capnjonesy

I am 51 and deeply regret not having kids. I was stringently brainwashed into believing that I should never have children. I’ve never even been pregnant as far as I know. I was on birth control from age 16 through age 49.

There's a common misconception that Brutalist buildings were unpainted, but thanks to microscopic analysis of the exteriors we can now recreate what they looked like in their prime.

NEW: Pope Leo XIV has named Salvadoran immigrant Evelio Menijar-Ayala to be West Virginia’s lone Catholic bishop. As a teenager, he made three attempts to enter the United States illegally. He finally arrived in California in 1990, having been smuggled in the trunk of a car with his brother over the border crossing between Tijuana and San Diego. Over the next several years, Menjivar-Ayala worked janitorial and construction jobs in California before deciding to become a priest. It’s a remarkable choice in a state that is over 90% white and voted for President Trump by 42 points.

Paul VI trashed the liturgy and then was surprised when people wondered why you couldn’t also trash teachings on contraception.

My GM came to me stressed. Her son’s middle school was giving her a hard time. He’d be missing a week for a family cruise. I told her without hesitation. You’re going on that cruise. Kids are in school roughly 2500 days between kindergarten and 12th grade. This boy cannot miss 5 for a family vacation? The memories made on that boat will outlast anything he learns that week. I understand rules exist for a reason. But somewhere we lost the plot on what actually matters. The classroom will be there. These years won’t. Am I wrong?

My thread on how very old ornate religious buildings were a product of stationary banditry drew a response from Ross Douthat defending specifically Catholic buildings. You can read my response here, but I want to make a broader point about where Christianity is in 2026.

so now it's 'on him' if he is sitting? Hey I'm not a fan of his (I'm literally in his diocese) and he didn't distribute communion (fact) and then shut his eyes the whole time (I don't know why) so him sitting in front of them means nothing. You want to make up things, that's on you. I've spoken with folks there, you haven't. I've been on calls with them, you haven't. So you want to make up a narrative then we can hash that out come judgment day

> Baby is put up for adoption > Kid is 15, becomes a Republican > Bio-mother wishes she aborted him

I taught CCD in a parish that required that these hours be "out of your comfort zone." If kids were already serving the community doing something they enjoyed/were good at, it didn't count. It also didn't count if they knew the person they were helping. Just ridiculous.

I dislike that Catholic schools have a “service hour requirement” to receive the sacrament of Confirmation. I’m open to opposing arguments, but I’ve always thought that it risks leaving the kids with the impression that “I worked for this, therefore I’m owed and deserve this.”

SSPX's Pagliarini: “...in an ordinary parish, the faithful no longer find the means necessary to ensure their eternal salvation.” This is a theological error, if not explicitly heretical.