Author: Daniel O'Connor

Here at last is the long awaited project!! https://youtu.be/Gtwz0mIukLQ. It is my ardent desire that this video, with your help, will reach many millions of souls, as I’ve finally managed to produce something short enough to have a chance of “going viral.” 

Today is the Feast of the Portiuncula; the day on which St. Francis of Assisi received his command from God to rebuild the Church. That command, God speaks to you today… now that the time for the Restoration of the Church through the Reign of the Divine Will is at hand.

As I always say, and I hope you trust me that I mean it (I do) — I have no desire to promote myself; I am certainly the least worthy person in the world to be a bearer of this earth-shattering message of the Divine Will, and if there was any video already out there promoting it that was 1) Under 10 minutes, 2) Geared towards introducing people who know nothing about it, 3) At least somewhat professional and engaging, 4) Up-to-date with the most important recent information (e.g. the publication of The Sun of My Will), 5) Focusing on what is most inspiring and fundamental in the message ….  then, instead of making my own video, I’d just be promoting that one. (I sure didn’t want to have to make this: it was an enormous labor of love for me to learn and undertake the video editing, get the software, compile the countless clips,acquire the stock footage and audio, film other footage, etc.) But since I know of no such video in existence, I figured I had to make it myself.

Please remember: all of the calls of Heaven are utterly urgent, but the ultimate key to them all is precisely these revelations on the Divine Will entrusted to The Servant of God Luisa Piccarreta. It is the Divine Will that gives infinite power to the various devotions and practices that Heaven is asking of us (e.g. the Rosary, Divine Mercy Chaplet, Fasting, Consecration to and Devotion to the Holy Family). It is only these revelations to Luisa on the Divine Will that not only speak of the coming Era, but, moreso, through the very power of the proclamation of the revelations themselves, bring about that Era – first in the hearts of individual believers, and soon over the whole world. 

If you want the Chastisements to be mitigated as much as possible and the Era of Peace to come as quickly as possible (and, along with it, the Salvation and Sanctification of souls — which of course is always our ultimate goal), then the single thing you can do to most powerfully and rapidly ensure that these goals are attained is to proclaim the Divine Will. With this video, I hope, there is finally something that has a shot at this very proclamation “going viral.” If this the proclamation of the Divine Will does reach the whole world — and it’s up to you to make that happen — then I assure you, you can just watch God operate in the world more astoundingly than you ever thought possible. Today. 

What you can do to help:

• Please click on the link above (or again here) to open the video within YouTube itself so that you can give it a “thumbs up” (that is, a “like”) and perhaps make a comment as well. This will help YouTube’s algorithms promote it more
• Post it to social media!! I have no Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, etc., so I’m relying on you guys to get this “trending” on these platforms!
• Email it out to people
• Please don’t feel pressured to do this, but if you like, you can donate. The Divine Will shall primarily spread not by money, but by souls filled with love and zeal proclaiming it. That being said, paid promotion doesn’t hurt, and thanks to some donations I received recently (a special thanks to Janette, Joanne, and Teresa!) I was able to afford some stock footage and I’m finally able to afford to do a little paid promotion. If you’d like to contribute to that promotion, I’ll assume that any donations made via the link above for the next few days are earmarked for the promotion of this video (unless otherwise noted). Note: the donation will say it’s going to “St Joseph Mechanical Solutions LLC” or perhaps to my wife, Regina’s, email address. But that’s actually just my paypal account and I’ll indeed use the donation to promote this video. Again, here’s the link to donate if you’d like to do that

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Perhaps a few people who are already well acquainted with Luisa and who watch this video may be tempted to take issue with what it leaves out. Indeed, in this video I do not focus on the Chastisements, or on the more difficult aspects of Living in the Divine Will. Please understand that we must proclaim the Divine Will with what is especially inspiring about it. I have not been at all quiet about all the other aspects of the message: just see my free eBook, The Crown of Sanctity, if you need to be reassured of that. But consider, for example, the matter of proclaiming even the Faith itself: no wise evangelist proclaims the Gospel by first delineating a detailed and rigorous explanation of all the virtues one must have to fully live the Gospel, nor does he lead by quoting the many strong condemnations of various vices one finds throughout the New Testament, or the apocalyptic discourses of Our Lord in the Gospel of Luke that prophesy the great trials. Rather, any wise evangelist begins his proclamation with the kerygma — that is, announcing the saving power of Jesus Christ in His Incarnation and Redemption. So too, in proclaiming the Divine Will, we must lead with the most exciting and inspiring fundamentals of the message: the fact that the greatest sanctity possible — which brings along with it perfect and uninterrupted love, joy, and peace — is now available for the asking, and that the universal reign of this very sanctity, which is none other than the fulfillment of the Our Father prayer itself, is about to dawn upon the whole world… as soon as enough people want it and ask for it. 

This is the most astounding message one can comprehend; it is the greatest possible news imaginable, and it just so happens to be completely and irrefutably true. In proclaiming it, Jesus wants us to take advantage of how groundbreaking and earth shattering this message is. TAKE HIM UP ON THAT OFFER!

Let’s make sure that every person on the planet has seen this video.

 

PS: Although creating it cost me dearly (in money, time, and effort), I don’t make a penny off of this video being watched. I’ve completely disabled YouTube’s “Monetization” feature for my channel, so no ads should ever appear with it. If they do, they were put there by YouTube without my approval (they sometimes find ways to sneak ads in there unfortunately). 

PSS: Yes, although there is much stock footage, my own 4 kids also had their acting debut in this video ;-)

 

On Dr. Miravalle

I want to, first of all, thank everyone for the outpouring of support after my last post. I wrote it with much trepidation, for I did not relish the thought of having to write an article against an author I greatly respect (indeed, I would like to reiterate my respect for Dr. Miravalle). But at the end of the day I must follow my conscience and never succumb to the vice of respect of persons, and Dr. Miravalle’s article contained serious problems that simply, in justice, had to be publicly and quickly addressed, and Providence seemed to have placed me in the position to do that.

Note: My own Fifth Point (in response to Dr. Miravalle’s Fifth Point), was not clear: please see the addendum now posted at the bottom of my post if you are interested in a clarification. 

On Fr. Michel

Unfortunately, some headlines that linked to my last post did so by referring to me as a “promoter” of Fr. Michel or a “strong defender” of him, or something of the sort. This isn’t really true. Yes, I’ve mentioned his prophecies as being worthy of consideration in a couple posts here. Yes, I wholeheartedly contribute to and endorse CTTK, which hosts several of his talks. Yes, I defended him against the 10 unjust accusations levied against him by Dr. Mark Miravalle (I will gladly defend anyone against unjust accusations — whether or not that person happens to be an authentic prophet). 

But I haven’t even had time to watch most of Fr. Michel’s videos. I haven’t had the time to deeply study his messages. Dr. Miravalle’s 10 Points were so deeply flawed that they were rather straightforward to answer, but I do not have the answers to the multitude of other questions I get regarding Fr. Michel. I would recommend that, if you have an urgent question or concern regarding Fr. Michel, you contact Christine Watkins, who is the CTTK contributor who knows the most about him and who has posted the material on CTTK that pertains to him. As for me, Fr. Michel is just one of countless living prophets; one whom (like so many others) I have only had time to briefly look into and who appears authentic based on what I’ve seen so far. As I mentioned in my last post, I am not claiming certainty in his authenticity, and I am not even claiming conviction in his prophecies. He seems authentic to me and I believe he should be listened to and taken seriously. That is all I really have to say about that matter. I really cannot devote much more time to the matter than to say that; my mission is the revelations on the Divine Will given to the Servant of God Luisa Piccarreta, and that is what I must focus on. 

However, I’d like to quickly clarify one Fr. Michel issue right now:

Fr. Michel does not say the Warning will be this Fall. 

Fr. Michel hasn’t said the Warning won’t be Fall 2020, either. He simply hasn’t said when it will be (to my knowledge, at least). He’s only saying that the Purification (i.e. the Chastisements) will pick up by this Fall. I’m guessing that the Chastisements will need to be in full swing for a while before the Warning itself comes, as God’s Permissive Will in this case is to bring humanity to its knees in order to be best disposed for the grace of the Warning. In pain, we are much more receptive to grace than in comfort. 

Indeed, Fr. Michel said that “the month of the Rosary [October] will see great things,” but it shouldn’t be assumed that this is a reference to the Warning.

Remember what I constantly say: when it comes to your zeal for Salvation and Sanctification, have the sense of urgency that comes from assuming these timetables are correct. When it comes to continuing to undertake well the duties of your state in life, assume that the Time of Mercy will be extended yet again and that Fr. Michel’s prophetic timetable will not transpire. That advice never fails; and, indeed, the only point of prophecy is to help us to better respond to what Heaven is asking of us (proclaim the Divine Mercy, Live in the Divine Will, pray the Rosary, frequent the Sacraments, consecrate yourself/family/home to the Holy Family, etc.). Prophecy doesn’t exist to just arbitrarily give us knowledge of the future and it certainly doesn’t exist to fuel aimless speculation. 

On my Credentials

[The following will be very boring and ought only be read by those who, for some reason, care about this issue!]

I have become aware that a few busybodies have been spreading slander about me online, accusing me of making up being a professor of philosophy and a PhD student. Indeed, this is nothing but calumny, and I suppose I should be glad to see their antics descend so low, since resorting to such low-blows shows they have no good arguments for their erroneous conclusions against the Servant of God Luisa Piccarreta and the Prophetic Consensus in general, thus their employment of baseless ad-hominem attacks. 

I am a professor of philosophy and religion, and a PhD student. Luckily for these busybodies, I have no desire for money, and I have no time! (Because if I wanted money and had time I could sue them for defamation.) 

I have never been at all quiet or secretive about the details of my credentials: I am very proud to be very close to the bottom of the Totem pole of higher education (I like it there!):

I am adjunct faculty  at a community college (HVCC) that itself is part of the State University of New York (SUNY).

(Where I teach, even many full time professors who already have their PhDs are also — along with adjuncts — referred to as “Instructors,” which, in this context, does not mean that the instructor is not also a “professor.” Here, “instructor” is simply a broader category akin to “teacher,” a category that includes “professor” within it. Yes, I am in some HVCC documentation referred to as “Instructor.” This does not mean that I am not a professor!)

Unfortunately, there have apparently been some blurbs about me on some materials — blurbs not written by me — that may not have always been the clearest about my credentials (For example, unfortunately, due to an evident miscommunication, the blurb about me on The Warning book — a blurb I am only really taking note of now — simply says “Professor of Philosophy, State University, New York.” This indeed is confusing and inaccurate — for one, there is no “State University, New York,” and I am a professor of philosophy at a State University of New York college, not at “the” “State University, New York.” I have never described myself to anyone, either in public or in private, as “Professor of Philosophy, State University, New York” so please feel free to correct anyone who refers to me as this and, if you like, direct them to this post.) But I have never contradicted these facts or knowingly cooperated with anyone else contradicting them; and I have always been completely open about the facts themselves: I have long promoted http://www.DOCphilosophy.com, where I make the details of my credentials clear. I have mentioned in past posts on this very blog that I am an adjunct. My public LinkedIn profile, which I’ve had for my entire time as a professor, makes it very clear that I am an adjunct (and where I am an adjunct) and that I am only a doctoral student (and where I am a doctoral student).

I have never said or implied that I am an assistant, associate, or full professor. I have never said or implied I am tenure or tenure track. I have never said or implied that I have a PhD. I have never said or implied that I am “Dr. O’Connor.” It is worth noting that, despite the fact that I am an adjunct on paper (that is, “part timer”), I nevertheless teach more courses than most “full-time” tenure professors. The courses I teach are in the subject areas of philosophy and religion. I have taught hundreds upon hundreds of students now in these matters and am in my fourth continuous year of doing so:

Yes, I am a professor of philosophy and religion. That is a fact. A community college is a college. An adjunct professor is a professor.

If, in your view, dear busybodies mentioned above, you believe that the word “professor” may only be used for a tenured professor at a 4-year-plus College or University; then you are entitled to that opinion, but I disagree with it and I will not be bound in my speech by your opinion.

[Long, boring remarks on the “PhD Candidate” question!]:  I occasionally allow myself to be referred to as “PhD Candidate.” I am aware that some people use the phrase “PhD Candidate” to refer to a PhD student who is in the ABD (“All But Dissertation”) phase of studies (which I am not yet in, as I still have coursework remaining). But I am not aware of any strict rules only allowing the phrase “PhD Candidate” to be referred to someone in such a position. If any such strict rules exist, please alert me to them and direct me to an authoritative academic source regulating the phrase as such, and moving forward I’ll do my best to try to make sure that websites are not referring to me as “PhD Candidate.” Personally, I generally simply refer to myself as a “PhD Student” if asked. I tolerate the “Candidate” phrase being used, however, as I’m not exactly “just” a PhD student. I already have my Master’s degree (in Philosophical Theology), which I received over 7 years ago, and I am now entering my third year of PhD studies (a program I was explicitly accepted into, with a scholarship, as being solely directed toward a PhD). Notwithstanding the fact that I still have coursework left, I am, in fact — looking at the definitions of the words in question — a candidate for a PhD. A PhD is the expected result of the program that I, 1) Was accepted into, 2) Have been continually active in since, and 3) Now have years behind me in. Therefore I do not see any inaccuracy in referring to me as a “PhD Candidate.” 

In general, however — as anyone who has read this blog knows (feel free to peruse its pages now if you have not) — I don’t like titles and credentials at all. I don’t want people to believe what I say “because a professor says so,” or “because someone with a Master’s in Theology says so,” rather, I want people to believe what I say because of the force of the arguments themselves. I prefer to simply go by “Daniel” (or, if you prefer, “Dan” or “Danny”); although I do not make a fuss if those I collaborate with prefer to refer to me as “Professor” or to add my credentials after my name. I only ask to go by anything other than my simple first name with my students, in class, during which time I go by “Mr. O’Connor.” So, please know that you can simply call me “Daniel,” and, in fact, I’d prefer that!

Within the next few weeks I hope to publish something very important; something I have been working hard on for months now, and I will need all of your help when that time comes! So please, stay tuned; and be sure to subscribe (top of the right hand sidebar) to this blog if you’d like to be kept in the loop. In the meantime, I have a few announcements:

• It has been my absolute honor and joy to begin a series of webcasts with Mark Mallett. We’ve done several so far, and you can find them posted under the videos at CountdownToTheKingdom.com (CTTK.org) and at Mark’s blog TheNowWord.com. Our most important webcast so far is probably the one on the Time of Mercy, which you can see here. 
• CountdownToTheKingdom.com is going strong; I hope you are able to check it out regularly! Heaven’s ongoing messages are being posted there almost daily, and listening to Heaven has never been so urgent as today. 
• Please do bear in mind that I am just one of four contributors to CountdownToTheKingdom. As with all endeavors that have multiple contributors, it is a team effort! This said, I must express to my readers that I don’t necessarily stand behind 100% of every single thing posted on (or linked to on) CTTK. Do read CTTK, but please refer to this blog (DSDOConnor.com) to see specifically what I am personally standing behind. Mark, Christine, and Peter are way better and holier people than myself — but I don’t suppose any two people on earth are exactly on the same page with everything! And our team is, of course, no exception to that rule. But I think it makes CTTK stronger;you can rest assured that it is not just another website pushing one particular ideological approach to the issues of the day. Rather, it is a cooperative effort undertaken by four people coming from different perspectives but nevertheless deeply unified on what is important, pooling our efforts to give the Prophetic Consensus a voice in order to hasten the Triumph of the Immaculate Heart of Mary; the Coming of the Kingdom of God! 

I suppose, however, that I should mention some specifics instead of leaving my readers guessing as to why I’m saying this — but please know that I won’t be making a habit of mentioning specifics; in the future, just kindly bear in mind my general exhortation to not make any assumptions regarding my own take on things.

• • When it comes to matters related to essential oils(see footnote), the “Young Living” company (which I have no connection with or even knowledge of), alternative medicine, “blessed grapes,” etc., please know that I am not involved in contributing to those posts, nor am I in any way associated with these matters, nor are these the types of matters that I expect to delve into publicly in the future. (PS: I love essential oils — I’ve got frankincense in my beard right now because I love the smell — I’m simply pointing out that I’m not at all involved in promoting their medicinal or therapeutic use. But I’m not condemning such use either; I’m just not at all involved in that matter either way and I have nothing to say about it. Please seek out better voices than my own if you want guidance on that question!)

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Let me again address the big pink elephant in the living room: Fr. Michel’s timetable. Yes, it really does seem that he is saying that the chain of long-prophesied events (economic collapse, societal breakdown, World War III, a much worse pandemic, then The Warning, the Reprieve, the reign of the Antichrist, the refuges, the 3 Days of darkness, followed by the Glorious Era of Peace) will begin by Autumn of this year.

Will they indeed begin so soon? Perhaps. He may well be right; there is such an incredible convergence of both signs of the times and prophetic messages right now that it’s looking like this summer may well be a “last chance” of sorts. So repent, get to confession, and live in the Divine Will! But it also might not be so soon. I find Fr. Michel authentic, not infallible. Even if his prophecies regarding this year were valid when given, it is always possible that the Time of Mercy will be extended again. So please, go by that never-failing advice whenever these conundrums arise: when it comes to your zeal for salvation and sanctification — proclaiming the Divine Mercy and the Divine Will — assume his prophecies are accurate. When it comes to your continuing to undertake well the duties of your state in life (doing your job, paying your bills, educating your children, etc.), assume that the time of mercy will be extended yet again. I know I said, in the Time of Mercy webcast, that I think we are out of extensions — I don’t take that back. I think we are out of them. But I don’t know we’re out of them, and more importantly I don’t know exactly when our present Time-of-Mercy-Extension is valid until! Fr. Michel is essentially saying that it’s valid until this Autumn. Maybe it’s actually valid until later. Maybe not. Mark Mallett just wrote an excellent post on this. (But, also, after you repent, get to confession, consecrate yourself to the holy family…. buy a few 50 pound bags of white rice. Seriously.)

That’s all for now. But do stay tuned!

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