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Of course, above all, polite humor without sin. Actually, we can't promote just any kind of laughter. One Father of the Church even says: “He who wants to laugh with the devil cannot rejoice with Christ.” There are bad kinds of laughter we all know about: sarcasm, jeers, coarse jokes. The Apostle Paul warned his communities against this in the Epistle to the Ephesians (5:4).
The expressions “burst out laughing” and “roar with laughter” suggest that laughter may cause one to lose control, or be dehumanized. In St Luke’s Gospel, the four blessings are followed by the four woes, among them “Woe to you who laugh now, for you will mourn and weep.”
But there is also a good kind of laughter -- refreshing, friendly, and virtuous.
“I am coming to you now, but I say these things while I am still in the world, so that they may have the full measure of my joy within them” (Jn. 17:13).
Father John P. Duggan once asked Padre Pio about the future of America and Russia. Padre Pio said plainly, "The Russian people will be converted. Their total conversion will happen very fast. The conversion of the United States will be slow but sure."
On another occasion, Padre Pio reiterated this same prophecy to an American soldier, Corporal Leone Fanning (later Father Leone Fanning). Fanning asked Padre Pio about the conversion of Russia and he received this reply, "Yes, Russia will be converted as the Blessed Virgin said she would. However, Russia will teach the United States a lesson in conversion." PADRE PIO: "THE RUSSIAN PEOPLE WILL BE CONVERTED...RUSSIA WILL TEACH THE UNITED STATES A LESSON IN CONVERSION"
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America Began as a Nation Under God. We must return to God. If we do not, our nation will not endure. America Dedicated to God and Blessed Virgin Mary
“Those nations only are blessed whose God is the Lord.” — Abraham Lincoln, 16th President of the United States
Have we forgotten our own motto? “America without God is not safe.” — Jonathan Cahn
A replica of the Santa Maria, the flagship of the Italian explorer’s 1492 expedition
When Columbus sailed into the New World in his ship Santa Maria, named for the mother of Jesus, he vowed:
“Blessed be the light of day and the Holy Cross, we say; and the Lord of Verity and the Holy Trinity. Blessed be th’ immortal soul and the Lord who keeps it whole blessed be the light of day and he who sends the night away.”
The site was then marked with a cross to signify claiming the land for Christ.
The document outlined the rules by which the Pilgrims would govern themselves while living in the New World. The Compact reads as follows:
At Sea Cape Cod, Massachusetts November, 1620
One Nation Under God: Pledge of Allegiance
“I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.”
The Pledge of Allegiance was drafted to commemorate Columbus’ voyage, which he likely would not have undertaken had he not been a Christian. [7] In 1954 Congress added the phrase “under God”. [8] When we say the Pledge of Allegiance we place a hand over our heart before reciting it.
“Without God, there could be no American form of Government, nor an American way of life. Recognition of the Supreme Being is the first — the most basic — expression of Americanism. Thus the Founding Fathers saw it, and thus, with God’s help, it will continue to be.” — Dwight D. Eisenhower, 34th President of the United States
Constituted Under God: The Bill of Rights
“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof.” — The First Amendment United States Constitution Bill of Rights, 1791
The Body of Liberties was the first legal code established in the New World. It guaranteed certain rights to the colonists and outlined punishments for crimes. It was written by the Puritans who founded Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1628. [9]
“As we have seen, America had been founded primarily for religious purposes, and the Great Awakening had been the original dynamic of the continental movement for independence. The Americans were overwhelmingly church-going, much more so than the English, whose rule they rejected.” — British Historian Paul Johnson
Our most valued icons and locations display the fact that we were a country founded under God.
The words “In God We Trust” on all American currency.
On the 100-ounce aluminum cap atop the Washington Monument in Washington D.C. are the two words: Laus Deo. These two words mean “Praise be to God!”
Mother Teresa said,
“There is a famine in America. Not a famine of food, but of love, of truth, of life.” She also said, “Jesus is the same yesterday, today, and forever. Haven’t changed, and my love for you hasn’t changed. I love you with the same love that was manifested on the Cross.”
Amy Carmichael said,
“The love of Christ constrains us…to labor incessantly to spread His fragrance everywhere.” She also said, “Jesus calls us to Himself that we might have life, and have it abundantly (John 10:10).”
Carmichael dedicated her life to serving others in India, and she is an example of how Christians can make a difference in the world.
Susan B. Anthony said,
“I rejoice every time I see a woman vote. It represents her emancipation from slavery, and that is the highest glory of all.” She also said, “The Bible teaches that woman was taken out of man…not out of his head to top it off, not out of his feet to be trampled underfoot, but out of his side…under his arm to be protected, and near his heart to be loved.”
Ronald Reagan said,
“Without God, democracy will not and cannot long endure. If we ever forget that we’re one nation under God, then we will be a nation gone under.”
John F. Kennedy said,
“I am proud of the revolutionary beliefs for which our forebears fought… the belief that the rights of man come not from the generosity of the state but the hands of God.”
George Washington said,
“it is impossible to rightly govern a nation without God and the Bible” and referred to Jesus as the “The Divine Author of our blessed religion”.
Herbert Hoover said,
“The whole inspiration of our civilization springs from the teachings of Christ and the lessons of the prophets. To read the Bible for these fundamentals is a necessity of American life.”
Booker T. Washington said,
“There is no power on earth that can neutralize the influence of a high, pure, Christlike character.” He also said, “Without God, there could be no American form of government, nor an American way of life.”
We must return to God. If we do not, our nation will not endure.
Otec John P. Duggan sa raz opýtal Padre Pia na budúcnosť Ameriky a Ruska. sv. Páter Pio povedal otvorene: "Ruský ľud sa obráti. Ich úplné obrátenie prebehne veľmi rýchlo. Obrátenie Spojených štátov bude pomalé, ale isté."
Pri inej príležitosti Páter Pio zopakoval toto isté proroctvo americkému vojakovi, desiatnikovi Leone Fanningovi (neskôr otcovi Leone Fanningovi). Fanning sa spýtal Pátra Pia na obrátenie Ruska a dostal túto odpoveď: "Áno, Rusko sa obráti, ako povedala Panna Mária. Rusko však dá Spojeným štátom a svetu lekciu obrátenia."