God is not my co-pilot, God is the pilot and I’m in the jump seat making plane noises with my mouth and licking the glass while accidentally hitting the controls
“To eliminate suffering entirely would mean, in the end, extinguishing love and desire as well. Those who love and desire cannot avoid passing through trial and suffering; and over the years, we carry within us lessons that leave their mark like scars, the memories of a journey shaped by freedom and failure, dreams and disappointments.
It is only thanks to the interplay of these elements that the wonders of the soul occur within us, allowing us to sense the richness of our humanity.
To renounce this adventure, both tragic and splendid, in the name of a presumed transcendence of all limits, could mean many things, but it would no longer be human.”
Pope Leo XIV, Magnifica Humanitas (par. 120) (May 15, 2026)
In France, the baguette is price controlled, in Italy the espresso is cheap, in Germany the beer purity is protected by a 500 year old law…
and in America, Costco keeps the hot dog at $1.50 under threat of death.
“can i start you off with an appetizer, maybe 30 tortillas?”
“god no, i can’t eat that many tortillas!”
“how about if cut them up into triangles, fry them in seed oil, & serve them with some salsa?”
“omg that sounds delightful”.