Benoît

Pie XII - « Si on ne connaît pas Dieu et qu'on n'observe pas sa loi, pourquoi s'étonner que l'Histoire marque ses dates avec des catastrophes? » (07/04/1946)

[LeoDaVinciWave @LeoDaVinciWave]

Su Nuraxi di Barumini, a spectacular prehistoric archaeological site located on the island of Sardinia, Italy

[William Marx @william_marx]

La nouvelle est passée presque totalement inaperçue dans les médias français, en raison du Mondial de foot et des incendies : l’intelligence artificielle a réussi à déchiffrer entièrement un rouleau de papyrus carbonisé d’Herculanum, aussi fragile que de la cendre de cigarette, sans le dérouler et sans même y toucher ! On y a découvert un traité philosophique sur le stoïcisme. Il a fallu des trésors d’ingéniosité et de technologie pour parvenir à ce résultat. Le rêve est donc devenu réalité : bientôt, on pourra lire en un temps record les centaines de rouleaux de cette bibliothèque calcinée par le Vésuve il y a 2000 ans, et la littérature gréco-latine s’enrichira d’autant de textes inédits, de nouvelles tragédies ou épopées peut-être. Dans cet été déprimant, voilà un vrai rayon de lumière. Vive la science !

[weird medieval guys @WeirdMedieval]

doctor dog treating sick cat, 15th century

[Historic Vids @historyinmemes]

“Above all, do not lose your desire to walk.”

- Søren Kierkegaard

Søren Kierkegaard wrote these words in an 1847 letter to his ailing sister-in-law, emphasizing that walking was essential not only for physical health but also for mental clarity. The Danish philosopher, who was known for his daily walks through the streets of Copenhagen, believed that constant movement was one of the best remedies for existential anxiety and mental stagnation.

By saying he could walk away from even his heaviest thoughts, Kierkegaard portrayed walking as more than a simple distraction. He saw it as a powerful way to work through grief, anxiety, and life’s most difficult questions. His words remain a timeless reminder that physical movement can inspire emotional and intellectual progress, while remaining still can leave us feeling trapped.

[Solas @solas_na_greine]

Jean-Baptiste Debret, Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception, c.1818

[The Best @TheBestqueenx]

You all need to see this today.

[Trad West @trad_west_]

It's never too late

[Saint Adaugoijele ✝️ @JustAdaugoijele]

Jacinta was deeply moved by the vision of Hell and the call to sacrifice for sinners:

Near the end of her life, she said (to Lúcia):

In a short time now I am going to heaven. You are to stay here and say that God wishes to establish in the world the devotion to the Immaculate Heart of Mary. … Tell everybody that God grants graces through the Immaculate Heart of Mary; that people are to ask her for them; and that the Heart of Jesus wants the Immaculate Heart of Mary to be venerated at his side. Tell them also to pray to the Immaculate Heart of Mary for peace, since God has entrusted it to her. Oh that I could put into the heart of everybody the flame that I feel burning within my breast and which makes me love so much the Heart of Jesus and the Heart of Mary.”
St. Jacinta Marto, pray for us

[Pascal @KnowsPascal]

Whenever anything disagreeable or displeasing happens to you, remember Christ crucified and be silent.

-St. John of the Cross

[Montjoie Saint Denis @SaintMontjoie]

« La prière est le travail des hommes libres. »
Léon Bloy

[Return to Your Roots @RootsReturn]

Colorized portrait of a hunter or alpine farmer, likely from the 1920s–30s.

[Nate ⳩ @_nvte_]

“If certain thoughts bother you, it is the devil who causes you to worry, and not God, Who, being the spirit of peace, grants you tranquility.” -St. Padre Pio

[𝔃𝔞𝔠𝔥𝔞𝔯𝔦𝔞𝔰 𝔰 @OrdinariateUSA]

A difference between Catholics and Orthodox I’ve seen, is that most Catholics hope and pray for reunification, whereas the average Orthodox gets sick at the idea of reunifying the church.

Catholics want to bring the entire Orthodox Church back into full communion, where the Orthodox think that every Catholic should convert to orthodoxy on an individual basis until unity is achieved.

The former *could* happen, the latter never will.

It goes back to the Council of Florence where the Orthodox hierarchy formally accepted the Pope and the Filioque, but were met with riots from the layman when they returned to Greece, where they eventually caved and reignited the schism.

Constantinople fell 14 years later and was the last of the 4 Orthodox sees to fall to the gates of hell.

[ACERVO @AcervoCharts]

RARO! Cervo vampiro reaparece após quase 70 anos e surpreende pesquisadores que acreditavam que a espécie havia desaparecido do Vale de Neora.

[思い出の日本 @old_nippon]

1900年（明治33年）頃に撮影されたもの。当時の農村などで一般的だった、年上の子どもが年下の兄弟姉妹を背負って世話をする「子守」の習慣が記録されています。
当時の日本では、子どもが子どもの面倒を見ることが特別なことではなく生活の一部になっており、「子守奉公」が盛んな時代でした。

[Things From the Past @pastarchive]

Small sculpture of death with a bow. Early 16th century Germany.

[Things From the Past @pastarchive]

A man and his goat mobile!?!?, early 1900s.

[Ancient Content @HistContent]

Ancient Egyptian priests could predict a coming famine years before modern meteorology existed, using nothing but a well and a staircase.

The Kom Ombo nilometer let priests measure the Nile's flood level with enough precision to calculate the next year's harvest, and even set tax rates accordingly. High water meant abundance. Low water meant hardship, and the state adjusted immediately.

A temple well, functioning as an early warning system for an entire nation's food supply.

[nur @daligalaa]

Que bonito por favor 😭😭😭🙏🙏