War with Iran: How to Prepare?

The most responsible thing I can do is say “prepare accordingly,” and to do so with prayer.

I’m not going to tell people to freak out or to hoard as much as they can. You are responsible FOR YOU. You make the decisions and live with them.

No one has a crystal ball, at least I don’t. Unlike some others, I do not claim to be receiving special messages (be very cautious about such people). Not knowing the actual future, all I can say right now is:

Prepare for supply shortages and inflation. Pray the Rosary every day (you don’t have to do it perfectly, just do it, the Blessed Mother knows you are human and probably dealing with a lot, as we all are).

The Holy Rosary will give you great peace of mind and help mitigate more chastisement. People must turn back to God, or further calamity will surely come. (My personal opinion is that the Chastisement began with the dropping of the atomic bombs upon Japan, Lord have mercy +++ that is not to say the poor people of Hiroshima and Nagasaki bore any greater guilt than the rest of us.) Physical conditions always follow spiritual conditions. “As above, so below.” We have been playing God with reproductive technology and many other things. We can only conclude the hour is very late.

Prepare for the worst. Expect the best.

Our Lady of Fatima foresaw these times and gave us the antidote in her requests!

Pray for peace! Pray for the unborn, for we will never have peace with violence in the womb.

War with Iran: Global Energy Crisis Begins

Ras Laffan Industrial City in Qatar has been bombed by Iran.  This facility produces nearly 30% of the world’s liquefied natural gas (LNG).  Qatar has suffered other damage to its LNG in the past several weeks.

Here are some facts from my research:

Europe gets about 20% of its LNG from Qatar.  In particular, Germany, France and Italy all rely on Qatar since cutting off Russian gas.

Japan is already scrambling to find alternative LNG.

Cambodia just started panic-buying fuel from Singapore and Malaysia.

South Korea, India and Pakistan are all massive Qatar LNG buyers.

All of this will result in higher LNG prices, electricity bills, manufacturing costs, food costs, shipping costs, heating and cooling costs…and the list goes on.

There will be an inflation shock that central banks will have to navigate.

This will also result in currency instability and a capital flight to hard assets.

This is a global energy crisis at this point and LNG is only part of the story. Prepare accordingly.

Special thanks to a crypto expert named Chen on X, who works for Binance.

Saint Patty's Day is Coming!

My Aunt Mary Hamilton passed on to the Lord last Spring. May she rest in peace and may perpetual light shine upon her. She wrote a memoir 15 years ago, which is available at this link:

It Only Happens Now and Then

Here is the description:

“Remembrances of Mary P. Hamilton about growing up in an Irish emigrant family in Brooklyn, New York, during the 1940s and 1950s and her subsequent marriage and family life in Montclair, New Jersey.”

The title was from a poem my poet Uncle Jimmy (her husband) wrote. It is a charming book about growing up Irish Catholic and living life in the New York area. There is important history here, which I am so happy she took the time to record. Mary was always kind and elegant, with high standards. Her home was a joy to visit. If you read the book, please let me know and I would love to hear your comments.

In the back of the book, she gives her Irish Soda Bread recipe! I made it last year and it was superb, much better than store-bought. I plan to make it again on Tuesday. Aunt Mary got this recipe from her Aunt Peggy, born in Longford, Ireland, so it is traditional and authentic.  It is bready and lighter than usual soda breads, not too sweet. Here it is (note dough is sticky and a bit hard to work with, but worth the effort)…let me know if you make it!

Have a blessed Saint Patrick’s Day. Saint Patrick, ora pro nobis!

Aunt Mary Hamilton’s Irish Soda Bread PDF Printable

War with Iran: Massive Energy Shock Unfolding...

This changes EVERYTHING. Now.

Hopefully the worst won’t happen. But hope is not a strategy.

Thought for the Year From My Friend Chris Martenson...

“This is the year that reality intrudes.  And it’s going to hit like a freight train.”

Chris Martenson, Peak Prosperity

Click on link above for this article, posted today. Peak Prosperity is one on our highly recommended sources for news and preparedness advice.

Moral of the story: Prepare!

Update

I am carefully tracking the Middle East war situation, as it relates to changes in society and therefore, preparedness. In terms of knowing good news sources, subscribe to our monthly newsletter and you will get exclusive news from the best sources, high quality alternative media is always best. I am posting news items here as I find them and as I am able, which I feel are important. Please do not rely on this blog for your news.

I will be on retreat this weekend and not looking at any news.

Practice good preparedness:) Chiara

War with Iran: Air freight rates expected to spike as Iran war escalates

FedEx, other freighter airlines, suspend operations and detour flights

In This Month of Saint Joseph: A (relatively) New Prayer!

…As of 10 years ago, when I posted it on this blog…

O Saint Joseph

O Saint Joseph, Guardian of Our Lord and Our Lady, intercede for us before the Divine Majesty.  O holy and humble carpenter, pray for God's children in all our great need.  We pray this in the Name of the Christ Child, once held in your loving arms. 

Amen.

This prayer has been received well and it is about time for a PDF! Here it is…

“O Saint Joseph” PDF Printable

Here is the original post, where I explain why I wrote it: A New Prayer to Saint Joseph!

BONUS PDF…not too late to start this for the month of March…

THIRTY DAYS PRAYER TO SAINT JOSEPH

A New Prayer to Saint Francis of Assisi!

Since visiting Assisi last October, my devotion to Saint Francis and Saint Chiara has only grown, so much, that I am now actively pursuing becoming a Third Order Franciscan, which has been on my mind for many years. I have a statue of Saint Francis in my yard and I find myself praying to him often, especially when I watch the wildlife (my house borders a wooded area). My dog is named after Saint Francis (Frankie) and I often pray to him about my dog, as I take delight in him and as I am sometimes concerned for him. I feel Saint Francis watches over my little Shihpoo.

So…I have found the need to write a short prayer, which I can say quickly any time, to deepen my relationship with this great saint, who I feel such a connection with and whose companion is my patron saint. This ministry, since we are about preparedness, is closely connected to the land, and therefore, nature….and farm animals. This is one reason why Saint Francis’ philosophy resonates so much with me. The following prayer was based in form, on my short prayer to Saint Joseph, (see next post) whom we honor this month. When planning the “Eclipse Pilgrimage of Mercy,” 2 years ago (see topic to the right), I incorporated “Canticle of Brother Sun & Sister Moon” into the prayers and also wrote my own “Brother Sun, Sister Moon,” poem about the eclipse…here’s the PDF.

In this terrible time of war, when there is so much loss of our best and brightest, on all sides, and they all have mothers somewhere, let us flee to Saint Francis for intercession and inner peace…and don’t forget it is a Franciscan Jubilee Year!

O Saint Francis

O Saint Francis, wonder of Assisi, intercede for us before the Triune Godhead. You, who loved the poor and all creation, help us in our earthly need. Having received the glorious stigmata, we trust your prayers will resound before the Almighty, unto our consolation.

Amen.

“O Saint Francis” PDF Printable

War with Iran: Natural Gas Crisis Hits Peru Businesses as Rationing Starts

Peru’s main natural gas fields have stopped shipping fuel just as global prices are spiking due to the war in the Persian gulf, hitting national industries that depend on cheap power.