Margaret Clifford

@declanganley @rivadaspace @RivadaNetworks Regarding Jimmy Lai, this looks promising! open.substack.com/pub/breeadail/…

Only @rivadaspace @RivadaNetworks #Outernet will be capable of maintaining global data communications in the case we see a large scale action to cut subsea cables. That, presumably, is the reason that China has waged the single most intense campaign of lawfare that it has ever waged against a private company in the Western world. Lawfare is a stated instrument of Chinese warfare in published PLA military doctrine: ‘China’s undersea cable threat raises $10T fears as Trump-Xi talks loom’ foxnews.com/world/chinas-u… #FoxNews

@declanganley This looks promising! open.substack.com/pub/breeadail/…

This scarf hack just fixed sleeping on planes forever 😉✈️🧣 Wrap it around the headrest = instant neck support. Every traveler needs this! 🔥

A Penguin jumped on a boat to escape a Seal, so they took him to the iceberg where his friends were waiting for him

Last November, Daniel McKenna, a personal trainer known by his social-media handle “The Irish Yank,” shared a video on Instagram of himself leaving Mass at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Greenwich Village. “We interrupt your regularly scheduled programming for an ‘I went to Mass’ post,” McKenna wrote, touting the experience as “one of the best Masses I’ve ever been to in my life.” The video went viral, with hundreds of his followers commenting and thousands sharing it. A week later, McKenna filed another dispatch. “I went back to Mass,” he reported, “and yes it was another banger.” McKenna’s enthusiasm captures the spirit of a suddenly resurgent Catholic scene in the heart of Manhattan, where college students and young professionals are showing up in force at Masses and other Catholic events as if they are queuing up for the latest hot restaurant or club. Much of the fervor is focused on three specific parishes, all of which have seen a spike in Mass attendance and converts to the Catholic faith: At St. Joseph’s, the Sunday evening Mass is standing-room-only, which hardly dissuades the 150 or so people in the overflow who stood in the church’s narthex on a recent Sunday. The church also saw 88 people receiving the sacraments of baptism or confirmation at the Easter vigil this year, up from 35 last year. At St. Patrick’s Old Cathedral on the Lower East Side, the number of people, mostly in their 20s and 30s, being received into the Church or returning to be confirmed also rose — to 70 from 40 the year before. And on Manhattan’s Upper East Side at St. Vincent Ferrer, which draws a slightly older demographic of young professionals and a growing number of young families, 77 people were expected to be received into the Church — through baptism or confirmation — compared with 50 last year. “The Holy Spirit is absolutely 100% in charge of this completely,” the pastor of Old St. Pat’s, Father Daniel Ray, a priest with the Legionaries of Christ, told the Register. Read the full story at: ow.ly/ZOBa50YEFcE

🚨 BREAKING: Incredible moment as Artemis II pilot Victor Glover shares the Gospel mere MOMENTS before reaching the back side of the Moon, losing communication with Earth "Christ said, in response to what was the greatest command, that it was to love God with all that you are." 🙏🏻 "And he also, being a great teacher, said the second is equal to it, and that is to love your neighbor as yourself." "And so, as we prepare to go out of radio communication, we're still going to feel your love from Earth, and to all of you down there on earth and around earth, we love you from the moon." ❤️

This is one of the most incredible things I've ever seen! 🤩😵This is a Tailorbird. You will see why! 👏

Dr. Scott Hahn’s testimony of his first experience at Holy Mass: “As an evangelical Calvinist, I had been taught that the Catholic Mass was the greatest sacrilege that a man could commit- to resacrifice Christ- so I wasn't sure what to do. I watched and listened as the readings, prayers and responses- so steeped in Scripture- made the Bible come alive. I almost wanted to stop the Mass and say, “Wait. That line is from Isaiah; the song is from the Psalms. Whoa, you've got another prophet in that prayer." I found numerous elements from the ancient Jewish liturgy that I had studied so intensely. All of a sudden I realized, this is where the Bible belongs. This was the setting in which this precious family heirloom was meant to be read, proclaimed and expounded. Then we moved into the Liturgy of the Eucharist, where all my covenant conclusions converged. I wanted to stop everything and shout, "Hey, can I explain what's happening from Scripture? This is great!" Instead I just sat there, famished with a supernatural hunger for the Bread of Life. After pronouncing the words of consecration, the priest held up the Host. I felt as if the last drop of doubt had drained from me. With all of my heart, I whispered, “My Lord and my God. That's really you! And if that's you, then I want full communion with you. I don't want to hold anything back."

Tonight at the Grotto Bishop Rhoades led students in prayer after Mass, calling on Notre Dame to rescind their decision to appoint an abortion activist to lead a department. Two Cardinals. Four Archbishops. Dozens of Bishops. The Church is speaking. Will Notre Dame listen?

“Once you understand the Eucharist, you can never leave the Church." - Archbishop Fulton Sheen

POWERFUL: Indiana star quarterback Fernando Mendoza on Christmas Eve brought the Heisman Trophy to the local priests at the church in an Amazon box. “We walked out and there, in an Amazon box, there was the Heisman Trophy” This kid is truly special 👏🙏

@MLFootball Priest gets to hold Jesus in the Eucharist. That's the real trophy

This is a mind-blowing way of looking at the miracle of life.

Tonight is the last night of ordinary time. The final quiet heartbeat before the Church steps across the threshold into Advent, that great and solemn season when heaven bends low and the world holds its breath for the coming of Christ. There is something sacred about this night. It is the last page of the year’s long story, the last moment before the candles of expectation are lit and the ancient cry rises again: Come, Lord Jesus. Here is a prayer for this holy crossing. “Lord, on this last night of ordinary time, draw our hearts into a deeper longing for You. Let every weary corner of our lives be opened to Your mercy. Lift the burdens we have carried this year, the sins we regret, the fears we have hidden, the hopes we have nearly forgotten. Prepare us for the holy journey ahead. As Advent dawns, awaken in us a hunger for righteousness, a tenderness for the poor, a renewed love for Your Word, and a faith that can carry light into the darkest places. Teach us to watch and to wait with steady hearts. Bless every person who prays with me tonight. Bless their homes, their families, their struggles, and their quiet prayers. Let this new liturgical year begin with grace, healing, and wonder. Lead us toward Bethlehem, and let nothing keep us from the Child who is our peace. Amen.”

If you don't want the Eucharist, you don't want Jesus ! Be Catholic and be proud 👏

@declanganley So very grateful for the faith handed down to us by our beloved grandparents and ancestors who have gone before us. May they forever be at peace in their eternal home with our good Lord. 🙏✝️💜

Today, November the 2nd, is the Feast of The Holy Souls. In Catholic tradition, November is the month of The Holy Souls and we pray for the Faithful Departed. It’s also a special time to visit the graves of deceased family and friends and offer a prayer for the repose of their immortal souls. Just dropped into visit the grave of my dear grandparents in Glenamaddy. May the Lord grant them eternal rest, may the Perpetual Light shine upon them, may their souls and all the souls of the Faithful Departed, through the mercy of God, Rest In Peace. ☘️

@declanganley Not to assume a person knows HOW to spoil the vote which is to put an X in front of all three candidates.

Our work is not yet done, indeed it's only beginning but as we enter into this final afternoon and evening before polls open, I want to offer my personal thanks to the many Irish men and women that have made such an effort to bring such serious momentum to the #spoilthevote campaign. It has not been 'led' by any one individual, it has not been in the service of egos, it is the sum of all the parts of every single person and family that has informed themselves, advocated to others, and has understood the critical importance to our country that we make this stand. This has been and is as grass roots as it gets and it is an honour to be a small part of it. We may differ on a wide array of issues but each and every one of you all have my admiration and my personal gratitude for your patriotism, your work and your passion. You are each and every one a hero. When the sun comes up on tomorrow, let's get our people to the polling booths and for our families, our communities, for democracy, for Ireland, #spoilthevote

@declanganley Prayers from Maryland in the U.S. that Tullamore Hospital will promptly release Alexandrv Prioteasa so that the Romanian neurologist team can care for him, giving him a second chance at life. Declan, you are a good man helping the Prioteasa family as you are doing.

I visited Alexandrv Prioteasa and his family twice today in Tullamore hospital. It’s now been three weeks since he was admitted to Tullamore following a road accident. His family informed me that he was given a small few days to live. They tell me he was initially diagnosed remotely by Beaumont. Alexandrv is still stuck in Tullamore Hospital as his family have fought to get him medically evacuated back to Romania so he can get to a neurological hospital and surgical team. The Romanian Embassy have been working to get him back. The Romanian Minister for health has also been involved. There are some other facts I’m aware of from the family that give cause for serious concern. We held off on doing anything about this publicly for three weeks but a man’s life is at stake here: