“No one in the world can change Truth. What we can do and and should do is to seek truth and to serve it when we have found it. The real conflict is the inner conflict. Beyond armies of occupation and the catacombs of extermination camps, there are two irreconcilable enemies in the depth of every soul: good and evil, sin and love. And what use are the victories on the battlefield if we are ourselves are defeated in our innermost personal selves?”
"Do you fast? Then also feed the hungry, give drink to the thirsty, visit the sick, do not forget the imprisoned, have pity on the oppressed, comfort those who grieve and who weep, be merciful, humble, kind, calm, patient, sympathetic, forgiving, reverent, truthful and pious, so that God might accept your fasting and might plentifully grant you the fruits of repentance."
John Chrysostom
"Let us remember the poor, and not forget kindness to strangers; above all, let us love God with all our soul, and might, and strength, and our neighbor as ourselves. For no part of Creation is left void of Him: He has filled all things everywhere."
Athanasius of Alexandria
"In the Incarnation the whole human race recovers the dignity of the
image of God. Thereafter, any attack, even on the least of men, is an
attack on Christ, who took on the form of man, and in his own Person
restored the image of God in all. Through our relationship with the
Incarnation, we recover our true humanity, and at the same time are
delivered from that perverse individualism which is the consequence of
sin, and recover our solidarity with all mankind."
Dietrich Bonhoeffer
"Let us feel what we really are--sinners attempting great things. Let us simply obey God's will, whatever may come. He can turn all things to our eternal good. Easter day is preceded by the forty days of Lent, to show us that they only who sow in tears shall reap in joy."
John Henry Newman
Gold and silver bounced back today, after a vicious overnight plunge triggered by dumping of contracts in the quiet hours of trading, while Asia still remains mostly on holiday.
Stocks gave up some of their recent gains, but came off the lows in the NY afternoon hours, again.
The Dollar dropped.
Need litte, want less, love more. For those who abide in love abide in God, and God in them.
“Unbridled capitalism will lead to some very real problems.”
Kenneth Rogoff
"Libertarianism helps conservatives pass off a patently pro-business political agenda as a noble bid for human freedom. Practically speaking, it is a doctrine that owes its visibility to the obvious charms it holds for the wealthy and the powerful."
Thomas Frank
“All utopias are dystopias. The term dystopia was coined by those that believe a utopia can be functional.”
A.E. Samaan
"I know nothing that I may say can influence you. You have no souls to be influenced. You are spineless, flaccid things. You are lick-spittles and panderers, the creatures of the Plutocracy. You talk verbosely in antiquated terminology of your love of liberty, and all the while you wear the scarlet livery of the Iron Heel.”
Jack London
Life expectantly in the US fell by the most since WW II.
Yay us.
Stocks took a dive this morning but managed to gain quite a bit back.
Perhaps not yet, but one day in the not too distant future they are going to take a dive and then go down into a fairly impressive correction.
Gold held in unchanged in spite of a determined bear raid, again.
Silver not so much.
Option expiration for stocks tomorrow.
China gets back to business next week.
There is a Comex metals expiry on the 23rd, but it is not important.
There is a video at the bottom that gives a nice legal summary of the impeachment.
"The demand for silver may temporarily exceed available supply that is acceptable for delivery to the Trust, which may adversely affect an investment in the Shares. To the extent that demand for silver exceeds the available supply at that time, Authorized Participants may not be able to readily acquire sufficient amounts of silver necessary for the creation of a Basket.
It is possible that Authorized Participants may be unable to acquire sufficient silver that is acceptable for delivery to the Trust for the issuance of new Baskets due to a limited then-available supply coupled with a surge in demand for the Shares. ...In such circumstances, the Trust may suspend or restrict the issuance of Baskets.”
SLV Silver ETF
“As of the date of this prospectus, an online campaign intended to harm hedge funds and large banks is encouraging retail investors to purchase silver and shares of Silver ETPs to intentionally increase prices. This activity may result in temporarily high prices of silver.”
SIVR Silver ETF
Stocks slumped hard today on the much stronger than expected retail sales number and the inflation in the PPI.
Just another sign how dependent stock valuations are on easy Fed money.
Gold and silver were thunked again, but silver came back for a gain.
Miners were hammered ahead of their stock option expiration again.
And another snow storm is on the way I hear.
The State of Texas independent power grid is giving major hardships to the public.
I began to get very bullish in my outlook for the precious metals today.
Let's see how things play out and then I will let you know what I may be seeing, if it develops.
Let us pray for those whose hearts are hardened against His grace and loving kindness by greed, fear, and pride, and the seductive illusion and crushing isolation of evil.
We pray that we all may experience the three great gifts of our Lord's suffering and triumph: repentance, forgiveness, and thankfulness. And in so doing, may we obtain abundant life, and with it the peace that surpasses all understanding.
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