February 2012
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Um, I gave up tumblr today and until Easter.
So this is the last queue but I won’t be reading any responses or such until Easter Sunday or Monday.
Have a blessed Lent!
Seriously, this is the best liturgical season.
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Remember, O man, that dust thou art, and to dust...
Ash Wednesday: Catholic Identification Day
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For Lent, I am giving up gaming and tumblr.
So my awesome girlfriend Alyssa changed my password for me.
Man, she’s great. <3
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Saints and Sinners: Rick Santorum on Climate... →
nikosnature:
“We were put on this Earth as creatures of God to have dominion over the Earth, to use it wisely and steward it wisely, but for our benefit not for the Earth’s benefit,” Santorum told a Colorado crowd earlier this month.
He went on to call climate change “an absolute travesty of scientific…
Well, in a sense he’s right, he’s just not applying his findings well. God gave us the...
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02/21/12
amaysirve:
There was a shooting on our doorsteps today, three patients have died in the office in the last two months, and the drug trade around has grown exponentially. Why? Why is there this blatant disregard for Human dignity? I was walking to work this morning and I looked at the statue of Mary and was saddened by her state and her face. The Virgin is standing there on the corner, the blue...
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Today is my last day on tumblr before Easter.
I have two things queued for Ash Wednesday but then nothing. I’ll probably leave my password with my darling girlfriend who will change it and not let me have it.
Come midnight, I’m out.
Have a good lent!
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“If by “fatter kid” he means, larger enrollment, more programs, better rankings,...”
– UofA’s newspaper columnist calls ASU a fat kid. So, naturally, we responded. (via statepress)
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Can someone give some web design help to the...
acatholicvibe:
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iosiioc:
Because seriously, good resources, but why, why, is the website designed that way? It just seems both impractical and…ugly.
http://www.vatican.va/
I think for the sheer volume of info (The entire Catechism, and its Compendium, and the entire Bible, to name just three large volumes) on the Vatican site it does an excellent job.
What do you want...
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Can someone give some web design help to the...
iosiioc:
Because seriously, good resources, but why, why, is the website designed that way? It just seems both impractical and…ugly.
http://www.vatican.va/
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“Beware of isolation; beware of the idea that you have to develop a holy life...”
– Oswald Chambers (via hisstorythroughmine)
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Gallup Poll: Religious Americans Enjoy Higher... →
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I go on retreat today!
The retreat is themed Battle of Prayer. I leave at about six.
Any prayers you’d like to go up with me?
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livinghellcat replied to your photo: Tumblr Crushes: jameschapteroneversetwelve …
OH MY GAWD
and you’re wedged between a pro-life blog and a Catholic priest.
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lifein427 replied to your photo: Tumblr Crushes: jameschapteroneversetwelve …
This is silly.
But you’re in the middle, bbz! That means you’re the most important!
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Today
After class today I walked around downtown Phoenix and headed into St. Mary’s Basilica. I hadn’t been in there for a very long time. It is super old and also houses a Franciscan community.
Super bamf.
I went inside. The church was dimly lit, smelled slightly of sweet incense and there was Gregorian chant playing softly but clearly. It was just me, one Franciscan friar and Jesus....
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If only Catholics still felt the same way about...
Ahahahaha. Churches don’t have to give money to the United States defense budget. Try again.
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“All good heresies come from priests.”
– Fr. John Muir on Marcionism (During Christology Class)
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1: I think all religions should be abolished.
2: Why?
1: Because religions are bigoted and so many crimes against humanity are done in religion's/God's name.
2: But religions generally preach love. People just pervert the teachings, usually out of ignorance, to fit their personal prejudices.
1: But if they had no religion, there would be nothing to pervert.
2: Well, if they're naturally cruel, I'm sure they could've found another reason. People could just as well persecute others for not believing in evolution.
1: But there is no proof for religion. They're doing evil for some imaginary god they blindly believe in without actually thinking about it.
2: What makes you think that all theists haven't thought about their beliefs?
1: Because they still believe in the absurdity!
2: Can you prove that you are in possession of the absolute truth then? Just because it doesn't make sense to you does not mean it is not true, and just because you cannot fathom the possibility does not mean that it does not exist. This may come as a surprise to you but some people come to the conclusion of the existence of God through rational means. Tell me, have you ever been in love?
1: What does that have to do with it?
2: Do you believe in love?
1: Yes.
2: Do you believe love, in its purest, is inherently good? And that it's not the fault of love per se when people do stupid things in its name?
1: Yes, of course.
2: Love is not tangible, cannot be tested empirically, and yet people do many things for the sake of love - things that are both good and bad. Many kill for love, but many also die for love. Just like religion. And so, if we follow your logic, then because many do evil for love's sake, albeit this is a minority vis-a-vis those who do good for love's sake, then we should believe that love is evil and strive to abolish love.
1: No, that's different...
2: How so?
1: ...
2: Regardless of whether you're an atheist or not, it's naive to deny the fact that religion serves a lot of purposes. There are, of course, the cultural reasons - such as the many scientific and philosophical discoveries attributed to the religious - as well as the social reasons - it forms the foundation of many relationships after all. Furthermore, as an existentialist, you believe that life and its meaning are what we make of it, right? So I don't see why you think you must deny others their choice to subscribe to a religion and their choice to make a deity the center of their lives. Please, enlighten me if you have any better arguments for the abolishing of religion because from the looks of it, your reasons - intolerance, restriction of people's choice, superiority complex with regard to the truth - can be thrown right back at you.
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St. Joseph, pray for us.
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“Don’t give in to discouragement……. If you are discouraged it is a sign of pride...”
– Blessed Teresa of Calcutta
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Renamed my blog "Dust and Ashes."
Might be permanent.
Genesis 3:19
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“We don’t love qualities, we love persons; sometimes by reason of their defects...”
– Jacques Maritain (via thehungrycatholic)
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Catholic Hate
I’ve noticed that a lot of Catholic bloggers talk about Catholic hate, how they’ve experienced it and the common accusations.
I really haven’t experienced any of that from other Christians. Protestants have been very kind to me: on one occasion I was invited to a Bible study because she saw my Rosary bracelet and recognized me as a fellow Christian. (Someone suggested this...
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How the White House's 98% Contraception Figure for... →
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Tumblr Catholics Unite! →
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I hate to admit it, but… I kind of agree.
Wow, that was inspiring insightful. This definitely needs more notes than it has.
this is really f-ing ignorant i dont see how anyone can agree with this
I agree, pretty...
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I know it is hard to find Catholic or pro-life issues in secular media
but I wish I could read Catholic or pro-life sources without right-wing-type rhetoric like “Obamacare.”
I’m trying to read news, not editorials.
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Hey Prolifers, Raise the Flag, Show some love!
badwolfcomplex:
nikosnature:
Itsnotachoiceitsachild.tumblr.com has come under a lot of fire. Can you say 45 messages in 10 minutes? Apparently some prochoicer linked the horde to their blog. Come on guys, let’s do this, and show some support for our friends and family!
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saintgordon:
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I just realized that innerchrist used to be fuckyeahhinduism.
Well would you look at that.
No no no no no. This guy used to run the “Apostolic Faith” tumblr… he literally one day bought a bunch of priestly apparel, and declared himself an orthodox priest. I and a few other guys took him down… nothing comes out of his mouth but willful heresy. He is an...