Dan 🚁☘️

Kindly pray for the repose of the soul of my brother, Johnny, on his anniversary.

@cecsquared Aptly named

@dwilliahighfive I’ve always pretended like Cannoli was in the mafia but turns out that was truer than I realized

Living the dream over here

@cecsquared Yeah but he deserved it

Update: Noli killed a bird. Dream was short-lived.

@cecsquared My diocese moved this to Sunday.

Happy "I thought I would spend today reading a new papal encyclical but turns out today is not the release date" to all who celebrate

@silversarahj Thanks!

Happy Ascension Thursday to those who celebrate.

@PeteSampson_ F that guy, using ND now that it helps your terrible conference.

ACC commissioner Jim Phillips: “Notre Dame was a CFP worthy team this year. They just were.” Notes Notre Dame’s exclusion from the CFP last year is part of the reason why the ACC supports the expansion to a 24-team field.

@SC_Herd @TheHerd @FightOnRusty @colincowherd “All the ND propragandists..” lol ok “SC Tailgate Herd”

@TheHerd @FightOnRusty @colincowherd All the ND propagandists and apologists in comments are hilarious 😆 Hey, how is not having any SoCal recruits in ‘26 or ‘27 working out? Maybe if u had a presence/game in SoCal it would help? 🤣 SCs SOS is fine without ND…ND needs SC more than ever to legitimize their SOS.

"USC and Notre Dame are talking again because Notre Dame came CRAWLING back... USC has all the leverage." @colincowherd reacts to reports that the Trojans and Fighting Irish are in talks to resume their rivalry

@FancyABQ @PetriOP This is not Catholic Church teaching. See CCC 1459-1460. “Raised up from sin, the sinner must still recover his full spiritual health by doing something more to make amends for the sin…such penances help configure us to Christ, who alone expiated our sins once for all.”

@dwilliahighfive @PetriOP The word comes from the same word as penalty. It is not an expression of conversion. It is the penalty for what you did wrong. The priest makes you pay for it.

One reason many Catholics no longer go to confession frequently is that the sacrament subtly drifted from “confession and absolution” toward “spiritual counseling.” Most Catholics are willing to accuse themselves of sins briefly and regularly. Fewer are willing to enter into an extended personal conversation every few weeks. The traditional confessional, the screen, brevity, clarity, and sacramental reserve all lowered the barrier to grace. The sacrament felt objective, medicinal, and accessible rather than emotionally burdensome. Confession is not primarily therapy or spiritual direction. It is sacramental mercy.

@DefiantLs There is so much dysfunction here. We need God

@FancyABQ @PetriOP Penance doesn’t pay for sins. It is an expression of conversion.

@dwilliahighfive @PetriOP Because if you are paying for your sins by doing penance, you don’t need forgiveness. You are earning forgiveness yourself.

@earthcurated So they add plastic to reduce food waste that could be composted?

In South Korea, supermarkets often offer bananas at varying levels of ripeness so customers can eat them over several days and reduce food waste.

@theblessedsalt Just the arraignment, plenty of time to make a deal before trial.

(I see nothing about a not guilty by reason of insanity, the only way I can see this applying, but his reasoning seems obviously flawed but not insane in his own written documentation, so good luck with that, too, I’d say.)

I’m confused, didn’t this dude publish a letter explaining his actions and intentions just before the attempt? Good luck with that plea, buddy.

@FancyABQ @PetriOP Why?

@dwilliahighfive @PetriOP If priests could actually forgive sins, they wouldn’t ask the sinner to do penance.

@TheElizMitchell @POTUS What a weasel job that was.

🚨Planned Parenthood funding resumes July 4. I asked @POTUS if he would like Congress to stop it. “Congress is now negotiating. We've been very good for the people that want it, for the people that are here, and we'll see how that goes. It's been a very thorny to put it. To put it mildly, it's been a very thorny issue. It's under it's all under negotiation right now,” he told @DailySignal.

@FancyABQ @PetriOP Good thing that isn’t Church teaching! It is Christ’s sacrifice on the cross that merits the forgiveness of sins. But he gave us priests to act on his behalf. John 20:23

@dwilliahighfive @PetriOP If a priest could actually forgive sins, he wouldn’t have to require penance. Nowhere in the New Testament in the Bible does it say we have to pay penance to get forgiveness.

@FancyABQ @PetriOP I, for one, am grateful that Jesus gave us the sacraments so that I can hear the words of absolution. (Also, my priests are not strangers ✌️)

Confession should never be a sacrament. Confession is when you really feel conviction over your actions and you cry out to God for forgiveness. That is true confession. It’s not thinking that it’s your duty to go sit in a box and tell a stranger the things you’ve done wrong. It is a deeply humbling experience between you and God only.

The kids let Mary pick out my Mother’s Day card. 😏

@MEC288 Looks like it’s time for a funeral

Ugh 😭

@cecsquared @Sharrose1399777 @JLSoprano

@cecsquared @Sharrose1399777 @JLSoprano I know all the chemicals

I have a new sworn enemy. Dandelions.

@cecsquared Is it bad I don’t want my kids blowing the seeds all over my lawn? My 4 year old is now trained to pull them out with a weed tool