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As usual, Matt is exactly right.
I'd actually argue that horror is the most Christian genre of film. Obviously that's not true of the torture porn stuff -- films in the Texas Chainsaw Massacre tradition -- but supernatural horror is often subtly Christian and sometimes very explicitly Christian. It's the only category of film where the supernatural, demons, spirits, exorcisms, the Church, etc, are consistently taken seriously. The only genre where the priest might actually be the good guy. Horror has deep roots in Christian thought and tradition.
This is the way …
Hace dos meses y medio, cuando tomé posesión de la parroquia, el 90% de los fieles comulgaba en la mano. Literal.
Desde el primer día, dije que usaría el comulgatorio (hermoso, de mármol), aún si no pudiesen arrodillarse (incluso es más rápido dar la comunión así).
Saqué los ministros extraordinarios también y les expliqué que podrían ayudar con los presos y los enfermos, si lo deseaban. Entendieron (nunca les habían leído los documentos de la Iglesia, por cierto).
Hoy, dos meses y medio después y sin siquiera predicar sobre la comunión en la mano, 90 % ya comulga en la boca.
Para terminar la catequesis, ayer prediqué este sermón: al momento de la comunión, el 99% de ellos comulgó en la boca.
La gente, cuando no está ideologizada y se le explica con humildad, entiende.
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The moment was Covid. It happened. Almost every journalist in the nation failed to relay reliable information, instead succumbing to panic and the widest-spread daily curtailment of civil liberties in my lifetime. The rare figures who didn't were silenced or stifled or removed.
Every single word of this fantastic column by @Peggynoonannyc
‘I fear sometimes that few people really care about journalism, but we are dead without it. Someday something bad will happen, something terrible on a national scale, and the thing we’ll need most, literally to survive, is information. Reliable information—a way to get it, and then to get it to the public. That is what journalism is, getting the information. ‘
wsj.com/opinion/a-lament-for…
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You cannot call your political adversaries Nazi fascists and modern day Hitlers and then say political violence is wrong when your deranged lunatic supporters act on your statements and kill or attempt to kill the people you’ve attacked. I will not accept it. No one should.
Kyle Albert retweeted
As Americans, we are witnesses in just the past few weeks to a vicious pattern of political and social disorder. At Annunciation Catholic Parish in Minneapolis, the killings of Harper Moyski and Fletcher Merkel, two innocent children. In Charlotte, the murder of Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska. And now the political assassination of Charlie Kirk, known for his commitment to civil and rational discourse. We entrust each of these victims to God, our Heavenly Father and author of every human life, and his son Jesus Christ, the reason for our supernatural hope.
What we see unfolding in our nation is a vicious pattern of hatreds rooted in the rejection of God, of the dignity of the human person, and the sanctity of the family. We can eradicate these ills only through a firm reliance on God, through a deeper devotion to Christ and the Gospel, through a sincere love for persons reflected in law, and through a renewed commitment to justice and public order.
We are living through a perilous moment. Our challenge is not only one of partisan disagreement, law, and policy, but in a deeper way our challenge is to uphold the central goods of American political life: of faith, of families, and of a national commitment to live together in harmony as brothers and sisters.
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Eternal rest grant unto Charlie Kirk, O Lord,
and let perpetual light shine upon him.
May his soul and all the souls of the faithful departed, through the mercy of God,
rest in peace.
Amen.
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What the higher ups in the Catholic Church don't get is that THIS appeals to young people.
There was already a lot of convincing evidence that the Shroud was the real deal, but still, this is huge …
BREAKING: New Italian X-Ray study of Shroud of Turin CONFIRMS it dates to 2000 years ago
This debunks previous flawed carbon dating
The shroud was scientifically matched to a piece of linen known to date from the siege of Masada in 72 AD
newsweek.com/turin-shroud-st…
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We need more bishops like this.
To the Paris Olympics organizing committee, not good enough. #OlympicGames #Olympics2024Paris @Olympics
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Catholic Bishop Robert Barron (@BishopBarron) condemns blasphemous Opening Ceremony for Paris Olympics:
“Would they ever have dared mock Islam in a similar way?
This deeply secularist, post-modern society knows who its enemy is—they’re naming it—and we should believe them.”
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Absolutely thrilled by the @JDVance1 pick! It all started with this 2016 interview in @amconmag, which propelled him into the national spotlight. What a good man he is. America is blessed by this choice! I love that guy! theamericanconservative.com/…
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"If you remove the lyrics from Gregorian chant, it still sounds like prayer because that’s it’s sole purpose. If you remove the lyrics from praise&worship, it could be anything - a Bon Jovi ballad, a U2 single, or a theme song about mythical little ponies. buff.ly/3VyXqTq
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I have something I call the “Presidential Inauguration Rule.”
It reveals how little common sense many have when it comes to religion, especially liturgy.
Here’s the rule: if something would be inappropriate or odd at a Presidential Inauguration (or something similar), then don’t try to defend it being at Mass.
The three things that most often come to mind for me are casual dress; sloppy ritual; and horrific, poppy, banal music.
Many people retain common sense about what is appropriate when it comes to civil and civic events.
But that common sense goes out the door when it comes to religion and honoring the God of the universe with due worship.
It’s ridiculous.
If something is obvious when it comes to honoring a civic leader or ritual, it should be all the more obvious when it comes to honoring God.
If you would do it for a President of the United States you may not even like, why not for Jesus Christ, your Lord and the savior of your soul?
The root cause is many moderns treat religion as their personal play toy by which to reinforce their presumption they are in God’s good graces, rather than actually honoring God. It’s about how they feel, rather than giving God what He is owed.
