{"id":50129,"date":"2023-12-19T13:05:05","date_gmt":"2023-12-19T18:05:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/?p=50129"},"modified":"2023-12-22T12:39:18","modified_gmt":"2023-12-22T17:39:18","slug":"confront-the-storm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/confront-the-storm\/","title":{"rendered":"Confront the Storm","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"text"}]},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-50130\" src=\"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Buzz-Thumb.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"586\" height=\"586\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Buzz-Thumb.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Buzz-Thumb-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Buzz-Thumb-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Buzz-Thumb-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Buzz-Thumb-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 586px) 100vw, 586px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"yt-core-attributed-string yt-core-attributed-string--white-space-pre-wrap\" role=\"text\"><strong>A NEW<\/strong> scandal has rocketed across the world with headlines proclaiming that Pope Francis has authorized priests to bless same-sex couples. This time, the headlines weren&#8217;t spinning it. Is this the Great Shipwreck Our Lady spoke of three years ago? <\/span><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"yt-core-attributed-string yt-core-attributed-string--white-space-pre-wrap\" role=\"text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lifesitenews.com\/news\/head-of-austrian-bishops-conference-says-priests-cannot-say-no-to-blessing-homosexual-couples-anymore\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-50133\" src=\"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Bishop-You-Must.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"298\" height=\"312\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Bishop-You-Must.jpg 1146w, https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Bishop-You-Must-287x300.jpg 287w, https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Bishop-You-Must-978x1024.jpg 978w, https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Bishop-You-Must-768x804.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 298px) 100vw, 298px\" \/><\/a>Even so, Daniel and I exhort listeners to stop being victims and complainers and become the light in this darkness of confusion. <br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">Watch:<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jeTiUx0Ql1w?si=DDUDNu5F3gaescR2\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Listen:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><div id=\"buzzsprout-player-14172126\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t <script src=\"https:\/\/www.buzzsprout.com\/1172402\/14172126.js?container_id=buzzsprout-player-14172126&amp;player=small\" type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Support Mark&#8217;s full-time ministry:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/donations\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Donateovalbtnonbeige.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"112\" height=\"48\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/the-final-confrontation-the-book\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-12567\" src=\"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/TheFinalConfrontationBook-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"244\u201d height=\u201c324\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/TheFinalConfrontationBook-1.png 400w, https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/TheFinalConfrontationBook-1-226x300.png 226w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">with <em>Nihil Obstat<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">To journey with Mark in\u00a0<strong><em>The <\/em><\/strong><em><strong>Now Word<\/strong><\/em>,<em><br \/>\n<\/em>click on the banner below to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/subscribe\/\">subscribe<\/a>. <br \/>\nYour email will not be shared with anyone.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/subscribe\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-25916\" src=\"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/now-word-banner.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"469\" height=\"153\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/now-word-banner.jpeg 850w, https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/now-word-banner-300x98.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/now-word-banner-768x250.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 469px) 100vw, 469px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Now on Telegram. 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