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You are going to love OLDBOY, Tony. It is an outstanding movie.

Thanks, I just gotta find a time to watch it when my wife isn't around. She refuses to watch movies with any violence in it. Or swearing. Or nudity.

I wake up in the morning and I hear preaching from the radio. I come home from work and I hear preaching on the t.v. or Everybody Loves Raymond. Now I like Everybody Loves Raymond, but how many times can you watch the same episodes? That's like Sienfield for me now, if I catch a glimpse of it I think it is so stale, and I wonder how I ever thought that it was funny. Now Curb Your Enthusiasum, thats funny!

TT

I think it would begin to get to me too.

Portugal is still a very Catholic country, and they are almost as obsessive over Catholicism. Some of the things that they do for penance baffles me. To give a brief example, some walk miles to a place called Fatima, where it is believed that Mary appeared to three children in 1917 and divulged to them three secrets. Since then, they have built a huge shrine to commemorate the Holy place and there is a Church there where two of the three kids have been buried. I believe the third one (the youngest girl) is still alive and is a nun. Anyway, some people walk for days to get there, once a year as penance for their sins. We are not talking about walking flat fields either. Fatima is located Northern Central Portugal, with a mountainous terrain. It is not easy, specially since most are fasting on bread and water. The thing that gets me, is that when they do get there, some will still go on their knees and "knee walk" on gravel numerous times around the compound while praying the Rosary.

I mean, I was raised Catholic and part of me still has the utmost respect for the Religion. But, come on! When is enough, enough. Just take the message that we are supposed to be good to one another, instead of killing each other. Say a prayer of thanks every once in awhile. Is that so bad? Why must everything have an extreme? I am getting carried away...sorry.

By the way, are you getting this Michael? Good research for your next story, perhaps?

I am familiar with Fatima HHF. There is a great movie that was made from the story, its pretty old by now, but it was very inspirational. I'm sure the movie is where most people learned of the secrets of Fatimia.

But what is the last secret of Fatima? Rumor is, is that the nun told the Pope, the Pope gasped, and said it was never to be revealed. I looked it up on the internet once, it was really interesting reading. I think I typed in Secrets Of Fatima, or something like that.

Tt

I found this:

LAST SECRET OF FATIMA REVEALED

The Vatican has finally disclosed the details of the third and final mystery of Fatima. In 1917, three young children in Portugal announced they were receiving visions of the Virgin Mary. It was claimed that as the mother of Jesus appeared to these children, she gave them three secrets of future events. During the more than 80 years that have elapsed since the alleged appearances, details of the first two secrets have been revealed. These were said to have foretold information surrounding the two World Wars and the fall of Soviet communism.

Many expected the third and final revelation to be momentous, perhaps even unveiling end-time events or the specifics of Jesus Christ’s return. The Associated Press reported that “Fatima fanatics have held hunger strikes — one even hijacked a plane — to try to coerce the Vatican to disclose the secret.” In the conclusion, however, the last prophecy said nothing as to the end of the world or the Second Coming. The secret only professed to disclose an event which already happened nearly two decades ago.

According to Cardinal Angelo Sodano, the text of the Fatima secret “contains a prophetic vision similar to those found in sacred Scripture, which do not describe with photographic clarity the details of future events, but rather synthesize and condense against a unified background of events spread out over time in succession and a duration which are not specified. As a result, the text must be interpreted in a symbolic key.”

After establishing such clouded perimeters for understanding the prophecy, it was declared that the secret foretold the May 1981 assassination attempt against Pope John Paul II by a Turkish gunman at the Vatican. Sodano said the interpretation had been “confirmed” by Sister Lucia de Jesus dos Santos, now 93, who is the last of the Fatima visionaries living. The revelation was said to state, “the ‘bishop clothed in white’ ... makes his way with great effort toward the cross amid the corpses of those who were martyred (bishops, priests, men and women religious, and many lay persons), he too falls to the ground, apparently dead, under a burst of gunfire.”

Despite the Nostradamus-like style of the prophecy, writer Frank Morriss, in the Catholic publication Wanderer, charged that “these revelations of Fatima so guaranteed by prophecy specifically fulfilled should surely be something for a needed reflection by the large portion of Christianity that withdrew from the Catholic tradition. Does not Protestantism need to wonder whether it has denied a source of religious understanding by its virtual abandonment of Mary?”

Sodano added: “After the assassination attempt of May 13, 1981, it appeared evident to His Holiness that it was ‘a motherly hand which guided the bullet’s path,’ enabling the ‘dying Pope’ to halt ‘at the threshold of death.’” Since the time of the assassination attempt, John Paul II had repeatedly given credit to “Our Lady of Fatima” for saving his life. The pontiff’s would-be, now penitent, assassin has also indicated a devotion to Mary. Upon his soon release from his Italian prison, his immediate plans include travel to Fatima to express thanks to the Virgin Mary for her intervention of his assassination plot against the pope.

The date May 13 is significant to the Fatima revelations. In addition to being the date of the assassination attempt against the pope, it was the day in 1917 which the three children received their first of six professed visions of the Virgin Mary. It now also marks the day in which the remaining secret was revealed.

The disclosure of this last vision was in conjunction with the pontiff’s visit to Fatima. His recent trip to Portugal was to beatify Francisco Marto and his younger sister Jacinta, the two deceased Fatima visionaries. In Catholicism, beatification is the last formal act prior to being “canonized” or declared to be a “Saint.” It can only be conferred after a person’s death. According to the Associated Press report, “The Vatican said the two are the first children who did not die as martyrs to be so honored.” The children both died as a result of the “Spanish influenza” epidemic within a few years of their purported Marian visions. Francisco died in 1919 at age 10, Jacinta the following year at age 9.

The current pope has expressed an ongoing devotion to Mary. Sodano said in his prepared speech that the pontiff “wishes his pilgrimage [to Fatima] to be a renewed gesture of gratitude to our Lady for her protection during these years of his papacy.” He concluded his remarks with, “Let us thank Our Lady of Fatima for her protection. To her maternal intercession let us entrust the Church of the Third Millennium.”

It was in October 1930 when the Catholic church sanctioned and supported the apparitions of Fatima, saying they were worthy of belief and endorsed devotion to “Our Lady of Fatima.”

Here's a scarier one:

LUCIA REVEALS THE THIRD SECRET OF FATIMA
Independently of any Creed or Religion, is better to be prepared and be
in good terms with GOD, since we never know when we will be leaving this world....

LAST SECRET OF FATIMA
The Church has given permission to reveal to the people the last part of the message. The Blessed Virgin appeared to three children in Fatima, Portugal, in 1917, this is a proven fact, one of these children is still alive, her name is Lucia, she is a cloister nun and lives in a European monastery.

Lucia disclosed the message for the first time to Pope Pio XII whom, after reading it, he sealed it and stored away without making it public.
Later John XXIII read it and, in the same manner as his predecessor he kept it out of the public eye because he knew that once revealed, it will bring desperation and panic to human kind.
Now the time has come, and permission has been granted from Pope John Paul II to reveal it to the children of God, in order not to create panic but to make people aware of this important message so everybody can be prepared.

The Virgin told Lucia: "Go my child and tell the world what will come to pass during the years 1950 - 2001. Men are not practicing the Commandments that our Father has given us. Evil is governing the world and is harvesting hate and resentment all over. Men will fabricate mortal weapons that will destroy the world in minutes, half of the human race will be destroyed, the war will begin against Rome, and there will be conflicts amongst religious orders.

God will allow all natural phenomenon's like smoke, hail, cold, water, fire, floods, earthquakes, winds, inclement weather will slowly batter the planet.

These things will come to pass before the year 2002."Those who won't believe, this is the time" your beloved mother tell you- "those lacking charity towards others and those who do not love thy neighbor like my beloved Son has loved you, all, cannot survive. They will wish to have died, millions are unimaginable, they will come, and there is no doubt. Our Lord God will punish severely those who do not believe in him, those who despite him and those who did not have time for him." "I call upon all of you to come to my son Jesus Christ, God helps the world but all of those who do not show fidelity and loyalty will be destroyed"
Father Agustin, who lives in Fatima, said that Pope Paul VI gave him permission to visit sister Lucia who is a Claus nun (she does not leave the monastery nor is allowed to received any visitors). Father Agustin said that she received him greatly overwhelmed and told him:
"Father, our lady is very sad because nobody is interested in her prophecy of 1917, how the righteous are walking through a narrow path, the evil ones are walking through an ample road that is leading them straight to their destruction, believe me father, the punishment will come very soon."

"Many souls will be lost, many nations will disappear from the earth. But, in the middle of all these, if men reflect, pray and practice good deeds, the world can be saved. On of all these, if men persist with its evil, the world will be lost forever.

The time has come for all to pass on the message of our Blessed Lady to their families, friends, and to the entire world. Start praying, to make penitence and sacrifices. We are at the last minute of the last day and the catastrophes are near. Due to this, many that were far from the church will return to the open arms of the Catholic Church. England, Russia, China, Jews and Protestants. All will return believing and worshipping God our creator, in his beloved Son and in our Blessed Mother Virgin Mary."

WHAT AWAITS US???

Everywhere there will be "Peace Talks," but punishment will come. A MAN IN A VERY IMPORTANT POSITION WILL BE ASSASSINATED AND THIS WILL PROVOKE THE WAR.

A POWERFUL ARMY WILL DOMINATE ALL THROUGH EUROPE AND THE NUCLEAR WAR WILL COMMENCE.

This war will destroy everything, darkness will fall over us for 72 hours (three days) and the one-third of humanity that survives this obscurity and sacrifice, will commence to live a new era, they will be good people.
On a very cold night, 10 minutes before midnight, A GREAT QUAKE will shake the earth for 8 hours. This will be the third signal that God is who governs the earth. The righteous and those who propagate the faith and the message of the Lady of Fatima SHOULD NOT FEAR, DO NOT BE AFRAID.

WHAT TO DO???

Bow your heads, kneel down and ask God for forgiveness.


Because only what is good and is not under the power of evil will survive the catastrophe. In order for you to prepare and remain alive I will give you the following signs:
ANGUISH........AND IN A SHORT PERIOD THE EARTHQUAKE WILL COMMENCE...THE EARTH WILL SHAKE....

The shake will be so violent that will move the earth 23 degrees and it will return it to its normal position. Then, total and absolute darkness will cover the entire planet...All evil spirits will be mingling around and free, doing harm to all those souls that did not want to listen to this message and those who did not want to repent.

To the faithful souls, remember to light the blessed candles, prepare a sacred alter with a crucifix in order to communicate with GOD and implore for his infinite mercy....All will be dark, IN THE SKY A GREAT MYSTIC CROSS will appear to remind us the price that his beloved Son had to pay for our redemption....

In the house the only thing that can give light will be the HOLY CANDLES...Once light nothing will put them off until the three days of darkness are over. Also, you should have Holy water that should be sprinkled abundantly on windows and doors. The Lord will protect the property of the chosen ones...

Kneel down before the powerful cross of my beloved Son, pray the Rosary and after each Hail Mary you must pray the following:
"Oh God forgive us our sins, preserve us from the fire of hell, take all souls to heaven, specially those who are in more need of they mercy. Blessed Virgin Mary protect us, we love you, save us and save the world."

Pray 5 Creeds and the Rosary which is the secret to my Immaculate Heart.
All those who believe in my words go and take the message to everyone, DO NOT FEAR. FEAR NOTHING DURING THE LORD'S GREAT DAY. Talk to all the souls now that there is time, those who keep quiet will be responsible for all those souls who will perish in ignorance. All those who pray humbly the rosary will have the protection of heaven and those who are bound to die I will help them die in peace and they will be holy when they enter the other world.

I wish all my children to attend mass every first Friday and every first Saturday of each month, to confess and receive Holy Communion and in doing so, save the world from its TOTAL DESTRUCTION.

...WHEN the earth shakes no more, those who still not believe in our Lord will perish in a horrible way. The wind will bring gas and it will disperse it everywhere, then the sun will rise. Maybe you will survive this catastrophe. Do not forget that God's punishment is holy and ONCE IT HAS STARTED YOU SHOULD NOT LOOK OUTSIDE, UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCE, GOD DOES NOT WANT ANY OF HIS CHILDREN TO SEE WHEN HE PUNISHES THE SINNERS....

All this encompasses with the writings of the Holy Scriptures.....Read on the New Testament:
Lucas 21 - 5:121, 12:19, 20:20, 29:33
Letters of St Paul 3 - 8 - 14
Isaias 40, 1:5:9

You must understand that God allows all this to happen. The Pope and Bishops are now awaiting another message that speaks about repentance and prayer.
Remember that God's words are not a threat, but good news....

Remember, we can avoid a great deal if we practice the Commandments that our Father God left us. There are 10 simple things that if we all put in practice, we can obtain God's pardon. Jesus, in you we trust.

just saw a bunch of new horror flicks.
wrestlemaniac-this was a great combo of wrestling and horror, the story is quick and brisk and the kills were bloody and cool.
jack ketchum's the lost-yet another great adaptation of a ketchum classic. the guy who played ray pye was dead on, you really grew to hate him, and it had a great performance by michael bowen(kill bill)
and 3 afterdark horrorfest films:
unearthed-a fun little bmovie monster flick.
tooth and nail- a great little post apoc film with michael madsen and vinnie jones.
the deaths of ian stone-really crappy and uninspired. the worst one ive sen so far.

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Wow. Sometimes it's really embarrassing being a Catholic...

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[ ONCE IT HAS STARTED YOU SHOULD NOT LOOK OUTSIDE, UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCE, GOD DOES NOT WANT ANY OF HIS CHILDREN TO SEE WHEN HE PUNISHES THE SINNERS....

I wonder why God does not want and of his children to see when he punishes the sinners? Does that sound odd to you (I know, no odder than the rest of the piece).

Tt

Sounds like it ain't gonna be pretty, is what it sounds like.

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I don't know, but if you let your imagination run wild, this could be a cool premises for a novel...

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The Spartacus War - Barry Strauss
Slow Death - Jim Fielder
The Decline And Fall Of The Roman Empire - Edward Gibbon

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Reading:

The Spartacus War - Barry Strauss
Slow Death - Jim Fielder
The Decline And Fall Of The Roman Empire - Edward Gibbon

I watched Old Boy. That is one fuc*ed up movie.

I loved it.

Tt

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Reading:

The Spartacus War - Barry Strauss
Slow Death - Jim Fielder
The Decline And Fall Of The Roman Empire - Edward Gibbon

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Reading:

The Spartacus War - Barry Strauss
Slow Death - Jim Fielder
The Decline And Fall Of The Roman Empire - Edward Gibbon

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Reading:

The Spartacus War - Barry Strauss
Slow Death - Jim Fielder
The Decline And Fall Of The Roman Empire - Edward Gibbon

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Reading:

The Spartacus War - Barry Strauss
Slow Death - Jim Fielder
The Decline And Fall Of The Roman Empire - Edward Gibbon