If you like mathematics, then this is for you... "1004. 9. 1. Some of the properties of the Universal Transcendental Function (UTF) and Universal Transcendental Constants (UTC) 26 December 2016 AD, Feast of St Stephen I derived general formulas for multiplication, division, powers, and logarithms for the Universal Transcendental Constants (UTC). Addition and subtraction are more challenging to derive; it was done only partially. Universal Transcendental Constants have their unique way of calculations, i.e., they use what I call, Index Mathematics. It means that indexes (subscripts) of the given constants are used to calculate new values of multiplication, division, powers, and logarithms, possibly integrals and derivatives. I will start with simple examples so it is easier to understand and then derive the general formulas. Link to the article... 1004. 9. 1. Some of the properties of the …
Fri Jan 9, 2026 - 10:15 am ESTFri Jan 9, 2026 - 10:28 am EST (LifeSiteNews) — Former Hungarian Ambassador to the Holy See Eduard Habsburg’s newest books tries to give readers a guide on how to have a large, wholesome family in today’s anti-family Western World. In an exclusive interview with LifeSiteNews, Habsburg talked about his latest book, Building a Wholesome Family in a Broken World, in which he gives tips to young singles and married couples on how to go about founding a family. Throughout the book, he draws on examples from his own life of being married for over 30 years and having six children, as well as the lives of his royal ancestors. Eduard Habsburg-Lothringen is the great-great-great-grandson of Franz Joseph I., who was emperor of the Austro-Hungarian Empire from 1848 until his death in 1916. Habsburg is an author, script writer, and served as Hungary’s ambassador to the Holy See from 2015 to 2025. “Having lots of children is the greatest gift that spouses can make to …
Os Justi Press's first release in 2026 is one of the most important books we've ever published. The problem of Pope Francis, so far from disappearing with his death, has only just begun, for his appalling legacy must be dealt with head-on, theologically and canonically. The definitive tool for this unavoidable work of evaluation, critique, and rectification has now been published: Dominic J. Grigio's 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝐷𝑖𝑠𝑎𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑜𝑢𝑠 𝑃𝑜𝑛𝑡𝑖𝑓𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑡𝑒: 𝑃𝑜𝑝𝑒 𝐹𝑟𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑖𝑠' 𝑅𝑢𝑝𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑒 𝑓𝑟𝑜𝑚 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑀𝑎𝑔𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑢𝑚. Spanning the breadth of sacred doctrine over its nearly 900 pages, 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝐷𝑖𝑠𝑎𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑜𝑢𝑠 𝑃𝑜𝑛𝑡𝑖𝑓𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑡𝑒 (which takes its title from Cardinal Pell's "Demos" memorandum) rigorously contrasts the teachings of Pope Francis with Sacred Scripture, Sacred Tradition, and the perennial Magisterium. The modern world has a short attention span and a poor memory. But the pontificate of 2013-2025 must not be forgotten or packed away in platitudes. Like that of Honorius—only much worse—it must be openly, officially condemned for all of its …More
"Washington did not destroy the Venezuelan state because it needed more oil; it did so because it is preparing for a possible war with China. ... The theory of “oil imperialism” does not stand up to a simple review of the facts. The United States is no longer the energy-hungry giant it was in the late 20th century. Texas alone now accounts for around 43 percent of total US crude oil production. ... Over the past two decades, while Washington was bogged down in the Middle East, the People's Republic of China has quietly and systematically built up political influence in the Western Hemisphere. ... In 2024, trade between China and the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) reached a volume of US$551 billion (£400 billion). It is particularly noteworthy that since 2005, Venezuela has accounted for around 44 percent of total Chinese development financing in the region. ... This strategic unrest is inextricably linked to the future of Taiwan. American military planners know …More
[Saint HILDEGARD OF BINGEN ~ XI-XII Century AD; Bermersheim, Holy Roman Empire/Bingen am Rhein, Holy Roman Empire, aged 81; Abbess, Polymath, Writer, Composer, Mystic, Visionary, Philosopher, Medical Writer and Practitioner, Composer of Sacred Monophony, Virgin, Founder, Doctor of the Church] “3. Redemption (Scivias II, 1) /Comments: ‘In a version of the creation, the fall of Adam, and the redemption of humanity, Hildegard presents the story of her vision in a series of mysterious pictures. The work of God, for instance, is seen as a shining fire with a flame the ‘colour of air, and the creation of the cosmos takes place when a dark sphere of air representing the basic matter of the world is brought into contact with the divine fire and illumined with light. Later, the fire merges with the brightness of the dawn on earth, the dawn being the light of the Incarnation, and the power of redemption centres on the appearance of a ‘light-filled man’. In the original illustration to the scene …More
Attendance at papal events increased by 88 percent in 2025, rising to 3.17 million participants, after more than a decade of sustained decline during the pontificate of Pope Francis. At the beginning of Francis’ pontificate, attendance exceeded 7.3 million, one of the highest levels ever recorded. From that point onward, participation declined almost uninterruptedly. By 2024, attendance had fallen to 1,682,100, less than a quarter of the levels seen in 2013. The loss of engagement unfolded gradually but consistently, with no year reversing the trend in a meaningful way. During the final months of Francis’ pontificate in early 2025, only 262,820 people attended papal events. His last general audience took place on 12 February, shortly before his hospitalization and death. By that stage, public participation had reached historically low levels. The election of Leo XIV in May produced an immediate numerical increase. From May to December, 2.9 million people attended papal events, with …More
The Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God January 1 – Feast of Mary, Mother of God Beloved in the Lord, let us lift our minds to the glorious Virgin Mary, the Mother of God, in whom the mercy of the Most High has wrought a wonder beyond all human understanding. In the beginning, the Creator fashioned man and woman in His image, to be fruitful, holy, and obedient, living in harmony with His will. In that first paradise, marriage and the lusts of the flesh were not yet needed, for man and woman were to bear fruit in virtue, in obedience, and in communion with God. The Fall brought corruption; the desires of the flesh entered, and marriage was permitted as a concession to human weakness (Genesis 3:16). But behold the Virgin Mary, the New Eve, who, in humility and obedience, restores what was lost. She bears the New Adam, our Lord Jesus Christ, yet remains ever-virgin. Her fruitfulness is not of the flesh, but of the Spirit, producing the salvation of the world and the spiritual children of the …More
Gerhard Ludwig Cardinal Müller in homily in English at Mass in memory of Pope Benedict XVI, on the eve of the Third Anniversary of his death, says of the late Pope: “Both as a professor of theology and a mass sought-after preacher, he consistently put himself in the service of the word. As prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, he set standards of the highest diligence, intellectual precision and incorruptibility for the Roman magisterium. During his pontificate, he was one of the greatest theologians on the Kathedra Petri.”