Miles

@ClarkeMicah You do not strengthen the Church by making it like the world. See the Church of England for a case study in that hypothesis.

OK, it's an unserious comment. But I strongly suspect that, within a century, the RC church will have fully conceded on married clergy (the freedom to do so, not an obligation) and on the ordination of women. And it will have been right to do so, greatly strengthening itself against the secular world. .@markmacdonald75

BREAKING: Pope Leo XIV declares the Iran War is “unjust” and “is not solving anything.” After suggesting Trump is committing war crimes by targeting civilian infrastructure, he called on Americans to contact Congress to help end the war.

Death is always lurking. We see it in violence, in the wounds of the world, in the cry of pain that rises from every corner because of the abuses that crush the weakest among us, because of the idolatry of profit that plunders the earth’s resources, because of the violence of war that kills and destroys. #Easter

Christ is risen from the dead, and with him, we too rise to new life! This Easter proclamation embraces the mystery of our lives and the destiny of history, reaching us even in the depths of death. #Easter

Even today there are tombs to be opened, and often the stones sealing them are so heavy and so closely guarded that they seem to be immovable. Some weigh heavily on the human heart, such as mistrust, fear, selfishness and resentment; others, stemming from these inner struggles, sever the bonds between us through war, injustice and the isolation of peoples and nations. Let us not allow ourselves to be paralyzed by them! #Easter

🚨 The Colosseum during the Via Crucis is absolutely spine-chilling Rome, Italy 🇮🇹🏛️

Napoleón Bonaparte mientras conversaba con el general Bertrand acerca de Jesucristo durante su exilio en Santa Elena, alrededor de 1820: «Yo conozco a los hombres, y les digo que Jesucristo no es un hombre. Las mentes superficiales ven una semejanza entre Cristo y los fundadores de imperios, y los dioses de otras religiones. Esa semejanza no existe. Hay entre el cristianismo y cualquier otra religión la distancia del infinito. Alejandro, César, Carlomagno y yo mismo fundamos imperios. Pero ¿sobre qué descansaron las creaciones de nuestro genio? Sobre la fuerza. Jesucristo fundó su imperio sobre el amor, y en esta misma hora millones de hombres morirían por Él. Yo pienso que entiendo algo de la naturaleza humana, y les digo: todos esos fueron hombres, y yo soy un hombre; ninguno es como Él. Jesucristo fue más que un hombre. Entre Él y cualquier otra persona en el mundo no hay posible término de comparación.»

A measure of a society is how it treats its children. In Britain, we are failing them: Using them as guinea pigs for puberty blockers. Allowing them to be traded through surrogacy. And now, decriminalising their abortion up until birth. A shameful time in British history.

Courageous 🫡

"A civilization is not destroyed by wicked men; it is destroyed by weak men who cannot defend what is good.” — G. K. Chesterton

Slavery to the state vs Slavery to the Oligarchs

There is no energy better spent than that dedicated to freeing our heart. For this reason, Lent is a gift.

I’m not a Catholic, but I recognise that from the start of this senseless bloodletting the Pope has shown unwavering moral leadership.

The purpose of art was once not to shock or transgress, but to elevate the soul.

Disgrace

@ltp95 @DavidLee8885 Rocky put him right in the end 😂

@DavidLee8885 @MilesTL8316

Reminds me of when Tommy Gunn turned his back on Rocky and signed with George Washington Duke.

Today is the feast of the 21 Coptic martyrs - 20 Egyptian and 1 Ghanaian - who were beheaded by ISIS for not recanting their faith. They were construction workers - ordinary fathers, brothers and sons - with an extraordinary faith. Jesus, give me faith like theirs

Here’s an uncomfortable truth about the Epstein accusations: We only find them morally reprehensible because of Christianity. Before the spread of Christianity, “civilized” Greek and Roman elites openly flaunted underage s*x slaves. This was normal. Emperor Hadrian built an entire city in honor of his favorite boy. We’ve heard for decades that Christianity is a barrier to moral progress, but if you undercut the moral foundations of Christianity from the West, culture reverts back to pagan norms.

Who gets to decide whether the parents should be told? Teachers. Who will the teachers ask? The child. PARENTS - take your children and run for your lives. 😮