Psalm 22 – K’ari, K’aru, and the Aleph

The Nahal Hever manuscript

Does Psalm 22:16 actually say “they pierced my hands and my feet” as most Christian translations portray?  This verse is a major Messianic prophecy.  It’s probably the most quoted prophecy after Isaiah 53.  If it doesn’t say “they pierced my hands and my feet”, does it say “like a lion” as the Jews claim?  Let’s look at this verse.

The Decline of Faith Goldy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-yYtcT1k_4&t=7s

I remember about five or six years ago when Faith Goldy came on the scene.  As a Catholic, I was happy to see a young, attractive, articulate and traditional Catholic standing up for the faith in a our extremely secular country.  She eventually started working for The Rebel Media where she gained further fame.  She even went to Iraq to cover the genocide of Christians happening over there.

Muslims, Liberals and the Crusades

In this day and age, the crusades have been used as baton to beat the Christian over the head and shame them in their faith.  This is true for both liberals and Muslims.  We could draw up a list of pros and cons about the crusades and come up with many under each column.  I should just point out that Thomas Madden, Jonathan Riley Smith, and Edward Peters are the ones to read on the crusades.

The Death of Ireland

In the not too distant future, citizens of the Republic of Ireland will vote on whether or not to repeal the eighth amendment.  The eighth amendment bans abortion in the vast majority of cases.  With this amendment gone, Irish citizens will have a clear path to abortion.  Based on all of the polling data I’ve seen, abortion will most likely be legalized.

Muslims Should Embrace St. Paul

St. Paul The Apostle

For most Muslims, the Apostle Paul is the big baddy in the New Testament.  Why is this?  Islamic sources reference Jesus Christ, the Blessed Virgin Mary, and the earthly disciples of Christ and says they’re all Muslims.  However, the apostle Paul is never mentioned.  I suppose this means Muslims can take a stand with or against Paul.  However, as we’ll see it’s always against.

Musings on Nationalism

In 2014 I was on a trip to Europe.  I only spent two days in Serbia, but I really loved it there.  I’m definitely going to go back.   I was particularly attracted to the anti-Western mentality that they had there.  One thing that I noticed was the religiosity.  Serbia is a deeply religious country.  They are part of the Eastern Orthodox communion and the Orthodox faith forms an integral part of their society.  It’s pretty impressive.  I wish all Catholic countries were this observant.

Martin Sellner, Brittany Pettibone, England, Catholicism, and Islam

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4glysfmgOC0&t=640s

A few days ago, Austrian Identitarian activist Martin Sellner and his girlfriend, American science fiction author and journalist Brittany Pettibone were released from custody in a British detention facility.  Sellner and Pettibone were both attempting to enter the UK for different reasons.  Sellner wanted to give a speech at Speakers Corner in London.  Surely he would have been challenged by Islamic apologists.  Brittany Pettibone wanted to interview EDL founder Tommy Robinson.  This was good enough to deny them entry into their nation state and illegally detain them for three days.