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Monday, September 22, 2025

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Here’s your reflection for Day 6 – Principle 6 from The 5000 Year Leap : 🇺🇸 Day 6 – Principle 6: All Men Are Created Equal 🕊️ Reflection This principle is one of the most radical and beautiful declarations in human history. It doesn’t mean all people are identical in talents, callings, or circumstances—but it does mean that every person possesses equal worth and equal rights under God. No one is born with a divine right to rule, and no one is born to be ruled without consent. The Founders rejected hereditary privilege and embraced the idea that liberty belongs to all—not just the elite. This principle laid the groundwork for a society where dignity is not earned, but recognized. As Abraham Lincoln later said: “As I would not be a slave, so I would not be a master.” 📜 Journal Prompt “How do I reflect the truth of equal dignity in my daily choices—in how I speak, serve, and share?” Fall Begins  Monday Night at the Movies Luis Buñuel’s Simon of the Desert (1965) is a surreal...

Sunday, September 28, 2025

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  Charlie Kirk’s name— Charlie , meaning “free man,” and Kirk , meaning “church”—reads like a prophetic emblem: a man freely speaking within the house of the Lord. His death while publicly addressing students casts that name in stark relief, echoing the biblical tension between truth-telling and persecution. In this light, his life and loss become a parable of conviction met with violence, a reminder that freedom and faith often walk a costly road. Introduction to Revelation [1] The Apocalypse, or Revelation to John, the last book of the Bible, is one of the most difficult to understand because it abounds in unfamiliar and extravagant symbolism, which at best appears unusual to the modern reader. Symbolic language, however, is one of the chief characteristics of apocalyptic literature, of which this book is an outstanding example. Such literature enjoyed wide popularity in both Jewish and Christian circles from ca. 200 B.C. to A.D. 200. This book contains an account of visions in...

Saturday, September 27, 2025

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  Vinny’s Corner ·          Saturday Litany of the Hours Invoking the Aid of Mother Mary ·          Foodie Food on the Camino de Santiago ·          Spirit hour: 15 Traditional Spanish Drinks ·          Bucket Item trip: Medjugorje’s Marian heart followed by the genesis of the Camino in Roncesvalles and Pamplona. Both are threshold spaces: one invites interior healing, the other initiates a physical and spiritual journey westward. September 27–October 3 itinerary in Spain to complement the Medjugorje rhythm with a Camino genesis experience: 🇪🇸 Genesis of the Camino: Roncesvalles to Pamplona (Sep 27–Oct 3, 2025) This 50 km stretch is the ceremonial beginning of the Camino Francés. It’s a descent from the Pyrenees into Navarre, rich with forest paths, medieval bridges, and echoes of pilgrim’s past. 🏞️ Day 1 (Sep 27):...

Bourbon & Cigars

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Domus Vinea Mariae

Domus Vinea Mariae
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