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CHILDREN "TRANSITIONING" IS CHILD ABUSE (ENGLISH)

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As an adult, Carey Callahan herself "transitioned" to "male" and then "detransitioned." Search for "detransitioning" or "desisting" on YouTube. There are many who have. The first few sentences are very important! 80% of gender dysphoric youth destransition/desist become somewhat comfortable with their bodies and become able to resist pressure to conform to male/female stereotypes.

THEOLOGY OF THE BODY IN WINNIPEG!

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MOVIES: "A HIDDEN LIFE" (BLESSED FRANZ JAGERSTATTER)

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I had the grace to attend the Toronto International Film Festival this month and screen “A Hidden Life”--the life of Austria’s Blessed Franz Jagerstatter and his wife—exquisitely handled by the masterful Terrence Malick. Malick’s last masterpiece was 2011’s “The Tree of Life,” also 3 hours in length and also a deeply contemplative experience. However, “A Hidden Life” does not involve the surreal (levitation, dinosaurs and the afterlife). It is a sequential, slightly impressionistic telling of an extraordinary-ordinary man’s existence and resistance to Hitler. It’s coming to theaters in December and I beg you to see it on the big screen. Even if you’re not a Malick fan, you should be a Jagerstatter fan and a fan of this film. It will take its place alongside all the great World War II films and will rival “A Man for All Seasons” as a film about conscience. (However, unlike MFAS, HL explores in depth the arguments for and against doing one’s conscience when it can mean death, a "use...

SURVIVING LYME DISEASE

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I will be updating this post periodically. When I recently contracted Lyme Disease and began doing research about it online, I realized something was very, very wrong. Lyme was “controversial.” Doctors, scientists and sufferers all seemed to be at war. It was difficult to get correct information, especially about effective treatment. I am currently finally being treated and my symptoms are slowly diminishing. I will be on antibiotics for at least another month. I have been conferring with a good friend who suffered horribly from Lyme several years ago. She was on: antibiotics for 3 months (with the possibility of going on intravenous antibiotics), Advil liquid-gels for the joint pain (her doc said it also protects the joints, just be sure to take with food), and steroids for the mild encephalitis (brain swelling). Her doctor told her to get plenty of extra rest as well so the body can assist the meds in healing itself. It took her 2 years to completely recover. It is possible! I am pra...

DAUGHTERS OF ST. PAUL VOCATION RETREATS 2019

Hey, are you in radio? I can send you this 30 sec. spot as a .wav file & you can help fill the world with more nuns! Merci! Obrigado! Thank you! Grazie! Gracias!  Email me: srhelenaburns@gmail.com