[nourishingbroth]

mammoth tusk being unearthed in siberia

[sixtwothree]

White strawberry parfaits by toteppo_kobo, including one decorated to look like a shima enaga.

Source: x

[blackcrushedvelvetheartbreak]

ヤタシだけのヒト 『ちょびっツ』

[11thfempachi]

Girls just wanna have fun

[romiosyni]

Refectory in a Greek Monastery (Mount Athos), painted by Theodoros Rallis c. 1885, oil on canvas. The most authentic and striking detail of this beautiful painting depicting mealtime in an Orthodox monastery is the sight of a monk standing before a lectern and reading aloud. This is a real and essential practice in Orthodox monasteries to this day, where most of the monks will eat in silence and listen intently while one of their brothers reads scripture or hagiographies from a lectern. We can also see a solitary monk on the right, sitting at his own table and facing the others; he may be contemplating or he may be a respected Elder (Geronda/Γέροντας) ensuring the other monks do not forget their spiritual discipline and lapse into idle chatter.

[orthodoxadventure]

We waste our time instead of using it to pray. Our precious time, this currency that God has given us, disappears. We do not use it to purchase valuable items that will be useful for the Kingdom of Heaven.

The Art of Salvation by Elder Ephraim of Arizona

[thatshowthingstarted]

Bowl with Face, Mississippian, Missouri, United States,

11th–14th century,

Ceramic, H. 4 in. x diam. 6 3/8 in. (10.2 x 16.2 cm)

Courtesy: Metropolitan Museum

[exmoors]

Ok no more today good night horses

[armthearmour]

A pair of beautifully etched and pierced gauntlets which belonged to Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I, attributed to Lorenz Helmschmid,

Length: 15.9 in/40.5 cm

Width: 3.9 in/10 cm

Weight (each): 1.1 lbs/520 g

Augsburg, Germany, ca. 1480-1510, housed at the Real Armería, Madrid.

[70years]

[mycupoverfloweth]

[veiligplekje]

[omnia-mors-aequat-nstrwa]

Flags of the funeral procession "Memento Mori" (19th-20th centuries)

[apenitentialprayer]

Baltimore Catechism comes in handy again; have you ever been in a situation where you know someone is doing something wrong, but you're not sure to what extent you are obligated to express your concern about that action? Some guy at a party casually mentioning he takes stuff from work, a friend of a friend asks if you want a tarot reading done, etc? Well, the commentary for Q. 222 says:

We are obliged to [admonish the sinner] in the following circumstances: First. When his fault is a mortal sin. Second. When we have some authority or influence over him. Third. When there is reason to believe that our warning will make him better instead of worse.

So you're probably not obligated to tell tell a friend of a friend that you have just met that they shouldn't do tarot, but you probably are obligated to, say, express your concern to a good friend about their amount of alcohol intake. I think the third criterion is interesting, because while it can be read as a 'get get out jail' free card ("I shouldn't say anything, because they'll just double down on their pet sin"), I think it is more useful as a challenge to ask ourselves: "Is there a way that I can brooch this topic in a way in a way that is loving, and in a way that the other person can really hear what I am trying to say?"

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