Ballard explained how critical the border wall was to containing human trafficking. Now we are seeing in real time what happens when there is an open border. With the US being the largest child sex consumer in the world, and Mexico being the largest provider of child sex, it’s clear that an open border, with no background checks or DNA tests, is a nightmare for children, and furthermore, that the administration who openly abets the open border is party to the crime.

Watch the video #31 Times You Saw a Trafficked Child But Didn’t Know It, to learn how to recognize signs of trafficking. Watch video >

The Perfidy of the Press

I lost all trust for the malicious media in 2020, and thought I could not be shocked any longer. I was wrong. Some of the media came out against Sound of Freedom, and thereby demonstrated who they work for. It couldn’t be any clearer. If you are still listening to anything the mainstream media has to say, I urge you to stop. You will be misled by the Father of Lies.

I knew months ago that the press would trash Jim Caviezel and Tim Ballard. Caviezel made a speech at CPAC a few years ago, and Ballard is a Mormon. That’s enough for the media to start throwing darts. I did not expect the media to attack the movie itself, however. It tells the true story of the rescue of innocents. It’s inconceivable that any but a person genuinely addicted to evil could have a problem with that.

Not only did the movie “wake up” millions of people to the massive child exploitation all around us, but the media’s reaction to it has dissolved whatever vestigial credibility it had. Now the millions of people who saw the movie see the perfidious attack on it by the press. I think the mainstream media is finally over, and they did it entirely to themselves.

O.U.R. Rescue

The child rescue depicted in Sound of Freedom was the first operation of Tim Ballard’s Operation Underground Railroad: Since that time, thousands of kids have been rescued, with years of after-care recovery provided. This is an organization doing things we can hardly imagine, like superheroes in a dark, dark world. You can participate here >

More From Tim Ballard

In the US today, there are groups agitating to reduce the age of consent or eliminate it altogether, so as to take the criminal penalty away from child sex. And that’s not the only strategy loose in America that aims to victimize children. In this interview, Tim Ballard and Jim Caviezel talk about the “pedophile playbook” and how it is coming out in the trans movement as well as the underage sex movement. The voice of our country has been taken over by very sick people. Read more >

Novena For Bishop Strickland

The people of Tyler continue to pray that their esteemed bishop will not be removed on what seem to be political grounds. But the issue is bigger than just the little diocese of Tyler. If the Vatican removes Strickland for posting Catholic truth on social media, or for being unsupported by his brother bishops, then every bishop is weakened, every diocese is bereft. Our Catholic faith cannot depend on who holds power in the world; it depends only on the unchanging God of the universe.

You can join the faithful of Tyler in a novena for the Bishop and the Faith here:

• Precious Blood Novena for Bishop Strickland, begins July 13 >
• Or pledge your support with sacrifices and prayers here >

Follow Bishop Strickland ever edifying tweets @Bishopoftyler on Twitter.

Message From Our Lady of Akita 1973

Here is the message from Akita, given in 1973 and approved by the Church in 1984. Bishop Strickland pointed to Akita a few weeks ago, and it is worth the space to quote the message:

In order that the world might know His anger, the Heavenly Father is preparing to inflict a great chastisement on all mankind. With my Son I have intervened so many times to appease the wrath of the Father. I have prevented the coming of calamities by offering Him the sufferings of the Son on the Cross, His Precious Blood, and beloved souls who console Him forming a cohort of victim souls. Prayer, penance and courageous sacrifices can soften the Father’s anger…Offer in reparation (whatever God may send) for sins. Let each one endeavor, according to capacity and position, to offer herself entirely to the Lord.

The work of the devil will infiltrate even into the Church in such a way that one will see cardinals opposing cardinals, bishops against bishops. The priests who venerate me will be scorned and opposed by their confreres; churches and altars sacked; the Church will be full of those who accept compromises, and the demon will press many priests and consecrated souls to leave the service of the Lord. The demon will be especially implacable against souls consecrated to God. The thought of the loss of so many souls is the cause of my sadness. If sins increase in number and gravity, there will be no longer pardon for them.

Pray very much the prayers of the Rosary. I alone am able still to save you from the calamities which approach. Those who place their confidence in me will be saved.

Read more >

On October 6, 2019, a new message was given to the Akita visionary Sister Sasagawa, which said: “Cover yourself in ashes (do acts of penance and reparation for the sins of the world) and please pray the Penitential Rosary every day.”

Did Our Lady mean to pray the rosary in a spirit of penitence, or is the “Penitential Rosary” a particular prayer? In a private revelation to Rev. Mother Maria Concepcion Zuniga in 1971, Jesus is said to have given the form of the Penitential Rosary Himself. It is a very beautiful intermingling of the Sorrowful Mysteries of the Rosary with the Divine Office, and as such, takes a bit longer to complete than a single rosary.

Download The Penitential Rosary Prayer Booklet >

Adrenochrome

I think this will be the next big thing to break. We know that traffickers use human beings for sex, slave labor and organs, and that is all horrifying enough, but is adrenochrome extraction another piece of the economy of the damned? It’s been talked about for years in alternative news, and has been hinted at by a few celebrities, specifically Jim Caviezel. Big Media calls reports of adrenochrome anti-Semitic, Q-Anon, and “toxic social attitude.” It seems that rather than dealing with the rumors and accusations, the media simply starts name-calling. That doesn’t inspire confidence in their conclusions.

Frankenfood

Beware of the brands Good Meat and Upside Foods. The USDA has authorized the sale of “chicken product” grown in a lab. A hundred other companies are in line behind them. The problem is that genetically modified foods have not been tested longterm on human beings, and the makers frankly don’t know what might happen to consumers. It’s the same scenario as the “vaccines” that were rolled out to 5 billion people without long-term testing. Genetics is a complex sphere, and can’t be treated like software engineering. Gene editing can have unexpected consequences, like production of novel toxins and allergens, and possible modification of chromosomes. Read more >

It’s already been shown that government regulators profit themselves by determining outcomes favorable to businesses, so the USDA authorization means little. The authorized companies plan to sell their product first to restaurants, then more broadly as they scale up production. I’m off chicken for the duration, except for whole birds sold by independent farmers.

If you haven’t found local producers, I highly recommend you do so immediately. Find local producers >

Befriend Your Body

Now that the mainstream media is denigrating physical fitness as a far-right, white supremacist, extremist activity, I think we all need to pay more attention to our physical fitness! Remember when the Atlantic said that the rosary had become an extremist activity? They are telegraphing exactly what we most need to be doing. (It’s actually fairly amusing.) Take note >

But seriously, folks, we do need to be strengthening our bodies. Would you rather face a blackout, food shortage, or currency crisis carrying extra poundage and huffing from physical activity, or strong from self-mastery, ready for anything?

If you already train, bravo; you know what to do. If you don’t, try a “couch to 5K” program that leads you through a reasonable program of increasing your exertion. Easy beginner training >

Region 6 Field Day

Behold how good and how pleasant it is when brothers dwell in unity! (Psalm 133)

Region 6, Great Lakes (Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, and Kentucky) had their first regional Field Day this past Saturday, July 9, 2023. These intrepid members passed the test of finding the venue, based solely upon latitude and longitude and no definite address. No one was lost.

A rainy, cloudy, sunny, dry day was had by all – ahh, Michigan. We were dry and cozy beneath the expertly raised tents while Charlie shared his thoughts with us. His honorarium was a bronze squirrel, much to his delight. An herbalist showed us how to recognize mullein under our feet. We were further educated on bug out bags, gardening, off-grid sanitation and laundry, water purification, first aid kits, ham radio and solar generators. The skillful presentations helped inform many including a few doubters and we made a few converts. We shared so much in such a short time it was hard to say goodbye.

Most of the people in attendance were people who have seen each other on Zoom calls, or at least on a Signal thread. But seeing these people in person for the first time, or seeing some of them again after not having seen them in a few years was, as one put it, “was a foretaste of heaven.” Given the dicey weather forecast (a strong probability of thunderstorms for much of the day), the turnout of 65 people was more than we expected or even hoped. Since many cancelled due to the storms, we wondered what the turnout would’ve been otherwise. The planning committee was so fired up that they’re thinking and praying about when and where to do the next one. The general sentiment of the attendees seemed to be, “It’s so good to get together with like-minded people; it lets me know that I’m not alone and I’m not crazy.”

Congratulations to Region 6 on a successful event! The next CORAC Field Day will be in Region 9 on Saturday, July 22 in Wisconsin. If you are reasonably close, these field days are definitely worth the effort to attend.

Friday Challenge

We’ve all talked about practicing our new-found skills, products, etc. Now let’s step it up a notch by practicing in adverse conditions. Test your first-aid kit in real-world conditions; take it into a dark room and then have someone invent an injury that urgently needs treatment. How long does it take before you have the correct materials in your hands, open and ready?

This exercise should alert you to the fact that one of the most important items to have readily available in your kit is some form of light, such as a headlamp (preferably) or a flashlight. You can’t count on only needing your kit at a picnic on a warm, sunny day where everyone is calm, cool, and collected. You may well find yourself at the scene of a car wreck in the middle of the night, with pouring rain and a screaming adrenaline rush. Prepare and pack your first-aid kit so that the worst-case scenarios are manageable and the best-case scenarios are a breeze.

Check here for next week’s challenge >

Info Cards

 The Sustainable Living team has been making info cards that you might want to print to have ready at hand. Topics include emergency measures like temporary roof repair, disaster prep for animals and water filtering. Highly recommend starting a binder with information you might need in a power-out situation.

Check out all the downloads here >

Homeschoolers

There’s a new education card posted on the Education tab: Penmanship >

Disaster Deck

Check out the index to the Disaster Deck, and print the cards for those regional threats you may face, along with general threats we all face. We don’t like to think about such things, but if you have the cards on hand, you will have a general plan for dealing with whatever could crop up.

Download disaster deck >

CORAC General Discussion on Signal

To chat with other CORAC members nationwide, you can join the General Discussion channel on Signal. Download the Signal app and register your account. Then search “CORAC General Discussion” and request to be added.

July Prayer Intentions

• For a smooth and fruitful presentation and implementation of Charlie’s refinement of CORAC’s structure, to be unveiled at the CORAC Field Day in Michigan on Saturday, July 8, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (see CORAC’s “Event” page for event and RSVP details)

• For the healing and conversion of all families, including the immediate and extended families of CORAC members

• As always, that CORAC members volunteering for all of our committees in all of our regions receive the gifts of creativity, good humor, resilience, camaraderie, and unexpected joy of spirit as we serve the Lord in these days

• For ongoing financial support for CORAC, that helpful and necessary new initiatives be funded with minimal stress for our hardworking teams

• For all intentions carried in the hearts of CORAC members and those posted on the CORAC Prayer Hotline, with gratitude for prayers answered in our daily lives

St. Gabriel, enlighten us.
St. Michael, defend us.
St. Raphael, protect us.
Ave Maria, Stella Maris!

Prayer Hotline

Email prayer requests to the CORAC Prayer Hotline at prayerteams@coracusa.com, and we will post your request (using firstnames only) on the CORAC Prayer Hotline Signal group.

Prayer for Bishops

I humbly request that you pray this beautiful prayer for all bishops, for the Bishop of Rome, for the bishop where you live, and for me.

– Bishop Joseph Strickland

A bishop is consecrated not just for a diocese. He is consecrated primarily for the world, because our Lord said to His apostles, ‘Go ye into the world.’ All peoples of the world weigh upon his heart.

– Venerable Fulton Sheen