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This isnt the first parsonage hoffman has closed at least this time theres another place to live lined up for him he just hopes the small community holds together hes relying on gods help for that. this is the means or this is something god does quite often he fulfills the desires we have deep in our hearts. but fewer and fewer parishioners are attending church services and devotions. the collinear a delights of gooseberry and cheesecake are a tried and true means for the pastor to disseminate l...

But no evil, no act of violence will ever diminish the strength and goodness of the american people as president trump said on monday morning, our unity cannot be shattered by evil. our bonds cannot be broken by violence. he said its our love that defines us today and it always will. as i read in my devotions this morning, love binds all our virtues together in unity. so in the wake of this tragedy we put on love. we find comfort in the knowledge that we are united as one nation, as one people, ...

Ally, our forces in the region, our country. no question about that. i think president trump was also right to call out those countries that are trading significantly with north korea and not helping to coerce north korea, move them towards devotions. that was a message to russia and to china. but the united states has never -- our best presidents, our toughest presidents have not been bombastic and shrill. and we want to position ourselves as a peacemaker. as a country that is willing to defend...

Trump in response to this? >> other scriptures talking about loving your neighbor and finding ways for peace and reconc reconciliation and perhaps the just war theory doesnt apply in this case. so, i dont necessarily agree with the pastor who tends to be, i think, on the evangelical side compared to my sort of view of the scriptures which take that scripture a little bit differently. >> i wanted to ask you. we wanted to get to the question of hillary clinton as we hear shes considering a future ...

And to make it legal. we look forward to getting more documents and e-mails and taking devotions to strengthen our case that this is a muslim ban. >> this is different than washington state. you are not joining them in hawaii? >> hawaii is seeking a temporary restraining order. our argument is we already have one. the president cant say it no longer applies because he cleaned up parts of it. we now have been joined by oregon and new york and massachusetts. they are joining the litigation as well...

They legalized-realized -- >> its a combination of radicals and traditional lists. he is profoundly catholic in his embrace of traditional catholic devotions and the like. what youve seen in the american church, i think youre going to see a very interesting argument in the coming years inside the american church because the american church has leaned more conservative since the 1990s, a leadership of the church has, but two things are happening. you have new bishops and cardinals being appointed...

God, thats a heavy charge, are you nervous? >> nervous would be an understatement. >> tucker: [laughs] >> i kid you not, it was overwhelming. i prayed and i said samuel, calm down. it was overwhelming. >> tucker: how did you write it, are you in the shower, taking a run, where does the kernel of the prayer come to? >> my daily devotions. my time of prayer and meditation and looking at gods word. i was debating, what the objective here and the inaugural committee was unbelievably generous, someti...

The homeless. it was dedicated to the popes -- one of his favorite devotions, mary, the mother of jesus, who undos knots. one of the questions is whether or not the pope would see this and he has. all the proceeds for this go to the homeless in philadelphia. there you can see it. everyone was encouraged. theres the grotto to the left. everyone was encouraged to write their problems on a little ribbon and tie it there and pray to mary for her help. its wonderful the pope has seen this wonderful g...

Next? how is it made official? >> well, it is official as of this morning, when pope francis read the formula of canonization, saying i now declare and define, invoking, by the way, his infailable authorities as pope. catholics believe canonization involves the infallible teaching authority of the pope, that so-and-so is a saint, meaning theyre in heaven with god. in a sense, the story is now over, that john 23 -- it is now saints, john xxiii and john paul ii. what will happen around the world, ...

Philosophi >> in the span of three centuries, the life and death of the jewish rabbi from nazareth had become the basis of the favored religion of the roman empire and gospel to millions. an astounding development that still fascinates and confounds even the experts. >> its interesting that one single jew becomes the focus of the devotions of a whole people. while, you know, there were many other jews who were -- who had also been crucified, and many of them were also known as messiahs in the sa...