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On this day in 1995, the last clan chief in history known to have led his men into battle died at the age of 83. Simon Fraser, the 15th Lord Lovat, was the Chief of Clan Fraser. He was the man Winston Churchill described, in a letter to Joseph Stalin, as “the mildest-mannered man that ever scuttled ship or cut a throat.” The Scottish Commando chief whom Hitler placed a 100,000 Reichsmark bounty on, dead or alive. He was a well respected man that already had a serious war record before D-Day. The night before D-Day, Lovat addressed his men. He closed with this: “A hundred years from now, your children’s children will say - they must have been giants in those days.” Then came June 6th, 1944. Sword Beach, Normandy. As Brigadier of the 1st Special Service Brigade, Lord Lovat waded ashore leading 3,000 commandos into hell. And behind him came the sound that made the whole scene unforgettable. The English War Office had strictly banned bagpipes in battle. They said it was too conspicuous. Too dangerous. Lovat brought his personal piper, Bill Millin, and gave the order: “Play us ashore.” When Millin hesitated, citing the regulations, Lovat smiled and replied: “Ah, but that’s the English War Office. You and I are both Scottish, and that doesn’t apply.” So Millin played Highland Laddie, The Road to the Isles, and All The Blue Bonnets Are Over the Border. Men fell around them. Bullets tore through the surf. The noise of artillery was deafening. And through it all, the unmistakable scream of the bagpipes. Captured German snipers later admitted they had Millin in their sights, but didn’t shoot him because they assumed he had gone completely mad. Lovat’s mission was to reach Pegasus Bridge, where British glider troops were desperately holding on. The schedule said 1pm. Lovat and his men fought their way off the beach and arrived at exactly 1:02 PM. He calmly walked up to the commanding officer under enemy fire and apologised for being two and a half minutes late. His commandos then marched across the bridge in the open. Lovat had ordered his men to wear their green berets instead of steel helmets, so the Germans would know exactly who was coming for them. Twelve men were shot through their berets that day. After that, they finally put their helmets on. But they held the bridge. For Clan Fraser, there was something almost mythic about it. Their ancestors had come from Normandy centuries earlier. Now their chief had led Highland soldiers back onto those same shores in one of the most decisive battles in modern history. Six days later, Lovat was given his last rites after being hit by friendly fire from a stray artillery shell. Against all odds, he survived. He returned home a hero. He went on to serve in Parliament, judge cattle internationally, and manage his massive 250,000-acre Highland estate. But his final years were marked by grief. Two of his sons died within weeks of each other in 1994. Beaufort Castle, his ancestral home, had to be sold that same year. When Lord Lovat died on 16 March 1995, an era died with him. Bill Millin later played at his funeral, bringing the story full circle. The last clan chief who went to war. The brigadier who brought bagpipes onto D-Day. The Highlander with a price on his head. Scotland does not produce many men like that ⚔️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

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🇻🇦 The Vatican has been shocked by the 'amazing' increases in adult baptisms once again this year in Western nations A cardinal close to the last three popes is quoted in Aleteia as saying: 'Something amazing is happening in France, with all these young people asking to be baptized. Perhaps this is a sign of a new springtime for the Church!'

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Saint John Ogilvie, the Scottish Jesuit hanged in Glasgow in 1615 for being Catholic. He committed a crime that governments throughout history have always found intolerable. He insisted that the state did not own his conscience Ogilvie was offered a way out. No one was desperate to hang him. The officials simply wanted a small concession. A sentence. A declaration. Just say that the king was the final authority in matters of religion and public life. Sign the formula and go home. He refused. Because if the state can command what you must believe, it does not merely govern your actions. It governs your soul. And once a government claims authority there, nothing remains outside its reach. That was the threat Ogilvie posed. A man who believed there was a law higher than the government of the day. Every regime finds such people inconvenient. So they killed him. Four centuries later the gallows are mostly gone, but the temptation of power remains exactly the same. Every age produces authorities who would quite like your public compliance, your signed declaration, your carefully worded affirmation. Ogilvie’s answer still rings across the centuries. The state can govern many things. But it does not get to govern the conscience. Today, 10 March, is the feast day of Saint John Ogilvie in Scotland, commemorating the day he was executed at Glasgow Cross in 1615 Artist Peter Howson

Wow. Absolutely incredible things are happening… JOE ROGAN: "I can't find a flaw in the way Jesus tells you to live." "I go to church. I've been doing it for the last 3-4 years. I believe if you follow Jesus Christ, you will live a better life." 🙏🏻✝️