This is all very true, and physical and emotional burnout due to excessive busyness and stress is a big problem for many people, but I believe this type of health crisis is indicative of a more important truth: God is using intense suffering right now to prepare many people for

“In the end, it's up to us, because the last decision we will make as a culture is whether we want to have one or not.” This is one of the most insightful and important monologues I've ever watched, and it's one that everyone should watch.

This Sub Tuum Praesidium Metal Prayer Card will make a great gift for someone you know who's very devoted to Mary. It's possibly the oldest known prayer to Mary (dating to the 3rd century A.D. or earlier). Link to product listing page in next tweet

Photos I took yesterday

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𝐈𝐬 𝐆𝐨𝐝 𝐚 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐛𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐚? Anyone who thinks long and hard about the issues of God will eventually ask this question, but it’s the wrong question. To answer it, we have to first see the false dichotomy: either shrink God down into a

“He who withdraws himself from obedience withdraws himself from grace.” - Thomas A Kempis, 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘐𝘮𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘊𝘩𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵

According to St. Alphonsus Liguori, these are the spiritual exercises by which one should begin each day: 1. “When you awake in the morning, your first thought should be to raise your mind to God and offer Him all the actions of that day, asking Him to help you by His grace.”

What she means is the Protestant scheme of salvation by faith alone that is obtained by trusting in Jesus and asking him to come into your heart. No, she didn't hear that in the Catholic Church, because, though it has much truth to it, it is not the whole truth.

I think we should do more to raise the level of genuine human intelligence instead of becoming hyper reliant on fake (artificial) intelligence, but what do I know? Millions of people can't read properly or do basic mathematics. And don't get me started on economic illiteracy.

Keep your eyes fixed straight on Jesus. Don't look at the wreckage of your past or the world around you. Remember what happened to Lot's wife.

Cathedral of Santa Maria of Palma in Mallorca, Spain

“Culture is the incarnation of religion. When religion dies, culture becomes the ghost of itself.” — C.S. Lewis