be living proof of a loving God

prayer, properly understood, is nothing other than becoming a longing for God

[pure]

the sean combs verdict is making people confront the dangers of the liberal feminist line on sex work before my very eyes. combs’ defenders say consent absolves him of any wrongdoing (which the court agrees), and the people unhappy with his acquittals are struggling to not say you can’t purchase consent, or that the presence of consent doesn’t preclude the presence of (sexual) exploitation. what radical feminists and communists have been saying for decades...😬

[alongingforgod]

okay i have to go to sleep now but remember to love God and love your neighbor regardless of every difference between you

[cheerfullycatholic]

I saw your inclusivitity in the pro life movement post and I'm really glad you made it. At times, it can seem frustrating for me, who is lgbtq, no longer identifies with a specific religion, and is more liberal leaning to see anyone outside of straight, conservative, and Christian denounced as automatically pro abortion! (Or offer their own beliefs as the One and only explanation to defend human life)

I'm curious if you know of any events or organizations that offer different people working in the pro life movement? The things I've seen usually had some political leaning into it that surpassed pro life imo

Again, thanks!! You are always really great with resources and human rights information.

Yay I'm happy you liked it! I hope you're able to find events that are more welcoming to you

Rehumanize International is an organization off the top of my head that is pretty inclusive. They're a consistent life ethic org so they talk about all pro life issues, not just abortion, but they seem to be nonpartisan and they work with all kinds of pro lifers. I believe they're having their Create | Encounter release party at the end of this month to celebrate another successful art contest and magazine, and they also have an annual conference. I don't believe they've announced this year's yet but last year's took place in October in Georgia.

Secular Pro Life is another good one. They're nonpartisan, very welcoming of everyone, and want to create interfaith coalitions. Though unfortunately they don't host any events, at least not yet

And you're welcome!

[rose1water]

— Ingrid Goff-Maidoff

[alongingforgod]

i'm not saying this would fix all of you, but switching from an emails job to being a carpenter's apprentice has done wonders for me lol

[persianmom-deactivated20251026]

just saw a video of ocean vuong discussing how as a professor he has noticed that his students are more and more self conscious at attempting to be poets or writers even when it is what they want simply because they do not want to be perceived as cringe. we must free ourselves from the chains of cringe. the truth is people will perceive you whether you do what you want or do nothing at all….

[olicrosse]

[girlschasinggirls]

not sorry but i would rather every porn actress and prostitute that enjoys what they do have to get a new job than one single person be trafficked or raped again and i will never change my mind

[kragehund-est]

thank you leftist man for supporting women's rights to cater to you sexually no matter what. you are so brave. i also really appreciate how you criticize conservative views that keep women from being sexually available to you. as a male feminist truly you understand that the ultimate goal of feminism is for women to choose to do whatever is most convenient for your penis. you are our #1 ally.

[ecceagnesdarling]

I hope he *remember it's wrong to wish bad things to people* I hope he finds true repentance in life so that his designated room in the worst pit of hell remains unused

[sjmattson]

Jesus chose to be politically powerless in order to faithfully love his neighbors—even to the point of death.

[quotes-thoughts-prayers-poetry]

[apenitentialprayer]

Praise, at its heart, is the desire for integration; to see God's heaven and our earth reflected in one another. Praise acknowledges a God who is recognizable, who is present, who acts in and among our lives. […] And if praise in prayer is the act of recognizing a God who is present in our lives, then petition is the expression of our desire for that same God to be present in a place in our lives in which we do not see Him.

the Reverend Bo Reynolds, in his homily for the Seventh Sunday After Pentecost, 2025.

[apenitentialprayer]

Pax Christi USA announces conscientious objection registry

June 2025 — Pax Christi USA is pleased to announce the launch of the Ben Salmon No Just War Registry for Conscientious Objectors. This regis

Building on […] a long tradition of Catholic war resisters including the Berrigan brothers, Ben Salmon, Franz Jäggerstätter, and Dorothy Day, all of whom upheld the Gospel of nonviolence in turbulent times, we invite young Catholics to sign a proclamation document affirming their faith-led belief in Gospel nonviolence. The original testimonies will be held by the signers, with copies sent to the Pax Christi USA office in Washington, DC, which will act as the central archive. In the event of a military draft or call to war, these documents will serve as formal statements of conscientious objection. [...] To bring this resource to fruition, however, we need your help.

Pray for us as we launch this project, as well as for all victims of war.

Welcome friends into conversations about peacebuilding and learn more about the history of Catholic civil disobedience.

Please share the news of this registry with your parish, within your communities, and especially with any young Catholics you know.

Our hope is that this registry will not only be a legal support, but another seed in a growing network of solidarity.

[noosphe-re]

"There was an exchange on Twitter a while back where someone said, ‘What is artificial intelligence?' And someone else said, 'A poor choice of words in 1954'," he says. "And, you know, they’re right. I think that if we had chosen a different phrase for it, back in the '50s, we might have avoided a lot of the confusion that we're having now." So if he had to invent a term, what would it be? His answer is instant: applied statistics. "It's genuinely amazing that...these sorts of things can be extracted from a statistical analysis of a large body of text," he says. But, in his view, that doesn't make the tools intelligent. Applied statistics is a far more precise descriptor, "but no one wants to use that term, because it's not as sexy".

'The machines we have now are not conscious', Lunch with the FT, Ted Chiang, by Madhumita Murgia, 3 June/4 June 2023

[alongingforgod]

back on tumblr briefly just to say pls pray for me to find a new job. just got laid off last week :(

[eggsdoodz]

i love love <333