NEC Testimony and Transcript of a dad of 11, PapaLen to 22 great grandkids, 40 yrs and counting Catholic homeschooling. Decades of church ministry. Occasional Bishop of Myra St Nicholaus impersonator. Your humble servant and fellow Real Presence Advocate.
To our great leaders, a unique testimony follows (actually ALL are unique) RE: NEC and the coming neo-Renaissance of the True Presence, 4600 years in the making:
God provided the natural Trinitarian light show to kick off the NEC.
Bishop Andrew Cozzens~Diocese of Crookston
Archbishop Samuel Aquila~Archdiocese of Denver
Archbishop Leonard Blair~Archdiocese of Hartford
Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone~Archdiocese of San Francisco
Archbishop William Lori~Archdiocese of Baltimore
Archbishop Joseph Naumann~Archdiocese of Kansas City
Archbishop Charles Thompson~Archdiocese of Indianapolis
Bishop Robert Barron~Diocese of Winona-Rochester
Bishop Arturo Cepeda~Archdiocese of Detroit (Auxiliary)
Bishop Gerardo Colacicco~Archdiocese of New York (Auxiliary)
Great people come in small packages…founded by great saints.
Bishop Thomas A. Daly~Diocese of Spokane
Bishop Enrique Delgado~Archdiocese of Miami (Auxiliary)
Bishop Daniel E. Flores~Diocese of Brownsville
Bishop Francis Kalabat~Chaldean Diocese of St. Thomas the Apostle USA
Bishop Robert Lombardo~Archdiocese of Chicago (Auxiliary)
Bishop Steven Lopes~Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of St. Peter
Bishop David Malloy~Diocese of Rockford
Bishop Kevin Rhoades~Diocese of Fort Wayne–South Bend
Bishop Mark Spalding~Diocese of Nashville
Board of Directors
Board Chairman Bishop Andrew Cozzens Bishop of Crookston, MN
Vice Chairman of the Board Archbishop Charles Thompson Archbishop of Archdiocese of Indianapolis, IN
Members:
Archbishop José Gomez Archbishop of Archdiocese of Los Angeles, CA
Bishop Gerardo Colacicco Auxiliary Bishop of Archdiocese of New York, NY
Board Member & USCCB Liaison Bishop Daniel Flores Bishop of Diocese of Brownsville, TX
Bishop Kevin Rhoades Bishop of Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend, IN
Therese Coons Archdiocese of St Paul and Minneapolis, MN
Tim Gray President and Founder of Augustine Institute
Rev. Francis J. Hoffman CEO of Relevant Radio
Maureen Stern Archdiocese of Milwaukee, WI
Board Treasurer Michael Luongo Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend, IN
Catholic Brothers and Sisters in Christ
Mr. Tony Melendez ~Missouri
The amazing Lila Rose
Mr. Chris Stephanik
(anyone mentioned in a testimony will be copied)
Due to a slight misunderstanding with our famous football Indy Colts Cops one Friday morn July 19th, Mary and I couldn’t be there for Chris Stephanik’s NEC closing on Sunday, July 21. But, your excellencies and lay people, we MUST follow his call: Spread the Gospel to everyone we know. Not criticize but using the Socratic method, get back to DIalogue with our fellow humans…the days of being owned by the left and the father of lies should end.
Ironically, Sunday morn, my wife Mary & I were heading to a south Indiana farm while San Damiano Chris shared his joyful and encouraging message.
At age 72, I live joy because it is the only way, in this decaying depressed culture of death, we can bring life to the needy: our Catholic brothers and sisters, and those not yet part of the Church. A good task.
Focusing others on Jesus and with confidence, His True and Real Presence. The same Jesus the Proud GodFather knew from all eternity and anchored His Reality 4600 years ago for us to go Revival in this generation.
Due to modern miracles of recordings and the interweb, I saw Chris kiss the San Damiano cross at the beginning of his presentation. How perfect to end this pivotal Congress; he signified that we, as the Church, dig our way out of the mess we’ve made. God bless all of you: but this is NOT the time for timidity or lukewarmness. We’ve had enough of that, especially in the 2020s.
Your excellencies and lay people, recall, in the 13th century, that St Francis stood in broken San Damiano (my 11 kids think I’m old enough to have been there!) and heard the Lord’s voice tell him:
“Francis, go and rebuild my church which, as you see, is falling down.”
As most know, though the little church at San Damiano could use a remodel, the “Rebuild My Church”, brothers and sisters in Christ, with the spirit of Philippians 2:3-4, is what we MUST be about.
Mark these words: the dying world IS dying in part because we are NOT doing our joy-filled commission: spreading the Good NEWS to all! as effectively as we could.
I stood in that little Assisi church 24 years ago as part of WYD2000 toejam pilgrimage, just before I was privileged to provide guitar and lyrics for a side altar Mass in the Basilica of St Francis, assisting Bishop Jaime Soto. I was humbled then and remain in awe of the amazing realities that surround us, as the caretakers of the Church that embodies the fullness of the Faith and the center of John 6: the Eucharist.
Two current NEC presenters, Steve Angrisano and Tony Melendez were the leaders with 100 sojourners that WYD as well.
Now I will share an odd but truthful (since it too was a modern miracle of recording) testimony to God’s amazing love, the Divine Mercy of His Son, our GodFather’s pointing to His Only Beloved Son’s Eucharistic beginnings 4600 years ago. He planted His marker solid and deep. It remains there today.
Please see this little Revival of 60,000 Catholics at Lucas Oil Stadium & adjoining, is blossoming into a Neo-Renaissance. The Dark ages of lies & corruption can come to an end, as you must see, evil might abound, but the Amazing Grace of God abounds so much more. ONLY if we are purpose filled, your excellencies, in being open to the Spirit and patient with the person two feet, or a phone call, away.
The stark contrast of a sad, sick woman VP who used adulterous prostitution at age 29 to gain her first useless government panel job, paying $166,000 is all over the news; not to mention, she terrorized a Catholic prolife warrior, a Pulitzer prize winning investigative journalist named David Daleiden with 11 of her AG goons one April to rob him of the Truth: hell’s kill mills, planned parenthood’s Sanger soldiers were drawing and quartering recently murdered prebirth little girls for parts sales. Easily proven.
But NOT Jesus’ Real Presence, the True Story of this Century. This last depends on you and me to Proclaim as if our dying world desperately needs Him. Because it does!
Brothers & Sisters in Christ..NEC leadership! Friends, family, clients, lovers of truth
Please understand, I am older than most of you, excellent bishops, knights (of Columbus, Holy Sepulcher etc) and pawns alike; our Queen Mary (one of my beloved Daughter in Law is named Regina Coeli!) is in heaven with the King of Kings.
His Real Presence is celebrated at all hours bloodlessly, except now with the increase of myocardial tissue & blood Eucharistic miracles in these end times, makes the atheists and demons shiver more these days.
The Eucharistic miracle Lanciano continues 12 centuries later as physical proof, while our Eucharist miracle Catholic sister,
maybe saint, Terri Schiavo Schindler is less than two decades past. Ever heard of blessed Carlo, our fave Cyber-Apostle of the Eucharist, the first computer age saint in waiting and his catalog of these Real Presence proofs? He too is now in Assisi awaiting his final days until sainthood.
Please, though my NEC life was cut in half, please believe I have a smile on my face and this is written with no arrogance, being so blessed with 11 kids, 22 grandkids after 40 years of homeschooling, to be a part of the Eucharistic Church.
The same Eucharistic Son that a Proud GodFather pointed to 4600 years ago at the center of the world with an object you know on sight…called the “Border Fire in the Middle”.
Someday you might see as a Catholic icon (Isaiah 19:19-20) complementing this resurgence of Love for the Eucharist and reawakening to His True Presence. God knows He’s been patiently waiting for just this moment…for us to Revive and Renaissance.
After my roses and hug deliveries at NEC, I have done more head scratching as to right or wrong in the wake of the Neo-Renaissance ushered in by four pilgrim groups from 4 sides of the country. Did I rob the participants of Mr. Melendez? Did I sin in getting brief permission and walked up, timing it to coincide with his common comment: “I can’t hug you…”
Someone take a poll.
Your high security NEC team promised me something around noon on July 19th; I am hoping just one of you can help me get the report your NEC security team promised me before you ordered my expulsion in lieu of arrest, from the NEC congress midday that Friday July 19th.
(As of this update, August 19th 20th, no report from NEC)
But, more important, in your quiet times with Divine Office, your excellencies, it is time for YOU to seek deep what GodFather wants of you; to deepen your need to be courageous, bold and focused.
Like you, I am sick and tired of so many Catholics pointing fingers at you with “Do this…do that…” while sitting on their derrieres doing little. But this decade, we’ve collectively, ushered in the wizard of OZ poppy fields in our Church: induced conformance to just settling for seconds.
After all, we all share priest, prophet, king responsibilities. But, if EVERY Catholic sought the Truth, and became emboldened with the message of Divine Mercy, the Reality of Jesus AS the Eucharist, most abortion kill mills would be stuck doing Covid shots and little or no prebirth demolitions…my fave thorn, planned parenthood OC&St. Bernard at Tustin & 22fwy in Orange, would be gone. Good riddance.
A suggestion not a command: Today, (arch) bishop X, on your knees, recommit yourselves to the authentic Gospel, with its risk of violating the peer pressure of conformity to lukewarmness. Yes, the past has its perils and its faults, but YOU are the descendants of Peter, once called satan by our Eucharistic Lord, and the joy can STILL be there regarding your role.
Your excellencies, YOU are critical to this Renaissance. Look at the beginning of this testimony: notice ANY bishops in the people listed?
Mea culpa, there IS evidence of my capital crime: Roses for a Rose Thursday night and a hug of an armless man, permitted by ascent of a staffer, for 20 seconds doing a deed most thought a good.
Maria, Lila and Briana. Three beautiful women. Two daughters flanking a new Catholic and amazing force for the lives of the vulnerable. Few years ago, before the ladies found their Life spouses. Today, all three are married, a few years after this SoCal pro life conference.
(When this was written) Today is the feast of the Assumption, and my 43rd anniversary of marriage to a saintly mother of 11 great kids, Donna, who’s now in heaven. A beautiful Marian celebration I am sure you enjoyed in your cathedrals this year.
My 48 year old Donna’s last day above ground on earth was celebrated with her 11 kids and 1400 others at Holy Family Cathedral, who said “Yes” to this imperfect spouse. Like Tony, Lila, your excellencies, Donna answered the call to follow Christ. Now, times have changed because:
The Neo Renaissance of the Real Presence is underway. But, I thought since nothing has been forthcoming since NEC, assuming you keep your promises, these last 20 days, I felt it necessary to ask the leadership politely for the report. But with encouragement for the work of so many ordained in St. Peter’s footprints
By now half of you have tuned out…that is human nature. However, since you probably seek a confession of unmitigated guilt, I can’t give that until I better understand the whys.
This was no terrorist attack on stage or earshot heard around the world: just roses for the Rose of Lila and a harmless armless hug of Tony, that your Colt Cops linked together, two strikes I imagine, to get a joy filled 72 year old gone from Indianapolis.
Was I a danger to the well coiffed program of the NEC?; was there even a sliver of optional programming space to allow the Spirit, IF it was the Spirit, to have me give a grieving friend, brother of two decades, a short hug.
Better proof: Ask your fellow participants, your excellencies, since you probably had just left with 200 of your closest associate bishops before Patrick Madrid and Tony Melendez gave their testimonies.
The people of God, maybe 30,000 were not offended; majority if not all thought it fit well.
Truth be told, no one but your high tech security team and the NEC staff liaison (IF NEC was even aware) could see the roses tossed on stage Thursday nite July 18th: scrutinize the NEC video for your own proof. No explosions just the “weapon” most vulnerable mothers welcome as they leave hell’s kill mill.
I intended to be discreet with a kind gesture for a great mother, wife and pro life warrior.
When or should you or your operations lieutenants read the testimony that follows, you might ask why as well, and plan 2033 differently. That is all I ask, Improve our Serve, a tennis analogy.
Having done 100+ retreats, the days after closing prayer and drive/fly home, is the time when you evaluate the good and not so good that occurred for the NEC. This is imperative to be done NOW, not after a year has passed. Point is simple: we’ve committed too many unforced errors, in tennis terms, the last number of years. St Paul style boldness, not mickey mouse weakness is a MUST! Boldness is NOT violence; lukewarm is NOT Catholic.
Yes, NEC was beautiful, worshipful, great fellowship. The Godincidental four pilgrimages coming in procession (reminded me of four American cities greeting Pope Saint John Paul the Great 15 Sept 1987) was incredible completion of the preface of the new Renaissance.
High energy; pomp and circumstance, public American family rosaries, the Mass, Adoration, the speakers, breakouts. The beautiful Bernadette actress who spoke well, the French “Que soy era Immaculada Counceptiou” in her newly learned English as part of the re-presentation of the upcoming film; the exhibitors, like EWTN, Relevant Radio, Franciscans Steuby, etc. were excellent as well, though I missed out on visiting about 20 other Catholic associates from 4 decades of ministry.
There is a side effect of being kicked out unceremoniously without NEC explanation at the half way mark but that was my fault. I could have just sat in the end zone and taken no action. What I have more difficulty dealing with, is you did NOT look at the ancillary effects of a rushed judgment: what you did to my wife Mary by cutting her experience in half. This was no Sunday avoidance of Mass at the football stadium experience; she was not drunk just made the mistake of marrying a Tony Hugger 5 years, 2 months ago; now with 12 kids, me and her 11 stepchildren.
Please, your excellencies, lay and NEC operationals, no excuses just results; all I need is the promised report.
You have proven you don’t value each of the Catholics gathered as much as the pomp and klieg lights, starting with the St Lawrence human treasures abandoned in line the first day.
If it makes you feel better, I will shoulder the blame for being Catholic, spreading a little joy. Honoring two great Catholic leaders…one married for 33 years to the amazing Lynn, another married to a good Navy man with 3 kids. But:
Someone must have been in charge on the board or leadership team for the unwashed like me.
We MUST learn to see much more of the picture as we spread the Church’s message of hope and love in these last days, Divine Mercy is running rampant and the polarization of good and evil is obvious…
But this isn’t about your sponsors, it is NOT Relevant or EWTN’s responsibility, it is yours, NEC.
When GKChesterton was asked “What book would you like if you are stranded on a desert island?” 99% of you would say “the Bible”.
Decent answer, but the great author’s response is what we need to be about: focusing on the majors not the minors, focusing on the details, even if they are boring and done in secret.
As our Eucharistic Savior told us regarding the blessings of helping others without hope for repayment.
GKC’s answer was I believe “Thompson’s Guide to Shipbuilding”. Your excellencies and other readers: look deep, pray for the Spirit’s guidance, because the times we are in are perilous, and we are in the end times, whether one day or a thousand more, we must live each day as if it is our first. AND our last.
Some facts: after playing a volunteer outside, a concierge to the July 17th massive registration line (i’m sure you will resolve this issue before next year or 2033) of patient Catholics, as we entered the Great Hall, I inadvertently became the Ambassador to the Ailing or better rendered: concierge to the crippled, lame and blind etc.
Simple fact of works of mercy: if we see a need, fill it. Move on. Repeat: if we see a need… and what an epic fail of the basics of being a communal “Love thy Neighbor” Catholic.
1)BUT the fact the crippled, the lame, wheelchaired, walkers users, 90 yr old Anne of NEC 1941, even the blind were stuck in the Registration line for 2 1/2 to 4 hours was an abysmal failure. Yes, these things happen when the prime directive of the Church gets short shrift.
St Lawrence probably turned over a second time on his grill in heaven when the Treasure of the Church was allowed to suffer even more. I am sure this will be remedied next time out, but please prioritize the mercy works (corporal and spiritual) to include helping the needy first. Ironically, the blind man elected to continue, with his attendant for two more hours, NOT jump the line.
2) please tighten up the link to hired maybe godless or ignorant security with some one, anyone on your team, preferably mature and able to discern, who can call off the Congress shortening death penalty for another Catholic without due process. I truly hope I was the only dedicated Catholic tossed out for a rose toss, harmless hug of the armless without a trial, review, even a word from your team. STILL AS OF YOU READING THIS!
Often, in seeking the perfect, the zero tolerant stifle the Spirit, major in the minors and miss the
Here is the First Lady with the Second Eve. Hillary’s encounter with Mary as Our Lady of Guadalupe ended with a question to the priest: “Who painted this image?” Answer came: God!!
whole story. After all, Tony is a friend of 25 years, and brother, a fellow journey pilgrim and HE SAID IT DIRECTLY ON STAGE 10-15 MINUTES BEFORE THE Gridiron GESTAPO SHOWED UP. Tony gave clues I wasn’t a 20 year old indoctrinated dead soul who some how got close enough to shoot a president who has a good Catholic first lady; out of fear, must we suspend our critically thinking brain?
Were you THAT busy not to notice the hanging fruit of Catholic good works serpentining thru the Great Hall?
Recall, St Faustina, exhausted after a day of helping the poor, found a ragged hungry man at her door. She still took him in and soon He vanished! It was Jesus desiring to see His beloved “secretary” doing mercy to others. Your excellencies and lay people, how many angels do we fail to “entertain?”
Did it not occur to the NEC team it could have been, and probably was a welcomed addition, to see a grieving beloved Catholic treasure get a hug from the 30,000 looking at him? Or were you so overwhelmed that robotic suppression was the only answer? It was not me, a 72 year old Catholic who is retiring from real estate at 100, whether his clients like it.
The hug was on behalf and came from those in chairs, on the VIP floor or end zone seats. As the itinerant thick headed joy sharing servant, this guy with the Sacred Heart Patrol cap, represented the 30,000 not himself. The sisters and lay I mentioned it to, on the way back to the endzone, especially St therese’s charitable missionaries of hope, loved hearing: “It was you hugging Tony!”. The cyber corp in the surveillance booth must have caught it: I can provide the audio if you desire.
Inadvertently, full disclosure here, since I didn’t expect the football cops to pull me from my seat, my phone voice recorder recorded it all.
Providential should the fine Colts officers’ technology not work and you received no report of truancy, trespass or some other unvetted SI; as you wise leaders know, sometimes, critical evidence is “lost” faster than 51 intelligence workers lying about a laptop from hell… though with the successive surveillance events, the Chief of Police Mr Ingalls mentioned, I don’t doubt they have a voice copy and the typed SI (statement of information) for you should you request it. The security you hired are more used to banning the chemically challenged as the gridiron and rock concerts…not where 60,000 have come to be re-energized in the 2000 year old commissioning.
After all, your excellencies, you contracted them to keep an eye on things. As Spidey puts it, with “much power comes much responsibility”
Apparently, they kept an eye on me doing charitable works and were not pleased. Your unidentified NEC tomahawk man or woman must have been on a coffee break.
Bishops, your excellencies, as you know the angels are in the details, as are the demons: eye opening to me, your security called this a “show” or performance, like one of the heavy metal bands or a football game was underway, or a Taylor Swift abomination. It was NOT a show but worship etc.
Since Jesus can be worshiped in ANY Catholic Church still sporting a tabernacle in America, you must realize it’s not the size of the crowd, but the size of the heart seeking God’s blessings and mercy that is important.
800 years later, the words of our Lord are still relevant: “Rebuild My Church”. And the need is no less greater today…as in EVERY age.
We in the laity have much hope for YOUR recommitment as well. Just maybe, with the same number of 
bishops (200) in Lucas Oil Stadium as on the game boards 60 years ago, when Bobby Fischer played 50 chess players simultaneously in 1964, the true Neo-Renaissance (some call “Springtime”) will become a vibrant force of the Bride of Christ unheralded but undeniably of God. Jesus started with 12; NEC is starting with 200 bishops and a 1000 priests, all consecrated men of the cloth.
bishops (200) in Lucas Oil Stadium as on the game boards 60 years ago, when Bobby Fischer played 50 chess players simultaneously in 1964, the true Neo-Renaissance (some call “Springtime”) will become a vibrant force of the Bride of Christ unheralded but undeniably of God. Jesus started with 12; NEC is starting with 200 bishops and a 1000 priests, all consecrated men of the cloth.The Holy Spirit is no less potent; and the GodFather is no less proud of His foreshadowed and prophesized Eucharistic Only Son.
The Love of a Good GodFather is boundless for His Only Son…as His love for each of us in His Divine Mercy.
If in doubt about the pain of beloved son loss, ask Tony, who lost HIS beloved son in his sleep in his 20s slightly younger than the Savior of the Universe’s demise and rise. Jesus remains the Center of Time, (and the world), Center of History (His Story) and the Center of Church life. So many ways to prove this. GodFather even marked the center of the world with His Eucharistic Lord’s multi-purpose marker.
In most Churches, the center of the altar if not moved to a separate room; of course, in honor of the new Ark of the Covenant, the Second Eve, His beloved mom given to us on Calvary. Somewhat unique, the Blessed Sacrament cathedral (in Bishop Soto’s world) sports the Blessed Sacrament Covenantal Ark behind the Blessed Sacrament altar, along the Blessed Sacramento River. Wherever Jesus is reposed (except at planned parenthood satanist mass re-enactments with stolen hosts and newly ravaged prebirth babies) is holy, worthy of praise and ultimately available for Holy Hours ad infinitem.
Your excellencies and NEC leaders/lay, you should know: The gridiron gurus made independent decisions, without oversight by YOU, and it was proved to me they have advanced face recognition technology, maintain cumulatives (recall this when you read Chief Billy’s “gotcha” about the Roses toss Thursday night, below) and the ability to track “suspects” over time, though I did not realize roses and hugs are now capital crimes.
But they are of a different world (as we are “NOT of this world”) with built-in suspicions, as your NEC gavel holding judge and jury should be trained and mature.
A song I played and sang in the 60s, yes at Mass & bonfires, was “They will know we are Christians by our love”
The bullseye line is “Jesus, reduce me to Love!”
We need to work toward this! YOU need, as well, to look past our comfort zone, live sacrifice as if the eternally dying neighbors need us. They do, because we ARE the hands of the Eucharistic Lord, empowered with the Spirit of Love.
It’s time…it really is.
We love you bishops, but it is time to shed the sillies of banning lace veiled adorned octagenarian widows, armed with their brass knuckle rosaries (apparently feared by the FBI) in the front rows of empty churches, from the traditional Latin Mass while we tolerate (in itself an evil) reprobate, prebirth baby killing Catholics as acceptable to honor.
Where the heaven did this animus come from, in a world of 7191 different languages? Is Aramaic next, forcing our Lebanese Maronite brothers and sisters to go Italian, Argentinian or even God forbid Anglo Savon English? Your excellencies, do you fear the Curia that much? Does our successor to St Peter have ANY contrarian advisors? 5 years from now, a new Pope will probably reverse this pathway…but can we refocus on the Gospel, stop catering to false sexualities and suicidal spaying of our daughters, and important priorities.
As my treatment proves, too many Catholic bibles are missing Matthew 18: 15ff these days. Being bold is not automatically “violent”; its the character of men of valor and women of courage. To SPEAK and LIVE the Truth in LOVE.
About time: Off the soapbox: thank you for all you do in leading our dioceses across this most blessed land.
For all I know, helping a 90 year old wheelchaired two time NEC veteran break through the turnstiles, got me on the Colt Cop no no watch list as early as Wednesday. I don’t read minds, I do respect authority, I was given tacit permission to go up the steps and hug Tony. No suicide vest, armed only with my Sacred Hearts Patrol hat. My real weapon many of you carry, a rosary, was under my shirt.
Even the woman host who introduced Lila Rose said specifically “I have to give you a hug”. Was that in the script as well or VIP license that the serfs are not allowed to do?
Your excellencies, think back to the pitch black dark days of 2020. Didn’t we just suffer an unforced tennis style error locking out the whole Church (at least in Gruesome Newsom Twosome’s Calif.) on Pentecost 2020 or 2021? The why continues: did any of you believe it was part of the “program” for the hug to occur? Ask your people, NEC leaders, gavel holders, if you were not in the room!!
Your excellencies, I honestly believe your credentialed Catholics thought Tony’s hug was part of the program (I had tacit approval to ascend the side stairs!…this is why in the transcript you will notice that the intimidator tried to doublespeak; as a veteran of planned parenthood activities, even helping in a small way to out their lie about charging only postage stamp costs when they sell profitable baby organs, over a couple decades has hardened this old guy to resist fear, so I listened and didn’t flinch).
In fact, I doubt if any of the audience objected to the unarmed 72 yr old carefully completing and complementing Tony’s “I can’t hug you” for less than 20 seconds on stage (you have the recordings; if not check Relevant Radio or the NEC site for $69)
However, people have the right to complain; if they did complain about the “Surprise with Joy” of the grieving Tony’s hug and file luminous complaints post July 19th, I would be happy to reward both participant complainers with a $2 bill. Total four bucks.
Maybe it was three if you include the chief Ingalls and your Swiss guard NEC sergeant at arms judging observer.
I’d love to thank the final NEC decision maker but that would require a person of character to admit he or she lodged the verdict, stripping me and my beautiful wife, Mary and stepmom to 11 of a long awaited experience with my fellow leaders and Catholics. He or she was just doing the job, I know…like St Max’s Auschwitz guards… I’ve heard it before.
I am not perfect, nor is my Church, but it is the ONLY Church I got. The most disappointing aspect of this, is not ONE NEC official, especially the one calling for the ejection without a short hearing/explanation like adults do, none showed the maturity for direct eye to eye contact. Or called (you had all my information at intake Nov 2023 and my drivers license (probably the only one of the 60,000 required to give it) with the football bouncer cops. No one noticed the handicapped stuck in traffic, like a Hamas Hitler protest by the indoctrinated fools at Harvard or UCLA.
I was at peace, still am, but as you must know that fear that Padre Pio, PopeStJohnPaultheGreat and others have warned us about, along with apathy, are earmarks of a dying Church all of us are hoping to see revitalized. Come Lord Jesus, come. In the form of the Renaissance of YOUR Presence at Mass.
I stand apart from this assessment OF WEAKNESS: Jesus said He will remain with His Church, through blasphemous Olympic size DaVinci last suppers, false prophets like so many prostiticians today, even the insult of climate change claiming man, not the God of creation, controls atmospheric physics on this planet.
Imagine, all your interfaith environment committees vs the 553 sextillion mile wide universe, with billions of stars, trillions of insects, thousands of bioChem processes saying God is incapable not able to keep His beloved humans’ world in stasis? In more lucid days, you might see the Algorean heresies as the sin easily refuted but for the peer pressure of pseudoscience.
We just had this incredible 5 day event honoring the Second Eve who uttered, as St Fulton Sheen (soon saint once the childish battle over who owns his bones is ended) puts it, those immortal words: “Let it be done unto me according to your Word”.
God can sustain hundreds of organic Eucharistic miracles but we tiny ants say He can’t sustain His radiative life giving atmosphere is pure stupidity. Worse, the ignorant believe it and make family economic decisions; corrupt prostiticians like Pope Francis’ buddy John Kerry, Al Gore of the Algorean heresies, (someone mention Klaus Schwab? Is that rumor or real?) rob the world and USa blind via the Green New Steal.
We MOCK God by this insult the godless has conned us into, while depriving 3rd worlders of essential, low polluting cheap natural gas. Oil has 6000 essential by products to buy and use. Yes, keep reducing pollution as we have but when your communistic Democrat Left lies about God’s amazing fossil fuel “gifts”, it’s time for the Church to return to its days of good science (mainly priests in the Middle Ages onward) and speak the TRUTH in love. EO 13990 had ZERO answer from our Church leaders, just kowtowing to evil.
Then imagine, God’s last act of general creation, his ‘piece d’ resistance,’ was the 75 trillion celled final and perfect being/complement that with the OTHER SEX’s help, a man named Adam, produce the God required multiplier effect, children: we call her woman. 50 countries are almost dead from this insanity, of banning babies as if Kamalabort has a brain in her prostitician body. The daily parties in hell over snowing His Church are embarrassing and not necessary.
Meanwhile, we adopt the godless UNcreative meanderings of left loons and medical opportunists on spaying daughters who survive with the 2/3rd NOT killed by hell’s abortion doctors of death, yes of the dying world as we tinkle over one language, Lingua Latinam, being used at Mass and more world families robbed of luxuries like food and fuel because we believe the climate hoaxsters at their lyin’ word. Must we remain impotent today? Where is the passion for GOOD science, the Truth?
Also, should our Maronite siblings worry about banning Aramaic, Jesus’ practiced language, as well because it is Aramaic? After all, banning hugs and roses has come and gone.
Benefit of the doubt> In fact, at this point, with zero feed back,I don’t even know if anyone on the NEC team is aware one of their own, a brother and his wife, were banished for being Catholic, sharing joy.
So, my apologies if your security folks that are excellent at beer drunks’ removal some Sundays in the 3rd quarter, if none of this is known to the hierarchy and board, but that in itself would be more problematic: what kind of organization are you running, when an unceremonial removal of a couple who ordered two of the earliest tickets, came thousands of miles from the People’s Republic of Alta California, the Diocese of Orange, to be a part , ended up even helping as a “volunteer” on day one, to participate in the Real Presence Revival soon to be a Neo-Renaissance, are treated like terrorists of the PersiaNazi KhouDung of Tehran.
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Testimony
Transcript of July 19th midday at the Indianapolis Colts’ Lucas Oil Stadium. Meeting in the security room after pulled from my end zone seat. Three officers, chief of police arrives later. It is a word for word transcription of an audio recording.
After Tony’s song ended, three security officers came to where Mary, my wife and stepmother to the 11, and I were sitting in the end zone, peacefully watching the proceedings.
The Colt Cops: you need to come with us
Len Shall I tell my wife, are you taking me out, or just asking questions?
CCops: taking you to the security office
All four of us walked up the aisle and headed to the security office
Len: thank you guys for being here (I always thank officers for their service, even football cops), 50,000 60,000 Catholics, you have a beautiful city
I remained cordial during the 5 minute perp walk; the security officers were just doing their jobs…assuming someone in NEC leadership requested my removal. Obviously, as dangerous as I was, I assumed they would appear.
At the security office; Sound of a door opening
“Hello!” desk officer, a nice lady
Len: “am i to sit with you here (woman on other side of table)”
Fine lady: “Do you have your ID on you sir?”
Len: sure I do. would you like the license or…
Fine Lady: License will be fine.
Len: here it is. I am Len by the way.
No priors I think. I have 11 kids and 22 grandkids. 40 years of Catholic home based education.
Fine lady: the Boss is going to talk to you
Len: oh ok Bach, I don’t know Bach
Fine lady: No… boss (with a chuckle)
Len who is he?
Fine lady: “He’s the chief of police”
Len: ok happy to talk
25 seconds of dead time. In comes alleged Chief of Police who identified as Billy Ingalls. (later Checking Archbishop Charles Thompson’s home city’s website, Billy and the acting Indy Chief must be fraternal twins.)
NEC Colt Cops “Sir, my name is Billy Ingalls, the security manager
Len Good to meet you, I am Len
NEC Colt Cops or NEC: “What were you thinking, partner?” (referring to hugging Tony Melendez) (I was NOT thinking, partner!)
Len Let me give you the backgrounder. I first met Tony in 1987, he was (a gift to the Pope at the Universal Amphitheater) up on stage. (Sept 15, 1987) I had 30 kids from St Callistus that special day.
(13 years later) I traveled with Tony to WYD sites in 2000, 2002, 2005. I have 11 kids 22 grandkids and 40 years of homeschooling. I’ve known Tony and Lynn for more years than we’ve known
each other. He lost his son Adrian, actually Andres, 3 years ago age 22 (actually 24) My lovely wife, Mary married me 5 years ago. I have been involved in youth ministry at three different churches). Tony was a surprise to me; because I did not know he was coming here. and I had not seen Tony for a few years. I’ve actually played his arms and hands on buses in Europe and had the privilege of sponsoring him, having him come to different churches and to do all that. It was a little bit impulsive only because Tony has been one of the greatest gifts to our country and the world. (and your security man at the stairs allowed me up)
The long and the short of it is, uhm, give him a good hug and go from there. He knows who I am, if you want to check with Tony. If he didn’t, it could be because he is a lot older than me (attempt at humor: I’m 12 years older) right now, no I’m kidding. He is actually a great man doing great things.
There was no intent to hurt or harm, i’ve been involved in the neighborhood of 100 retreats over the years serving almost 38 years of church ministry as the director of religious ed in some places, mainly as a youth minister, I’ve seen Tony at conferences and doing the other things together. Long and the short.
Here is the brief time Len was with Tony on stage/ dialogue: Fri July 19:
Tony: I can’t hug you. I can’t serve you a plate of food. I’m married. I love my wife. Her name is Lynn, …for all the ladies here, we can’t hold hands which means we gotta do a lot more kissing. That’s ok with me. we’ve been together 33 years.
Two kisses that changed my life (Pope St John Paul the Great and Lynn’s). The first, the Pope, not a romantic kiss. A true blessing. The second my wife’s A true blessing when it comes to marriage and later on (kisses).
Len comes on behind Tony and touches gently his shoulders; Tony looks up and turns to Len
Tony: Yes (pause, recognizes; Len quietly says his name) Hey how you doing there. Good seeing you. Good seeing you.
Len: (facing the crowd) “Tony can’t give you a hug. We can give Tony a hug. Give him a round (signaling applause) The crowd applauds Tony. “I getting off now..(quietly to Tony; he traveled with six of my kids) I’m at 11 and 22 grandkids. Len leaves the stage
Tony: Good seeing you. You know we have World Youth Day friends, he’s one of the WYD friends I’ve traveled with. A true blessing... (did the Colt Cops’ Chief Billy or the NEC security liaison even hear Tony before their rush to judgement?)
He didn’t call me Khoumenei but a friend, brother and blessing. Follows is Billy the Intimidator setting up the removal:)
NEC Billy security:
“Ok and…You did it yesterday as well” (referring to giving roses to Lila Rose tossed on stage). (when the Chief Billy said this, my chess brain kicked in. He’s been surveilling me for more than just today Friday, maybe the whole congress while helping the St Lawrence Treasures as well on Wednesday)
Len: Oh, the flowers. Yeah, the flowers…that’s a fair question. Roses for Lila Rose, I go back probably when she first came out. I’m a pro life, literally a prolife activist. In that regard, I don’t block doors. I usually give roses…
Billy: “as you did yesterday”
Len: …to women (ladies leaving planned parenthood Tustin@22fwy Orange). I did not hand them to her, I tossed them on stage (away from the dais) probably 15 seconds, probably late.
I saw a staffer pick them up. What it was, if you didn’t get the evidence (the 11 roses) was simply three times, this is the third time. Last two times it was at two different youth conferences, I would give her a rose on stage as a sign of the love and compassion (for her courage) from the people. Usually as a youth group, I would have them with me. This third one, the roses actually were (technically) from her husband Joe. She didn’t know about it, it was a surprise. But since I was late (15 seconds) I basically tossed them on stage (not to disrupt) when you picked them up, and I don’t know if they got to her, I haven’t talked to her since then.
Bottom line, that will be my last incident (of surprise) if that is what your concern is (for NEC). (agreeing to stifle joy and Catholic hospitality with a chief/man whose faith life is unknown). I paid $700 to be here 12 months ago and it’s been a joy. I’m just here to be a good Catholic and witness. so…
Billy: “well, on behalf of the NIC err NEC (Len: OK) I am instructed to pull your credentials.” (Can I face the judge, jury and executioner? Obviously not; after all, this is Church typical)
Len Ok, that’s fine. Can I get my wife. (tho I’m of little importance, I expected an NEC staffer to come out from behind the curtain)
Billy: we can get your wife… (this indicated, mind racing, I’m done here unless the NEC security person shows his or her face, comes out of the shadows)
Len: actually a better idea. Let her do what she is doing and I will pick her up outside. (I figured there was little chance of being at the Congress after the interrogation)
Billy: can you meet her out?
Len: does she have to go as well?
Billy: she does not. she does not. (good interrogator, he was careful to localize on his “suspect/target” and not Mary)
Billy: so if you want to attend any of the other NEC events, because you are being ejected from
this stadium and you are being ejected from the convention center
Len: we’re fine, I understand (Huh? what events?)
Billy: you are not allowed back on either property through the end of the event, thru Sunday ok?
Len: ok
Billy: so if you are found on either of the properties you are subject to arrest for trespassing. Ok?
Len Ok (what was i to do? The NEC must be in the shadows. I’ve heard the phrase “forgive us our trespasses as we forgive…” from time to time over 72 years)
Len The reason I am asking (question) is a simple one. (phone rings) No, go ahead and get that phone call.
Len: We came into Dayton via Cincinatti, in Dayton with my son and daughter in law their 4 children (my son is the headmaster of Chesterton Academy Dayton, adopting 4 great fosters this year)
to Chicago and met some long lost Polish cousins. I will be happy to go, I have the keys
Happy to go, if you think its the thing I have to do. Could you send me a copy if I give you my email?
(still expecting this great org NEC staffer, even a volunteer like me, to appear. Didn’t happen)
Billy: I appreciate your help in doing this
Girl stenographer recorder: Uh, I don’t know if it’s hooked up
Len: i don’t care if it’s later just so…
Billy: YOU WILL BE ABLE TO GET AN OFFICIAL COPY FROM THE NEC (fat chance, it’s been three four weeks)
Len: no, that’s fine, I apologize… (for doing a good deed for a grieving friend)
Billy: (holding the nametag) is there anything in the back you’d like to hold on to?
Len: good point, similar, actually, what you need more than anything would be this guy here, this is the actual credential. (Len tears it from the schedule) This is the schedule where my wife would be..this is Patrick (Madrid’s) card in here. I can keep this (the plastic part) and…how about the clip?
Billy: unfortunately that (the orange lanyard) is part of the access credential. (that’s what I paid $700 for?)
Len: ok that’s fine.I tried to be careful and not disruptive when I was surprised that Tony was up there…
Billy: well, honestly, honestly you are very, very lucky you didn’t get tackled off the stage by law enforcement down there
Len Well…
Billy OK?
Len I appreciate that since they are probably bigger than me
Billy …if you had not stopped and talked to the cameraman (truth is, I complimented him on his work…I didn’t know I was under surveillance from the night before. Roses have power!)
Len Right
Billy “…when they (implies more than one NEC staffer made the decision) thought that you were with the camera crew, when the guy (not sure whom the stairs staffer belonged to) let you up…had that guy not let you up …had that guy not stopped you, you would have probably been taken off that stage in a different form and fashion.” (uhhhh, hmmm…does this make any sense?)
(Bishops/your excellencies/NEC hatchet team. A little analysis here: my BS meter is on. Ok, let’s chew on this.
A soft threat, which is his right as the chief of police to pull on me, if he’s trying to extract necessary information. But, trying to understand their frame of mind, if the staffer said no to going up, I would have returned to the end zone seats..and Billy or NEC Wizard security, decided, they would attack me with their bouncers? Come on. Who the heaven are these people and who is “they?” members of NEC or only God knows; so I was going to be tackled because I was allowed up on stage? What, set up for hospital or possible death for Hunger Games style blood sport. My chickens and cats make more sense then this doublespeak nonsense. I support and donate to a number of the entities at this Council/Congress, joyfully and know a healthy number of the presenters over my decades of ministry; and exhibitors. They knew I hadn’t sponsored a Hitler Harvard Hamas rally or threw paint on the monstance.. Tony just called me friend and World Youth Day traveler 10 minutes before the extraction team of the Colts Cops showed up)
Len “…and I don’t play football, i just watch it (occasionally but sorry Archbishop Thompson, I’m not a Colts fan)
Billy: understand, understand the environment in which we live today. That’s where we are at with it. (I DO understand the environment we are in: prebirth kids are killed by the millions and that prostitute VP Prez candidate can kill more with little response from the Church?)
Billy: “You know you are breeching security”. (I don’t know I’m breeching anything: no signs, no instruction, allowed up to do a mission of short duration mercy…if told I couldn’t go up, I would have returned to Mary)
Billy: “If we let every individual in this building do what you did,what kind of PERFORMANCE, WHAT KIND OF SHOW would this be for the participants (come on, chief, did you hear the “performer’s” words? I was in a foreign land, this was a CATHOLIC worship gathering not druggies and drunks, meth heads and others that need our help. I hope you bishops and NEC leaders have the capacity to read between these secular lines that make no sense)
Len yeah, a good point, but it’s actually not a show, it’s a witness. (another waste of breath)
Billy You disrupted it, and that’s what caused this (Bishops Cozzens/Thompson etc, you were out of the stadium, there was no disruption, just nervous trigger happy security which is a good thing at times because law enforcement is being bullied and lawless disorder promoted by the Democrat radical left… Ask YOUR people if they were offended having a ‘stand-in’ give Tony a short hug!)
Len ok and I will contact them (tony, Lila) since I have their numbers. not this weekend. To say Thank you guys for a great experience. and they’ve done great things
Recorder lady: ‘Let me explain to you are being ejected from the stadium and you were trespassed from the property and I will ask you to sign that statement.’
Len electronically signs, acknowledging the interview…no copy given as is legally required in most states including Indiana.
Billy ..Think about your actions a little bit..I understand your side of it. Think from the security side…” (I did, where the heaven was NEC? or as usual, ducking responsibility. Yes, I am repentant for ruining my wife Mary’s experience, but was the pomp and circumstance more important then the details of ministry? Do we accept zero risk of witness, enforce by zero tolerance of the good for the perfect lock-step “yes, sir” to corrupt civil “authorities” like gov Newsom locking out school and Church while making planned parenthoodlums “essential workers”. I guess we do!
Newsom’s the same plastic fallen away Catholic fan of killing prebirth kids, spaying daughters into suicide like they are junkyard dogs; that’s his excuse. What is ours as a Church? Yes, three fingers pointing back at me, but Francis heard the words from Our Lord in Assisi. Do we? )
“Francis, go and rebuild my Church which, as you see, is falling down.”.
We all see and are trying to revive the patient, the Bride of Christ.
Security Kevin escorts Len off the property onto the streets. To get to the rental car in the Hurst parking lot, I had to ring the building, do 270 degrees. I did stop and dialogue/witness with 7 EVENTS staffers on break, event people, about the Congress, the Real Presence of Christ, the Church etc. Anything an involved Catholic would do. Once their pizza arrived…
At the rental car, I met new arrivals:
Paul and his wife from New York. I greeted them, gave them directions, discusses homeschooling since they are homeschoolers with kids. One of the kids is John Paul; the respectful 7 yr old young man says he’s named after John Paul II You just missed tony I told dad. They said they know him. To the young man:
Len: “son, the proper name is Pope Saint John Paul the Great.”
‘ they come from a very rural part of NY..
To mom and dad: “You are in the 2-10 club, you have two and on the way to 10.” they chuckled. Too many bishops miss how important servants Catholic home schooling families are to parish life; after 40 years, I see this and the benefits are enormous. Few clerics understand Catholic parents HOMESCHOOL FROM BIRTH; LATER ON, THEY TAKE different paths to fulfill CCC 2223. Don’t miss the Hillbillies I told them. We finish with “now John Paul who are you named after.
John Paul responds Pope Saint John Paul. Smart kid!
(While I playing chess with myself, did I do the right thing with Tony?)
Len gives the family directions and as they begin to leave
Another current credentialed attendee walks up to my car while the New Yorkers were still there; his name on his credentials is Thomas Payne. (the irony was not missed)
Tom: “I need a hug”
Len ” I need a…this man Tom needs a hug!” (joking to the NY family). Why does Tom need a hug?
Tom: “It was great up there (referring to the Tony hug)
Len “I’m banned so I guess it’s fine”
Tom: “He’s one of your best buddies, huh?”
Len: Yeah, Tony, I was just telling the people here from New York. Hey guys! Tom hold on (talking to the uncredentialed family from New York) (Len shouts) make sure you register and get your credentials
for the events in the Exhibit Hall Check out the Hillbillies and when you get to Relevant Radio, tell Patrick or anybody that Len Beckman sent you. (Obviously I won’t get back to Relevant unless I can get my credentials back from the NEC. Never did get a call back or email back Friday or Saturday. Nothing even today.
(back to Tom at the rental car in the Hurst parking lot)
Len “I – I honestly didn’t know Tony was coming. And I’ve known (of) Tony since late 1980s, I saw Tony come up out of the floor (sept 15) 1987. I was with 35 maybe 40 kids from our parish, St Callistus
(today both St Callistus churches are gone, now luxury homes and embodied in Christ Cathedral a stone’s throw away)…it’s Christ Cathedral now and Tony was a gift, no one knew him then…I traveled with Tony 2000, 2002, 2005 World Youth Days. Tony has been everywhere (45 countries). He’s suffering, obviously,
he’s suffering from the loss of his son a few years ago Andres (Andres pass away in April 2022). We know he’s in heaven (still pray for him and the Melendez fam) As much as he works and God’s given him a burden but he meets that burden so well.
The way he handles helping and doing all these things
So, Tom, you’re local you are from Indiana? Had you ever seen him before?
Tom: “on TV (a car alarm goes off in the Hurst parking lot with no one else around) Uh Oh!
Len: “that is hilarious”
Tom: “no one’s even around that car”
Len: “It’ll shut off after it gets tired”.
So, tom anyways (alarm continues) tony’s just an amazing guy
Tom: So you saw him just…
Len: well I saw him well I’m 72, so i first saw him Sept of 1987 when he
came up out of the floor, and he just did as you saw on the screen…with the Pope
tom: yup, yup yup
Len …and I’m Polish and German and have a deep love for John Paul the Great
Tom: whattya talking about, man, I say John Paul the Excellent!
Len: Well you remember how the Parkinson’s just took over
Tom yeah
Len: I really believe God used him throughout his life and he showed us how to
(live and) die gracefully (suffering Parkinson’s) unfortunately for our president right now, it’s sad, pray for
him. He needs a lot of prayer. because (Biden) he has parkinsons for probably 8 years
Len: JPII was a hiker and everything but when Terri Schiavo died that morning (March 31, 2005)
she’d been starved to death, she was murdered, she couldn’t move much, she
couldn’t speak well. (but her family, the Schindlers, were willing to give Michael a million to keep his ex wife alive. Go figure)
Len: When JPII passed away as the Divine Mercy mass (vigil) ended April 2nd, he had gotten…
Tom: I remember
Len …seriously ill on March 31st just hours after Terri was murdered (no coincidence, certainly a Godincidence) the best way to put it. But, to answer your question, Tony was that gift whose been to every WYD since I seem to remember and his ministry is sooo sound.
He’s such a generous soul, giving everything that he can
Tom: especially since you can tell, on his younger days, when the pope wanted to kiss him
Len But that was the freaky thing..I had no idea he was gonna be here, so
I told (my wife) Mary I got to go do this. The day before (Last night) I had tossed Roses for
Lila Rose on stage and it was my 3rd shot at that. I’m a prolife activist and had seen her
at different (events) things. I had missed her by 15 seconds so tossed them on stage (not to disrupt)
When Tony got on stage, I told Mary I gotta go.
Tom: really
Len: He’d said it had not been easy. Tony had just said “I can’t hug you” Tom, did that come through?
I’m here to hug you.
Tom: it did
Len I told the sisters (on the way back to seat) especially Missionaries of Charity that hugs for, from
you to him. (did the same with other individuals and groups) God bless you Tom
I think I did the right thing. Thanks for the kind words. I wasn’t sure I did the right thing
Tom: you did fine
Len: I hope to get my credentials back otherwise I will go see my kids in Dayton. (Bishop Cozzens: couldn’t get anyone to respond. Emails to one of your key staffers not returned)
Tom: did they take them from you? (Yes)
Len: I probably deserved it. There’s a lot of hoot and holler crazy people out there.
To Tom, are you with a group or by yourself?
Tom: I’m by myself
Len: well go celebrate! Go, go, go. Go see the hillbillies (people mentioned them; it was lunchtime)
Wish you the best! Thank you Mr Payne, you are the best!
–end of recordings transcript/testimony July 19
I got in my car and left the Hurst parking lot, headed to a neutral location for a few hours.
Picked up Mary after 3pm. she gave another participant the remainder of our parking
pass, and following NEC and the Colt Cops orders (no one called back to see if we could re enter.
(Sorry Mr Ingalls, two become one in the Catholic experience), we left the city early Saturday.
Tony had messaged me on FAcebook that Friday evening (yes, armless folks can do amazing things, even text)
but I didn’t want to rain on his parade. I told him I wasn’t arrested but to enjoy his time at the
Congress. I would catch him later. Which I will. All I need from you is the report. No excuses, no apologies. Just
the promise this will never happen again, with the Church allowing the godless or ignorant set policies, like
we do with wasting and draining poor families believing climate change is man caused NOT God controlled
Another unforced error I call the most egregious heresy embraced by too many: the Algorean Heresy of Ignorance
I must count it joy, if being a target is due to being active in giving roses at planned parenthood Orange HQ on Tustin @ 22 fwy. As the distraught
confused girls come out the driveway across the sidewalk, having aborted, got a Covid shot or just anti-having kid pills,
explains a lot of the whys of this experience. WE don’t save, the Holy Spirit does the “saving” but 66 million have not made it
to daylight. Yet as Mother T (I just LOVE the Missionaries of Charity) answered the reporter: “there are thousands in need, how can you
hope to help all these people? Her answer is our call; not just the fanfare of big celebrations, but the nitty gritty of “helping one person at a time”
Even after expulsion, I remained hospitable to the needs of others, followed the Prime Directive and encouraged people we encountered.
Our Church is clawing back and crawling back since Pentecost 2020 lock-outs and heaven
only knows, I will continue to surprise with joy those within two feet of me, as we all should.
Bishops Cozzens & your excellencies & lay people: May you begin your day with my mantra: “It IS a great day to be alive. Lord, use me as You, not I, will” ie: shout Joy with your every encounter.
Romans 8:28 All things do!!
Isaiah 19:19-20 The Proud GodFather’s contribution to His Son’s Real Presence 4600 years ago. Yes, provable as a Catholic icon. Stay tuned.
I remain a son of the Church, devoted to truth, surprising with joy, still spreading the Gospel as long as possible. My real estate clients know I am retiring at age 100 but in our faith work, retiring is defined as putting new rubber/wheels on the family van, NOT quitting. There will be plenty of time in heaven to retire and sleep.
Wishing each of your ministries to be successful in the spirit of Phil 2:3-4:
“Do nothing out of selfishness or out of vainglory; rather, humbly regard others as more important than yourselves,4 each looking out not for his own interests, but [also] everyone for those of others.
Len
Maybe I will get the promised report in time to see 99 yr old Minnesota Anne again in 2033. My 2nd, her third. That is, if the blackballing is removed before next year or the double millennial anniversary of Jesus on earth.
revised aug 18, 2024
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