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[IJ Makan @ijmakan]

@JoshHochschild Awesome! Congrats, Josh!

[IJ Makan @ijmakan]

Glory be to the Father
and to the Son
and to the Holy Spirit,
as it was in the beginning
is now, and ever shall be
world without end. Amen.

[IJ Makan @ijmakan]

@b_nnett That's awesome!

I did the same thing a few months ago. I added a bunch of extra measurements like vagal-gut index, fascia strength, etc.

[Pope Leo XIV @Pontifex]

Artificial intelligences do not undergo experiences, do not possess a body, do not feel joy or pain, do not mature through relationships, and do not know from within what love, work, friendship or responsibility mean. Nor do they have a moral conscience, since they do not judge good and evil, grasp the ultimate meaning of situations, or bear responsibility for consequences. They may imitate or even simulate, but they do not understand what they produce, for they lack the affective, relational, and spiritual perspective through which human beings grow in wisdom. #MagnificaHumanitas

[Christopher Hale @ChristopherHale]

I can confirm that this is 100% false.

Not only was it written by hand, but the first drafts were literally written on paper with a pen.

[IJ Makan @ijmakan]

@nic_carter Welcome home, friend.

[IJ Makan @ijmakan]

Heraclitus

[Ascend: The Great Books Podcast @TheGreatB00ks]

Where is the best place to start with Aristotle?

[IJ Makan @ijmakan]

Monks aren't immune to psy-ops.

[Reuters @Reuters]

South Korea's first humanoid robot monk made its debut at Jogye Temple in Seoul, ahead of Buddha's birthday. Gabi, the 130-centimeter-tall robot, wore a traditional grey-and-brown Buddhist robe and stood before monks as it pledged to devote itself to Buddhism

[IJ Makan @ijmakan]

I’m sure this gentleman is trolling… Because there’s an 1800 year gap before between Peter and Joseph, which is a big red flag 🚩

[James Divis @j_divis]

If you claim to have the priesthood of God, please show me your line of authority.

[IJ Makan @ijmakan]

Christ’s descent into hell.

Here’s my completed icon of the Resurrection. Otherwise know as the Anastasis icon or the Harrowing of Hell.

[Reel Updates @worldofreel]

Mel Gibson’s RESURRECTION OF THE CHRIST has wrapped its seven month shoot in Rome.

Gibson has described his $250M two-part epic as “an acid trip” featuring angelic/demonic battles set during Christ’s descent into hell.

https://t.co/OoCTbbxGL6

[ThinkingWest @thinkingwest]

A city’s highest point reveals what its people value most.

Egyptian pyramids - the afterlife
Medieval cathedrals - God and the transcendent
Modern skyscrapers - money and finance

[IJ Makan @ijmakan]

@SatireSquadHQ @david_parker did you see this?

[Mario Nawfal @MarioNawfal]

🇮🇱 Anti-Christian attacks in Israeli-controlled territories jumped 63% in 2025.

83% of those attacks happened in East Jerusalem alone.

The targets: a Christian minority caught between state policies and far-right vigilante groups operating with apparent impunity.

Israel has long positioned itself as the only safe haven for minorities in the Middle East.

That argument becomes very hard to make when Christians in East Jerusalem are afraid to practice their faith.

Source: AA

[Catholic Arena @CatholicArena]

Cardinal Pizzaballa has issued a STRONG response to the attack by an Israeli soldier on a statue of Jesus

His comments also point to other attacks on Christian sites:

'This act constitutes a grave affront to the Christian faith and adds to other reported incidents of desecration of Christian symbols by IDF soldiers in southern Lebanon. It further reveals a disturbing failure in moral and human formation, wherein even the most elementary reverence for the sacred and for the dignity of others has been gravely compromised'

[Carolina ❤️‍🔥 @realCarola2Hope]

They’re not sorry for what they did. They’re sorry it went viral.
Big difference.

[Pope Leo XIV @Pontifex]

In a world wounded by arrogance, people hunger and thirst for justice. We must encourage those who believe in peace and dare to engage in “countercurrent” politics, which focus on the common good. What is urgently needed is the courage of new visions and an educational pact that gives young people space and trust. #ApostolicJourney #EquatorialGuinea https://t.co/81zzJos7Ij

[Pope Leo XIV @Pontifex]

When simulation becomes the norm, it weakens the human capacity for discernment. As a result, our social bonds close in upon themselves, forming self-referential circuits that no longer expose us to reality. We thus come to live within bubbles, impermeable to one another. Feeling threatened by anyone who is different, we grow unaccustomed to encounter and dialogue. In this way, polarization, conflict, fear and violence spread. What is at stake is not merely the risk of error, but a transformation in our very relationship with truth.

[IJ Makan @ijmakan]

@Fearless__Truth Let’s connect - I paint icons. Check out my work

[Pope Leo XIV @Pontifex]

Woe to those who manipulate religion and the very name of God for their own military, economic, and political gain, dragging that which is sacred into darkness and filth. #ApostolicJourney #Cameroon https://t.co/bKteFZ3iWE

[Rorate Caeli @RorateCaeli]

Pius IX, Leo XIII, Pius X, Pius XI published thousands of words against this sentiment.

But it isn’t ancient history — even Vatican II condemns it:

“At all times and in all places, the Church should have true freedom to preach the faith, to teach her social doctrine... and to pass moral judgment even in matters related to politics, whenever the fundamental rights of man or the salvation of souls requires it.” (Gaudium et Spes, 76)