The Stick Man

The voice of Robert Frost, a thread

Jonathan Swift’s A Modest Proposal: this, but unironically

@MilitiaBVM Put the fries in the bag, I bet you sing for people’s birthdays

@AlexandersDad 😢

I take it back, Joseph disagrees with me and now we ARE NOT FRIENDS ANYMORE boooooooooo

@MilitiaBVM I was testing something

@AlexandersDad does michael want to

I was wondering if I should take Michael to go see a movie about killer hippos

@MilitiaBVM They’re killers Joseph

@AlexandersDad hippos are beautiful

I normally would think this is a cheap, and stupid, horror movie, if hippos were not actually one of the most evil creatures to walk this earth.

Book of Common Prayer Book of Uncommon Prayer Book of Rare Prayer Book of Epic Prayer Book of Legendary Prayer

@JovanGThinks THATS WHAT IM SAYING

Profaning the work of a devout Catholic will be counted against you in your post-death judgment.

@DiscussingFilm “Animation is cinema guys! Our complaining worked! Let’s finally go watch Coyote vs ACME!”

“Again, while I love being included, I have to stress I really don’t think you’ve got the right guy”

So giving it some further thought. It does look good. However, the audience is probably going to be redditors, et cetera. Maybe I’ll see it on a Tuesday in a trench coat, wearing a disguise

Watch, this movie will either be really good and bomb, or be terrible and bomb

@JovanGThinks @writriverdale I’m not gonna lie, pursuing beautiful literature has made me desire a deeper faith than most philosophy does. Philosophy is vital, don’t get me wrong, but I want beauty

If you guys are getting burnt out of a million Christian apologists making the same 5 points, there's a whole scene of Christian artists and poets making (genuinely) cozy videos on Tolkien, poetry, self-made indie art, George MacDonald (an inspiration for C.S. Lewis), and more!

@DaveSomething4 Miserere mei, for I am tempted to do something foul

I mean this would be a NYT bestseller

@ChaddLast @SocialNomadRach This movie came out like two years ago

@AlexandersDad @SocialNomadRach Back then they could.

Glad I didn't watch this movie, Eddie got date raped

This is my tome. I want my writing and my note taking to be worthy of such a book. I want to learn how to doodle like the below image so that it’s a proper manuscript

I need to get better at doodling. I have a large tome that I use for taking notes, but right now it’s just for walls of text.

According to the Catechism of the Catholic Church (CCC 1857), for a Sin to be Mortal (also called grave or deadly sin, which destroys sanctifying grace in the soul and can lead to eternal separation from God if unrepented), three conditions must all be present together: 1. Grave matter — The act must involve something objectively serious, typically a grave violation of God’s law as summarized in the Ten Commandments (e.g., murder, adultery, blasphemy, serious theft, skipping Sunday Mass deliberately, or other intrinsically evil acts that gravely harm one’s relationship with God, neighbor, or self). Not every wrongdoing qualifies—minor faults do not meet this threshold. 2. Full knowledge — The person must have sufficient awareness and understanding that the act is seriously sinful and contrary to God’s law. This means they know (or should reasonably know) the moral gravity of what they are doing. Feigned or willful ignorance does not excuse it; in fact, it can make the sin worse. 3. Deliberate consent (or full/deliberate consent of the will) — The person must freely and intentionally choose to commit the act, with their will fully engaged. There must be no significant external coercion, overwhelming passion, addiction, or other factors that substantially impair freedom of choice. It has to be a personal, deliberate decision ✝️ All three elements must align for the sin to be mortal. If even one is missing (for example, the matter is grave but the person lacks full knowledge or gives only partial consent), it is generally considered a venial sin—still harmful and something to avoid, as it weakens charity and disposes one toward mortal sin, but it does not cut off the life of grace in the same way. This teaching emphasizes both God’s justice (sin has real consequences) and His mercy (through the Sacrament of Reconciliation/Confession, mortal sin can be forgiven and grace restored). It’s meant to guide conscience examination rather than create scrupulosity—many people benefit from speaking with a priest for clarity in specific cases.