Month: October 2014

History Repeats Itself

~ Pharmer

People who read the Bible remember a repetitious cycle in the Old Testament, of Israel misbehaving, getting squashed, repenting and then rebuilding.   Getting squashed was understood  as a penalty from God for Israel’s collective sinful behavior, and His blessings returned after their repentance.  Isaiah 5, the first Sunday Reading for Catholics (Oct 5)  is an example of such a cycle and it brings to mind the present day.

1 Let me sing now for my well-beloved A song of my beloved concerning His vineyard. My well-beloved had a vineyard on a fertile hill.
2 And He dug it all around, removed its stones, And planted it with the choicest vine. And He built a tower in the middle of it, And hewed out a wine vat in it; Then He expected {it} to produce {good} grapes, But it produced {only} worthless ones.
3“And now, O inhabitants of Jerusalem and men of Judah, Judge between Me and My vineyard.
4“What more was there to do for My vineyard that I have not done in it? Why, when I expected {it} to produce {good} grapes did it produce worthless ones?
5“So now let Me tell you what I am going to do to My vineyard: I will remove its hedge and it will be consumed; I will break down its wall and it will become trampled ground.
6“And I will lay it waste; It will not be pruned or hoed, But briars and thorns will come up. I will also charge the clouds to rain no rain on it.”
7For the vineyard of the LORD of hosts is the house of Israel, And the men of Judah His delightful plant. Thus He looked for justice, but behold, bloodshed; For righteousness, but behold, a cry of distress.

Are you seeing any parallels in the events of today?

We’re Hosed.

When America suffers, much of the world suffers even more.  That’s an economic reality.

Repentance and reformation is in order.

Texas Won’t Have to Ship Its Ebola Patients to Washington DC

~ Pharmer

Census data suggests that the nation’s capital is the second most popular immigration destination for those from African countries, with the Ebola Hot Zone countries “donating” a fair proportion of DC’s new residents.

This might mean that Texas won’t have to ship their ebola patient to Washington in order for politicians to get the point.  Already two people with symptoms suggesting ebola infection have been admitted to DC area hospitals.

Perhaps it will be as simple as tweeting praise and admiration for the advanced medical treatment available in Washington DC.  If the politicians have Ebola in their own back yard, maybe they’ll come to understand that a borderless country is not going to rise out of this economic depression any time soon.

Economic stagnation is not the best fuel for medical, or any other kind if research, just in case anyone was interested in assisting other countries in mitigating their Ebola disasters.

Hashtag #DCmedicalMecca.

Something More Important than Where You Put It

~ Pharmer ~ 1 Comment

In the present day it seems that thinking about where to put it is more than a full time job.  For some it seems to occupy every waking hour, and has become the extreme of sexual fetishism.

Sing over Me is a new film about the life journey of Dennis Jernigan, who spent a number of years in the homosexual lifestyle.  In his mid twenties, Mr. Jernigan, a renowned Christian singer and lyricist, decided that something else was more important.  His decision, to have God tell him who he is, will likely crunch many  leftie undies into a wad.  The songwriter tells his story in the indie film released this week on Vimeo and to interested theaters.

With the likes of TeenWire  and a rabidly obsessed media beating sex-fetishism into the minds of kids, the constant refrain repeated by the brainwashed is that having sex is inevitable, and not a matter of choice.  For many it seems as automatic as breathing, eating and taking a dump.

Films such as Sing over Me and Desire of the Everlasting Hills tell stories of profound changes in people who came to the conclusion that something else is more important than sex.

One spoiler from the Desire film: who gets some credit for reeling in the wildest one of the bunch:

EWTN's very own Pirate Nun racks up a miracle
Mother Angelica