"Today’s builders of Babel tell us that there is no room for losers, and that those who fall along the way are losers. Theirs is the construction site of Hell. God’s economy, on the other hand, does not kill, discard or crush. It is lowly, faithful to the earth. Your way, Jesus, is the way of the Beatitudes. It does not crush, but cultivates, repairs and protects."
Jorge Mario Bergoglio Francis I, Way of the Cross III: Jesus Falls, 18 April 2025
"And with many other words Peter gave warnings, and pleaded with them saying, 'Save yourselves, from this corrupt and twisted generation.”
Acts 2:40
"Only the humble believe in Him and rejoice that God is so free and so marvelous that He does wonders where people despair, that He takes what is little and lowly and makes it marvelous. And that is the wonder of all wonders, that God loves the lowly. He loves the lost, the neglected, the unseemly, the excluded, the weak, and the broken."
Dietrich Bonhoeffer, God is in the Manger, 1944
"And everywhere there is a depth of humanness and kindness, a forebearance for one another and a common sympathy that is all too rare in the hustle and bustle of life. There are the angels who help the disabled to make their visits for some meager payment, many of them from the Caribbean. It is interesting to speak with them and to hear their stories, and to learn about their families back home. And to thank them for what they are doing for 'the least of these.' In its sadness even such trials impart their beauty, and show the resilience of faith and creation."
Jesse, My Queen and Her Way of the Cross, 19 October 2013
"Babylon’s days are numbered. Its time of destruction is coming."
Isaiah 13:22
"Remember, Lord, how the godless mock the law,
and the lawless abuse your name. Do not abandon the souls of doves to predators;
or forget the lives of your poor, forever.
Remember your promise,
for their darkened hearts are haunts of violence. Do not let the oppressed be put to shame. Let the poor and humble praise you."
Psalm 74:18-21
It was rally day for risk assets as the markets were cheered by 'progress' on tariff talks.
Uh huh.
The Dollar rallied back up a bit.
Gold and silver rose strongly overnight, but were smacked lower in the NY-London trading sessions.
There will be a precious metals futures option expiration on the Comex this Thursday the 24th.
VIX declined a bit.
Tesla announced two big misses after the bell. The wiseguys are trying to defend it after hours.
Economic news was a bit thin today.
More coming out tomorrow.
The erosion of constitutional protections continues under assault.
Profiles in moral cowardice, and going along to get along.
Decency and morality get shelved for the sake of power and money, brazenly and without shame.
The behaviour of our government could not make this more clear. It's a trend in the West.
We've heard this tune before. It always ends in tears.
Have a pleasant evening.
