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Friday, September 25, 2026 Sukkoth begins at sundown

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Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival . Call it an excuse to party: the 3-day Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival begins. In mainland China, the annual festival is the second biggest holiday of the year (right behind the country’s spring festival).  Fitness Friday: Forge of Ages (Catholic) The age will be defined by this: men who guard Christ and His Church rather than their own comfort — men willing to be forged into what God envisions, standing watch while others stand aside. Week 6 — Egypt: Monumental Strength, Stillness, and the Body That Endures If Israel forged the prophetic body, China forged the interior body, Egypt forged the enduring body — the human frame trained not first by speed or breath but by stillness , posture , and the ability to remain unmoved under pressure. Egypt understood that strength is not merely what a man can do; strength is what a man can hold . Their temples, obelisks, and pyramids were not feats of motion but feats of endurance — stone raised toward Heaven, unmoved ...
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Friday, October 2, 2026 First Friday

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The Stunning Prophetic Warning of Fulton Sheen

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  SUMMARY OF THE VIDEO (The Stunning Prophetic Warning of Fulton Sheen) Fulton Sheen’s warning that the greatest danger to a nation is not external enemies but internal moral collapse . Sheen taught that evil advances most effectively when: Truth is softened Virtue is sentimentalized Sin is redefined as psychological discomfort rather than rebellion against God Christians lose the courage to confront lies directly Sheen’s belief that Christ Himself is the model of strength — “a dangerous man” not because He wielded violence, but because His interior mastery made Him immune to manipulation, flattery, or fear. “His danger was the danger of truth spoken without fear, mercy given without hesitation, and authority exercised without noise.” The blog connects this to Harry Emerson Fosdick’s portrait of Christ as a man whose stillness overturned empires , whose courage unsettled tyrants, and whose purity exposed corruption. The core message: Evil gains ground when Christians become timid...
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Thursday, October 1, 2026

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  OCTOBER TREES DECLARE THEIR OWN SERMON in brief, autumn's painted landscape. We note their size and type, variety and beauty. Trees serve as symbols of the gift-giving aspects of our lives. Trees provide fruit, wood, climatic modification, wind and sun protection, prevention of soil erosion, and a host of other benefits. This is the time to plant trees and to prepare them for winter. Should we not give more attention to how our lives can bear fruit in Christ and in the protection of our forests? Overview of October [1] October falls during the liturgical season known as Tempus per Annum or Ordinary Time (formerly Time After Pentecost ), which is represented by the liturgical color green. Green is a symbol of hope, as it is the color of the sprouting seed and arouses in the faithful the hope of reaping the eternal harvest of heaven, especially the hope of a glorious resurrection. The liturgical color green is worn during the praying of Offices and celebration of Mass...
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Wednesday, September 30, 2026

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  SMOKE IN THIS LIFE, NOT THE NEXT     Wed, Sep 30 — St. Jerome (Traditional) Cigar: Strong, uncompromising  Drink: Wild Turkey 101  Reflection: Where do I seek truth with humility? St. Jerome stands in the calendar like a granite pillar—unyielding, brilliant, and aflame with the conviction that Scripture is not merely read but obeyed . His lion is not a symbol of ferocity alone, but of the courage required to confront truth without bending it to our preferences. Jerome’s strength was not bluster; it was Benedictine in its core—anchored, ascetical, and hopeful. He believed that truth, once found, must be lived even when it cuts. The tale of the unnamed French nobleman returns again as a warning. Saved only by a final act of perfect contrition, he entered Purgatory under a sentence stretching to the Day of Judgment. His crime was not ignorance but arrogance—a life lived with truth at arm’s length. Jerome would have recognized the danger immediately: pride bli...
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