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By Thaddeus Jones

Recalling the example of the “smiling pope,” John Paul I, Pope Francis presided over his beatification in Saint Peter’s Square on Sunday. The Mass was celebrated by Cardinal Marcello Semeraro, Prefect of the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints, with 25 thousand faithful participating in a rainy and later sun-filled square.

In his homily, Pope Francis recalled how in today’s Gospel we hear of large crowds following Jesus who gives them a challenging message: to become His disciple means to put aside earthly attachments, to love Him more than his or her own family, to carry the cross we bear in our lives. 

Crowds seek hope

The Pope observed that this admonition of the Lord contrasts with what we often see in our world, where the crowds are taken by the charisma of a teacher or leader, attaching their hopes for the future based on emotions, but they become more susceptible to those who instead shrewdly take advantage of them, telling them what they want to hear for their own profit, glory or power, profiting on society’s fears and needs.

God’s style is different

The Pope explained that God’s way is different, as he does not exploit our needs or vulnerabilities, or offer easy promises and favours. The Lord is not interested in huge crowds, or seeking approval, the Pope went on to say, pointing out that the Lord appears more worried about those who follow with easy enthusiasm but without a more profound understanding of what is needed.

“Instead of yielding to the allure of popularity, (Jesus) asks each person to discern carefully their reason for following him and the consequences that it will entail.”

Many in the crowds recounted in the Gospel reading were hoping Jesus would become their leader and free them from their enemies, the Pope observed, someone who could easily fix all their problems. This worldly focus on only one’s needs, of gaining prestige and status, power and privilege, needs to be challenged he pointed out, as “this is not the style of Jesus…and cannot be the style of his disciples and of his Church.”

Carrying one’s cross

The Lord asks a different attitude of us, the Pope said, he wants his disciples to prefer nothing other than this love, even over their deepest affections and greatest treasures.

“To follow him does not mean to become part of a court or a triumphal procession, or even to receive a lifetime insurance policy. On the contrary, it means “carrying one’s cross” (Lk 14:27): shouldering, like him, one’s own burdens and those of others, making one’s life a gift, spending it in imitation of his own generous and merciful love for us. These are decisions that engage the totality of our lives.”

Love without measure

To commit as a disciple of Jesus means to look to the Lord more than ourselves, to learn how to love from the Crucified One, “the love that bestows itself to the very end, without measure and without limits.”

“In the words of Pope John Paul, “we are the objects of undying love on the part of God.” An undying love: it never sinks beneath the horizon of our lives; it constantly shines upon us and illumines even our darkest nights.”

When we look upon the Crucified Lord, the Pope continued, we are called to overcome the focus on ourselves, to love God and others everywhere, even those who see things differently, even our enemies.

Love calls for sacrifice

To love can involve “sacrifice, silence, misunderstanding, solitude, resistance and persecution,” the Pope pointed out, and it calls on us to take risks, and never to settle for less or we can end up living life “halfway,” without taking the decisive steps needed to be the Lord’s disciples, truly committing ourselves to Him and helping others.

“As Pope John Paul also said, if you want to kiss Jesus crucified, “you cannot help bending over the cross and letting yourself be pricked by a few thorns of the crown on the Lord’s head.” A love that perseveres to the end, thorns and all: no leaving things half done, no cutting corners, no fleeing difficulties.”

Love without compromise

Recalling the example of Blessed John Paul I, Pope Francis recalled how the new Blessed lived the joy of the Gospel, “without compromises, loving to the very end.” He did not seek his own glory, but lived as a “meek and humble pastor.” 

“With a smile, Pope John Paul managed to communicate the goodness of the Lord. How beautiful is a Church with a happy, serene and smiling face, that never closes doors, never hardens hearts, never complains or harbours resentment, does not grow angry or impatient, does not look dour or suffer nostalgia for the past.”

In conclusion, the Pope encouraged us to ask Blessed John Paul I to help us obtain from the Lord “the smile of the soul” and to pray in his own words: “Lord take me as I am, with my defects, with my shortcomings, but make me become what you want me to be.” 

If she plays the victim constantly, too well, she isn’t the victim.

“Everyone is against me” is a fucking great way to tell if a bitch is crazy

“I don’t cause the drama but it always seems to find me”

Run.

I have always noticed chicks that post those dramatic facebook meme/quotes/pictures.

Example: “Sometimes 2 people need to be lost in order to find each other again” with a background pic of a sunset….

Yea, those bitches are crazy.

“I’m only friends with guys, girls are just too crazy” At that point I know there’s gonna be something up.

More than two rings.

If you meet on a dating site and her profile states she’s not looking for a fuck buddy, yet shortly after you start talking she sends you naughty pictures when you haven’t even met face to face, get the fuck out of there.

Im a girl, but my best friend is a crazy bitch walking red flag.

She beat up a guy (seriously; black eyes and all) over a burger king breakfast sandwich.

Stabbed a guy with a fork for getting febreeze in her mashed potatoes.

Says ‘Im going to say you raped me’ to every guy who makes her mad.

Its really hard being her friend because we are polar opposites and I blatantly tell her how disturbed she is but we have been friends since we were babies so its hard to cut ties.

बॉलीवुड एक्ट्रेस उर्वशी रौतेला इन दिनों सुर्खियों में बनी हुई हैं. कभी भारतीय क्रिकेटर ऋषभ पंत तो कभी पाकिस्तानी गेंदबाज नसीम शाह को लेकर उर्वशी खूब सुर्खियां बटोर रही हैं. ऋषभ पंत और उर्वशी के बीच तो इस समय जंग छिड़ी हुई है. लेकिन अब उर्वशी ने ऋषभ पंत को लेकर कुछ ऐसा कह दिया है, जिसकी खूब चर्चा हो रही है. 

उर्वशी ने ऋषभ पंत से मांगी माफी

दरअसल, कुछ दिनों पहले उर्वशी रौतेला ने ऋषभ पंत को छोटू भैया कहा था. उर्वशी ने एक पोस्ट में ऋषभ पंत को लेकर लिखा था- ‘छोटू भैया को बैट बॉल खेलना चाहिए. मैं कोई मुन्नी नहीं हूं डार्लिंग बच्चे तेरे लिए बदनाम होने को. रक्षा बंधन मुबारक हो. उर्वशी की ये पोस्ट देखते ही देखते वायरल हो गई थी. लेकिन एक अब एक्ट्रेस ने हाथ जोड़कर ऋषभ पंत से माफी मांग ली है. सुनकर लग गया ना शॉक? लेकिन सच तो यही है. 

सम्बंधित ख़बरें

उर्वशी रौतेला के ऋषभ पंत से माफी मांगने पर फैंस भी अपने रिएक्शन दे रहे हैं. एक यूजर ने वायरल वीडियो पर लिखा- आ गई लाइन पर. वहीं, एक दूसरे यूजर ने लिखा- सब गोल माल है. 

कैसे शुरू हुई ऋषभ पंत और उर्वशी रौतेला के बीच जंग?
दरअसल, उर्वशी रौतेला के एक इंटरव्यू के बाद से ही दोनों के बीच कोल्ड वार शुरू हुई थी. उर्वशी ने एक इंटरव्यू में ऋषभ पंत की तरफ इशारा करते हुए कहा था कि एक बार किसी शख्स ने होटल की लॉबी में उनका 10 घंटों तक इंतजार किया था. उर्वशी की वीडियो वायरल होने के बाद क्रिकेटर ऋषभ पंत ने उनपर तंज कसते हुए एक इंस्टा स्टोरी डाली थी. ऋषभ पंत ने बिना नाम लिए अपनी इंस्टा स्टोरी में लिखा था- पीछा छोड़ दो बहन. हालांकि, इंस्टा स्टोरी को पोस्ट करने के कुछ देर बाद ऋषभ ने इसे डिलीट भी कर दिया था.

ऋषभ पंत की इस पोस्ट पर उर्वशी भी चुप नहीं रही थीं. उन्होंने क्रिकेटर को उन्हीं के अंदाज में एक पोस्ट शेयर करके जवाब दिया था. एक्ट्रेस ने ऋषभ पंत को छोटू भैया बोलकर बदला लिया था. लेकिन अब उर्वशी ने ऋषभ पंत से माफी मांग ली है. अब देखते हैं कि उर्वशी रौतेला की माफी पर ऋषभ पंत कैसे रिएक्ट करते हैं. क्या दोनों की बीच की दूरियां मिट पाएंगी. ये तो आने वाला समय ही बताएगा. 

As if fact-checking wasn’t already bad enough, meet the new truthfulness gatekeeper at MSNBC: Jen Psaki.

Seriously. Stop laughing, everyone.

According to The Wrap, the former White House press secretary for President Joe Biden told an audience at a conference in Beverly Hills, California, that her new MSNBC show will be dedicated to “debunking things, calling out BS.”

“First of all, my business is not rage,” Psaki said Wednesday at Vox Media’s Code Conference.

“What I hope to do is bring that passion for explaining things, debunking things, calling out BS when you see it to my next job,” she said.

The streaming series doesn’t drop until 2023 — but if you need a preview, Psaki went on to demonstrate just how dedicated to calling out BS she was.

The Wrap reported that Psaki “called analysis that saw Biden’s speech Thursday as partisan ‘bizarre,’ noting that ‘there’s a tactical component of what he’s saying publicly … but it’s not a reflection of a change in his view.’”

Just so we’re clear, this is the speech we’re talking about — the one where he calls “MAGA Republicans” a foundational threat to our democracy:

“Equality and Democracy are under assault. We do ourselves no favor to pretend otherwise,” says President Biden, at the beginning of his remarks tonight.

“Donald Trump and the MAGA Republicans represent an extremism that threatens the very foundations of our Republic.” pic.twitter.com/Yc9sdolykO

— CBS News (@CBSNews) September 2, 2022

— Rep. Jim Jordan (@Jim_Jordan) September 2, 2022

Psaki’s business might not be rage, but the president’s certainly was — at least last week. “MAGA Republicans do not respect the Constitution,” he told America.

“They do not believe in the rule of law,” Biden said. “They do not recognize the will of the people … MAGA forces are determined to take this country backwards — backwards to an America where there is no right to choose, no right to privacy, no right to contraception, no right to marry who you love.

“They promote authoritarian leaders, and they fan the flames of political violence that are a threat to our personal rights, to the pursuit of justice, to the rule of law, to the very soul of this country.”

Don’t call that kind of rhetoric partisan, though. Otherwise, Jen Psaki is going to have to debunk your bizarre BS. Capisce?

Of course, Psaki herself left no doubt in attendees’ minds as to whether she was partisan. Spoiler alert: Yeah. Duh.

“I’m not trying to hide from what my past experiences are,” she said.

“I very publicly worked for the last president,” Psaki added. “I also will be transparent about what I believe — I mean, I did some work for Planned Parenthood, I very much believe that women should have the right to make choices. I’m not going to hide that when I’m on television.”

Look, far be it from anyone to expect much from MSNBC, the network that’s given Chris Hayes and Al Sharpton sinecure slots for years. However, Psaki’s new show sounds distinctly like a fact-checking “Mythbusters” for politics. To promote it and prove she was the right person for the gig, she took to the stage and insisted that calling a nakedly partisan speech a partisan speech was “bizarre” analysis and admitted, more or less, that she’s a committed ideologue.

Again, we’re supposed to take this affront seriously.

As Jim Geraghty pointed out at National Review, now that “we’re about to enter the era of Jen Psaki, fact-checker,” we should probably look at her performance as White House press secretary for a glimpse of what might be in store.

“I expect this means we’ll get more declarations that the CDC director offers separate personal assessments of health policies, that President Biden meant to say the opposite of what he actually said, that the White House doesn’t have a view on whether it’s wrong to leak drafts of Supreme Court decisions, that it is ‘unfair and absurd’ for companies to increase costs on consumers in response to higher tax rates, that anyone who criticizes a Biden speech is proving that the president struck a nerve, or that the supply-chain crisis is mostly a matter of treadmill deliveries being delayed,” Geraghty wrote.

If you want an accurate, brief summation of some of Psaki’s better dissembling while in the employ of the White House, you can’t do much better than that.

And with that track record, MSNBC thought what she really needed to be doing on her new show was fact-checking.

Nice work, everyone involved.

This article appeared originally on The Western Journal.

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