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drsunshines · 2 days

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New Dante design drop ‼️🫶

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littleflowerfaith · 2 years

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“Always raise thy heart and mind to God, and with the light of grace which thou dost possess, never lose sight of the immutable being of the infinite and eternal God, or of His incomprehensible goodness which has led Him to draw man out of nothing, to raise him to His glory and enrich him with precious gifts”

The Divine Life of the Most Holy Virgin

Ven. Mary of Agreda

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chicoinematt7 · 2 years

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Book Review— St. Maria Goretti: A Journey into Forgiveness and Redemption

Forgiving people who wronged you can be tough. Jesus constantly told his disciples to show mercy and forgive. People who have modeled excellence in virtue and holiness can be canonized as official saints in the Catholic Church. They reflect the light of Christ in the world. Sometimes it seems like the saints are people who are inaccessible to the ordinary person. But when you break it down the…

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#Book Review #Catholic book #Catholic book review #Catholic saint #Catholic saints #Saint Maria Goretti

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obsob · 3 months

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once more around the sun!! :3

#mine #cats #happy new year!!! a little late but alas #i didnt like th colours here but now i love them hehehehehheheh #i hope everyone had a good holidays life development for me is i now like ice hockey #in my sports fan era...these greasy sweaty bloody white men...intrigue me #also i got a new diary!! im using th hobonichi cousin in kinda alarmed by it ngl a5 is a lot of space to fill #i tried the hobonichi techo a couple years ago n found it a rlly weird size 2 work in but now.........big page scawwy #im trying not 2 b too insane about it . like relax who cares #if i do cute spreads i will share them :3 #also in th same vein im not setting a book goal this year !! tbh i surpassed my goal last year by a lot and wasnt stressed about it at All #but i get so guilty about not reading sometimes like girl . guilty to who? god? are we catholic now? get a grip #anyway anway im going to toot on my flute and then eat my weight in mac n cheese #love how i had to get a new cork in my flute bc i didnt play for like 10 months n th guy was like play regularly! n i was like yeh will do!#and then did not do that #alas...time escapes me

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seraphim-eternal · 18 days

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A little while, and you will see me no longer. Again in a little while, and you will see me.

John 16:16

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scottinaussie · 20 days

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James McAvoy

as Pontius Pilate in The Book of Clarence (2023)

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wanderinghedgehog · 6 months

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Being Jewish (or just not Christian in general) can make reading Les Mis such a funny experience. It’s such a catholic story. But I always forget that and I’m sitting there wondering why characters make certain choices and then I remember and I’m like “Oh right. Jesus.”

#sometimes I just forget about catholics #and then I read a book set in 19th century France and suddenly they’re everywhere #les mis #les miserables

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canisalbus · 25 days

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as a 16th century clergyman what does machete think of the printing press

I think by the time he was born the printing press had been around for almost a century and a half, so I'd reckon the society as a whole was largely past it's initial novelty and controversy. Machete himself is bookish and nerdy, he's very invested in gathering knowledge about various topics and trying to piece together a good picture of how the world works. Getting access to reading material would be a lot harder if every book was still copied individually by hand. His standards are pretty high though, there's a lot of poorly translated, shoddily printed and flimsily bound books around and he's prone to scrunching his nose at them.

#his relationship with faith is kind of fraught and unhealthy #but as a top ranking cleric he's nonetheless fiercely protective of the church's interests that's his job #the reformation and the invention of the printing press enabled people to start spreading bootleg vernacular translations of the bible #suddenly folks had a chance to read the holy book in a language they could understand (if you were lucky enough to be literate at least)#this was a big deal remember it used to be only in latin and essentially gatekept by priests #not to mention you could now buy a copy of your own the cost of books had crashed they weren't necessarily rare luxury items anymore #you don't just go and cut out the middleman that's not how this is supposed to work #distressing times in the catholic church #answered #anonymous

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shyjusticewarrior · 3 months

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DC Comics Incorrect Quotes Pt 237

Harley: I'm Harley, I make jokes when I'm uncomfortable.

Jason: Why don't they make stained glass fish tanks? Give those fish catholic guilt.

Selina: Fascinated by the implication that it's the stained glass that gives catholics the guilt.

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bowofbalance · 3 months

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I absolutely believe that Foreman is gay. I have two reasons for that. First and most obvious, absolutely no one who is attracted to women at all would let themselves fumble Thirteen that hard. There is absolutely no way. Second, he grew up evangelical. That's actually canon (for once in my life). And he's not married, he doesn't have kids, none of that. Even though he's a doctor and objectively would be able to take care of a family.

Since he's gay, he has to deal with the absolute worst case of internalized homophobia you can possibly imagine. He definitely grew up hearing that gay people are all going to hell and that they deserve it and everything else like that. So young Foreman never even let himself see that he was gay because that was just too dangerous for him. Which means that adult Foreman is completely ignorant of who he is, except on the rare occasions when he loses control (have you seen how he looks at Chase if he's been drinking?). Those episodes do put him in a spiral of self hate though, so he keeps clinging to control more and more over the course of the show.

And at least Chase knows that, and he tries to tell Foreman that he's gay exactly the same way House would: by calling him repressed and hooking him up to a monitor that he rigged. We never see Foreman get over the repression/internalized homophobia even after he got everything he wanted, which is incredibly sad. But Chase still keeps trying to drag him out of his shell and I think it's because he sees what's really going on with Foreman (Catholic guilt sees evangelical shame, I need to write more about that).

Foreman is kind of like his own tragedy and we never get to see enough of him As Himself instead of him As House 2.0.

#i feel like the catholic shame evangelical guilt relationship deserves a whole book #i wish i were a better writer :(#anyway yeah. foreman internalized homophobia #house md #eric foreman #choreman #(ish)

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fictionadventurer · 5 months

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I have a germ of a theory that good Christian fiction has stories that are less about shaving down your personality to meet some specific mold of what a good Christian looks like, and more about "how gloriously different are all the saints."

Not that the Christian life doesn't involve fighting against our own sinful nature and conforming ourselves to Christ-like behavior, but I think it makes for better, more realistic, and more universal stories when you also recognize that people have different gifts and flaws and they're going to be called to use their unique personalities to serve the kingdom of God in their own unique way, instead of assuming everyone has to conform themselves to a very specific (often secular-culturally based) image of good behavior. It makes for a much more vibrant story.

#catholic things #books #i'm still ruminating on charlotte yonge #because i usually contrast modern christian fiction with how the classics incorporated christianity #but she's the first classic victorian author i've found that i'd describe as writing christian fiction #which makes for a more direct comparison #she did handle religion in some very good ways #but i tried another of her books after 'heir'#and it reminded me of what i didn't like about the childhood section of 'heir'#but magnified a lot #she wants to show her children overcoming flaws #but she has a very narrow english anglo-catholic view of goodness #and that means her idea of christianity can come across as very judgemental and narrow-minded #things that are not actually sins in and of themselves are treated as moral failings inherent to other cultures #and the kids spend so much time worrying about cutting out sin that you don't get to see enough of their unique personality #i'd be willing to try more from her but i think i'd have to stick to the stories about adult characters

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overthinkinglotr · 10 months

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Inspired by the trash homophobic conservative poll that was going around recently:

#lotr #overthinkinglotr #tw: homophobia #my theory about these people #is that most of them are Catholics who got into lotr because its a Catholic approved book or w/e #but they genuinely don’t know how to interact with a novel unless they’re treating it as a Bible #and don’t know how to interact with fandom unless they’re treating it as a congregation #and don’t know how to interact with an author unless they’re treating him like God #and it’s obnoxious #this is a fandom not Sunday school #the point of art in conversation and communication #not mindless submission to authority

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rescatada · 6 months

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“I will bless the Lord at all times; His praise shall be always in my mouth. My soul will glory in the Lord; let the poor hear and be glad. Magnify the Lord with me; and let us exalt His name forever.”

Psalms 34:2-4

#Pentecost #christianity #christian #religion #theology #catholic #catholicism #spirituality #bible verse #psalms #book of psalms #Christian art #faith #daily scripture #biblical scripture #daily bible study #bible study #catholic art

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seraphim-eternal · 4 months

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cast off your hand and throw it away, lest your body be thrown into hell

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thurifer-at-heart · 5 months

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A morning prayer that was shared on r/Episcopalian which I loved, from the Book of Common Prayer (1979). It's from the Ministration to the Sick (under "Prayers for use by a Sick Person"), but I hope it'll be helpful for anyone facing a difficult day. I prayed it this morning; I'll certainly need it often.

This is another day, O Lord. I know not what it will bring forth, but make me ready, Lord, for whatever it may be. If I am to stand up, help me to stand bravely. If I am to sit still, help me to sit quietly. If I am to lie low, help me to do it patiently. And if I am to do nothing, let me do it gallantly. Make these words more than words, and give me the Spirit of Jesus. Amen.

—The Book of Common Prayer (1979), p.461.

#prayer #prayers #episcopalian #queer christian #lgbtq christian #anglo catholic #book of common prayer #bcp #progressive christian #anglican #christian

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angeltreasure · 1 month

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First page of the next book I’m starting.

#Guardian Angels #angels #Catholic #Catholicism #faith #books

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