Niels de Haan

Katholiek, vader, zorg ict en iets met paarden (of muziek)

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@robbertleusink And agreed on the prayer guidance, but I use books for that. I tried Hallow, but prayer in English just doesn’t hit the same for me as it does in Dutch.

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I agree with a lot of this, but overall Exodus 90 is still a net positive for me. I take a rather protestant approach to it: I keep the disciplines that are actually helpful and don’t treat the program itself as sacred.
The reflections have definitely been hit-or-miss. Exodus 90 in 2026 was particularly weak, but they’re on a good run now. The current program (saint Michael's lent lead by fr Columba Jordan) is probably the best they’ve done in the three years I’ve been following along.
It’s certainly not for everyone, but it fills a gap I haven’t seen another app fill: small communities of men following Christ who are genuinely invested in one another. That’s worth quite a lot.

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@BartMaes16 Alles wat het oog kan zien wordt voor jou, behalve het olifanten kerkhof daar gender?

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@JohanVanbrabant @MarijeB3 Will jij zeggen dat water bij 20 graden Celsius geen ijs kan zijn?

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@FalconPrefect @Quasy021ekv A devout Catholic.

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Just to be clear, I think the Catholic Church is right on this, as on pretty much everything really. Men and women are equal in human dignity, but they’re not the same. And I think “just war” is invoked far too casually for something that usually leaves far more losers than winners.

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The expendability of male lives is a legitimate issue, and “equality” shouldn’t conveniently disappear when sacrifice is required. I still strongly dislike the video’s framing, though. The answer to treating men as disposable isn’t to become equally enthusiastic about women being disposable. If that's not what this video is portraying, I am at fault.

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@Simonis47856A @goaxgo @Black0mega @Quasy021ekv And I'm saying you don't need to post videos of men being blown to shit to make that point.

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@robbertleusink @SolBrah No fault*

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@robbertleusink @SolBrah Crude, but I see below fault in your reasoning 🤣

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@robbertleusink There is a point at which “making the Church accessible” becomes indistinguishable from stripping away the very sense of sacredness that makes it worth entering in the first place.

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@robbertleusink @nairndavid_ Sunday is for worship, rest and leisure. It is the fulfilment of the week, not merely a day to recharge so you can return to work.

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@brandilwells Rob!

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@AuthorGFAllen House of leaves

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@robbertleusink Questionable spending habits.

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@EU_Commission @ERC_Research Europe should absolutely attract and support brilliant scientists today, but scientific excellence deserves better than this kind of shallow, self-congratulatory messaging.

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@MarkHeusden86 De vormgeving van de word on fire en Ascension bijbels zijn moeilijk te evenaren

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@youtubemusic In the aeroplane over the sea

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Eeuwenlang werden katholieke kerken onteigend en katholieken uit het publieke leven gedrukt. Later nam de staat steeds meer zorg over van kerkelijke instellingen. Nu het eigen systeem vastloopt, krijgen kerken te horen dat ze weer verantwoordelijkheid moeten nemen. Een beetje historische bescheidenheid zou de overheid sieren.