@clivesafado One of my best friends from middle school was diagnosed with ovarian cancer while in grad school to be an ER doctor.
One of the last things she did before passing was introducing me to my future husband. She believed we would make a good pair (she was right). I still miss her.
@BreeSolstad I've never been told to avoid meat (or do some alt. penance) on Fridays outside of Lent. And I'm a Cradle Catholic who did attend Catholic school. But, I was one of those Catholics that was poorly catechized growing up (fixing that now). And I know many who are the same as me
A friend shared these truly disturbing messages from a Young Republican group chat. The group's leader "genuinely" calls for murdering the children of his political opponents.
Oh wait, actually this is from Jay Jones, the Democrat running for Attorney General in Virginia.
Erika Kirk: "[Our daughter said] 'Mommy, I missed you.' I said, I missed you too. She goes, 'where's daddy?' She's 3."
"I said, 'Baby, daddy loves you so much. He's on a work trip with Jesus, so he can afford your blueberry budget.'"
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@CatholicCassie Not exactly the Rosary, but I just repeat the Hail Mary prayer until I calm down. I say it also when I'm having a panic attack and am terrified over something. Basically, whenever I find myself mentally spiraling.
99.9% of babies diagnosed with down syndrome in the womb are aborted in Iceland. 98% in Denmark, 77% in France, and over 60% in the United States.
The discrimination against children with an extra chromosome must end.