Nazi Town, USA

In February 1939, more than 20,000 Americans filled Madison Square Garden for an event billed as a “Pro-American Rally.” Images of George Washington hung alongside swastikas, underlining the organizers' belief that Nazism was entirely consistent with American ideals.

NAZI TOWN, USA tells the largely unknown story of the German American Bund, an organization of Nazi sympathizers on American soil.

Not For Most

 

Romans 4:25 in the Emphasized Bible

 

Rotherham's translation has stayed in print over the years because of the wealth of information it presents. John R Kohlenberger III says in his preface to the 1994 printing, "The Emphasized Bible is one of the most innovative and thoroughly researched translations ever done by a single individual. Its presentation of emphases and grammatical features of the original languages still reward careful study."

400-Tent Safe Sleeping Area for Homeless Near Balboa Park

Mayor Todd Gloria on Friday opened a safe sleeping area for homeless individuals near Balboa Park that has capacity for 400 tents.

The site on a city parking lot near the Naval Medical Center can accommodate up to 800 people at two to a tent. Other amenities and services include meals, restrooms, showers, laundry, storage trailers, case management, basic needs assistance and resource referrals.  

“Building on the success of our first safe sleeping site, the O Lot is an opportunity for many more people who’ve become homeless to work on getting back on their feet in a safe, sanitary environment,” said Gloria.

The safe sleeping area on the O Lot near Balboa Park. Courtesy of the city

Astronomers reveal thousands of newly discovered galaxies

Archbishop: If a Synod proposal is at odds with the Gospel, ‘that’s not of the Holy Spirit’

“We’ve got to be careful about blaming everything — all our opinions, our interests, lobbies, and factions — putting all that on the Holy Spirit,” he said.

Synod on Synodality: LGBT issues, female diaconate discussed in emotional third week

The process has been driven by what the Synod on Synodality calls “active listening and speaking from the heart.”

At Vatican Observatory, astronomers reveal thousands of newly discovered galaxies

The findings at the October conference “pave the road for a better understanding of the structure of the Milky Way and the formation of all galaxies in general.”

Cameroonian archdiocese launching perpetual adoration at ‘every parish,’ archbishop says

Archbishop Andrew Fuanya Nkea said at a press conference at the Vatican that “every parish is building a chapel of perpetual adoration” in his archdiocese.

Portland Archdiocese: New office will integrate schools into evangelization mission

The Archdiocese of Portland has launched a new office focused on bringing diocesan schools more fully into the Church’s mission of evangelization.