So far as I can tell, cities all over the world, ever since cities have existed, have had no shortage of unfortunate mentally ill people wandering the streets. That activity exponentially increased in the United States during the 1960s and ‘70s.
Today they’re virtually all homeless and staying in tent communities. You see them everywhere you go in the cities. One big problem is that it’s getting increasingly difficult to tell the lunatics from the sane people, and I personally believe that a lot of the so-called sane ones are crazier than bed bugs.
Apparently there’s a street nut newsletter or something like that, because I’ve noticed that they have trends just like everybody else. Believe it or not, a trend among them is actually a wakeup call for Catholics. Tune in to find out what that is!
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Three Days of DarknessI didn’t talk about the Three Days of Darkness in this episode, but you can hardly deal with eschatology without talking about it. I heartily recommend that all Sixpackers read about this. The Three Days of Darkness has been prophesied by many Catholic mystics in different parts of the world at different times, St. Padre Pio being one of them.
The Coming Three Days of Darkness
Three Days of Darkness: The Final Secret (Blue Army)
The Three Days of Darkness
End TimesEnd Times Prophecies A Catholic Perspective: Church Prophecy, The Bible, The Mystics, & Saints
As We Await the Blessed Hope: A Catholic Study of the End Times
The Rapture Trap: A Catholic Response to End Times Fever
Antichrist and the End Times
THE ANTICHRIST A Catholic Perspective: Church Prophecy, The Bible, The Mystics, & Saints
Jesus & the End Times: A Catholic View of the Last Days (CD-Audio)
Prophecy For Today: A Summary of the Catholic Tradition Concerning the End-Of-Time Era
Rapture: The End-Times Error That Leaves the Bible Behind
Beginning Apologetics 8: The End Times – What Catholics Believe about the Second Coming, the Rapture, Heaven, Hell, Purgatory, and Indulgences
What Does The Bible Say About The End Times?: A Catholic View
End of Time: A Meditation on the Philosophy of History Highly recommended for the thinking person. Pieper’s work tends to be a bit highbrow.
Cross-Pollination: The End-Time “Catholic” Church
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Catholic News Notes#5
California bill forcing priests to violate the seal of confession withdrawn
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Chick-fil-A rises to third biggest restaurant chain in the United States
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Top US teachers’ union endorses ‘fundamental right to abortion’
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Judge upholds Oklahoma ban on gruesome dismemberment abortions that rip babies apart
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Franklin Graham: ‘Equality Act’ will lead to Christian persecution ‘as never before’
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