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Pope Leo on 10th anniversary of Laudato Si: “There is no room for indifference or resignation. God will ask us if we have cultivated and cared for the world that he created…we cannot love God whom we cannot see, while despising his creatures." www.vatican.va/content/leo-...

My California parish school's flag is at about 2/3 mast, and we are all just confused.

My views on contemporary therapy are too radioactive to share, and I think folks should get all the help they can. But this confirms so many of my worst biases.

Da Pears

Annual reminder of the greatest meme ever

Reading announcements for interfaith vigils and looking at the interfaith breakdown- UMC, CCC, PCC, Unitarian...

🕯️ Saturday we commemorate Saint Teresa Benedicta of the Cross, philosopher and martyr of Auschwitz who found Christ through her brilliant search for truth. 🔗 https://twp.ai/ImpVJX #EdithStein #CarmeliteSaints

Good. Let me be a bluesky hermit in peace

Well, I've seen enough

This is hilarious.

Per his social media, Fr. Carlos Martins cleared of all charges.

Yikes.

I'm sorry, but this may be the funniest Facebook AI slop I have ever seen. Bury me sideways in my coffin, brother. Let my dog see

Disney's Les Chants de Maldoror

1 like = 1 hyperfixation I've fallen into (without actually gaining any skills)

When I visit the food truck by cemetery and the Mexican mom I never had queries me, "You want espicy?" it just makes my day. She's the one making America great. (And yes, please.)

you know what? he'll yeah Knights

I am a very smol account, but who am I to deprive you of my Very Correct Opinions?

Two of the most senior Christian leaders in Jerusalem travelled to Gaza on Friday after Israeli fire killed three at the Palestinian territory's only Catholic church, provoking international condemnation. u.afp.com/SYu7

Even if you don't share his faith, the way he talks about it is beautiful

I saw this in Tumblr years ago and it's been living in my head. I've never been able to find it again so I remade it myself.

Weird Al: a 65-year-old man jumping around stage doing high kicks and acrobatic moves for two hours last night, will do it again tomorrow Me: a 46-year-old man who sat on the ground for two hours last night and now my back is very ouchy and I need a nap, would probably die if I did it again

On this day in 1535, St. Thomas More suffered Martyrdom under Henry VIII. His last words "I die the king's good servant, and God's first"

As a consummate fireworks hater, this is inflicting greater than usual cognitive dissonance.

Credit to the priest for his brave concern for the physical and spiritual lives of his parishioners. Unlike many politicians, may our priests continue to be extraordinarily rude by caring for their constituents.

Ratatouille 2: Muridore

Secretly controlling secular society with our co-conspirators, the evangelicals.

After ICE agents enter 2 Diocesan churches, San Bernardino’s Bishop Rojas adamantly speaks out: “Cease these tactics immediately, in favor of an approach that respects human rights.” www.sbsun.com/2025/06/24/a...

Looking through my downloads to see what they're going to deport me for

Friends, Sea World sucks.

Bloomsday

When a guy drops an hour-long self-produced movie in the Boston Comedians Facebook group, with THIS description... how can I say no

A Tennessee woman is studying to be a nurse and works nights cleaning buildings. ICE recently deported her husband, leaving her alone with three kids and another child on the way. She's about to lose her car and home. Would you consider donating to help? www.gofundme.com/f/urgent-hel...

Jacques Derrida glared at me.

This is a horror story, complete with jump scare at the end. Lord have mercy.

Very sad news.

Even after becoming a naturalized Swiss citizen, Patek continued to support Polish refugees. He funded mutual aid orgs, built a library, and brought in more Polish emigres after a failed 1863 uprising against Russia. For his support of emigres, Pope Pius IX bestowed Patek the title of count.

Revolfing

Post a random photo otherwise everything goes wrong in June

Pastors who support euthanasia should be asked how many of their congregants are over 60 and whether they advise them to include the church in their estate planning.

"& opius dei" Missed a great chance to also misspell the ampersand as $

"... life is made up of encounters, and in these encounters, we emerge for what we are. (...) Indeed, before being a religious matter, compassion is a question of humanity! Before being believers, we are called to be human." Pope Leo XIV, General Audience May 28, 2025