I know the perennial wisdom is not to even change a light bulb in your first year as a pastor, but I'm definitely going to switch to these Stations of the Cross

best ending of all time, let's be real

"Nothing is more freely given by God than that which is bought with the two coins of prayer and trust." (Erasmus, Concerning the Immense Mercy of God)

Tl;dr: live, laugh, love, pray, don't worry, and read Erasmus

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When you're about to watch Lord of the Rings: the Return of the King (Extended Edition) in theaters

green is not a creative color

It was "dress up as your favorite teacher" day for Catholic Schools week!

It's been commented on a million times before, but it really is astonishing how well the Lord of the Rings CGI has held up and how much better the whole movie looks than pretty much anything that's been released recently

I have a law-abiding parishioner who was detained in Minneapolis as he showed up at his normally scheduled immigration appointment yesterday. His lawyer is having difficulties figuring out what is going on. If anyone has any contacts that may be able to help, please let me know.

We do not serve the Donkey. We do not serve the Elephant. We serve the Lamb.

No offense to Peter Jackson, but I was told the movie would start immediately with no trailers, not have a rambling laptop video from Peter Jackson for ten minutes at the beginning

Lots of Catholic/Christian imagery at the memorial site of Alex Pretti's death. Saw a few people with rosaries.

Is one of the greatest practical arguments for celibacy that Pastors' Kids seem to universally hate the experience?

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I asked the mom of the teen I sponsored for confirmation last year if there was anything I could get him for Christmas. She said he liked books. I said I assumed that they already had Lord of the Rings, because they're homeschool family. She said no. Am i doing this right @teawithtolkien.com

Okay everyone gets mad about "Mary, Did You Know?" because they're like "yes she did" but the literal first question in the song is "did you know that your baby boy will one day walk on water?" and I think it's fair to say that she probably did not know that one

Si quis chartas Natalis scintillis refertas mittat, anathema sit

I think we've gotten more snow before Christmas than we had the last two winters combined and I love it

Take, Lord, and receive My liberty, my memory, my understanding All I have and call my own You have given all to me. To you Lord, I return it. Do with it what you will. Give me only your love and your grace. That is enough for me.

A national bond that transcends race, religion, politics and class is our shared agreement that the Muppets are real. They are real people with jobs and lives. Listen to that crowd screaming. They know they're seeing a celebrity.

ancient memories

BREAKING: Vatican announces new liturgical text for the United States of America

I would argue while there are no explicit documents about this yet, the tradition of the church condemns the use of AI to create sacred art, and indeed teaches that AI cannot create art in any proper sense at all. ⬇️

Major Papal, Patriarchal and Roman Archbasilica, Metropolitan and Primatial Cathedral of the Most Holy Savior and Saints John the Baptist and the Evangelist in Lateran, Mother and Head of All Churches in Rome and in the World, pray for us 🙏🙏🙏

St. John Lateran, pray for us 🙏🙏🙏

I had a dream I was staying at @kelson.bsky.social's house (which was simultaneously kinda rural and also on the oceanside?) and a tornado came through and very neatly sliced about 4 ft out of the middle of his house, narrowly missing my car (which was my old minivan)

I've probably watched @jonbois.bsky.social's "Your typical sports team doesn't really have an origin myth" introduction to the series on the Vikings over a dozen times He never would have made it if he hadn't heard that horn

"Is the invitatory prayed before anticipated Office of Readings" - the greatest thread in the history of forums, locked by a moderator after 12,239 pages of heated debate,

It feels kind of medieval to be the "family priest" who gets called into do funerals for distant cousins I've never met before

i have once again spent several hours making a wikipedia page instead of going to bed

An American pope needs an American popemobile. An F-150 is probably too big, but you know what would be just the right size....

me this morning: "I'll just sit down and write a little wiki article while waiting for the one-hour fast from my coffee to end before celebrating Mass" four hours later:

@dragoman.bsky.social just (rightfully) reverted one of my wiki edits

Leo XIV is from the Midwest which means he's actually the Ope

They’re waiting, they’re watching, they’re the stars of the show

pope paul vii walking out onto the balcony

There is at least one Cardinal who is kind of enjoying being cut off from all of his personal and 99% of his professional obligations and is wondering if he can extend this whole process a little bit longer.

bro has mad sigma aura

How did door hinges lead to the eleven-time World Series champions from St. Louis, and what does it have to do with the Catholic Church? A thread.🧵

There are men being ordained this year who were born after the release of Star Wars Gangsta Rap

The people who say "don't leave Jesus because of Judas" don't seem to understand that in many cases, people haven't experienced one Judas among 12 apostles, but six Judases and five people who defend the Judases. Maybe one John among them. *Maybe.*

"For your penance, and it's going to be tremendous, absolutely tremendous, you’re going to say three Hail Marys, maybe the best Hail Marys anyone's ever said, believe me."