@scissormountain My daughter is covered in scars. Massive heart surgeries, covered in lines too big for her little body, there are marks everywhere. Her little heart finds consolation in the great honor given to scars by a savior that has them too. ❤️🩹 Prayers for your baby. 🙏
“Everywhere and always, when human beings either cannot or dare not take their anger out on the thing that has caused it, they unconsciously search for substitutes, and more often than not they find them.”
René Girard, The One by Whom Scandal Comes.
In all the speeches that have been given calling us to rebuild again after the Age of Deconstruction, the most powerful words haven't come from a politician or philosopher.
It has come from the mouth of a poet.
Joshua Luke Smith's "Sunflowers in Babylon" is a must listen.
The public execution move feels related to Charlie Kirk.
I am afraid we have entered into a mimetic spiral of sorts, and it will only continue to take us down.
@SethDillon Most people participated in the "outrage" about previous events, thereby making them more and more viral, thereby participating in the inevitable copycat cases spread by the spiritual virus/demon. It seems the god of outrage and murder work together, and many on X work for them.
@ashley_lande We do Ambleside Online now (so wonderful) and it requires so much classic literature, avoiding the accursed abridged versions of everything is a constant struggle. It can be sneaky.
In this era of artificial intelligence, it is becoming urgent to distinguish human art from what machines produce. There is an ontological difference, even before an aesthetic one, between art and what a machine can generate through statistical calculation based on millions of images created by others. Algorithms lack the spark of humanity. For this reason, the Church wishes to renew an alliance with artists and cultural institutions to safeguard our humanity.
@RoryTyer My daughter spent her first 6m inpatient & several more since. The other thing I think people need to hear is you will never regret it. It might be the most painful & difficult thing you've ever experienced, but it will always be worth it. Don't be afraid. Cont. prayers for Ruby.