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June 13 Smoke in this Life not the Next The Small Fire Half a glass of wine for steadiness. A cheap cigar for honesty. Maria d’Oignies for the flame that purifies. She teaches that holiness is built from small, steady offerings — the kind a man can make in the quiet of his own evening. Let the wine remind you of restraint, the cigar of simplicity, and her life of the fire God can kindle in an ordinary heart. Reflection Question: What small, steady offering is God asking me to place on the fire tonight?  shortest night of the year NO WAY OUT (1950) Richard Widmark • Linda Darnell • Sidney Poitier Directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz A hospital ward becomes a crucible, and America’s racial sickness is dragged into the light. No Way Out is not merely noir — it is a wound filmed in stark black‑and‑white, a story where hatred, fear, and conscience collide in rooms too small to contain them. Widmark’s venom, Darnell’s desperation, and Poitier’s calm, disciplined dignity...

⭐ 1. What the Video Is Saying (Core Message) The video’s thesis is simple: Mary is weeping because the world is in moral and spiritual crisis. It frames the tears as: a warning a call to repentance a mother grieving over global sin, violence, and apostasy The video’s emotional center is: “Humanity is rejecting God, and the consequences are unfolding.” That’s the hinge that connects it to RIC . RUSSIA IRAN CHINA ⭐ 2. How the Marian‑Weeping Theme Connects to RIC The video doesn’t mention Russia, Iran, or China directly — but the logic of the video and the logic of RIC are the same moral storyline. Here’s how they connect: A. The video says: “Evil is rising openly.” RIC is the geopolitical embodiment of that claim: Russia — open war, civilian targeting, coercion Iran — terror networks, proxy militias, religious extremism China — surveillance state, repression, global manipulation The video’s “weeping Mary” is a symbolic response to the same reality the RIC analysis descr...

  JUNE 19 Friday Third Week after Pentecost Juneteenth-Saunter Day   2 Chronicles, Chapter 19, Verse 5-7 He appointed judges in the land, in all the fortified cities of Judah, city by city, and he said to them: “Take care what you do, for the judgment you give is not human but divine; for when it comes to judgment God will be with you and now, let the FEAR of the LORD be upon you. Act carefully, for with the LORD, our God, there is no injustice, no partiality, no bribe-taking.”   This was what Jehoshaphat said to the judges that he was appointing. Reform always includes justice. The Holy Spirit calls us to be just and merciful to human needs. Today pray for those who are in need and may not ask for help. Today, look for and act to address the real needs of all humans.   Hierarch of Needs [1] A team of researchers at Arizona State University, led by evolutionary psychologist Douglas Kenrick, has noticed that most people really like being pare...

JUNE 18 Thursday Third Week after Pentecost International Picnic Day-World Tapas Day   Sirach, Chapter 48, Verse 12 When Elijah was enveloped in the whirlwind, Elisha was filled with his spirit; He worked twice as many marvels, and every utterance of his mouth was wonderful. During his lifetime he FEARED no one, nor was anyone able to intimidate his will.   Is there anything that threatens or frightens you?   Are there bullies or organizations (IRS/FBI/CIA) that scare you?   Does the threat of terrorism or the coercing by dark government out of control worry you?   Then welcome to the 21 st Century. We need the spirit of Elisha so that all may know that we feared no one in our lifetime and were not daunted by threats nor were we overawed by demonstrations of power and that we are resolute in our following of the gospel.   O LORD, you have probed me and you know me; you know when I sit and when I stand; you understand my thoug...