My next book, First Line of Defense, is coming out next month from Ignatius Press: https://ignatius.com/first-line-of-defense-fldfp/ . Doug Barry and I coauthored it, and with this book we hope to inspire all Catholic men to fulfill their calling to heroism!
It was an immense honor and privilege to deliver the 68th Commencement Address at Holy Apostles College & Seminary last month and receive an honorary doctorate. You can watch my speech here: https://youtu.be/HwmcOWr5-EQ?si=_87syHXAPvWc1XlX
Apologies for the long delay, but I am finally now getting back to work on the Documentary (The Age of Deception)
I’ve just uploaded a video summarizing the theological Catholic case against the ET Deception. If you already read The First and Last Deception, then there’s no need to watch this video. But if you’re looking for one video to send to others in order to prepare them to reject the UFO Deception once it explodes onto the scene (as, frankly, is already happening), then this is the video to send. Please share widely! Here it is: https://youtu.be/pUutKlkqhMk
It is stunning to observe the Signs of the Times exploding all around us.
Ever since the Era we grew up in ended as Churches across the world shut down six years ago due to the Covid tyranny, events have marched steadily towards their apocalyptic and long-prophesied culmination.
Although we have seen pauses in the downward spiral, as well as extensions of the Time of Mercy – and I’ll be the first to admit that we’ve seen more of these than I thought possible! – the overarching trend has remained unmistakable.
When the Covid tyranny began to fade, Russia invaded Ukraine, and thus was shattered the post-WWII order we all knew. When the world “got used to” that war, the October 7th 2023 attacks occurred, and the Gaza war began, bringing the Middle East into disarray yet again. Then in 2025 President Trump began his second term, and everyone – whether for or against him – was reminded that normal wasn’t coming back.
And now, we are at war with Iran.
Every time we hear that peace has been made, or is about to be made, we are abruptly reminded of the opposite. It collapses almost immediately each time.
As Jesus said to the Servant of God Luisa Piccarreta,
“My daughter, the whole world is upside down, and everyone is awaiting changes, peace, new things. They themselves gather to discuss about it, and are surprised at not being able to conclude anything and to come to serious decisions. So, true peace does not arise, and everything resolves into words, but no facts. And they hope that more conferences may serve to make serious decisions, but they wait in vain. In the meantime, in this waiting, they are in fear, and some prepare themselves for new wars, some hope for new conquests. But, with this, the peoples are impoverished, are stripped alive…”
An accurate description of the world today indeed.
We know from the Seals of Revelation to expect, in the days ahead, ever increasing war, strife, economic collapse, societal breakdown, inflation, famine, persecution & martyrdom – and, ultimately, the Illumination of Conscience, whereafter the truly immense events begin.
But always pray for peace. Timelines and details of the chastisements are not set in stone; they can still be mitigated (if not completely removed) through prayer. At the same time, do not become too naively optimistic in hoping for a return to normal. That ain’t happening. Instead, prepare your heart to endure trials ahead. Prepare by becoming a saint. Prepare by Living in the Divine Will.
Perhaps even more prophetically significant than the wars, however, is the rumblings of the Great Deception growing ever louder. Three months ago, President Trump announced that he’s going to do UFO Disclosure. Yesterday, the director of the FBI said that the UFO files have been delivered and that Disclosure will be very soon now. Of course, I’ve been warning for over five years that this is coming soon and that it will be a Deception; the opening of the very “Strong Delusion” (2 Thessalonians 2) of the Antichrist himself.
I wish I was wrong.
I wasn’t.
We are running out of time to oppose this Deception before the “ontological shock” that it brings with it will make sober analysis nigh impossible for all but the most spiritually grounded. While many Christians and Catholics have woken up over the last several years and have realized that all this talk of “ETs” is actually diabolical, most still have not. Most of the faithful continue to think that believing aliens exist and are here on earth is perfectly fine and unproblematic. Thus they are walking like cattle to the slaughter.
When the “signs and wonders” and “wicked deception” of the “Strong Delusion” is unleashed, as Scripture promises it will be, and we are told that the ETs have the solution to our impending nuclear crisis (or energy crisis, or “AI crisis,” or what have you), a mere “skepticism” about ET and UFO claims will do no good. Everyone claims to have that. Only categorical opposition will suffice. Only a complete refusal of dialogue with these demons in disguise will do any good. For once the dialogue with the devil begins, the fall is a foregone conclusion.
I’ve finally managed to make one video that summarizes just why Catholics absolutely can and must categorically reject belief in aliens. I’ve done countless videos and podcasts on many channels over the years warning against this coming Deception and crusading against it, but in none have I summarized the whole theological argument. So, it is my hope and prayer that this video I just posted today gets before the eyes of all Catholics, that they may be prepared to reject the Great Lie that is coming. Here, again, is the link:. https://youtu.be/pUutKlkqhMk
Nevertheless, the good news which stands opposed to the bad news always remains supremely important. And while the Devil is on the move, so is God. The Triumph of the Divine Will cannot be stopped. More and more people are becoming aware of the supreme importance of Living in the Divine Will. The Devil will doubtless pull out a few more tricks to attempt to stop the Beatification of the Servant of God Luisa Piccarreta, but his plans will not succeed for long.
If I have focused more of my public efforts recently on opposing the Great Deception than on promoting the Divine Will, it is only because of how close the Great Deception is, and how inadequate Catholic opposition to it has been. But the Divine Will remains the key mission here. Moreover, there is a great similarity in another sense.
My message is the Symmetry of History. Jesus tells Luisa, “The end is my Will, because my Will was the beginning, and by justice, one who is the beginning must also be the end.” The Reign of the Divine Will in the beginning was ruined by man’s succumbing to the first NHI (“Nonhuman Intelligence”) Deception, whereupon the Devil assumed the disguise of a speaking serpent. In like fashion, the Reign of the Divine Will in the end– in our times, that is, however long they may be – will follow the defeat of the Last NHI Deception (the ET/UFO/AGI Deception). The First and Last Deception. The First and Last Test. The First and Last Reign of God’s Will. The Devil now again assumes the illusory appearance of an incarnate nonhuman intelligence – extraterrestrials – and those who give their Fiat to God instead of to these demons in disguise will triumph, and they will usher in the Kingdom of the Divine Will on earth. It is no accident that Jesus’ revelations to Luisa directly refute the existence of extraterrestrials perhaps more than any other private revelation. (I plan to do a video on this soon – please subscribe to my YouTube channel)
The Catechism warns that the Deception of the Antichrist will be a “religious Deception” which offers men an “apparent solution to their problems.”
And everything about this ET/UFO Deception is indeed a religious deception. For example, yesterday a group of Evangelical Pastors were allegedly told by the US Government to prepare for UFO Disclosure to unleash “Bible changing revelations.”
I don’t know whether this particular news story is authentic. What I do know is that this is certainly the plan of the Devil with UFO Disclosure.
The very word itself – “Disclosure” – even means the same thing as “Revelation” or “Apocalypse.” It is an uncovering. Its aim will be to supersede God’s revelation to us in Christ. It will not do so, however, explicitly. The Devil is far too smart for that. It will be subtle. It may even be gradual.
It will take precisely the form that the master of spiritual theology, Fr. Jordan Aumann, described:
Thus he said to the woman: “Did God really tell you not to eat from any of the trees in the garden?” (Gen. 3:1). … His tactics are the same today as always. … he will ask in general terms and without as yet inciting them to evil. If the soul recognizes that the simple posing of the question represents a danger, it will refuse to converse with the tempter but will turn its thoughts and imagination to other matters. Then the temptation is thwarted, and an easy victory is won. But if the soul imprudently enters into conversation with the tempter, it is exposed to the great danger of succumbing … The soul has yielded ground to the enemy, and now the enemy gathers his forces to make a direct attack: “But the serpent said to the woman, ‘You will not die. For God knows that when you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil’ “ (Gen. 3:4-5). The devil presents an enchanting possibility ... During temptation the conduct of the soul can be summarized in one important word: resist. It does not suffice merely to remain passive in the face of temptation; positive resistance is necessary.[i]
Your task is simple. It is, as Fr. Aumann says, “RESIST.” You must resist and reject and refuse to even dialogue with “the enchanting possibility.” And boy will we be presented with “enchanting possibilities” in the days immediately ahead, amid the ET/UFO and AI Deception’s continued explosion.
What is coming will also acquire the form foretold by the newest Doctor of the Church, St. John Henry Newman, who said this about the coming times of the Antichrist:
“Do you think [Satan] is so unskillful in his craft, as to ask you openly and plainly to join him in his warfare against the Truth? No; he offers you baits to tempt you. … He promises you illumination, he offers you knowledge … He shows you how to become as gods.” —St. John Henry Newman. The Times of Antichrist
You’re about to see that diabolical bait splattered across global headlines.
Today—November 21st, 2025—“The Age of Disclosure” will be released: the biggest documentary yet pushing the UFO Deception—which is the Devil’s plan to enshrine the Antichrist as (pseudo) Lord of the World.
Also today, I am now ready to announce what I alluded to months ago: My most substantial effort yet to fight against that Deception. But I’ll let the trailer do the introduction of it. Please share this trailer widely!
Jesus told the Servant of God Luisa Piccarreta that the Chastisements will come when man can no longer bear himself. I see this as a prophecy pertaining to Euthanasia. Indeed, accurately do all the best dystopian, apocalyptic novels depict assisted suicide as a booming industry. This is why I am uniquely troubled by the sudden explosion of laws legalizing this atrocity. Earlier this summer, I was campaigning against it at the New York State Capitol. Please pray against, and fight against, Euthanasia.
Most importantly, our sixth child was born on September 7th! Patrick Jude O’Connor. God is good.
The Turning Point, The Sorrows, and the Triumph.
Yesterday was the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross—that great liturgical and prophetic anticipation of Christ’s triumph over the whole world. Six years ago yesterday, I published The Crown of History, proclaiming that Triumph. Indeed, the Triumph of the Divine Will is coming very soon. But other things must come first.
Today, on the other hand, is the Feast of Our Lady of Sorrows. Today we honor our mother, the Blessed Virgin Mary, as the one who—with her Divine Son—suffered more than all other human beings… combined. Every pain that Jesus endured throughout His Passion, Our Lady endured freely and willingly with Him. Therefore, she is truly the Co-Redemptrix. Although everything comes from Christ, she still redeemed us with Christ, for He has willed for her to be the channel through which all graces flow.
The adjacent placement of these two feasts speaks precisely to the times we are in. For today, we must urgently live in constant recognition of the Sorrows and the Triumph—preparing for and embracing the Sorrows, so as to hasten and proclaim the Triumph.
This brings me to what transpired just 5 days ago.
Every major event in the news generates as many takes as there are pundits. But I’ve noticed one take is entirely absent from the flurry of opinions pronounced in the wake of the heinous murder of Charlie Kirk: namely, the belief that the status quo will be preserved, and everything is still business as usual.
We are all still stunned by the assassination of a great Christian husband and father, Charlie Kirk, in front of thousands. Deliberately choreographed for maximum shock—during an event with countless cameras livestreaming Charlie. The trigger pulled precisely as Kirk was discussing transgender shooters. Two children left without a father and a wife left without her husband. It was demonic terrorism, plain and simple.
Indeed, this was not just another murder. It was precisely what Charlie Kirk’s own organization, which he himself founded and built, is called: a Turning Point. That, at least, is what virtually all commentators have said, no matter their political persuasion.
“Something feels completely different this time….it seems we’ve crossed some sort of a threshold from which we cannot turn back.”
I’ve lost count of the number of prominent voices who have said that since Mr. Kirk’s assassination. And they are right. So, I won’t present to you another case for that conclusion—I’m sure it’s already found its way into your inbox or social media feed many times—I will merely affirm my agreement with it.
This has hit so many of us especially hard. Myself included. It has brought about a heaviness to my heart and tears to my eyes like few other developments in the news have. There has just been something uniquely devastating about this murder. I won’t try to explain just why that is so, because I think you all feel it as well; it is enough to acknowledge it.
Charlie was bold, of course, but he was the last person to deserve this. He never threatened violence. He never spewed hatred. He talked. He debated. He proclaimed the truth. He proclaimed Jesus Christ. He was a modern Socrates— who was also killed for speaking the truth in the public square; gladly engaging in philosophical dialogue with anyone willing to speak with him:
And yet, who could have more of a right to react by insisting upon vengeance, wrath, and hatred, than Charlie’s own widow? Yet she—who I hear is a devout, daily-Mass-going Catholic—said nothing of the sort. She got in front of a camera and asked everyone to renew their Faith in God, seek a relationship with Him, and get to Church.
In case anyone is wondering, this is what holiness is.
If anyone could have justified a response of wrath and hatred, it would be @MrsErikaKirk. But not a word of that from her. Just encouragement to have Faith in God, go to Church, & keep fighting the good fight.
Yes, something changed—Charlie was just one man, but his assassination was a symbol of something immense.
What comes next will be remarkable.
As it now stands, the sides are moving towards their relative extremes.
Those without the love of God in their hearts are running towards outright diabolical hatred. Bringing hell upon earth. I will not here post any videos of leftists celebrating the murder of Charlie, relishing it, rejoicing over it, mocking him and his followers, mocking his family, and so on. But if you yourself haven’t seen it—perhaps because you are blessed to not be on social media or to have no degenerate folk in your circles—I assure you there is an explosion of such sentiments currently being voiced by many leftist influencers on various platforms. Even fairly recently, this degree of evil would have been unthinkable. Now it is prevalent and openly boasted of.
And of course, this comes on the heels of the unspeakably evil murder of children attending Mass in Minneapolis by a demon-possessed “trans” man who hated Jesus Christ.
Yes, the Antichrist is consolidating his own before his public entrance. Expect to see more and more manifestations of outright Satanic activity in the days ahead.
But do not fear it.
Because at the same time, God is on the move. Charlie Kirk’s murder is the latest event that is causing a wave of conversions, conviction, and holiness to descend upon those whose hearts are open to God’s grace. In that sense, it is yet another mini-Warning-before-The-Warning. (How many of those there have been recently, in preparation for The Warning itself!) In that respect, Charlie’s death reminds me of these words of Jesus to the Servant of God Luisa Piccarreta:
“ After [My Passion], who could not look at death with a smile? More so for one who loves Me, for one who tries to sacrifice himself on my very cross. Do you see how beautiful death is, and how things are changed? In life I was despised; the very miracles did not produce the effects of my death; even up to the Cross there were insults. But as soon as I breathed my last, death had the power to change things: all beat their breasts, confessing Me the true Son of God; my very disciples plucked up courage, and even those who were hidden became brave and asked for my body, giving Me honorable burial. Heaven and earth, in full voice, confessed Me the Son of God. Death is something great, something sublime; and this happens also for my own children: in life they are despised, oppressed; those very virtues which, like light, should make those who are around them start, remain half-veiled; their heroisms in suffering, their abnegations, their zeal for souls, cast lights and doubts in those who surround them; and I Myself permit these veils, so as to preserve with more safety the virtue of my dear children. But as soon as they die, I withdraw these veils since they are no longer necessary, and the doubts become certainties, the light becomes clear, and this light makes others appreciate their heroism – they pay esteem to everything, even to the smallest things. Therefore, what cannot be done in life, is made up for by death. This, as for what happens down here. That which happens up there, then, is truly surprising and enviable to all mortals.”
-July 4, 1910. Imprimatur, Archbishop Joseph Leo. Nihil Obstat, St. Hannibal di Francia.
It has only been a few days, but Jesus’ words to Lusia here are proving themselves accurate in the case of Charlie.
Scenes like this are breaking out everywhere
WATCH: "Charlie Kirk!" chant breaks out at country singer Gavin Adcock's concert. pic.twitter.com/9yDt8L7D0w
So, while the Antichrist is consolidating his own, God is also gathering His army.
But as those who have chosen evil in their hearts become ever more evil (though please, never give up hope for anyone), God will soon enough say:
And that is when the Time of Mercy will be over. I do not know when that moment will be, but it will be soon.
As I see it, there are three chief elements of the storm that is coming: Deception, Persecution, and Chastisement. (Then, after all that, the Triumph.)
The outlaw of the faith, the martyrdom of countless Christians, and, ultimately, the Mark of the Beast.
Chastisement
Nature itself will rebel. A torrent of natural disasters the likes of which the world has never seen. Also World War 3 and societal collapse.
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Since I believe we are so close to the outbreak of these trials, I have been especially zealously focusing on them lately—particularly the “Deception” element, since so few are prepared to resist the Strong Delusion which will soon be unleashed via the ET/UFO/AI Deception.
In that regard, I have a very big project coming soon. Stay tuned.
Of course, the really important message remains the good news: that is, what is coming after the storm: the Era of Peace; the Triumph of the Immaculate Heart of Mary; the Reign of the Divine Will on Earth as in Heaven. To this end, we must all strive with all our hearts to live in the Divine Will, and we must proclaim it from the rooftops. It will not come until enough people call out to God for it! But people will not call out to God for it unless they know that God wants to give it. Therefore, tell the world that Christ wants to reign! Proclaim Christ the King! Evangelize. Proclaim the Divine Mercy. Do everything you can while you can. “Night is coming, when no one can work.” (John 9:4). So, work now.
As for Chastisements, that is straightforward enough. Nature will rebel. War will break out. Collapse will commence. We should pay attention to the signs of these things and continue discerning prophecy (and I also believe that whoever is capable of this should engage in some prudent physical preparedness measures). But there is ultimately not much to do to prepare for these things beyond what we already know: keep your soul ready to meet God. In fact, too much focus on the details of the Chastisements—constantly looking for some alleged prophecy to tell you the juicy details of the next natural disaster or war—can be quite unhealthy.
Preparing for Deception, on the other hand, requires much effort here and now, hence my focus on that. Without understanding the truth which stands opposed to the lie we will be told, you risk succumbing to the Deception of the Antichrist. Therefore, you must train yourself now to resist it.
But what of Persecution? To be ready for this, you–simply put–must become a saint. Only saints shed their blood rather than deny Jesus, or the Truth. Know your Faith and commit yourself to accepting death rather than denying a single element of it. Read your Catechism, and don’t trust anyone who tells you he knows better than it.
Beyond that, preparing for persecution does not require as much specific preparation from us now as does preparing for the Great Deception, but it does require some. To that end, we should remember that the Covid tyranny we endured beginning in 2020 was undeniably a practice run. That tyranny was not arbitrary, it was not accidental, and it was not merely “confusion” or a bit “excessive.” It was a deliberate, nefarious, Antichristic dress rehearsal. As I wrote here over 5 years ago, in the opening months of Covid, arguing that with the Covid tyranny, we saw the laying down of the…
Infrastructure of the Antichrist:
And what did the persecution of Covid tyranny centralize around? Many things. But prominent among them: vaccine mandates.
Most of those Covid mandates are gone now. But they will return with a vengeance in some other form. They will. Therefore, it is vital that we now fight those premises which generated that tyranny—while it is still legal to do so (it won’t be for much longer)—lest it envelope the whole world again.
Someone may protest, “Daniel, if you believe the persecution is prophesied and is coming, why bother fighting it so zealously?” I have answered that many times, so I apologize to my long-time readers, but for those who are new: the reason we must fight, and pray, and sacrifice, for the mitigation of the trials to come is that the details of their scope, severity, and duration are not set in stone.
Indeed, the trials will come, and they will purge the earth so that Christ may reign. But depending upon our response or lack thereof, they may be far worse and/or longer. Perhaps entire regions can even largely be spared the trials if the faithful therein do their part. Perhaps the Era of Peace can come much more quickly if we are zealous in working and praying for what is good, true, and beautiful here and now.
We have seen in the case of the murder of Charlie Kirk that the Devil is picking up his game. But God is also stepping up His own. That is true in other contexts as well.
The State of Florida just announced that it is ending all vaccine mandates for schoolchildren. This is an immense victory for freedom and an extremely important step in mitigating the persecutions that are bound to come soon. Vaccine mandates and vaccine passports will, almost certainly, be part and parcel to the Antichrist’s plan moving forward. We MUST NOT let the momentum that Florida just started die down. We must do everything we can to keep it going. As the Surgeon General of the State of Florida (pictured above) said so well:
“Every last [vaccine mandate] is wrong and drips with disdain and slavery…if we want to move toward a perfect world, a better world, we can’t do it by enslaving people in terrible philosophies and taking away people’s freedoms.”
That is rock solid Christian truth. That is prophetic. That must be our call to action.
If you’re interested in knowing why I’m publishing this as a book (more of a booklet, really) now, you can read the backstory in the addendum below.
But I will conclude by saying this:
Now is not the time to rest, as much as that is what so many of us want to do. (I know it is what I would like to do in my self-will.) If you’re reading this, you likely number among God’s most elite special forces–even if you don’t realize it (or rather, especially if you don’t realize that). You are probably a devout Catholic. You know about Heaven’s messages. You know about the Divine Will. You know that we are in Apocalyptic Times and that none of the solutions of the world will do any good; because this is not just another difficult time in history — these are THE long-foretold times.
God needs you to fight for His Kingdom. Deception is coming – resist it, and tell others to resist it. Persecution is coming–prepare for it, but also fight its implementation. Above all, the Kingdom is coming. Let it Reign in your soul now. And work tirelessly for its Reign to dawn upon the whole earth as soon as possible.
If even every hair on your head is numbered by the Father, then how much more does He watch over every motion of your heart? Your heart is a precious thing to God. If He has allowed it to be broken over the murder of young Charlie Kirk, as He has for me, then understand that this is for a purpose. The purpose is this: so you can honor Charlie by imitating his zeal. He worked tirelessly—and, above all, courageously—for the Truth and for the Faith. But Charlie did not know as much of the Truth as you do. Shouldn’t you, then, be even more zealous than he? Let us all honor Charlie by working harder than ever before—more boldly, more courageously, more lovingly, more zealously, and more joyfully—to proclaim Christ the King.
Maranatha! Come, Lord Jesus!
August 25, 1929: [Luisa writes:] “I was thinking about the Divine Fiat and how Its Kingdom could ever be realized upon earth. It seemed impossible to me… it seems to me that the earth is unprepared…” [Jesus responds:]”… the seed of the Kingdom of my Will was created by Me in the act of my praying, as I formed and recited the ‘Our Father’. … Therefore, everything is there, my daughter – the most necessary acts…. There are those who water this seed in order to make it grow – each ‘Our Father’ that is recited serves to water it; there are my manifestations in order to make it known. All that is needed are those who would offer themselves to be the criers – and with courage, without fearing anything, facing sacrifices in order to make it known.”
“Christ the King means that He must have His Kingdom, He must have peoples worthy of such a King … Oh! if the leaders of the Church knew what I have manifested to you about my Divine Will, what I want to do, Its great prodigies, my yearnings, my sorrowful heartbeats, my anguishing sighs, for I want my Will to reign, to make everyone happy, to restore the human family – they would feel that in this Feast of Christ the King is nothing other than the secret echo of my Heart which, echoing in them, without their knowing it, has them institute for Me the Feast of Christ the King in order to call their attention and reflection. ‘Christ the King…. And His true people – where are they?’ And they would say: ‘Let us hasten to make His Divine Will known; let us let It reign, that we may give a people to Christ the King, whom we have called so.”—Jesus to the Servant of God Luisa Piccarreta. October 28, 1928
“ALL that is needed.” Remember that phrase.
Addendum
Fr. Matthew Schneider’s “paper against O’Connor” (his words) was just published in the journal of the National Catholic Bioethics Center (NCBC). His paper is a commentary on (argument against) my argument, wherein I show that allegedly preventative medical interventions… pic.twitter.com/LpbyDJ487K
The Spring 2025 NCBQ (National Catholic Bioethics Quarterly) journal includes a “paper against O’Connor” [that is, me] written by bioethicist/theologian/seminary-professor Fr. Matthew Schneider, LC (the Church’s most outspoken Covid-vax-advocate). In his paper, Fr. Schneider concedes that if my argument is correct, it is the best argument that has been presented showing that vaccines aren’t morally obligatory. But of course, he argues that my argument is not correct. In this booklet, I prove that my argument is correct, I refute his claims, and I show that all preventive medical interventions (including vaccines) are morally optional and therefore must never be mandated.
The NCBQ invited me to write a response to Fr. Matthew Schneider’s “paper against O’Connor.” They told me it could be up to 12k words. So, I worked very hard researching & writing a 12k word article. But, three weeks after I submitted it, they told me it actually had to be 5k words.
I knew I was not going to simply throw away more than half of my work. Each thing I included was very important, and I did a huge amount of research for it. I’d be doing a disservice to the Church by just deleting it. So, I immediately got to work putting much material back into my article (I took a lot out to get it under 12k words), as well as adding in many additional important points. I also added in some important appendices, and it eventually became a small book. I did this in order to prepare it for publication elsewhere.
Then, I heard back from the NCBQ again. The updated 5k word limit was a miscommunication; I was free to keep my article at 12k words. (It really was a miscommunication; the NCBQ did nothing wrong or unjust to me.) But by that point, I had already put tons of work into adding things far beyond the 12k limit and re-writing parts of the paper for a general audience. Therefore, I decided to stick with my revised plan of publishing the work elsewhere, and I continued to add additional important content. (I’ll submit a much shorter piece to the NCBQ or another academic journal later.)
So, this is Providential. Now, I can get into the article everything that needs to be in there, and I can publish it openly in a much more accessible way, so that *everyone* can read it—not just a select few scholars who subscribe to academic journals. (For non-subscribers, purchasing a PDF of a single journal article of the sort I wrote would probably be $20+. What I’m publishing now is far better, far more comprehensive, and can be purchased for $3.) Right now, the paperback is only available on Amazon (I hope to make it available elsewhere soon.) But you can purchase the eBook (PDF version) on Amazon or on my personal web-store: DSDOConnor.myshopify.com
And the timing is also Providential. I couldn’t afford to let this sit in peer review for months. We need to, RIGHT NOW, work to turn Florida’s elimination of vaccine mandates into a national reality. And we need to do so unapologetically. The wolves who last tyrannized us during Covid are going to be circling around Florida and Governor DeSantis in the days ahead. We need to fight them with the best arguments. This book provides all the philosophical and theological ammunition necessary to do that.
I believe this paper/booklet will also be a big help to people requesting religious exemptions, and my hope and prayer is also that it will do its part to help make vaccine mandates a thing of the past. Please help me get it in the hands of all elected officials and anyone else who has influence over vaccine mandates (school administrators, Church leaders, etc.).
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