Brandon Smith

Roman Catholic, Husband, Dad, Engineer and a bunch-o-other stuff.

Want to make me laugh? try puns!

[Brandon Smith @KF0ESZ]

@Younggoyim @trad_west_ Disney for the loss….

[Brandon Smith @KF0ESZ]

@1armsteve Stopped clock twice a day!

[Brandon Smith @KF0ESZ]

@AndromedaAMDG I could stop doom scrolling any time I wanted!

[Brandon Smith @KF0ESZ]

@FrDaveNix @BigModernism You can't makeup this stuff...

[Fr. Dave Nix @FrDaveNix]

I got an interesting email today from someone who just started reading the saints on the amount of people in heaven and hell. She insisted that if more are lost than saved, "then I can no longer trust in God’s plan and I’m lost." I understand her shock of going from modernist writings to traditional writings (as she had just done) so I'm not mad at her question. But I sent her this quote from CS Lewis, because his answer is brilliant:
"What some people say on earth is that the final loss of one soul gives the lie to all the joy of those who are saved. But see what lurks behind [that]... The demand of the loveless and the self-imprisoned that they should be allowed to blackmail the universe: that till they consent to be happy (on their own terms) no one else shall taste joy: that theirs should be the final power; that Hell should be able to veto Heaven... Either the day must come when joy prevails and all the makers of misery are no longer able to infect it; or else for ever and ever the makers of misery can destroy in others the happiness they reject for themselves."—The Great Divorce p 118.

[Brandon Smith @KF0ESZ]

@CDogmatics @hf_222222 That is kinda the point. For us who believe, no explanation is needed. For those who don’t, none is possible.

It breaks my heart to see such an articulation of blindness to transcendent beauty - creation singing of its creator.

[Signal @signalapp]

A response to recent reporting in Germany, in service of clarity and accountability:

First, it’s important to be precise when it comes to critical infrastructure like Signal. Signal was not “hacked” — in that our encryption, infrastructure, and the integrity of the app’s code was not compromised.

However, sophisticated attackers have engaged in a harmful phishing campaign, posing as “Signal Support” by changing their profile display name and using social engineering to trick people into handing over their credentials — information that allowed these attackers to take over some targeted Signal accounts. This is something that plagues any mainstream messaging app once it reaches the scale of Signal, but we know how high the stakes are given the trust people place in us.
In the coming weeks, you’ll see us rolling out a number of changes to help hinder these kinds of attacks.

Because we don’t collect user data, what we know about these attacks comes from the victims of phishing. And from what victims have told us, the attacks followed a broad pattern: after tricking people into revealing their Signal credentials, attackers then used those credentials to take over their account and also frequently changed the associated phone number. Because such a change results in de-registering your Signal accounts, attackers prepared people for this by telling them that being de-registered was intended behavior, and that all they would need to do is “re-register,” or, create a new account. When they moved to create a new Signal account — one that was now decoupled from their hijacked account — the victims thought they were logging back in to their primary account. As a result, many didn't notice the takeover. The compromised accounts were then weaponized to target the victims' contact lists by posing as the owners of the account.

We understand the trust that people put in Signal, and how devastating this kind of social engineering can be. While it’s true that all messaging platforms are susceptible to scammers and phishing that betrays people’s trust and convinces them to “unlock the front door” where no backdoor exists, we are looking to do everything we can to help people avoid and detect such scams.

For the time being, please stay vigilant against phishing and account takeover attempts. Remember that no one from Signal Support will ever send you a message request or ask for your registration verification code or Signal PIN. For an added layer of protection, you can enable Registration Lock in your Signal Settings (Account -> Registration Lock).

[Brandon Smith @KF0ESZ]

Is it presumptive for the man who can canonize to say things like this without canonizing him first?

[Pope Leo XIV @Pontifex]

On the first anniversary of the birth into heaven of our dear #PopeFrancis, his words and actions remain written in our hearts. We carry on his legacy by always proclaiming the joy of the Gospel, announcing God’s mercy, and promoting fraternity among all men and women.

[Brandon Smith @KF0ESZ]

@MDLatinMass The pool of workers is actually pretty small, as only someone named Michael can apply.

[Brandon Smith @KF0ESZ]

@AndromedaAMDG Because drugs are required to achieve the levels of indoctrination they’re trying to achieve.

[Brandon Smith @KF0ESZ]

@1armsteve @TaylorRMarshall @solisa30411271 @PJNUSA1 @maddow Obama didn’t give me anything except bewilderment

[Brandon Smith @KF0ESZ]

@BryanLeeNorris Truth is what is left standing after scrutiny! Keep up the good work.

[Joe McBride @McBrideLawNYC]

The Book of Revelation describes the liturgy of heaven.

Altar. Incense. Vestments. Candles. The Lamb on the throne. Elders on their faces. Sanctus, Sanctus, Sanctus. Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi.

St. John recorded what he saw when heaven opened: the worship of the Lamb, and that worship is what the Catholic Mass makes present on earth.

Every Sunday, Catholics do not stand at a distance and think about Calvary. They are brought into it. The veil between time and eternity is opened at the altar.

Protestants read Revelation as something to analyze. Catholics recognize it because they are already inside it.

The Mass is not derived from a building.
The building exists for the Mass.

St. Thomas Aquinas teaches that the Eucharist is the true sacrifice of Christ made present, not repeated, drawing the Church into the one eternal offering.

St. John Chrysostom teaches that the altar on earth is joined to the altar in heaven, and that what is offered is the same sacrifice, the same Lamb.

This is the worship of the Lamb made present on earth in the Catholic Mass.

That is not a metaphor. That is the Catholic Faith.

[Brandon Smith @KF0ESZ]

@AndromedaAMDG I tied my own shoes the other day!

[Brandon Smith @KF0ESZ]

@AndromedaAMDG Honestly, I’m thinking that this is a feature and not a bug.

Being trusting to the point of being gullible isn’t a malicious fault in the one who trusts, but rather in the one who takes advantage of it.

[Brandon Smith @KF0ESZ]

@FinanceLancelot @nikitabier Grok is a narcissist- grok actively evaluates every post and helps feed the algorithm. Grok also uses those same heuristics to write the posts based on prompts.

[Brandon Smith @KF0ESZ]

@AndromedaAMDG Well, as someone who didn't catch it, would you be so kind as to ameliorate my ignorance? The feel is that there is something significant that I'm missing.

[Fr Calvin Robinson ©️®️ @calvinrobinson]

@USCCB @ArchbishpSample Catholic teaching on religious freedom is that Catholics recognise, promote, defend the one true faith - Catholicism, but must not coerce people to become Catholic.

You seem to be defining religious freedom in terms of Catholics must defend false faiths, too?

Please clarify.

[Sign of the Cross @CatholicSOTC]

Bishop Strickland: Faithful Catholics are being labeled as “anti-Semitic” simply for refusing to adopt Christian Zionism.

https://t.co/AvoW6USZqN

[Carrie Prejean Boller @CarriePrejean1]

A Zionist supremacist genocide denier calls a Catholic woman a disgusting, stupid, hitlerian, fool, despicable, piece of s#it, because she won’t hate Palestinians, like he wants her to…. and doesn’t worship a racist, supremacist, apartheid state called “Israel” who kill’s children for the thrill of it— all while claiming he’s the victim of hate. This is what evil looks like.

Zionist supremacy on full display.

Only Christ can bring you peace Mark, He is the prince of Peace, and He is your King.

Repent & believe.