🕊Curiosity🍃

[dragonagegenerator]

fool (self-diagnosed)

[litany-of-trust]

From the fear that trusting You will leave me more destitute...

Deliver me, Jesus.

[shadowbanned-sloth]

[acatholicrose]

[psalms-and-spells]

Art with Jesus having the kindest eyes and the scruffiest beard gets me every time. Like he purposefully didn’t look ‘holy’ or ‘regal’ he was your neighbor. He was your carpenter.

[patron-saint-of-lesbeans]

Yay an excuse to share my favorite paintings by Henryk Hector Siemiradzki!

[hamletthedane]

I don’t quite go here (not a Christian in the traditional sense) so pardon me for intruding, but I do also love this theme in art. Here are a few of my favorites:

Rembrandt’s Faces of Christ series (circa 1640s-1650s)

Woman, Why Weepest Thou? (circa 1890), by Fritz von Uhde

Christ and the Samaritan Woman at the Well (1605) by Lavinia Fontana

Christ on the Mount of Olives (1919) by Gyula Benczúr

And then of course everything the Eastern European and Russian artists were doing with Christ depictions in the late 19th century was insane:

Christ in the Desert (1872) by Ivan Kramskoi

What is Truth? Christ and Pilate (1890) by Nikolai Ge

Christ in the Garden aka Christ on the Mount of Olives (1878), by Vasily Perov

Head of Christ (circa 1880), by Leon Wyczółkowski

[acatholicrose]

This describes me but I am not in this screenshot. I am a lady who shows up alone, without a husband, no children, seeing the families of all sizes, seeing the couples together...Pray for me, and all those who not by their choice come to church alone and leave alone often going home alone too.

[christshands]

to live life in the service of god, in his image, you HAVE to live life in the service of yourself AND others. and the cool thing about that is, if you find the rhythym, both strengthen each other. respect and service for yourself will lay the foundation for respect and service for others, and both are inherently acts of love towards god, because he is within us. find the parts of you, the parts of others, that shine with the light of god (hint: its everything) and praise them. act in love and you are acting in worship.

[acatholicrose]

Kids/Teens At Mass .... (from a forum post)

An interesting Article with Good Tips (by a Pastor) Church Etiquette For Children The following article “Church Etiquette For Children” was written by pastor Wayne Barkett and is excerpted from his book “Doctrine of the Local Church” 1. Realize Church is God’s House, not yours. You have no right to behave as you desire (I Tim. 3:15). Extreme reverence and respect is to be exercised (Psa. 89:7). 2. Your children’s behavior in church reflects your attitude to others. 3. Never allow gum chewing, snacks or candy. 4. Insure little children have been to the restroom before services. 5. If infants cry, immediately remove them, as it usually gets worse. 6. Sit at rear, near the door if a child doesn’t feel well. 7. Teach them to participate in service, singing and praying. 8. Never let them get up and leave during a service for any reason (unless sick). 9. Remember, what you permit them to do while they are little will establish a pattern of life as they mature. Don’t treat them like babies if they are old enough to follow the liturgy. 10. Don’t bring them to God’s House to sleep. What you are really saying is, “When you hear preaching, put your little head down.” A teen that nods during a service has probably been trained well to do so. A sleeping child is taught that Jesus doesn’t really meet with us in His House, or that what the preacher says is not important (at any age). 11. Absolutely no note writing except for taking notes on the message. 12. Teach them firmly that there is to be NO talking or whispering. 13. Leave all “busy” items at home (like crayons, drawing pencils, puzzles, games, etc.). God’s House is not a nursery center. This almost always leaves a mess for someone else to clean up. 14. Parents who allow children to entertain themselves during a service have betrayed their own confidence as a parent. You do not need to bribe children to behave with treats and toys. 15. Hyper-active children ought to sit at the back of the sanctuary where they may be removed if they really cannot sit still. 16. Teens must never giggle or cut up. Discipline ought to be swift in such cases. Never take the invitation for granted; stress extreme importance upon it. 17. DO NOT allow children to look around at people or a clock to see what time it is. Everyone should be facing the altar. 18. Never allow teens of the opposite sex to casually touch each other for any reason in church. 19. Avoid departmental seating, if possible. Let children sit with their parents. The parents’ behavior will be imitated by the children.

[faithful-little-flower-deactiva]

Marian Modesty Standards

1.Marylike is modest without compromise, “like Mary”, Christ’s Mother.  2.Marylike dresses have sleeves extending at least to the elbows; and skirts reaching below the knees. (NOTE: Because of market conditions, quarter-length sleeves are temporarily tolerated with Ecclesiastical Approval, until Christian womanhood again turns to Mary as the model of modesty in dress.)  3.Marylike dresses require full coverage for the bodice, chest, shoulders and back; except for a cut-out about the neck not exceeding two inches below the neckline in front and in the back, and a corresponding two inches on the shoulders.  4.Marylike dresses do not admit as modest coverage transparent fabrics, laces, nets, organdy, nylons, etc. unless sufficient backing is added. However, their moderate use as trimmings is acceptable.  5.Marylike dresses avoid the improper use of flesh colored fabrics.  6.Marylike dresses conceal rather than reveal the figure of the wearer; they do not emphasize, unduly, parts of the body.  7.Marylike dresses provide full coverage, even after jacket, cape or stole are removed and after assuming a sitting position. Found here: http://www.catholicmodesty.com/MarylikeStandardsofModestyinDress.html

[catie-does-things]

There is reasonable discussion about the problem of evil to be had, but I dont think we should lose sight of the fact that God's answer to human suffering is the cross. We don't have the proper perspective on this question at all if we approach it like evil is something God merely allows humanity to suffer, rather than something he himself suffers first and foremost, and for our sake.

[pointnclick]

"we live in an uncaring universe." sorry the special planet full of beauty and animals and food literally growing out of the ground isnt good enough for you. i guess

[apenitentialprayer]

Do not say: "How is it that former times were better than these?" For it is not out of wisdom that you ask about this.

Ecclesiastes (7:10)

Is there any affliction now endured by mankind that was not endured by our fathers before us? What sufferings of ours even bear comparison with what we know of their sufferings? And yet you hear people complaining about this present day and age because things were so much better in former times. I wonder what would happen if they were taken back to the days of their ancestors — would we not still hear them complaining? You may think past ages were good, but it is only because you are not living in them.

Saint Augustine

[catholic-on-main]

Is this anything?

[freakoutgirl]

Everything is so hard all the time has anyone else noticed that

[nerdemic]

Ecclesiastes sparknotes

[gargoylegf]

Day idk of scraping by and relying on only the grace of God

[acatholicrose]

[proteinmom]

i want husband to come home so we can hangout and talk about pokemon

[proteinmom]

i lied it's because i want to kiss him

[crabs-and-bedbugs]

Kissing a man? GAAAAY!

[cowpokeredeemed]

Not the way she’s doing it (wife style)

[catholicapothecary]

this is homeboy bedtime tuck-in style erasure

[crabs-and-bedbugs]

There's a difference between a smooch and a kiss

[catholicapothecary]