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JMJ
While there is a lot happening in the world (i.e. Pope Leo XIV, Ukraine, Middle-East, Africa, USA vs Everyone Tradewar etc), nothing has really changed ... yet. The following are my personal thoughts ...
- The Trade-War continues with Trump trying to apply his 'Soviet Style' ... win at all costs negotiation tactics that only work when you don't have or need an on going relationship with the other part don't work in State-to-State relations (see Forbes). What Trump doesn't or won't realize is that the majority of US citizens aren't like him. They have different priorities. Food, Clothing Shelter are obviously the foundation, but they want cheap goods. Otherwise, Walmart wouldn't be so successful. End point, making basic products more expensive risks costing him the mid-term elections that always loom on the USA election cycle. Hence the anti-DOGE budget.
- The Real Wars likewise continue around the world. Sure Ukraine is one of those pivotal conflicts that will have long-term and far-reaching impacts. The reality is that the world has been simmering for decades and the dominance of the USA is being challenged (CFR Conflict Map and Wiki Armed Conflict List). Trump's bomb-to-dark ages approach is a short-term and narrow-sighted answer to a much larger question. At some point the USA will be hated by more than it is loved ... or needed. This actually isn't Trumps doing, he's just the messenger boy for a trend that was unavoidable. The situation created post-war with the USA being the world's police force in exchange for the USA being the world's currency provided stability and a rules-based environment. Play be the rules and prosperity will follow. Over the decades the US seems to have forgotten that this system was of their own creation. Now as others use it to their advantage they USA doesn't wants to change the game ... again. The way the USA acted while it was the 'only world power' has led us to this point in history. Hubris is the word that comes to mind.
- Then we have Pope Leo XIV. It is to early to tell his actual direction, but one thing is certain --- we have a different Vicar of Christ and the real question is what will be his approach to the historical and doctrinal treasures of the Catholic Church? I think that the key indicator will be the decisions he makes concerning the Tridentine Liturgy and the SSPX. As we saw during the reign of Popes John-Paul II, Benedict XVI and Pope Francis I, the pre-conciliar liturgy embodies a different body of doctrine - one that the New Mass (50 years +) embodies a radical departure and evokes a major response from the Church. Will Pope Leo XIV make a radical departure from the New Mass - back to the Tridentine Mass and Doctrine? That remains to be seen, desired, sacrificed and prayed for.
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Popes Past Present and Future
- RORATE CÆLI: Leo XIV to the Lady of Good Counsel
- RORATE CÆLI: Fatima and Pope Leo XIV
- RORATE CÆLI: Leo P.P. XIV - Official Portrait
- RORATE CÆLI: Leo XIV: The Church Must Always Speak the Truth, "resorting whenever necessary to blunt language that may initially create misunderstanding"
- RORATE CÆLI
- Pope Leo XIV and the Battle Against Modernity - Crisis Magazine
- RORATE CÆLI: Leo XIV: Synodality with Ecumenism
- LES FEMMES - THE TRUTH: Pope Leo Affirms True Marriage
- A Pontificate at a Crossroads | FSSPX News
The Church, The Crisis and the Persecution
- RORATE CÆLI: Cardinal Müller to the Associated Press on the Latin Mass and the new Pope: "According to his character, I think he is able to speak with people and to find a very good solution that is good for everybody."
- Miracles Worked by Modern-Day Saints - OnePeterFive
- Un nouveau pape • Abbé Gonzague Peignot • LPL
- 10 Critical Issues Facing the Next Pope - Edward Pentin
- LMS Chairman: Pope Leo XIV: LMS press release
- Home - The Catholic Gentleman
- Yes, the Visible Head of the Church Is the Pope—This Is Our Christian Faith - Crisis Magazine
- Fr. Z's Blog | Formerly entitled: "What Does The Prayer Really Say?" – Clear, straight commentary on Catholic issues, liturgy and life by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf o{]:¬)
- RORATE CÆLI: “Let’s sing with the Pope”: New Initiative from the Pontifical Institute of Sacred Music (PIMS) - Videos for Learning Basic Chant
- RORATE CÆLI: Una Voce Federation President: Message on Leo XIV ("A Pope of the Anglosphere")
- LMS Chairman: Video debate with Fr Joseph Fessio
- Georgia's anti-abortion law keeps brain-dead pregnant woman Adriana Smith on life support | AP News
- RORATE CÆLI: Personal Reflections on the Election of Pope Leo XIV - by Fr. Richard Cipolla
- Guidance for Catholics under a Pope suspected of heresy – non veni pacem
- Cum Ex Apostolatus and Loss of Office – Unam Sanctam Catholicam
- Pope Paul IV - Cum Ex Apostolatus Officio
- About | the reproach of Christ
- Cum ex apostolatus officio - Wikisource
- Cum Ex Apostolatus Officio Pope Paul IV | PDF | Pope | Heresy
- Microsoft Word - Cum Ex Apostolatus Officio.doc
- Cum ex Apostolatus Officio - Pope Paul IV
- Grandchildren for God? A Primer on Infant Baptism – Unam Sanctam Catholicam
- St. Triduana of Scotland – Unam Sanctam Catholicam
- Roman Rota on the Ends of Marriage – Unam Sanctam Catholicam
- The Ballestero Case: The Problem of the Soul in Conjoined Twins – Unam Sanctam Catholicam
- Leaked: Diocese of Charlotte Responds to TLM Shutdown Concerns - Catholic Family News
- Italy: Mel Gibson to Film The Resurrection of Christ This Summer | FSSPX News
- Dymphna's Road: Trads, its time to face facts
- 3 Mental Habits Secretly Destroying You - The Catholic Gentleman
- LMS Chairman: Video debate with Fr Joseph Fessio
- RORATE CÆLI: New Pope - New Methods: Charlotte Bishop Martin Pauses Restrictions on Latin Mass until (at least) October
- ‘Mass is not a show here’ — Young Charlotte Catholics respond to liturgy policy
- Canadian Doctors are Euthanizing Patients Who Aren’t Even Terminally Ill - LifeNews.com
- AFRICA/UGANDA - Failed attack near the Basilica of the Uganda Martyrs on their commemoration day; two suicide bombers killed - Agenzia Fides
- St. Anthony and the Miser’s Heart – Unam Sanctam Catholicam
- Pre-Vatican II Catechisms on Capital Punishment – Unam Sanctam Catholicam
SSPX
- FSSPX Celebrates Jubilee Year in Rome – Holy Mass in Public Park – Gloria.tv
- Angelus Press: Editorial Position Available | District of the USA
- A Pontificate at a Crossroads | FSSPX News
- Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn at the Vendée | District of the USA
World, Wars and Conflict
Business and Economics
- US-China tariffs: The countries are finally talking but why now?
- Trump news: White House looking at suspending habeas corpus
- Trump administration considering suspending habeas corpus
- Trump involved in discussions over suspending habeas corpus, sources say | CNN Politics
- Canada outperforms the U.S. on many well-being measures—yet on the important economic indicators, we are falling far behind - The Hub
- Trump’s Qatari Air Force One would pose massive security risks - Defense One
- Boeing says it can deliver Air Force One in 2027—if requirements are relaxed - Defense One
- China hits back after Trump claims it is 'violating' tariff truce
Military and Wars
- Top US general in Korea talks maps, China, and getting Patriots back
- 1985 MOVE bombing - Wikipedia
- Hidden devices found in Chinese-made inverters in the US, reports Reuters – pv magazine International
- US Typhon missile system in Philippines is a subtle headache for China
- Navy leaders look to expand munitions options as supplies run low
- Netherlands buys 46 Leopard tanks from KNDS for more than $1 billion
- Pakistan wields Chinese weapons against India, and analysts take notes
- Army explores ultra-long-range launched effects to spy from the sky
- Here’s who’s getting the Army’s first long-range assault aircraft
- Designing a soft landing for NATO by starting the clock on Europe
- US Army halves spy plane fleet before first takeoff
- Canada faces dense defense-acquisition docket as F-35 review looms
- Pacific land force leaders seek ‘positional advantage’ against China
- Is Trump’s ‘F-55’ fighter jet real? - Defense One
- US spy chief fires intelligence leaders who disputed Trump’s Venezuela-gang claims - Defense One
- F-47 will have 70% better combat radius than F-22, Air Force says - Defense One
- Norms have changed in South Asia, making future de-escalation much harder - Defense One
- Air Force Special Operations wants to fire cruise missiles from Reaper drones - Defense One
- A closer look at the Chinese space company accused of helping the Houthis - Defense One
- Trump’s F-15 basing decision adds to Air Force’s training troubles - Defense One
- Could striking first in cyber be new Pentagon policy? - Defense One
- In Yemen, Trump risks falling into an ‘airpower trap’ - Defense One
- Sentinel ICBM program needs brand-new silos, Air Force says - Defense One
- Chilling effects: What one Army unit learned about cold-weather drone warfare - Defense One
- Canada faces dense defense-acquisition docket as F-35 review looms
- What’s wrong with Trump accepting a 747 from Qatar? Everything.
- Trump Floats Major New Upgrades For F-35 And F-22 | Aviation Week Network
- Tariffs or not, China’s infiltration of US systems needs new attention
- China-Russia cooperation poses rising threat in Arctic, Pentagon warns
- Inside Ukraine’s secret deep strike against Russian bombers | About That - YouTube
Science+Technology
- We Emit a Visible Light That Vanishes When We Die, Says Surprising New Study : ScienceAlert
- How China’s tech giants wired the Gulf - Defense One
- General David Allvin on X: "Our @usairforce will continue to be the world’s best example of speed, agility, and lethality. Modernization means fielding a collection of assets that provide unique dilemmas for adversaries—matching capabilities to threats—while keeping us on the right side of the cost curve. https://t.co/vqjxCdBYid" / X
- The energy transition: Ten physical realities to tackle | McKinsey
- Solar storms and cyberattacks can both cause blackouts. Knowing the difference could save billions of dollars | Space
- What happens when we die? Light fades as life ends: study
- Living beings emit a faint light that extinguishes upon death, according to a new study
- Mysterious white streak spotted over US skies during surprise aurora storm. What was it? (photos) | Space
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