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Ma vie n’est qu’un instant, une heure passagère… (sainte Thérèse de Lisieux)

Joined November 2012
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Responsible forehead (and cheek) kiss advocate here
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The best children’s book for a little girl is Madeline. Beautiful illustrations, lovely rhythm and pacing, a brave little girl as protagonist, walkable mixed-use urbanism, and an ending perfect for bedtime. I will not be taking questions.
There’s room for debate over who belongs in the Worst Children’s Books Hall of Shame but the top three are ironclad: Giving Tree Love You Forever Rainbow Fish
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ah Steubenville (My real take is that we need to ban these kids in leagues but the fragmented nature of HS soccer makes that unfair)
An ugly incident towards an official in last nights OHSAA District soccer game between New Philadelphia and Steubenville. We have reached out to the OHSAA Director of Officials who does not have an update at this time. 🎥 Contributed
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Reading a thread about worst cities in Mass and man people wayyy overstate the issues in Lynn
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people talk about Lynn like it’s iraq
Reading a thread about worst cities in Mass and man people wayyy overstate the issues in Lynn
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Trot trot to Boston Trot trot to Lynn Be careful when you get there, you don’t get stuck in the toilet?!?!
The bathroom code to the Lynn Massachusetts Popeyes is 4137. I am stuck in here and cannot get out. Send immediate help.
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marked safe from this
Praying for my ex on the feast day of St. Jude
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I really need to know why they named it after St Charbel (there is no obvious Lebanese & Maronite connection)
You can get 40’s of miller high life with your oysters at St. Charbel in Wakefield, you’re welcome
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Barron (or his team) publicly “dialoguing” with princes of the church feels like a turning point This is the second time in as many weeks
Well, another Cardinal has come out with a, shall we say, puzzling take on evangelization. A few years ago, Cardinal Américo Aguiar, at the time auxiliary bishop of Lisbon, said that he and the other organizers of World Youth Day in his hometown had no interest in converting anyone to Christ. Now Cardinal Jean-Paul Vesco of Algeria has opined that “the Church is not there to convert” and “Christians should approach other religions through fraternity rather than seeking conversions.” Excuse me, but…what? Last time I checked, the Founder said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you.” Sure sounds like conversion to me. When St. Paul came to Corinth or Athens or Thessalonica, his purpose was not to listen or to form a discussion group but rather to declare an unnerving message: the euangelion (glad tidings) that Jesus Christ is risen from the dead. So impassioned is he for this work that he says, “I have become all things to all people, that I might by all means save some. I do it all for the sake of the gospel” (1 Cor. 9:22); and “If I proclaim the gospel, this gives me no ground for boasting, for an obligation is laid on me, and woe to me if I do not proclaim the gospel” (1 Cor. 9:16)! Moreover, the entire thrust of the Second Vatican Council was toward bringing the Light of Christ to the peoples of the world (Lumen Gentium). And this missionary élan has given rise in the last few decades to the idea of a “new evangelization,” which is to say, a fresh declaration of the Lordship of Christ. Quite obviously, no one thinks that this work of evangelization should be done in a brow-beating, overbearing, or disrespectful manner (proselytization), but for God’s sake, let’s not throw the baby out with the bathwater. If I really thought that the Church does not exist to bring people to Christ, then I would resign and get an honest job.
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if you’re a woman with a round face and hooded eyes they kill you
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Replying to @occamsriver
Yes! Ambient proximity + context is biggg underrated factor. Sounds like an interesting piece
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Replying to @majamediaco
In the essay I'm writing (that's specifically tailored to single men) I'm discovering that a lot of attraction happens through sustained proximity, which is a thing many men don't know about or forget, especially when they're worried about looks being the determinative factor
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Bad photo from an old iPhone and through the window of butterflies!
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the price of true friendship is occasional inconvenience. in other words: people complain about not having a village around them, but refuse to be a villager.
My friend wants to plan a couples, no-kids weekend getaway, splitting the cost of a large AirBNB, in January for her 30th birthday. I really do not love this idea (husband is mortified), neither to spend the money nor to get someone to take the toddler for 3 days. It would be a 2.5 hour drive away for us, too, so it’s not like we’re close if something happens. I haven’t been away from him for even 1 night yet and he still just seems so young! It would be very hard to leave him for that long. Am I just a party pooper who needs to get over it? Genuine question. Like I actually need advice here guys
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People said that Joe Buck was bad in 2004… I just heard “we’ll see you later tonight” in October, twenty-two years later!
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It really is such a beautiful thing that we’ve had 22 years of being reminded that the Yankees are the only baseball team to ever blow a 3-0 series lead. Mentioned on endless broadcasts by now. Still hits every time.
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Replying to @pop_tartlet
A woman asking you to open a jar for her is a sign of great respect in their culture.
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Framingham
BREAKING: Flavio Bolsonaro has fled Brazil and is reportedly is coming to the US
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