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25 Great Things You Can Do for Lent - Busted Halo

February 18, 2026
Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of
Lent, the 40 days of preparation for the Easter season when Christians are called to deepen their spiritual lives through the practices of fasting, prayer, and almsgiving. The belief is that our consistent participation in these practices — like exercise we do for our physical health — improves our spiritual well-being by stripping away all that is unnecessary and becoming more mindful of how God is working in our lives. Challenge yourself this year, and go beyond the usual practice of “giving up” something. Now is a great time to take stock of your spiritual life and to grow in it. Not sure where to start? Check out these 25 ideas:
Make a commitment to read the Sunday scriptures before Sunday Mass. In the same way that reading up on football players, opposing teams, and coaching strategies will help you experience a game more fully, familiarizing yourself with the readings ahead of time will help you experience them in a deeper …

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Spanish Bishop Praises Homosexual Blessings – Appointed by Leo XIV

Bishop José Antonio Satué of Málaga, Spain, has expressed support for the blessing of homosex couples.
He told MalagaHoy.es on February 15: “The blessing of people who have a same-sex relationship project is, from my point of view, a step forward. In other words, marriage for us will always be, I believe, between a man and a woman. But certainly, we will have to find better ways to integrate into our pastoral practice this reality, which is undeniable.”
Monsignor Satué was appointed as Bishop of Teruel y Albarracín in July 2021. He was a well-known pro-homosexual prelate. Leo XIV promoted him Bishop of Málaga in June 2025.
Bishop Satué also uses the strange cross bearing the supposed symbol of the Good Shepherd with crossed arms. It was also used by Francis and can be traced back to the pro-homosexual Cardinal Louis Bernardin (1928–1996) of Chicago.
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Where is God’s Rights? It’s what God commands as objective truth and not subjective as the Bishop states “ marriage for us will always be, I believe, between a man and a woman”

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He praises sin so he therefore praises Satan.

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2,000 Belugas Trapped Under Ice Were Nearing Death — Then, an Icebreaker Ship Played Classical Music

This massive group of beluga whales was stuck near the frozen shores of the Chukchi Peninsula, suffocating underwater.
It is a little-known fact that several endangered wildlife species can be saved using simple strategies. For instance, we can keep the water clean for the marine species,
plant native trees, and create safe spaces to support local animals. Reducing the use of plastic and disposing of trash properly can also protect the habitats. Sometimes, even a few clever tricks can guide the wildlife away from danger. One such remarkable rescue took place in 1985 in the Arctic, where more than 2,000 beluga whales were trapped under a thick sheet of ice. Despite trying hard to save them by using conventional methods, rescuers couldn’t reach them, but then an unusual solution emerged.
A beluga whale is swimming underwater. (Representative Image Source: Pexels | Diego F. Parra)
The massive herd of beluga whales was located along the frozen coast of the Chukchi Peninsula. Spotting so …

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[Organ donating is killing]
From the article: "The Vatican Secretary of State then turned to organ donation, a particularly meaningful act in dialysis wards. It reflects the words of Jesus: “No one has greater love than this, to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.”
The meeting “When Giving Becomes Care” at Bambino Gesù
This gesture takes on even deeper significance when, in the “immense suffering” of loss, a parent is able to generate “life, hope, and a future” for others—overcoming despair and offering another child “the chance to grow up.”
“Human life is relationship and communion; in a donated body there beats a love that does not surrender to death,” Cardinal Parolin said."

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Cardinal Parolin: Organ donation is an act of love that trascends death

Cardinal Pietro Parolin visits the new dialysis unit at the Bambino Gesù Pediatric Hospital and speaks at a conference titled "The Culture of Giving", affirming that every contribution becomes “providence passing through human hands.”
By Edoardo Giribaldi
Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin visited the new dialysis unit at the Bambino Gesù Pediatric Hospital in Rome and spoke at a conference titled “The Culture of Giving”.
Reflecting on the nature of giving in an age when everything is measured “in terms of profit, performance, and utility,” Cardinal Parolin asked: What can we give?
A great deal—in fact, we can give everything. Money, which when inspired by charity becomes a “tool of justice”; an organ, to reaffirm a love that “transcends death”; and time, which in today’s frenetic world becomes “one of the highest forms of charity.”
These were the themes of the Secretary of State’s address on the morning of February 17 in the Salviati Hall of the Bambino Gesù Hospital …

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Die Bärin

@Everyday for Life Canada: Organspende geht nur bei einem noch lebenden Menschen! Von einem Toten können die Organe nicht verwendet werden. Es wird immer wieder vom "Hirntot" gesprochen. Schon Kardinal Meisner sagte einmal, dass der Mensch nicht nur aus Gehirn besteht.

Die Bärin

Organspende (wenn es sich nicht nur z. B. um die Spende einer Niere handelt, die den Spender nicht tötet) ist die bewusste Tötung eines Menschen! Das hat aber auch rein gar nichts mit einem Akt der Liebe zu tun! Wer entscheidet, welches Leben "wertvoller" ist als das andere?

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Female Protestant Pastor Leads Catholic Carnival Service in the Netherlands

Protestant pastor Janneke Huizinga stepped in to lead a Catholic carnival celebration in the Catholic Saint Stephanus Church in Borne, Archdiocese of Utrecht. According to Nd.nl on February 17, she called the experience “fantastic.”
The Catholic pastoral worker retired and it was uncertain whether the annual church spectacle would continue.
Determined to keep the show alive, the local carnival foundation began searching for a new leader — and found one from the Protestant congregation in nearby Barchem.
Janneke Huizinga led the service together with members of the local "Catholic" community.
Although she says she is “not particularly into carnival,” she did not hesitate. “As a theologian, I think it’s wonderful that 350 people gather in church for reflection at the start of a festive week. That shouldn’t be lost,” she said.
The theme of the service was “Celebrate with Love,” inspired by 1 Corinthians 13. At her request, the local "Catholic" working group chose the Bible passage …More

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Lent has arrived - Fat Tuesday ( Netherlands style ) is over.
Make it a good repentance.

Instaurare Omnia in Christo

In 1847, Ireland was dying.

Over one million people had already perished, another million were fleeing, and Britain — the most powerful empire on Earth — did nothing. Then, thousands of miles away, a 24-year-old Ottoman sultan heard about the suffering. His name was Sultan Abdul Majid I, ruler of the Ottoman Empire. He pledged £10,000 to Irish famine relief — five times more than what Queen Victoria sent to her own people.
When Britain demanded the donation be reduced to avoid embarrassment, the sultan agreed publicly — but acted differently in private.
He quietly loaded five ships with food, grain, and medicine and sent them across the seas. When British authorities tried to block the aid, the ships sailed under darkness — unloading supplies directly to starving families in Drogheda.
Ireland never forgot.
To this day, Drogheda United Football Club still carries the Ottoman star and crescent on its crest — a reminder that when an empire abandoned them, a sultan broke through a blockade to help.
The Day a Muslim …More

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For those who need to stay in MS Windows - then this link is for you
Windows Sandbox ( already apart of the system)
How to enable it - youtube.com/watch?v=1jjGQCGHjuw

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For the more advances users, do all your online work in a Virtual Box - such as Gnome Box. And don't forget to update That system as well, including adding in another firewall such as Gufw.

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Vatican says it will not participate in Trump's 'Board of Peace'

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Vatican says it will not participate in Trump's 'Board of Peace'

Item 1 of 2 A general view of St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, October 19, 2025. REUTERS/Claudia Greco
[1/2]A general view of St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, October 19, 2025. REUTERS/Claudia Greco
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WASHINGTON, Feb 17 (Reuters) - The Vatican will not participate in U.S. President Donald Trump's so-called "Board of Peace" initiative, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican's top diplomatic official, said on Tuesday while adding that efforts to handle crisis situations should be managed by the United Nations.
Pope Leo, the first U.S. pope and a critic of some of Trump's policies, was invited to join the board in January.
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Under Trump's Gaza plan that led to a fragile ceasefire in October, the board was meant to supervise Gaza's temporary governance. Trump thereafter said the board, with him as chair, would be expanded to tackle global …

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sp2 . .

Exactly how many female apostles did Christ ordain into the priesthood?

A BIG FAT ZERO - Anything else is a NON-APOSTOLIC ORGANIZATION

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Are female Catholic priests considered a "True" priesthood established by Christ himself?
NOPE
Therefore, those sacraments, and Church are considered " Not Valid"
Lets look at Pope Paul VI and the rulings of Vatican 2
The Catholic Church officially recognizes that Orthodox sacraments are valid because they possess valid
apostolic succession, priesthood, and the Eucharist, despite being in schism with Rome. This position, upheld by the Magisterium and affirmed in documents like Unitatis Redintegratio (Vatican II), highlights that the Orthodox maintain true, apostolic-rooted sacramental life
Paragraph 1399 of the
Catechism of the Catholic Church acknowledges that Eastern churches not in full communion with the Catholic Church possess true sacraments, specifically the priesthood and the Eucharist, through apostolic succession.
Validity of Sacraments: Because these churches (such as the Orthodox) have maintained apostolic succession, their Eucharist and priesthood are considered valid. …More

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Vatican Declines to Join "Board of Peace for Gaza"

The Vatican will not participate in the proposed group "Board of Peace for Gaza", which is linked to U.S. President Donald Trump. This announcement was made by Secretary of State Pietro Cardinal Parolin after a bilateral meeting with Italian President Sergio Mattarella and Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni at Palazzo Borromeo today.
According to Ansa.it, Cardinal Parolin said the Holy See has perplexities about critical aspects of the initiative that require clarification. "What is important is that efforts are being made to provide a response, but for us, there are issues that need to be resolved," he stated.
Cardinal Parolin believes such matters should be addressed within the United Nations framework.
A previous concern was the absence of Palestinian leadership. Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, criticized the plan as "a colonialist operation."
Italy will participate in the group as an observer.
Picture: © Mazur/catholicchurch.org.uk, CC BY-NC-ND, #…More

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Cardinal Parolin: The Vatican ‘will not participate in Trump’s Board of Peace’

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I dont see a man... i see a demon 😭

Epstein Served as 'Davos Concierge' to Connect …

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Epstein Served as 'Davos Concierge' to Connect WEF Elites - Slay News

New evidence has emerged to reveal that convicted child predator Jeffrey Epstein operated as a power broker for the World Economic Forum (WEF) to connect globalist elites and set up meetings.
Epstein publicly claimed to “hate” the WEF, but privately, he leveraged it, according to unsealed emails.
Newly
released emails from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), along with a cache of Yahoo account messages obtained by Bloomberg, reveal that Epstein described himself as a “Davos concierge.”
The child trafficker used the annual World Economic Forum gathering in Switzerland as a networking playground for billionaires, politicians, and powerful elites.
While it remains unclear whether Epstein personally attended the high-profile Davos summit, the emails show he operated behind the scenes.
He was offering access, brokering introductions, and trading influence among global elites.
The World Economic Forum has declined to comment on how many times Epstein may have attended.
“One Virtual …

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China overtakes the US in nuclear submarine production, says IISS

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China overtakes the US in nuclear submarine production, says IISS

China has long ago overtaken the US when it comes to the navy, but now Beijing has also overhauled the US in submarines.
China has rapidly expanded its nuclear-powered submarine production, surpassing US launch numbers and tonnage between 2021 and 2025, according to the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS), highlighting a shift in the balance of naval industrial capacity.
In an
analysis published on February 16, IISS said Beijing’s shipyards, particularly at Bohai, have increased output at a pace that exceeds that of the US over the past four years. Although qualitative differences compared with US and European designs persist, the increasing number of Chinese submarines presents a growing challenge for Western countries struggling to expand their own production.
China’s expansion reflects sustained investment in naval modernisation by President Xi Jinping, who has prioritised the People’s Liberation Army Navy as part of a broader push to project power further from …

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A Mockery of Sanctity
Synod of Laodicea (363-364 AD)
The ‘Martyrs’ of the Heretics are Aliens from God

Canon 9: The members of the Church are not allowed to meet in the cemeteries, nor attend the so-called martyrs of any of the heretics, for prayer or service. […] Canon 34: No Christian shall forsake the martyrs of Christ, and turn to false martyrs, for they are aliens from God. Let those, therefore, who go after them, be anathema. (Synod of Laodicea, Canons 9. 34)

Beatification Process for Bishop who Allowed Indigenious Youths to Touch his Private Parts

On 22 May 2025, Leo XIV declared Bishop Alejandro Labaka (1920–1987) of Aguarico, Ecuador, a Venerable Servant of God. He was a missionary in the Amazon and lived among indigenous peoples. On 11 February, InfoVaticana.com published quotes from his diary.
Blessed Nudism
“Blessed nudism of the Huaorani, who do not need rags to safeguard their norms of natural morality!”
“They lived naked, and I too was often naked like them.”
“God has wished to preserve in this people the way of life, natural morality as in Paradise before sin.”
Homosexualized Coexistence with Youths
“I observed the ease, or rather the almost generalized practice as something ritual, of arousing one another among the males frequently… along with other games of a homosexual aspect in their long family gatherings.”
“Starting from their reality required me to bathe with them or like them, or in the presence of young people and children, with complete naturalness; intentionally to perform the full washing of an adult …More

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la verdad prevalece

This is precisely what the great satanic rebellion against God and the Church consists of, which Saint Paul warned us would manifest itself before the second coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and into which many would fall due to a seductive diabolical power, for they have preferred to believe the lie rather than the true, salvific Gospel of Christ.

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Judging from the de facto Vatican party line over the last 15 years, it's OK to do or believe whatever you please, as long as you've spent the better part of your life in South America. Liberation Theology at its poisonous best.

🇬🇧 Why are they publishing Epstein’s documents?

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1168. Why are they publishing Epstein’s documents? – World Scam

02/18/2026
Entire blog as a free PDF eBook.
Imagine you are being blackmailed. You are high up in the power pyramid; you are the President of the United States. Within a year, the prime minister of a tiny country visits you seven times and threatens to publish compromising material if you do not fulfill his big dream and attack a heavily armed state—the enemy of this blackmailer. You have a choice: either start World War III or take away the blackmailer’s power and publish the materials yourself. In either case, the outcome is bound to be disastrous.
Yes, Trump did not want to show the investigation files on this heinous crime, but he finally agreed to their publication. In this way, Netanyahu was made a fool of and can no longer threaten his “friend.” The names of the perpetrators blacked out in the documents will be easily recognized even by mainstream pseudo-journalists. Some will “expose” the Democrats’ guilt, others that of the Republicans. All nations of our globe are familiar …

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I tie back the original clumsy reversal by Trump (with Bondi, Patel, etc.) to a visit by Netanyahu and was followed shortly (in military terms) with the 12 day war with Iran. The first substantive release came after the US refused to participate in an even larger attack on Iran, and now the additional (full?) release after the US stayed at the negotiation table longer than Israel wanted.
Were the documents released as the fulfillment of a threat or as a statement that the administration is calling "their" bluff.
I don't know, but I am glad to see that [redacted] will finally face justice.