that thing about west coasters being nice but not kind and east coasters being kind but not nice is the biggest piece of bullshit as someone who has lived on both coasts plus in the midwest and it annoys me every time I hear that shit
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that thing about west coasters being nice but not kind and east coasters being kind but not nice is the biggest piece of bullshit as someone who has lived on both coasts plus in the midwest and it annoys me every time I hear that shit
how to look into the catholic church, if you feel the tug of it—
look for communities near you to visit; morning masses have nice women who love to greet new neighbors. this is a book on how to visit, and this is my guide on it. the task is copying those near you. you need to find ethical relationship—going out is important. if you can't, though, try virtual masses (like those in my city through catholictv). follow the mass with a lectionary, the usccb daily readings, or the ordo
visit adoration, quiet times of reflection in front of the body. in various communities there are hours of this, or, it never ends
learn to pray chaplets or the rosary. visit churches half an hour before mass to recite the rosary with others. you can count on your fingers until you get one yourself
learn the nicene creed, which outlines the catholic faith in its gist
read vatican encyclicals like pope francis' delixit nos (he likens faith to his grandmother's cookies) or pope leo's recent magnifica humanitas (the rhetoric here is of loving the neighbor ethically, lornfully)
reach out to other catholics, like me 𐔌՞. .՞𐦯, pilgrim yourself to shrines, or visit festivals or feast days near you, (like the north end's st anthony's feast)
remain both generous and critical in one breath. name the violence of this church
lastly, look into ocia or rcia, rites of initiation guided by deacons or fathers to come home to the church
“And why don’t you write? Write! Writing is for you, you are for you; your body is yours, take it. I know why you haven’t written. (And why I didn’t write before the age of twenty-seven.) Because writing is at once too high, too great for you, it’s reserved for the great — that is for “great men”; and it’s “silly.” Besides, you’ve written a little, but in secret. And it wasn’t good, because it was in secret, and because you punished yourself for writing, because you didn’t go all the way, or because you wrote, irresistibly, as when we would masturbate in secret, not to go further, but to attenuate the tension a bit, just enough to take the edge off. And then as soon as we come, we go and make ourselves feel guilty — so as to be forgiven; or to forget, to bury it until the next time.”
— Hélène Cixous, “The Laugh of the Medusa”
“Don’t worry about appearing sentimental. Worry about being unavailable; worry about being absent or fraudulent. Risk being unliked. Tell the truth as you understand it.” — Anne Lamott, Bird by Bird
Yes, we are lonely. There exists in our heart an inner land, where we are alone, to which nobody finds the way except God. This innermost unreachable chamber in our heart exists. The question is whether we, in a foolishly guilty way, avoid it, because nobody else and nothing of what is familiar to us on earth can enter into it with us. Let us enter there ever so quietly! Let us shut the door behind us! Let us listen to the ineffable melody that fills the silence of that night. Here the silent and lonely soul sings for the God of her heart her finest and most personal song.
Karl Rahner, Theological Investigations, Vol. XXIII
no, i don’t watch that show, but i do follow its developments extensively via tumblr
"You can now sort your likes from oldest to newest on web and iOS. Do you remember what your first liked post was?"
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oh its bad back there.
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Just saw a bird get a worm at 8:06pm.
Never let the morning people say it can't be done
god has big brown eyes
MY FINGERS BARELY EVEN TOUCHED YOUR STUPID FUCKING AD STOP REDIRECTING ME TO THE APP STORE
we all have the homie that's a cautionary tale
what's the TLDR of the encylical?
love your neighbor or else. that's the opening and the closure of technology in this life
Ambulance with the Caduceus on it: disappointing but kinda funny
Ambulance with the Rod of Asclepius on it: Good and normal
Ambulance with *both* The Caduceus and Rod of Asclepius on it: Fucking hysterical. Are we going to the hospital or the morgue? Who knows!
shine normal like a plain rock
Gentle notice that “highbrow” and “lowbrow” are eugenics/race science terms and it may be better to just quietly retire them in casual discussions of art
talking like point-and-click game narration to the bugs in my room
you can't get out that way!
that's not very helpful.
maybe the open window will help.
try the open window instead.