There was this sandwich shop in Pittsburgh's Strip District named, "Thin Man Sandwich Shop." I heard the food was amazing but it closed a while back. I think it's because of the name. People want to go to a sandwich shop named, like, "Big Boy's Po'Boys" or "Chub's Subs."

Zero Trump flags at my in-laws' bougie lakehouse neighborhood boat parade. That's down from one last year. He's losing the upper middle class.

"Hell yeah" America 250 Edition

"tossed away his dog collar" "joined the priesthood aged 19" I love it when journalists have integrity and take two seconds to learn anything.

Not my idea of, "a good time".

Sad day for those who liked using the phrase "irregular canonical situation"

Lmao I forgot about this account.

"My hope is that dialogue can be resumed.” Give me a break. This is called enabling!

Oh that's not a maybe. Those are 100% tonsures.

Look at this fellas shirt from the SSPX ordinations. No use in even trying with the umbrella at that point. Give up, bro. You're wet.

Someone call Bishop Bar-yadda yadda yadda

"They love places of honor at banquets, seats of honor in synagogues, greetings in marketplaces, and the salutation ‘Rabbi.’"

"A litmus test for social justice today is the treatment of migrants, refugees and those forced to move due to poverty, violence, climate change and environmental disasters. The way a society treats them reveals whether its sense of justice is driven by fear or by the spirit of fraternity" Pope Leo

From what I've read, JD did not go to normal OCIA. I think this is why he is such a bad Catholic convert. You can't just have some private conversations with one priest (we have progressed from Philip and the Eunich).

I don't think he understand that this is a major problem. The American people have become so used to the president committing crimes that it is not a big deal. This is a very bad thing.

I disagreed with Pope Francis on very few things. But one was when he spoke against air conditioning. He was wrong for that.

Air conditioning is a hot topic right now.

Somebody alert Bishop Barron! He will certainly care about this!

This morning my 7 year old told my wife that he wants to work at the local botanical gardens. Not, like, when he grows up. He wants to work there now. He was utterly dismayed when she explained child labor laws to him.

At Mass during the Prayers of the Faithful, one of the prayers was "for absent fathers and fathers who have failed, that God will bring them healing and (I forget the other part)". I thought that was a really beautiful prayer on Father's Day.

Is there a reason it is being done today rather than in July? Just more convenient scheduling/the month of the Sacred Heart?

Dude FUCK fitted sheets. I'm folding it like a flat I don't even care.

My wife is on a video call for school while I fold laundry. She said I can't hang up shirts behind her because people on the call would see me. I said to her, "You're really hampering my laundry work." She actually laughed at that.

My first thought was, "Trump would hate this!" Then my second thought was, "Wait... damnit."

Got a lot of anger in my heart today. Partly because of a situation at work and partly because I live in an age where I somehow know all the terrible things the richest man in the world does all the time. Thankfully, I work at a church with a quiet old chapel. So I will take my angry heart there.

Always freaks me out when I meet a republican who was educated by Jesuits. Not so much because of the irony, but because they should know better.

So does "Veep" get funny? I had heard it was funny but I'm on like episode 4 now and it's not doing it for me.

Happy Feast of Corpus Christi! God blesses us abundantly! Let's be grateful!

"S*x is the best feeling in the world." Um, no. The best feeling in the world is when you think, "Ah shit I have to fold the laundry" and when you open the machine, you see that it's all sheets and towels. 🤩

Update from the rural rural rural part of SC I drive through sometimes- the rich business owners with lots of land out there have taken down their Trump flags. The farmers are still flying theirs though.

That's a rough 26.

Gas prices really hitting him hard.

Well, it finally happened. My 7 year old tried to cut his hair with child scissors. Had to buzz it all off.

But gas prices are way down as compared to two weeks ago. What gives?

I've been looking into graduate theology programs and I found my favorite so far. It is flexible, affordable, and the concentration I want to pursue has an awesome course list. I looked up the notable alumni and I recognized three names- Matt Fradd, Trent Horn, and Fr. Chad Ripperger. 😑

My wife bought 8 large bags of trail mix. That's a lot of trail mix. She hasn't said anything but... should I assume she is planning a long hike?

What a damn minute. Trey Gowdy in the year of our Lord 2026???

I saw the map without knowing any context and immediately just thought, "I agree."

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Overall, the encyclical was great. I was inspired reading it. There was a bit of repetition- some I felt was appropriate for emphasis and others I don't feel was necessary. But that's just me. I'll post some of my favorite messages/quotes in this thread.

Just finished the encyclical. Y'all, Pops was COOKIN!

SC native here. Sweet tea is way too sweet.

When I was a missionary with Vagabond, our mantra was, "We are successful if we are faithful."

I got to the slavery part of the encyclical and uhhh... yeah what ARE we supposed to do regarding infallibility and doctrinal change? Cuz that one does seem like a change rather than a development. (And the whole "different types of slavery" argument seems like bullshit). Help me understand please.

Type of guy who asks Chat GPT for a summary of Pope Leo's Magnifica Humanitas

This guy from a "Catholic AI company" named Truthly has been bugging me for weeks. I never replied but wondered what their response would be to the encyclical. As I imagined, it’s basically like, "We are doing AI the way the Pope wants us to!" No mention of the dumbing of humanity, stolen content,

Couldn't read it yesterday but I've been reading the encyclical for hours and my slow ass is still only on paragraph 64 (out of 225). I am jealous of the fast readers.

Happy Encyclical Day!

It wasstrange to hear the song "God Bless America" at Pentecost Mass yesterday.

10 bands I've seen live Michael Buble Breaking Benjamin/Three Doors Down Avett Brothers Foster the People Sufjan Stevens For Today (My Epic as opener) Hundredth The Black Keys