History will remember you as a defender of freedom of speech, despite the risks and threats. We thank you for daring to go there. This was a jaw dropping moment. 🇺🇸🦅👊👊👊👊👊

This is it. Finally. No, for reals. I think. I thought I said goodbye filming my last day on-camera in the @thechosentv. Days later, I thought I said farewell again, as we wrapped the entire series itself on our sound stage, despite knowing that marketing days were still ahead. But this Sunday, it was evident in my bones that not only had I spoken my last speech… not only had we filmed our last shot… but this would be my final day on the hallowed ground that connected me to the television series that changed my life, for what may be the rest of my life (but only God really knows). This moment I share with you here is part of the culmination of not only the last eight years playing the Savior of the world, but the last twelve years playing Him as part of my creative collaboration with the show’s visionary creator, Dallas Jenkins. To have the divine blessing of working on a show for eight years, and then to be gifted this cherry on top — walking onto set as Christ, to be captured on film by one of the great masters of the photographic arts, Annie Leibovitz, while listening to John Debney’s haunting score fill the spaces of the set — was at once transcendent and otherworldly. I was, for a moment, completely speechless. Seems to be a theme for me this past month. I cannot stress to you the profound beauty and brilliance of the compositions that Annie, her team, and our cast and team have had the opportunity to create together. A divine collaboration, if ever there was one. And I cannot wait for you to see the fruit of our intense labor, beginning with Season 6 (on @primevideo Nov 15) and continuing through the release of the final images from these shoots. Our week creating these stills was a reality that my castmates and I could scarcely wrap our minds around. God, in His goodness, is profoundly mysterious and deliberately sweet. The thank-you’s He’s given us in these final moments of the most important series of our lives are beyond anything any of us could have even imagined. I do hope you’ll join us this season as we enter into the end of this story… which ultimately is the beginning of another. I will write more as I am able. I just need a moment in between the chaos to catch my breath. Love and Blessings, - JR 🙏🏽♥️✝️

May God bless and protect these amazing souls 🙏📿❤️

I’ve been thinking about creating a YouTube channel where I can bring you better and deeper content on Catholicism, theology, Scripture, Church history, and biblical analysis. My goal is not just to make videos, but to create a place where we can learn, ask questions, discuss our faith, and grow closer to Christ together. ❤️✝️ But before I take that step, I want to hear from you: Would you follow and support the channel if I created it? Your encouragement would mean a lot to me. 🙏

5 POWERFUL THINGS EVERY CATHOLIC SHOULD DO BEFORE LEAVING THE HOUSE 1. Make the Sign of the Cross The Sign of the Cross is a simple but powerful prayer that reminds us we belong to God. It places our thoughts, words, and actions under the protection of the Holy Trinity, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Beginning your day with this sign is a way of asking God to guide every step you take. 2. Pray the Guardian Angel Prayer God lovingly assigns each of us a guardian angel to protect and guide us. Before leaving home, ask your guardian angel to watch over you, keep you safe from danger, and help you make holy choices throughout the day. It is a beautiful reminder that you are never alone. 3. Offer Your Day to God Before facing your responsibilities, offer your entire day to the Lord. Dedicate your work, studies, joys, struggles, and sacrifices to Him. When you offer your day to God, even ordinary moments become opportunities to glorify Him and grow in holiness. 4. Ask for Our Lady’s Intercession As our spiritual Mother, the Blessed Virgin Mary lovingly to intercedes for us. Ask her to guide you closer to Jesus, protect you from temptation, and wrap you in her maternal care. Just as she cared for Jesus, she continues to care for all who seek her prayers. 5. Read One Bible Verse Start your day by listening to God’s voice through Sacred Scripture. Even a single verse can strengthen your faith, give you wisdom for the day ahead, and remind you of God’s promises.Let His Word shape your heart before the world shapes your mind. “Leave your house with God, and you’ll never walk alone. And you will start your day joyfully.” HOPE YOUR DAY IS GOING BEAUTIFULLY 😇

A very good boy may have just earned his place in the church choir. During Mass at The Grotto’s annual Blessing of the Animals on Sept. 20, one husky couldn’t resist joining in when the music began. In a now-viral video filmed by attendee Blanca Gallardo, the pup lets out a series of enthusiastic howls as a priest sings — prompting the priest to walk over and hold a microphone near the furry vocalist. The moment has become an internet hit, with the Instagram Reel drawing 7.1 million views and 741,000 likes. The husky’s owner and identity were not initially known, though Gallardo said she attended the blessing with her own dog, Phoebe. The clip’s comments quickly turned the impromptu duet into a heavenly punchline. One viewer, @kindsi, wrote: “The priest sang, ‘all creatures of our God and King, lift up your voice and let us sing’ and the husky said ‘HaleAWOOOOOyah!’” Honestly, the dog was just following directions. The Blessing of the Animals took place at 3:30 p.m. in The Grotto Plaza. The annual event welcomes people and pets of all faiths and celebrates the “joy, beauty, love, fidelity, encouragement and comfort” that animal companions bring into people’s lives. And if this dog had anything to say about it, that comfort apparently comes with a powerful set of lungs. Today, on the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi, it seems only right that one enthusiastic husky reminded everyone at Mass that all creatures are invited to lift up their voices, even if that voice is an awe-inspiring “awoooo.” Read more at Churchpop.com! ✍🏻 Claudette Jerez 📹: IG @divine_phoebe

Stop saying, “Sin is sin.” Catholic theology does not teach that all sins are equal. There is mortal sin. There is venial sin. But what makes a sin mortal? The Church teaches that three conditions must be present together: 1. Grave matter: the act is seriously contrary to God’s law. 2. Full knowledge: the person knows that the act is seriously sinful. 3. Deliberate consent: the person freely chooses to commit it. If one of these conditions is lacking, the sin may not be mortal, though it can still be sinful and harmful to our relationship with God. Mortal sin destroys charity in the soul. If someone knowingly and freely remains in mortal sin and dies unrepentant, they separate themselves from God eternally. Venial sin wounds our relationship with God but does not destroy it. If its effects and temporal punishment are not purified in this life, they may be purified in Purgatory. And be clear: Purgatory is not a second chance after death. Those who undergo purification there have already died in God’s friendship and are assured of Heaven. Hell is eternal separation from God. So do not take sin lightly. Repent. Go to Confession. Make reparation. Seek God’s mercy. Remain in His grace. And strive for Heaven. 🙏🏽✝️

Some people are angry at Tennessee for botching an execution, but have no problem with Canada successfully executing over 100,000 people via MAID. Make it make sense.

I started veiling at Mass, on and off, several years ago. I was hit & miss - not convicted in my heart about it. Then, one day, in adoration, while praying in Adoration before the Blessed Sacrament, God spoke to me: “Why aren’t you veiling in my presence?” Well, I haven’t been without my veil since! I don’t judge others about not veiling. But I do feel CALLED to veil myself. Women… do you veil? I know we don’t “have to”… but is THAT reason enough NOT to veil? Isn’t it more important to show respect to your Lord?🤔 I’d love to hear your thoughts.💛🙏🏻

Dick’s Sporting Goods has deleted hundreds of these comments from their Instagram page rather than just apologize for discriminating, and fixing the problem. Would be a shame if this went viral

Third trimester abortion is MURDER!! Plain and simple..

Mother Just Gave The Best Rant You'll Hear Today Against Woke Culture in Classrooms at H.S Board

3,093 babies are killed in abortions every day. Why don't more people care?

Massachusetts one day before giving birth: Go ahead and kill your baby we don’t care Massachusetts one day after giving birth: We are sending Healthcare Workers to see if your baby is healthy. Make it make sense

23 grand jurors reviewed the evidence in Nolan Wells case. They found that he died by drowning, with no crime committed and that rumors about his White friends playing a role in his death were "false" and "malicious." There were multiple Black jurors. How much racism did the left cause by pretending this was murder instead of a tragedy?

Saturday Night Prayer 🙏🏼  Pray with me: Dear Jesus, It's Saturday night, that in-between night. The week is done, tomorrow is set apart for You and tonight I'm just sitting in the middle breathing. I don't want to rush into Sunday still tangled from Saturday. So cleanse me tonight, Lord. Not with shame, with Your kindness. Wash my mind from all the noise. Wash my heart from all the hurry. Wash my hands from trying to hold everything together. I want to wake up tomorrow with eyes for You. Tonight, I anoint this home with peace. Not the kind the world gives that depends on everything going right. Your peace that stays even when things aren't. I pray over my sleep tonight like it's holy ground - because it is. You made rest. You blessed it. So I lie down without apology. Without guilt for needing to stop. You rested on the seventh day and called it holy. Let this be holy too. Speak to me in dreams tonight if You want to. Or just let me sleep like a child who knows her Father is home. I love You, Jesus. See You in the morning - in Your house. Amen 🙏🏼

I’ve lived long enough to admit that I no longer have interest in: 1. Being out after dark 2. Wearing pants that are too tight 3. Attending a wedding unless I’m SUPER close to the bride or groom (see # 1) 4. Hanging out with people I don’t really enjoy 5. Pressing through phone prompts 6. Arguing unless it’s SUPER important 7. Attending any function that results in a tremendous amount of sweat 8. Driving in 5 lanes of traffic 9. With a few exceptions, talking instead of texting 10. Cleaning up after anyone who isn’t a grandchild. Feel free to add your own. But. Yeah.

A bus driver was allowed to keep anything nobody claimed. One evening he walked through his bus and found a board game. Two days later his children were screaming in the basement. Fr. Dan Reehil, an exorcist, had the case here in Nashville. The rule at the depot was simple, and so was the mistake: "SO ONE DAY HE WALKS THROUGH THE BUS AT THE END OF THE DAY, THERE'S A OUIJA BOARD. TWO DAYS LATER, HE TAKES IT HOME, GIVES IT TO HIS KIDS." A gift. A free toy from work. The children took it downstairs. Then the screaming, and the father running down to see what a parent should never have to see: "HE SEES THE LITTLE ICON THING MOVING ON ITS OWN. SIX, SIX, SIX. AND NOBODY'S TOUCHING IT." He did what any of us would do. He threw it in the bin. Fr. Reehil's verdict on that is two words: "TOO LATE." The board was gone and the nights were not. The children woke with terrors, again and again, until the father called his pastor, the pastor called the Church, and a priest came and blessed the house. "ALL CLEANED UP. EVERYTHING'S GONE. EVERYBODY SLEPT LIKE A BABY THAT NIGHT." And then the part of this story that nobody who hears it forgets. The next morning the man went to work and finished his shift: "BRAND NEW OUIJA BOARD ON THE BACK OF THE BUS. NOT EVEN OPENED." "HE CALLS AND HE GOES, THIS THING IS AFTER ME." Fr. Reehil did not panic and did not tell him to move house. He gave him two steps, in one breath: "JUST DOUSE IT WITH THE HOLY WATER I LEFT YOU AND THEN BURN IT." "AND HE DID. AND THAT WAS THE END." Notice what worked and what did not. The bin did nothing. The house was quiet again when it was blessed, and the thing stopped following him when it was met with holy water and fire. Not because an object has power, but because of what gets invited along with it, and because that invitation can be taken back. Not every bad dream is this. Children have nightmares for ordinary reasons and most of them need a nightlight, not a priest. But if something is in your house that was a doorway, a board, a charm, a deck of cards from a shop you now regret, it does not belong in the bin. Ask your parish for holy water this Sunday. It costs nothing and they will not think you are strange. And tonight, before you go up, stand in the hallway and say it out loud: "Lord Jesus, I renounce everything that ever came into this house through a game, a gift or my own curiosity. It has no claim here and no claim on my children. Guard them while they sleep tonight. Amen." 👇 One word if you are walking through your house tonight: CLEAN.

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