Matthew Balan ن
@MatthewJLB
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Catholic; American (Filipino Dad/mixed-European Mom); supports the Social Reign of Christ the King; space geek; #NASASocial vet; Phillies phan. Viva Cristo Rey!
Washington, DC Region
Joined May 2009
The uncertainty is still ongoing with the below about my Mom. Now, my Dad could have a new health issue (he’s had them on & off his entire life—ever since he was in a motorcycle accident as a young man in the Philippines). Please pray for them both.
Please pray for the success of a meeting tomorrow about making arrangements for the long-term care of my elderly mother.
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"Nearly half of liberals and 60% of young leftists now agree that violence and law-breaking are OK if they don’t agree with the government, according to a new Cygnal poll shared with Washington Secrets."
Political violence has become acceptable to more liberals, an ominous sign on the eve of the anti-Trump “No Kings” protests planned for the weekend and five weeks after the assassination of conservative youth organizer Charlie Kirk. | @SecretsBedard
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In Rome if you take a tour of the Forum and Coliseum you may very well get some atheist guide who will try to tell you Christians were never fed to the beasts there. Ask him if he has read the letters of Ignatius of Antioch. While the letters and historical evidence do not
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Go to your Bingo night, Dorothy…
The fruits of the papacy of "mercy", "dialogue" and "encounter"! (comment seen at https://t.co/oCeUPi802e)
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Great to see the rosaries you get when you meet 🇻🇦 Pope Leo now finally bear his coat of arms
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Gm I told you yesterday, the activists want to rewrite Tolkien's work. This further proves my point.
Lord of the Rings ‘demonises people of colour’, students told https://t.co/ch5esNptVM
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The perfect street doesn’t exis-
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The IVF process kills more embryos than abortion does. But RFK Jr., who claims to be an observant Catholic, says it is “God’s work.” As some of us warned, appointing someone with his extreme pro-choice views was a mistake and should have been more vigorously fought by pro-lifers.
Earlier this week President Trump mused that he didn’t believe he’d get into heaven — but the truth is he’s doing God’s work here. Infertility is increasing in America, and the @POTUS MAHA Agenda is addressing the root causes. Today, through President Trump’s leadership, we’re
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Patronage of St. Margaret Mary Alacoque, Virgin. Feast Day: Oct 17.
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RIP
The funeral and committal for astronaut CAPT Jim Lovell was held today at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis. The famed naval aviator who commanded the Apollo 13 lunar mission passed away on August 7 at the age of 97.
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Jason Miyares lowering the boom on Jay Jones, pointing out Virginia Delegates all knew and Todd Gilbert’s young children running the hallways during General Assembly, but still mused about wanting to murder them... “He keeps saying that he is sorry. Jay, if you’re really sorry,
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Did a double-take when I read this line in Dracula, but it turns out Kodak was founded in 1892, while Dracula was written in 1897
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Lots of folks commenting on this stating that woke already infiltrated Tolkien due to Rings of Power. This is incorrect. Rings of Power is a toe dip by the activists. They want to see how much they're allowed to get away with. Their endgame is to change the books. They want to
If you want to see what the activists want to eventually do to Tolkien's world, look no further than current year D&D.
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Forty years of this sort of ecumenism is enough. One religion in an area an eighth of the size of Central Park is sufficient (to put it mildly).
The Vatican will open a “room with a carpet for praying” inside the Vatican Apostolic Library to accommodate visiting “Muslim scholars.” Follow: @AFpost
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Easter Vigil 2025 Sacrament of Confirmation @KeithNester1 sponsoring St. Francis de Sales, pray for us!
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Gee, if only there were any self-described observant and pro-life Catholics high up in the administration who were close enough to him to do this. You know, like a Vice President, or an HHS secretary, or a secretary of state...
@FeserEdward POTUS clearly does not understand the Catholic position on IVF, as shown by his response that IVF seems pro-life. It is misunderstood by many who call themselves Catholic, as well. Clearly, there is a need for an advisor that can articulate the objection and plead the case.
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“You can’t get more pro-life than this!”
My q for Trump today: "Some conservatives have religious objections to IVF and are already critical of this policy. What's your message to them?" "You can't get more pro-life than this," Trump told me. https://t.co/HxpOAdfLBl
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Good morning all & OTD in 1793, Queen Marie Antoinette of France was murdered by the Jacobins, after a campaign of calumny and lies, and an abhorrent show trial, in which one of the witnesses propped up against her was her son-who had been tortured. The age of chivalry was dead
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NYC transit slasher cut loose by judge, then knifes stranger in deranged subway attack: https://t.co/wL3g75i9iT
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I'm being completely honest when I say what this woman is doing with quiet dignity is maybe the most compelling thing anyone is using this website for. History is not in books, it is all around us, and we are rapidly losing it.
✨Spotted on the backroads of rural Virginia, this place must've been pretty impressive to the residents of this quiet mountain valley.
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Having earlier this month approved abortion pills (which are responsible for most abortions), the administration now actively promotes IVF (which destroys more embryos than abortion). Pro-lifers were warned this would happen. Many kept silent anyway. Will they continue to do so?
President Trump announces a deal with a prescription fertility drug company to reduce the cost of specific IVF medication. "We want to make it easier for all couples to have babies, raise children and start the families they always dreamed about." https://t.co/MyZyAD0JZK
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