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Friday, June 5, 2026

ON JUNE 11th U.S. BISHOPS WILL CONSECRATE THE USA TO THE SACRED HEART OF JESUS

From VATICAN NEWS

By Devin Watkins

The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) will hold its 2026 Spring Plenary Assembly in Orlando, Florida, on June 10-12.

As part of their assembly, the Bishops will concelebrate Mass and consecrate the United States of America to the Sacred Heart of Jesus.

The act of consecration will take place on Thursday, June 11, and the Bishops will hear reflections on the Sacred Heart ahead of the Mass.

The consecration comes as the US celebrates the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence on July 4.

The initiative hopes to encourage broader Catholic participation in the commemoration, and will be livestreamed on the USCCB YouTube channel.

Parishes and individual Catholics are being invited to take part through 250 Hours of Adoration and/or 250 Works of Mercy to prepare for the consecration.

In 2024, the late Pope Francis released his encyclical Dilexit nos (He loved us) on the human and divine love of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, highlighting the devotion as an antidote to modern superficiality

Thursday, June 4, 2026

PROOF THAT MY BROTHER-IN-LAW WAS ON MARS

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TELL COTTEN'S LANDON SAGA

Author Tell Cotten causes me more grief! The problem is that his books end!

These books are downright fun to read, hard to put down, and the reader can actually watch the action as he reads it. And Tell Cotten is authentic--a seventh-generation Texas rancher--and knows what he's writing about. Although each of his books can stand alone, this is a continuing saga and so it's recommended we begin with Confessions of a Gunfighter. Even if you don't like westerns, read these. Then you'll like westerns.