Bishop Stika of Knoxville was an auxiliary in St. Louis, first with now retired Cardinal Rigali and then with the incoming now Cardinal Burke. I have emails from a former St. Louis chancery official who alleges that Stika was involved in a cabal to remove Burke.
Editor's note: The original version of this text said that Orthodox Metropolitan Hilarion "condemned" the war. Upon further reflection, that seemed too strong. I have changed the text to read "opposed the prospect of war."
JD what you did for the children was indeed the work of the Spirit. It also emphasizes the syynodaliity Pope Francis asks for. The work of the laity is emphasized through our Baptism:Prriest,Prophet. And King
So you own a store and you had a commercial war with this other store. You bought some other smaller companies just to win that war: congrats you did, the other store downsizes. But you say well I’ll just keep my store alliance anyway. Then the other store says « okay, see, that feels threatening to me, can you maybe not buy the stores on my bloc» . You know the employees have been humiliated and the owner Bob is sensitive and proud, he has intense anger issues and collects guns, so you say sure and you formally agree not too. Then you start to buy stores in the bloc. It’s legal those stores can choose to join your alliance. So Bob starts to be on edge he tries to keep calm but he is traumatized and proud. At that point the store right next to his, half of who’s staff are relatives to the guy, starts talking with you about being bought out. The guy freaks out and gets agressive. Things settle down a bit, the neighbor store has internal conflict, but the manager of that store, Billy, officially promises he’s not going to join the alliance and going to respect Bob's relatives. So then Billy starts do do mean stuff, and forbid that the relatives speak their family's language, and humiliates them, then starts to start talking about an alliance again... and you encourage him! During all that time Bob saw you use actual violence on different blocs to get rid of owners you didn’t like, and even discovered that you use false evidence to justify it… So he finally gets into a fury, runs guns blazing into Billy’s store yelling stuff about his family and nazis, shooting at people. You bravely comme, and in apparently innocent manner, tell him to be reasonable and talk about it…he obviously just gets even more mad
So you go on the news and put it all on him…What’s true is: who can condone what he’s doing? But what else was going to happen America? Could you stop thinking you have such morale superiority that it makes all you’re means justified and your interests superior. Can you stop being so pretentious as you yield your power? Can you remember that prideful victors who humiliated the vanquished created the conditions to Hitler ascend? So yeah I hope Ukraine can resist but the West seriously needs to do better….Our nations need to stop to be pretentious and preachy, greedy bastards.
Not sure this is the place,I'm just pretty angry right now.
JD, thank you very much for your comment on brother Christians persecuted in the Far East and in Africa. It helps me be more appreciative of the many good little things I enjoy, and to grow in prayerful ecclesial communion. Thank you
JD, I am greatly intrigued by your comments on Ukraine’s “Forgiveness Sunday”, esp in connection to having a new Ukrainian reporter on staff & Camosy’s article on forgiveness of very traumatic violent experiences, an edifying reminder that God wants us to actually forgive. —would it be possible to follow up on the Forgiveness Sunday homilies/ mood in Ukraine?
Bishop Stika of Knoxville was an auxiliary in St. Louis, first with now retired Cardinal Rigali and then with the incoming now Cardinal Burke. I have emails from a former St. Louis chancery official who alleges that Stika was involved in a cabal to remove Burke.
Editor's note: The original version of this text said that Orthodox Metropolitan Hilarion "condemned" the war. Upon further reflection, that seemed too strong. I have changed the text to read "opposed the prospect of war."
JD what you did for the children was indeed the work of the Spirit. It also emphasizes the syynodaliity Pope Francis asks for. The work of the laity is emphasized through our Baptism:Prriest,Prophet. And King
So you own a store and you had a commercial war with this other store. You bought some other smaller companies just to win that war: congrats you did, the other store downsizes. But you say well I’ll just keep my store alliance anyway. Then the other store says « okay, see, that feels threatening to me, can you maybe not buy the stores on my bloc» . You know the employees have been humiliated and the owner Bob is sensitive and proud, he has intense anger issues and collects guns, so you say sure and you formally agree not too. Then you start to buy stores in the bloc. It’s legal those stores can choose to join your alliance. So Bob starts to be on edge he tries to keep calm but he is traumatized and proud. At that point the store right next to his, half of who’s staff are relatives to the guy, starts talking with you about being bought out. The guy freaks out and gets agressive. Things settle down a bit, the neighbor store has internal conflict, but the manager of that store, Billy, officially promises he’s not going to join the alliance and going to respect Bob's relatives. So then Billy starts do do mean stuff, and forbid that the relatives speak their family's language, and humiliates them, then starts to start talking about an alliance again... and you encourage him! During all that time Bob saw you use actual violence on different blocs to get rid of owners you didn’t like, and even discovered that you use false evidence to justify it… So he finally gets into a fury, runs guns blazing into Billy’s store yelling stuff about his family and nazis, shooting at people. You bravely comme, and in apparently innocent manner, tell him to be reasonable and talk about it…he obviously just gets even more mad
So you go on the news and put it all on him…What’s true is: who can condone what he’s doing? But what else was going to happen America? Could you stop thinking you have such morale superiority that it makes all you’re means justified and your interests superior. Can you stop being so pretentious as you yield your power? Can you remember that prideful victors who humiliated the vanquished created the conditions to Hitler ascend? So yeah I hope Ukraine can resist but the West seriously needs to do better….Our nations need to stop to be pretentious and preachy, greedy bastards.
Not sure this is the place,I'm just pretty angry right now.
Great idea, legal piracy against Ruskie oligarchs-All for it!
JD, thank you very much for your comment on brother Christians persecuted in the Far East and in Africa. It helps me be more appreciative of the many good little things I enjoy, and to grow in prayerful ecclesial communion. Thank you
Please name levels of Pillar subscription based on the kind of watch one could buy with that amount of money!
JD, I am greatly intrigued by your comments on Ukraine’s “Forgiveness Sunday”, esp in connection to having a new Ukrainian reporter on staff & Camosy’s article on forgiveness of very traumatic violent experiences, an edifying reminder that God wants us to actually forgive. —would it be possible to follow up on the Forgiveness Sunday homilies/ mood in Ukraine?