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@FrCharles I had some of my teens read sections of the Gospels and then showed them the Chosen clips, to compare/contrast. It was good! The show isn't my favorite but it helps a lot of people feel like scripture is more alive.

Ok fam, I am having the thought that I need to watch The Chosen for the sake of pastoral literacy. Convince me why I should or should not.

FILIOQUE DAY FILIOQUE DAY

I’m losing all interest in Catholics policing other Catholics for doing things the Church doesn’t forbid. People strain themselves so hard over other people kneeling or not singing or holding hands or whatever. Sorry, whining online won’t give you an ounce more control over it.

Fr. Pius Pietrzyk, O.P., is the Vice Chair of the Board of Directors of the Legal Services Corporation (LSC), a 501(c)(3) organization, created by the U.S. Congress in 1974. It works to fund organizations that provide legal services in civil cases to those who cannot afford a lawyer on their own. He explains: “Most Americans understand that if they are convicted of a crime, they have access to a lawyer whether or not they can afford it. But what if you are threatened with losing your house or having your children taken away or something like that? Are you guaranteed access to a lawyer? Many Americans will say yes. They are wrong. They do not have access to a lawyer in the same way that they would in a criminal matter.” Read more of our interview with Fr. Pius: dominicanfriars.org/a-love-for-chr…

@jdflynn Something more realistic for 20 hrs would be run lifeteen and edge, one retreat, maybe a local service project or two, then cultivate volunteers/meet with pastor and staff and vision for growth. And the job would have to grow its compensation and hrs as new initiatives are added.

@jdflynn It sounds like the parish has big dreams for youth but doesn't have the resources to support the kind of person who can do it all. Something needs to adjust, either the compensation or the scope of that job. The description reads like a wish list and isnt realistic.

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Go to confession, kids!

@HoneyTongueMuse @jdflynn @fr_faulkner Shhhh let us basic people be basic

@jdflynn @fr_faulkner Except for the fact that it's a bad song

Sweet Caroline is an American standard. Its primary cultural significance is neither the Boston Red Sox nor baseball more generally. Thank you for your attention to this matter.

This isn't just a statue, it's the massive gold Mary on top of Mary's mountain at Mount St. Mary's University and Seminary.

God bless the 🇻🇦🇨🇭 Swiss Guards for their heroic sacrifice against... (checks post) ..."Habsburg troops"... Oh dear.

🎶 The Swiss Guard surprises Pope Leo XIV with ‘Sweet Caroline’ at his second swearing-in ceremony

@ethawyn @lukei4655 Yeah but it would take a good ten years to actually implement well, and some priests know they can do whatever they want because they're needed too badly, under the current model. Idk just seems impossible to actually do well.

@lukei4655 This becomes obvious when you think about the fact that pastors are meant to be fathers to their flock, not branch managers.

If I were a Bishop one of the first things I’d do is remove term limits for pastors. Both the priest and the people have a right and institutional need for stability. If you need to remove a guy, start a canonical process. If you don’t trust a guy, don’t make him a pastor.

8 ribbons. Yes, really. We planned for 5, but the feedback was loud and clear, so we're making it happen for our edition of The Liturgy of the Hours. We think you'll feel the difference every time you sit down to pray!

Heck this could have been another Lord of the Rings but they went with mid range cosplay instead

Why does this feel so mid, it should be at least as exciting as Dune and right now I'm going to see this once and never think about it again.

Every once in a while, I think we should retake Constantinople.

@JQAForPresident You have to look up your local labor laws.

okay gang: at what point can an employer no longer mandate an unpaid break? We've had mandatory meal periods for shifts over 5 hours for a while, but it sounds like management wants to make them mandatory for 5 hour shifts and I'm skeptical that this is acceptable.

@RichardJKimblee @lukei4655 Most retired priests do that! They help out a ton by me with Masses and Confessions, until they have to undergo the second retirement where they are physically unable to keep up.

@lukei4655 What I dont understand, is the concept of a retired priest, if the Pope is expected to do it for life, why cant a preist, even if its just sitting in the confessional and making oneself available to confessions a good part of the day.

St Margaret Clitherow. One of Catholicism’s strongest women, in will and in endurance. A little known part of her story is that her husband supported her in hiding priests even though he was Protestant. He paid her fines and raised their children while she was in prison.