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Rome Calls for Governments to “Sanctify Sunday” Through Civil Legislation

Andy Roman — Wed, 03 Jun 2026 05:01:34 +0000

Priestly Life, an online resource for Spanish-speaking Catholic priests, recently published an article by Pedro Maria Reyes Vizcaino, a priest and a doctor of Roman Catholic canon law, titled “The Precept of Hearing Mass on Sunday,” in which he discusses the obligation of Catholics to attend Sunday mass. He also argues that Catholics should advocate […]

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Sunday Law Update With Dr. O and Pastor Cuke

Andy Roman — Tue, 02 Jun 2026 04:37:40 +0000

“And I saw one of his heads as it were wounded to death; and his deadly wound was healed: and all the world wondered after the beast. And they worshipped the dragon which gave power unto the beast: and they worshipped the beast, saying, Who is like unto the beast? who is able to make […]

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National U.S. Survey Ranks Neighborhoods that have the Best Sunday Rest and Leisure

Andy Roman — Tue, 02 Jun 2026 03:55:56 +0000

Why are national surveys now ranking neighborhoods according to their “Sunday leisure” experience? Why are media outlets normalizing the idea that entire communities should slow down on Sunday? Why is there increasing cultural emphasis on creating “perfect Sunday” environments? Simply put, America is being psychologically and culturally conditioned to embrace the idea of Sunday as […]

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Pope Leo XIV’s Encyclical Calls for Labor Laws to Ensure Proper Balance Between “Work, Leisure, and Rest”

Andy Roman — Mon, 25 May 2026 11:27:36 +0000

On May 25, 2026, the Vatican released Magnifica Humanitas, a landmark encyclical by Pope Leo XIV addressing issues such as government, the common good, labor, fraternity, and even rest. Although the encyclical does not specifically mention Sunday, it does not have to. The document references Rerum Novarum 13 times and Pope Leo XIII 12 times […]

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Rededicate 250: “We Release Miracles, Revival, Fire, Healing, Power, Deliverance, and a New Beginning for America”

Andy Roman — Mon, 18 May 2026 18:35:22 +0000

“Fearful sights of a supernatural character will soon be revealed in the heavens, in token of the power of miracle-working demons” (Great Controversy, p. 624). The Sunday worship service at Rededicate 250 in Washington D.C. was a prophetic warning sign as religious leaders throughout the day cried out to God for miracles, revival, fire, healing, […]

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Rededicate 250: Cardinal Dolan Links the Sabbath and the Common Good to our American Identity

Andy Roman — Mon, 18 May 2026 06:29:35 +0000

Cardinal Timothy Dolan was one of the featured speakers at the Rededicate 250 event, and he also serves as a member of the White House Religious Liberty Commission. Unfortunately, his remarks were not patriotic at all. Instead, they reflected an effort to redefine America’s identity through the lens of Roman Catholic social teaching. What makes […]

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Pope Leo XIV’s Encyclical Magnifica Humanitas

Andy Roman — Sun, 17 May 2026 05:07:33 +0000

“For all nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication, and the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her, and the merchants of the earth are waxed rich through the abundance of her delicacies.” Revelation 18:3

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Sabbath Hypocrisy: Chick-fil-A Sued by the Government for Denying Religious Liberty to Seventh-day Sabbath Keeper

Andy Roman — Sat, 16 May 2026 05:32:22 +0000

Chick-fil-A’s hypocrisy is on full display because the company has built its public image around honoring a weekly day of rest for religious and family reasons, yet it is now accused of denying that same principle to an employee whose Sabbath falls on Saturday. On May 15, 2026, BBC News reported on the US government’s […]

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Fiji Sun Headline: “Call to Restore Sunday Restrictions”

Andy Roman — Tue, 12 May 2026 18:43:28 +0000

On Sunday, May 10, 2026, the Fiji Sun, Fiji’s largest online platform and daily newspaper, published a call to restore Sunday restrictions in the island nation as a means of reversing what many see as the loss of its Christian identity. The article referenced a submission made to the Constitution Review Commission by concerned citizens, […]

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