples when they awaked Him and asked for help?
Because of their little faith and trust; for if they firmly believed Him to be true God, they would necessarily believe He could aid them sleeping as well as waking.
Nothing so displeases God as to doubt His powerful assistance. Cursed be the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh (mortal man) his arm (aid), and whose heart departeth from the Lord. Blessed be the man that trusteth in the Lord, and the Lord shall be his confidence. (Jerem. XVII. 5. 7.) God sometimes permits storms to assail us, such as poverty, persecution, sickness, so that we may have occasion to put our confidence in Him alone. Of this St. Bernard very beautifully says: "When the world rages, when the wicked become furious, when the flesh turns against the spirit, I will hope in Him. Who ever trusted in Him, and was put to shame?" We should therefore trust in God only, and take refuge to Him, invoking Him as did the disciples: Lord, save us, we perish; or cry out with David: Arise, why sleepest thou, O Lord? Arise, and cast us not off to the end. (Ps. XLIII. 23.)
Why did Jesus stand up and command the sea to be still?
To show His readiness to aid us, and His omnipotence to which all things are subject. His disciples who saw this miracle, wondered and said: What manner of man is this, for the winds and the sea obey Him?
We see daily in all creatures the wonders of the Omnipotence, the wisdom, and the goodness of God, and yet we are not touched; we continue cold and indifferent. The reason is, that we look upon all with the eyes of the body and not with the eyes of the soul; that is, we do not seek to ascend by meditation to the Creator, and to judge from the manifold beauty and usefulness of created things the goodness and the wisdom of God. The saints rejoiced in all the works of the Lord; a flower, a little worm of the earth would move the heart of St. Francis of Sales, and St. Francis the Seraph, to wonderment and to the love of God; they ascended, as on a ladder, from the contemplation of creatures to Him who gives to every thing life, motion, and existence. If we were to follow their example, we would certainly love God more, and more ardently desire Him; if we do not, we live like irrational men, we who were created only to know and to love God.
ASPIRATION Grant us, O good Jesus! in all our needs, a great confidence in Thy divine assistance, and do not allow us to become faint-hearted; let Thy assistance come to us in the many dangers to which we are exposed; command the turbulent winds and waves of persecution to be still, and give peace and calmness to Thy Church, which Thou hast redeemed with Thy precious blood, that we may serve Thee in sanctity and justice, and arrive safely at the desired haven of eternal happiness. Amen.
ON THE PROVIDENCE OF GOD
But he was asleep. (Matt VIII. 24.)
It is an article of faith in the holy Catholic Church that God has not only created the world, but that He sustains and governs it; this preservation and ruling of the whole world and of each individual creature is called Providence. There are people who think that God is too great a Lord to busy Himself about the care of this world, that to do so is beneath His majesty; it was enough for Him to create the world, for the rest, He leaves it to itself or to fate, enjoys His own happiness, and, as it were, sleeps in regard to us. Thus think some, but only the ignorant and impious. Were He as these imagine Him, He would not or could not have aught to do with creation. If He could not, then He is neither all-wise nor almighty, if He would not, then He is not good; and if He knows nothing of the world, then He is not omniscient.
If we once believe that God created the world, (and what rational man can doubt it?) then we must also believe He rules and sustains it. Can any work of art, however well constructed and arranged, subsist without some one to take charge of and watch aver the same? Would not the greatest of all master-pieces, the world, therefore come to the greatest confusion and fall back into its original nothingness, if God, who created it from nothing, did not take care of its further order and existence? It is indeed true that the method of Divine Providence with which God controls all things is so mysterious that, when considering some events, one is persuaded to admit a necessary fate, an accident, the course of nature, the ill will of the devil or man, as the fundamental cause. Yet in all this the providence of God is not denied, for nothing does or can happen accidentally, not the smallest thing occurs without the knowledge, permission, or direction of God. Not one sparrow shall fall on the ground without your Father. But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. (Matt. X. 29. 30.) Chance, fate, and luck are but the ideas of insane or wicked men, which even the more rational heathens have rejected, and the course of nature is but the constant, uninterrupted, all-wise and bountiful preservation and government of creation through God. The perverted will of men or of the devil is but the instrument which God in His all-wise intention, uses to effect the good, for He knows how to produce good from evil, and, therefore, as St. Augustine says, "permits the evil that the good may not be left undone." If we peruse the history of our first parents, of Abraham, of Joseph in Egypt, of Moses, of the people of Israel, of Job, Ruth, David, Tobias, Esther, Judith and others, we will easily see everywhere the plainest signs of the wisest Providence, the best and most careful, absolute power, by virtue of which God knows how to direct all things according to His desire, and for the good of His chosen ones. The gospel of this day furnishes us an instance of this? Why did Christ go into the boat? Why did a storm arise? Why was He asleep? Did all this occur by accident? No, it came about designedly by the ordinance of Christ that His omnipotence might be seen, and the faith and confidence of His disciples be strengthened.
Thus it is certain that God foresees, directs, and governs all; as Scripture, reason, and daily experience prove. Would we but pay more attention to many events of our lives, we would certainly notice the providence of God, and give ourselves up to His guidance and dispensations. The Lord ruleth me, and I shall want nothing, says David. (Ps. XXII. 1.) And we also, we shall want nothing if we resign ourselves to God's will, and are contented with His dispensations in our regard; while, on the contrary, if we oppose His will, we shall fall into misfortune and error. God must rule over us with goodness, or with sternness, He is no slumbering God. Behold! He shall neither slumber nor sleep, that keepeth Israel. (Ps. CXX. 4.)
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