Lauren Miller 🍂

Have a blessed Advent!

Happy Sunday! Go to Mass. Christ is King.

@EvaLovesDesign Well now I’m going to have to find a comparable recipe. That looks delicious.

Dilly egg salad

@landofthe80s Mr. Rogers was a gift to the world.

It’s #NationalCerealDay, enjoy your favorite bowl! 🥣 What was your favorite growing up? This was one of mine - amzn.to/4cujskt #nostalgia #ad #cereal #cartoons

There is a version of your life that will never exist because you would not endure the pain required to reach it. Suffering is not the enemy of greatness. It is the doorway.

Look up to God

Roses are red, Violets are blue, When you omit me, Chaos ensues. With love, warmth, and wit, The Oxford Comma

Wuthering Heights (2026)

@SsdLinuxBent @DrKwasniewski There’s nothing wrong with Catholic dance parties, if the attendees display modesty in dress. I’m pretty sure Our Lord danced at the wedding at Cana.

@DrKwasniewski We don't need complicated discourse though. Keep it simple. These are sufficient for women. Add Padre Pio's dress code for safe keeping. Don't lead women to violate these by Catholic dance parties. Our Lady of Fatima said some fashions offended her Son.

For decades, the Catholic conversation on dress has decried the loss of modesty in today's fashions. And there's no doubt this is a huge problem. However, immodesty is just one symptom of the ravaging disease that has made our world a sartorial wasteland. This disease is a hatred of beauty and a glorification of ugliness. It comes in many subtle forms, but its rotten fruits are all around us. The ugliness of our clothing has a devastating effect on our souls. It is time for Catholics to demand something better. In 𝐶𝑙𝑜𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑑 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝐵𝑒𝑎𝑢𝑡𝑦: 𝐴 𝐶𝑎𝑡ℎ𝑜𝑙𝑖𝑐 𝑃ℎ𝑖𝑙𝑜𝑠𝑜𝑝ℎ𝑦 𝑜𝑓 𝐷𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑠—the latest release from Os Justi Press—Anna Kalinowska draws on Church teachings, the Catholic philosophical tradition, and fundamental principles of art to diagnose insidious and far-reaching problems with today's fashions. Written for anyone interested in cultivating beauty in everyday life, this book provides concrete artistic instruction along with answers to such perplexing questions as: • What exactly does it take for clothing to be beautiful? • Why are many of today's modest options actually so unattractive? • Can clothing be both modest and beautiful? • Is the quest for beautiful clothing a kind of vanity or waste of time? • How do we begin a restoration of the art of dress? In addition, Kalinowska assesses treatments of this topic by such authors as Przybyszewski, Goldstein, von Hildebrand, Noonan, Boudreau, Hammond, Caruso, Sokolowski, Fallon, et al. She shows why the more recent writing on women's fashion tends to be very inadequate. Every reader—young or old, man or woman—stands to gain from engaging with this wonderful, thought-provoking, and (I would say) life-changing work. 𝑷𝒓𝒂𝒊𝒔𝒆 𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝑹𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒔 “Miss Kalinowska has stitched together a magnificent standard on beauty in dress that is ready to be raised aloft by its readers. Her arguments weave considerations from theology, aesthetics, and history into a precise and inspiring guide. Her impeccable style encompasses both fashion and writing particularly when she deconstructs the fallacies found in much previous writing on the subject.” —𝐆𝐰𝐲𝐧𝐞𝐭𝐡 𝐓𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐬𝐨𝐧-𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐠𝐬 “Readers will find much to ponder in 𝐶𝑙𝑜𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑑 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝐵𝑒𝑎𝑢𝑡𝑦, as will anyone dissatisfied with today’s dismal choices in clothing.” —𝐋𝐞𝐢𝐥𝐚 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐞 𝐋𝐚𝐰𝐥𝐞𝐫 “We are not angels; what we do through the body both manifests and affects us. Dress is a language with its own grammar and vocabulary. One’s dress can say: I respect neither myself nor anyone else. Clothing which is beautiful, however, possesses some mark of excellence, is ‘other-worldly’: it speaks of a woman’s dignity and eternal destiny. Anna Kalinowska is to be congratulated for this insightful and timely work, which I highly recommend.” —𝐑𝐞𝐯. 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐰 𝐌𝐜𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐲, 𝐅𝐒𝐒𝐏 Available in hardcover and paperback from the publisher, where you can also "look inside": osjustipress.com/products/cloth… Or from Amazon: amazon.com/Clothed-Beauty… (Please pardon the grayness of the photos, there's something wrong with my camera, I think—the actual pages are bright white and the text is crisp.)

@hopepilled02 @FeminaStudiosa Following Olesya now, thanks!

@FeminaStudiosa I know these principles can be applied to modern clothing. For example, Olesya Pavluyk on Instagram integrates these principles beautifully. I think the author’s message would be better served if it didn’t feel like cosplay/so out of step from current styles.

I keep saying "waist emphasis" and here it is again. I like how here it's called being in natural harmony with the human body. That's exactly what we nailed at some point for men and women and we forgot! Waist emphasis, unrestricted arms and legs, long enough skirt or dress to allow natural movement and daily activities while retaining dignity and modesty. I can't wait to read this book!

@DrKwasniewski Thank you for sharing this. I've been looking for a book on this subject so I'm quite excited.

BREAKING: Venerable Fulton Sheen to Be Beatified The Holy See informed the Diocese of Peoria that the cause for the Venerable Servant of God can proceed to beatification.⬇️ ncregister.com/cna/breaking-v…

I will never get tired of rewatching this. An old favorite.

@adkbirdseyemaps @internetarchive Those were wonderful.

@internetarchive She (Nancy) was my favorite, soon after I could read them myself. I believe I read every one of those mysteries that were available at the time. Before I could read them myself, my Nanny read to me many of the "Bobbsey Twins".

Volunteer #librarians from around the world joined forces to build the Nancy Drew collection on Open Library—volunteering their time to organize series, verify editions, untangle authorship, and clean up metadata so anyone can discover these books. Learn more about the collection ➡️ blog.openlibrary.org/2026/01/30/a-c… #empoweringlibraries

@winterduck04 Absolutely lovely idea! If I were to replicate this myself, I'd want to look into a stamp with five stars on it for my own sanity. My handwriting isn't as nice as theirs is. 😆

film diary has been started!!

I am dying inside. #Purgatorial

@wjsilver @SandyofCthulhu Thank you for explaining the meme.

@LoveLikeASaint @SandyofCthulhu Amelia is a new meme girl for this UK high school training about avoiding hate speech online.

Amelia is the best Stardew girl because she not only likes video games and sword & sorcery, we now know she stands for traditional British values.

@EvaLovesDesign I’d love one of these someday. Delicate, natural, magical.

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