For the United States, which still has interests in the Middle East, a hasty withdrawal of forces from Syria weakens its influence on processes in the region and limits its room to maneuver in the face of existing challenges.
How much have you been paying attention in 2018? I hope that during that time you’ve learned to live a better lifestyle, and to circumvent medical hazards that will enable you to live longer. So let’s see how well you do on this test.
Waiting to pray the last “Unfailing Christmas Prayer”’, started on the Nov. 30 Feast of St. Andrew, at Latin Midnight Mass tonight.
‘Hail and blessed be the hour and moment in which the Son of God was born of the most pure Virgin Mary, at midnight, in Bethlehem, in piercing cold. In that hour, vouchsafe, O my God! to hear my prayer and grant my desires through the merits of Our Savior Jesus Christ, and of His Blessed Mother. Amen.”
Time is subjective.
No physics, relativity, quantum mechanics, or string theory will be found here because, honestly, they aren't part of this vernacular.
"Who do you trust?" is the foundational question in human relationships. Social relationships, family relationships, business relationships, romantic relationships, intimate friendships, professional relationships, political relationships - human relationships rely on trust. The existence of trust or the absence of trust defines human relatedness.
They can sense it. They can feel it. Something is seriously wrong in our civilization, and many people know it. This is why despite the relatively good economic times, most Americans polled say our country is on the "wrong track." Yet many are like a gravely ill man who knows he's not well but can't precisely identify his ailment. Most often, Americans have only a vague sense of cultural malaise, or they "self-diagnose" wrongly.
Next time you see a bumblebee close by, beware--it could be a "living "drone." Sort of like in the picture nearby.
Fellow Veterans and Friends of Veterans
President Trump needs all the help he can get on the wall and Ted Lieu needs to be be exposed for his anti-Americanism and and anti-Veteranism. This is just one of many Ted Lieu assaults on President Trump ..... Rep. Ted Lieu slams Trump: We are not going to build this ‘stupid vanity wall'
Every week in this newsletter we update you on our activities in Washington and around the country. There’s another word for this information – tidings, which means news. It’s a term usually trotted out only at Christmas time.
And then it takes on lustrous connotations.
In this season of New Year resolutions, we should insist that governors, legislators, regulators, activists and their corporate allies resolve to be more honest, especially on climate and renewable energy issues.
Free speech should be protected and I applaud the Irish newspaper, Southern Star, for having the commitment to allow all views to be expressed in its columns, including its Readers Letters.
President Donald Trump’s sudden announcement Wednesday that he is removing U.S. forces from Syria shocked many. But it shouldn’t have come as a surprise, because the move is consistent with key aspects of Trump’s military and foreign policy.
The United Nations Security Council held a special session on Wednesday, requested by the United States and Israel, to discuss Hezbollah's underground attack tunnels that penetrated the Blue Line, the border demarcation between Lebanon and Israel. The tunnels were recently discovered by the Israeli Defense Force. The UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) independently verified the presence of the tunnels, two of which it said had crossed the Blue Line into Israel.
A huge political row is going on in America over a security wall between the United States and Mexico.
The President wants to stop the flow of illegal immigrants, drugs, criminals, and terrorists into America.
The Democrats are vehemently against it. They say it's too costly and it doesn't work.
My one big wish for the coming New Year of 2019: That the mainstream and social media, Hollywood stars and members of the no-talent Entertainment Industry and publicity hound Democrats would lose their Glenn Beck free ride Cheetos Moment and get on with their lives without gaining ratings from their wall-to-wall mocking of President Donald J. Trump.
