Mary Mertes

Tackling grad school and parish ministry with my favorite women. I've probably heard your liturgist joke already, but tell me anyway

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The Holy Sacrifice of the Mass is the source and summit of the Catholic Faith.

It’s also the source and summit of my high stress levels :)

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@timothypomalley i mean, really technically, it’s a representative republic

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I don’t think I’ve ever literally had a nightmare about a bishop and priests staring at me during tech problems that I don’t know how to fix before, but when it happened it felt like something I would have a stress dream about lol

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@kirbsanon Pelvic floor physical therapy is a must. With endo your pelvic & abdominal muscles get locked into a cycle of cramping and never actually relax, which makes cramps worse and can cause other physical problems. My surgery was v helpful, but my PT gave me my life back

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@agtheinfamous Girl Les Mis one of my fav movies too, but it kind of is lol

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I’m giving a paper on this exact need in September and I’m so glad to see other people talking about it

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Actually if we need a revival before the Eucharistic revival it's a confessional revival but y'all aren't ready to talk about that

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Pray for the repose of my grandma’s soul, but also pray fervently that I don’t break down halfway through singing the Ave Maria at her funeral Mass 🙃

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I’ve been stuck in KCI for l almost 7 hour and yeah the delay sucks, but I kind of want to fight the people standing behind me who are talking shit MO because of it

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Brought a book for the round trip flights. Started it when the flight was delayed. Finished it and I’m still not sure I’ll be able to get on a plane tonight. Time to see what else my library has for digital loans today

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It’s a “I should already be in Minneapolis and I don’t think the airline really has a clue when we’ll have a plane“ kind of day

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It’s a “I should already be in Minneapolis and I don’t think the airline really has a clue when we’ll have a plane“ kind of day

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@agtheinfamous I feel like it’s not until 3 months later that I realize “dang that had a massive impact on how I view the world and move in it” and then I never have a chance to say thank you

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@22_kmbc My high school had us read “On Writing the College Application Essay” by Harry Bauld. That was like 8 years ago so I’m not sure if it’s still timely, but I found it helpful

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26 years old and I can’t get into a bar because I only have a paper temp drivers license. Do I got back and get my passport or just give up?

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Last night I learned never to tell someone from Minnesota that MN and Wisconsin are similar

Watching someone have that argument is like watching a train wreck

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That “just finished the final coursework for our master’s” vibe

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@timothypomalley We ended up discussing the evolution of the class at lunch today lol

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Looking like it’s going to be a “connecting flight starts boarding before I’m off the plane” kind of day. Yay.

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I don’t know who Paige is but I’ve got a lot of questions for her about why her debt collectors have my phone number, and a few other things to say

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I’ve been following the news of the #WGAstrike and was so excited to see them in Atlanta today that I jumped on the line with them. You don’t have to be a writer to know that writers deserve just compensation for their work- I’m happy to support their efforts anytime

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@holland_tom I hate to be a buzzkill, but they aren’t actually bullet holes, it’s the results of iron compounds in the sandstone oxidizing over time

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Is there anything worse than citing a lot from authors that don’t use the Oxford comma? Probably, but it’s definitely the low point of my day today.