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Tuesday, June 2, 2026

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  Summary of the Video The video teaches that evil is real, personal, and active in the world, but God’s power is infinitely greater . Evil wounds, tempts, and disrupts the order God created, yet it cannot rival God. The believer’s task is not fear, but clarity, vigilance, and confidence in Christ’s victory. The message emphasizes resisting temptation, rejecting the devil’s lies, and standing firm in God’s authority. CCC on Evil — Core Teachings Evil is a distortion of God’s order , entering the world through the free choice of angels and humans (CCC 385–395). brotherhoodofascension.com The devil is real , a fallen angel who chose against God (CCC 391). Catholic Digest Satan’s power is limited — he is only a creature and cannot prevent God’s plan (CCC 395). Catholic Digest God permits evil only to bring about a greater good , as seen most clearly in the Cross (CCC 412). Catholic Digest Humanity inherits a wounded nature through original sin, which summons us to ...
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The Iceman Story

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Tuesday, June 9, 2026

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  30 day retreat to Divine Mercy Smoke in this life and not the Next El Cheapo Sweet Jane Cigarillos & Four Freedoms Bourbon The cheap cigar bites. The bourbon warms. Together they teach the lesson Bellarmine knew well: the body fears pain far more quickly than the soul fears sin. God rarely shows us the pain of loss — we are too dull to feel it. But the pain of sense — fire, cold, torment — that we understand. So He allows visions, warnings, and the testimony of the man Bede records: dead, returned, terrified, his life of penance proving his words. Holy fear is mercy. It wakes the soul before judgment does. Prompts Where has comfort made me careless. What pain is God using to rouse me. What sin do I fear less than I should. I MARRIED A WITCH (1942) Veronica Lake • Fredric March Directed by René Clair A supernatural comedy wrapped in moonlit mischief, I Married a Witch is not merely a romance with spells. It is a parable about desire without virt...
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Monday, June 8, 2026

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30 Day Retreat Sacred Heart Day 8   🔸 Monday Night at the Movies- June 2026 – Prophets & Pilgrims Prophecy in June is a pilgrimage through the Church’s feasts. These films follow the soul from guilt to purification, from conscience to renunciation, and finally to a vocation lived in motion. Each week’s feast sharpens the film’s meaning and reveals a different face of the prophet’s call. Jun 1 – The Informer (1935) St. Justin Martyr A prophet begins in the ruins of his own failure. Gypo’s betrayal and collapse mirror Justin’s insistence on truth: falsehood destroys, repentance clarifies. Jun 8 – Stromboli (1950) Sacred Heart / Immaculate Heart Karin’s volcanic exile becomes purification. As the Hearts of Jesus and Mary burn with love, Stromboli burns away pride and forces a reckoning with God. Jun 15 – A Man for All Seasons (1966) St. Barnabas Barnabas stands firm in the Spirit; Thomas More does the same. Here the pilgrimage becomes confrontation — conscience refusing to bo...
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Sunday, June 7, 2026 Corpus Christi Sunday

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  30 Day Retreat Sacred Heart Day 7 Smoke in This Life and Not the Next Sun, May 31 — Trinity Sunday Virtue: Mystery & Memory Cigar: Oscuro Bourbon: Knob Creek 12 Reflection: “What mystery do I honor in remembrance?” St. Teresa says the soul reaches for God and is pushed back by justice. St. Catherine says the torment is beyond speech. Like a drowning man touching shore, only to be thrust away. Tonight the Trinity stands before you: three ribbons of smoke, one steady burn. The pain of loss reveals the weight of the union you were made for. Honor the mystery. Name the sin that keeps you from its center. Evening Add‑On — Visitation (May 31) Virtue: Joy & Recognition Cigar: Candela Bourbon: Blanton’s Reflection: “Who leaps with joy at my arrival?” John leaps because he recognizes Christ. Joy is the soul’s instinct for holiness. Ask who breathes easier when you walk in — and whether they meet Christ or only you. JUNE 7 Sunday-Body and Blood of Chri...
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Saturday, June 6, 2026 Immaculate Heart of Mary-D Day

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  Smoke in This Life Not the Next Sat, June 6 — First Saturday (Immaculate Heart) Virtue: Shelter & Intercession Cigar: Mild, maternal (Connecticut) Bourbon: Larceny Small Batch — soft, enduring Reflection: Whose sorrow do I carry with Mary? Mary’s Heart is the shelter where sorrow becomes intercession. On this First Saturday, I take up one grief — mine or another’s — and place it inside her Heart, where tenderness becomes strength and wounds become prayer. Purgatory reminds me that love must be purified. Better to smoke in this life than the next. Let the burn of repentance happen now, not later. Immaculate Heart of Mary, teach me whose sorrow I am meant to carry today. Day 6 Sacred Heart Retreat Introduction to 2 Kings [1] First, we'll re-cap a few things about the two Books of Kings, as a whole. They're part of the Deuteronomistic history. What does that mean?"   Well, it means that the Book of Deuteronomy, and its religious legal code, help...
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Presidents' 100 for the dinner table

Presidents' 100 for the dinner table
THE PRESIDENT’S 100 at the dinner table: A NATIONAL BLUEPRINT FOR STRENGTH, CLARITY & RENEWAL

St. Ignatius Universal Man Plan

St. Ignatius Universal Man Plan
You must give yourself away to begin

St. George Universal Man Plan

St. George Universal Man Plan
Fight your Dragons

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St. Peter Universal Man Plan
Be a Fisher of Men

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St. Joseph Universal Man Plan
Be a Guardian