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The main distortions that bug me are the way the movies treat the wraiths as a 'passive effect' of the ring and show Sauron having direct real-time awareness of the ring being used.

A man may think the sword of Heaven too slow or quick, as he may wish or fear its fall: yet it will cut when it is destined to. -Dante

I have only contempt for the world’s threats, I find its blessings laughable. I have no fear of poverty, no desire for wealth. I am not afraid of death nor do I long to live, except for your good. -St. Chrysostom

"Whoever wants to come after me, let him take up his cross and follow me." Therefore we cast our thoughts on Christ Our Lord, and we conform our will to His, repeating not only with the mouth but with the heart, non mea sed tua voluntas fiat. -St. Pius V

There can be nothing in common between light and darkness; no agreement is possible between Catholics and heretics. -St. Pius V

O Blessed Joseph, who passed thy life in the painful labors of a humble profession, I take thee as my model and my protector. Obtain for me that I may bear patiently the pains and fatigues of my state, so that like thee sanctifying my labors, I May merit a crown in Heaven. Amen

"If the world is against the truth, then I am against the world." (St. Athanasius)

I grew up in Montana, which is beautiful, but the desert is a whole different kind of breathtaking. Pascal and I are on our way to pose as avid hikers 😂 Pascal

Prayer supports the soul more than food supports the body. -St. Chrysostom

Prayer is a treasure; he who prays most receives most. -St. Alphonsus

"What is civilization? I don't know. I can't define it in abstract terms – yet. But I think I can recognize it when I see it; and I am looking at it now."

"You cannot put straight in others what is warped in yourself." - St. Athanasius

Death has become like a tyrant who has been completely conquered by the legitimate monarch. -St. Athanasius

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Many whose lips are silent cry out with the heart; many are noisy with their mouths but with their hearts averted are able to obtain nothing. If, then, you cry to God, cry out inwardly where he hears you. -St. Augustine

The Jews say that they, too, adore God. God forbid that I say that. No Jew adores God! Who say so? The Son of God say so. For he said: "If you were to know my Father, you would also know me. But you neither know me nor do you know my Father". -St. Chrysostom