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@BreeSolstad I have seen the servers of the Eucharist bless people if their arms were crossed. I'm new but it appeared inappropriate.

Cute but nuns should not lay hands on someone’s head during prayer. Nuns are consecrated religious women but not ordained clergy. The laying of hands on the head is a priestly/sacramental sign reserved for ordained ministers.

@j_fishback I am studying to become Catholic- You will make a great Governor. Salute. And, Congratulations.

This is obviously sarcasm, but it’s a tragic sign of the times that some are mad that I didn’t mindlessly date my wife for 5 years before getting married. We grew not too far from each other. We dated for several months, got engaged, and then married at my Catholic Church. 🙏✝️

@FiredUpCoug I like them.

I average about 12 likes and 200 impressions when I post my bird photos. But I just really like birds, so I share them anyways. This is a mountain bluebird, one of the prettiest birds in North America. This is the only one I've ever seen in Utah.

@macdee_ANC Welcome to your new home.

Today I touched down in Florida as a refugee — on South Africa’s Freedom Day of all days. A day meant to celebrate liberation became the day I finally stepped into my own. Leaving the country of my birth was not easy. It was painful, heartbreaking, and symbolic. I walked away from a place I loved deeply, but where daily life had become a struggle for safety, dignity, and opportunity. As the plane lifted off, I felt the weight of years of frustration, fear, and disappointment. I left behind a system that had stopped serving its people, a government that had forgotten the meaning of freedom, and a reality where hope was becoming harder to hold onto. And then I arrived here — in the United States — and for the first time in a long time, I felt possibility again. I felt welcome. I felt safe. I felt human. The kindness I’ve received, the respect, the sense of order and opportunity… it’s overwhelming in the best way. I am deeply grateful to the American people for opening their doors and giving me the chance to rebuild my life with dignity. Today, on a day that South Africa calls Freedom Day, I found my freedom in America. A new chapter begins — and I will honor it with hard work, gratitude, and hope. @RynoJvVuuren @POTUS

@nicksortor @zerohedge Yay!!

🚨 JUST IN: The Florida House has OVERWHELMINGLY PASSED Governor Ron DeSantis’ new Congressional maps, which would add up to 4 new Republican US House seats, 83-28 Democrats literally started SCREAMING when it passed 🤣 It now moves on to the Senate. Keep pushing! 🔥

@FreeIrishman7 Thanks to the internet- we do.

This is the problem with having the place flooded with OCIA converts who go their confirmation certificates a year ago. They don’t under that this is apostasy. The Anglicans have Zero vocation to make Christ known. They’re not even a church.

@BreeSolstad I have been disappointed to see shorts, skin everywhere. Dresses so short a person can't bow. I'm new- i don't know how to react- so I mind my own thoughts.

Can I just state the obvious? It’s not that difficult to just cover your shoulders, knees, and head in church.

@GringoPapist Thats true- never thought about it.

I’m always seeing these evangelical “missionaries” go on these mission trips to nations evangelized and civilized by the Catholic Church such as Italy,Brazil,Mexico,Poland,etc. Why don’t you go and try and convert the Mohammedans or remaining pagan peoples?

@GeriPerna Yes! He is manly!☆☆

Would Ron DeSantis be a good choice for president?

@AstridEquis @_natastrophe_ @birdmoder JUST coming in from finding a yellow- breasted Chat. Kids grown and gone- feels good to be outdoors, accomplish something. The photograph keeps the memory fresh. Straight, white, older.

@_natastrophe_ @birdmoder Woah hold on a minute GenX here, also not LGBTQ😂 Let’s not overgeneralize here! 4-5 encounters with birders in April were with older white dudes But I know two young (straight) women who are really into birding (one had seen like 260 birds or something)🤷🏻‍♀️

Birders (in my experience) are generally either boomer retirees or young queer people. Are there other hobbies that have these generational dynamics

@Makeitstop73699 Welcome Home!

Today, April 20th, marks exactly two months since we arrived in the United States as refugees fleeing South Africa. We came with nothing but determination. Today, we stand on our own two feet: SSC, EAD, and US driver’s licenses secured. My son and I both have full-time jobs, reliable transport, and we’re about to move into our own place — paying our own rent and utilities with zero burden on American taxpayers. Every single day, we get closer to full self-sufficiency. We are not here to take — we are here to build, contribute, and repay the extraordinary privilege of calling America home. To the United States government and the American people: thank you. Thank you for the opportunity to escape violence and chaos, and for giving us the chance to become proud, productive members of the greatest nation on Earth. We will not waste this gift.

@Jason2bartlett Glad your here! Be blessed.

I’m just a white South African having a lovely, peaceful and safe weekend on my farm in Alabama. God is God

@Deep_sky_guy @TrumpDailyPosts Thank you. It started with youtube- it has been a culture shock. But- well on the way.

@gotren @TrumpDailyPosts Whatever was responsible for bringing you to the church, I’m glad you made it and welcome. God bless you

𝗗𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗱 𝗝. 𝗧𝗿𝘂𝗺𝗽 𝗧𝗿𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗦𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝟬𝟵:𝟬𝟯 𝗣𝗠 𝗘𝗦𝗧 𝟬𝟰.𝟭𝟮.𝟮𝟲 Pope Leo is WEAK on Crime, and terrible for Foreign Policy. He talks about “fear” of the Trump Administration, but doesn’t mention the FEAR that the Catholic Church, and all other Christian Organizations, had during COVID when they were arresting priests, ministers, and everybody else, for holding Church Services, even when going outside, and being ten and even twenty feet apart. I like his brother Louis much better than I like him, because Louis is all MAGA. He gets it, and Leo doesn’t! I don’t want a Pope who thinks it’s OK for Iran to have a Nuclear Weapon. I don’t want a Pope who thinks it’s terrible that America attacked Venezuela, a Country that was sending massive amounts of Drugs into the United States and, even worse, emptying their prisons, including murderers, drug dealers, and killers, into our Country. And I don’t want a Pope who criticizes the President of the United States because I’m doing exactly what I was elected, IN A LANDSLIDE, to do, setting Record Low Numbers in Crime, and creating the Greatest Stock Market in History. Leo should be thankful because, as everyone knows, he was a shocking surprise. He wasn’t on any list to be Pope, and was only put there by the Church because he was an American, and they thought that would be the best way to deal with President Donald J. Trump. If I wasn’t in the White House, Leo wouldn’t be in the Vatican. Unfortunately, Leo’s Weak on Crime, Weak on Nuclear Weapons, does not sit well with me, nor does the fact that he meets with Obama Sympathizers like David Axelrod, a LOSER from the Left, who is one of those who wanted churchgoers and clerics to be arrested. Leo should get his act together as Pope, use Common Sense, stop catering to the Radical Left, and focus on being a Great Pope, not a Politician. It’s hurting him very badly and, more importantly, it’s hurting the Catholic Church! President DONALD J. TRUMP

@McBrideLawNYC @jakedell73 Thank you for your comment!

@jakedell73 LOLOLOLOLOLOLOL. Columbus was Catholic. The Spanish Crown, which financed his voyage, was Catholic. The Church people fled in England...? NOT CATHOLIC.

Protestants founded this country Only Protestants have what it takes to save her Catholics: you left your own failed countries to come here America has been good to you Don’t fail her now

@JoshuaTCharles @Clintonshaw88 I wish I didn't see your post here in this wasteland. I value your biblical teaching and all this is a gross misuse of your gift. These post taint you and allows the reader to attach a reaction, good or bad, and you are a treasure. Go back- and shine. Best wishes.

People when Antichrist actually shows up: “He’s just trolling.”

@MrCasey62 Yes! Its not the members sharing for sure. I have been attending the Catholic Church for a year and the people hardly look at you. I'm grateful for social media teaching and will continue forward.

“The surge in Catholic converts is largely driven by social media platforms, where Catholic teachings are now being explained directly by Catholics themselves. Many past misconceptions & distortions spread by pastors have been exposed, sparking a widespread spiritual awakening.”

@BiologicalWoma2 Never Byron! EVER!

Apparently this wasn't clear. I'm boosting Happy Floridians who are backing Jay Collins for Governor of Florida. Never Byron

@Deep_sky_guy @TrumpDailyPosts Its not the Leo effect. Its freedom of speech on the platforms that is spreading the truth- good, and bad about the Catholic Church. So, many of us see the truth and are drawn to it despite all the other that I refrain to define. 54 in our class and no one mentioned the pope

@TrumpDailyPosts U.S. adult Catholic conversions are surging under Leo — up 38% on average across 140+ dioceses for Easter 2026 vs. 2025. Young adults are flooding in, hungry for truth. The 'Leo effect' is real. The Church isn't shrinking — it's reviving. Facts over feelings."

@RogerSeverino_ @michaeljknowles I am one of them. It's simple. The internet has reached us with the truth. I have been at my Catholic Church one-year today and not one person has reached out or spoken to us in any meaningful way. Youtube videos and X are the ministering servants to the lost.

I don’t have a good theory as to why the increases are so large this year. We are too far from COVID for that to be a reason, Pope Leo didn’t launch a big new initiative. Perhaps some things are beyond our human understanding.

@Pontifex Amen

At the beginning of Holy Week, our prayers are more than ever with the Christians of the #MiddleEast, who are suffering the consequences of a brutal conflict and, in many cases, are unable to observe fully the liturgies of these holy days. Just as the Church contemplates the mystery of the Lord’s Passion, we cannot forget those who today are truly sharing in his suffering. Their ordeal challenges all our consciences. Let us raise our prayer to the Prince of Peace that he may sustain the peoples wounded by war and open concrete paths to reconciliation and #peace. #PrayTogether