Message from @j0hn
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why not refridgerate it
yea thats what i ended up doing
i'm having cereal now
I have no other food besides meat
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@Bolsonaro have you tried Frosted Flakes Lucky Charms?
@Warry Barry tried them but stick to basic cereal with very little sugar. It's very wholesome
When you feel the world is against you think of St. Athanasius
love that clip
faith, hope, charity, prudence, justice, fortitude, temperance fellas, we have to become virtuous or die trying
Go to church today 🙏
@Bret coming home from CPAC and I don't think I'll make it home for mass in tike
;(((
i went on saturday with whole family and my god children as opposed to poorly prepared breadpill very weak not a good look sad
He's right sadly
saturday mass was nice preist talked about how communists destroyed his mothers and fathers churches in eastern europe
Fellas remember to pray for our brothers in faith in the Holy Land
This should wake up some American Christian Zionists, yeah?
Saw a lot of great art at the gallery of art in DC
Really want to go back sometime
The beauty of western civilization was on full display there
Going through a tough time rn, would appreciate your prayers
@Broseph have you ever been to the Metropolitan museum of art in New York? Lots of amazing stuff there
@NickTheGreek no never been. Not a huge fan of art but the national gallery of art really moved me
@Broseph i was skeptical of at first (((metropolitan))), but they actually have a lot of old Greek and roman statues and artifacts and medieval armor
not to mention they do have a lot of amazing paintings as well
Very nice. I’ll go if ever up in NY
I have a hard time coming to Catholicism. I want to but it seems like it's on a one way course to hell.
Not only that but it flies in the face of American heritage.
Faith and God have to be in the first place, big guy otherwise its better to be an atheist. If you put your identity, your job, your leader(s) or anyting else before God its idolatry.
@Thomas
First of all, I will say that the human element of the Catholic Church is without a doubt currently at its lowest, weakest point in the last two millenia since the time of Christ. Anybody who converts to the True Faith at this point in time, given the unprecedented circumstances, is already practically a saint. This crisis is not without precedent or forwarning, St. Athanasius is a great example of a man who heroically fought the Church establishment during the time of the Arian heresy and guilded a faithful remnant through the dark time. In addition, many saints and visionaries warned that such an event would occur, for example St. Francis of Assisi:
*1. "The time is fast approaching in which there will be great trials and afflictions; perplexities and dissensions, both spiritual and temporal, will abound; the charity of many will grow cold, and the malice of the wicked will increase.
2. The devils will have unusual power, the immaculate purity of our Order, and of others, will be so much obscured that there will be very few Christians who will obey the true Sovereign Pontiff and the Roman Church with loyal hearts and perfect charity. At the time of this tribulation a man, not canonically elected, will be raised to the Pontificate, who, by his cunning, will endeavor to draw many into error and death.
3. Then scandals will be multiplied, our Order will be divided, and many others will be entirely destroyed, because they will consent to error instead of opposing it.
4. There will be such diversity of opinions and schisms among the people, the religious and the clergy, that, except those days were shortened, according to the words of the Gospel, even the elect would be led into error, were they not specially guided, amid such great confusion, by the immense mercy of God.*
*5. Then our Rule and manner of life will be violently opposed by some, and terrible trials will come upon us. Those who are found faithful will receive the crown of life; but woe to those who, trusting solely in their Order, shall fall into tepidity, for they will not be able to support the temptations permitted for the proving of the elect.
6. Those who preserve in their fervor and adhere to virtue with love and zeal for the truth, will suffer injuries and, persecutions as rebels and schismatics; for their persecutors, urged on by the evil spirits, will say they are rendering a great service to God by destroying such pestilent men from the face of the earth. but the Lord will be the refuge of the afflicted, and will save all who trust in Him. And in order to be like their Head, [Christ] these, the elect, will act with confidence, and by their death will purchase for themselves eternal life; choosing to obey God rather than man, they will fear nothing, and they will prefer to perish rather than consent to falsehood and perfidy.
7. Some preachers will keep silence about the truth, and others will trample it under foot and deny it. Sanctity of life will be held in derision even by those who outwardly profess it, for in those days Jesus Christ will send them not a true pastor, but a destroyer."*
As for the Church vs. American heritage, one was founded by Christ Himself while the other was founded on liberal enlightenment values. Culturally and spiritually, Christendom peaked long before America came along. While we should love our country and make it the best we can, we should not fall for the boomer-tier meme that America was the best thing that ever happened in human history. That being said, there is plenty of Catholic history in the Americas that we can look to for foundations and guidance.