Our Lady of the Amazon

Our Lady of the Amazon, patroness of the natives of the Amazon.

[Our Lady of the Amazon @OLoftheAmazon]

#Pray in reparation against the sacrilegious act perpetuated by racist individuals against #OurLadyoftheAmazon. #AmazonSynod #SinodoAmazonico #Catholic #CatholicTwitter #Catolico #IamCristeros

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Relic of Our Lady of Fatima, tree where she appeared, and Saints Jacinta and Francisco. #CatholicChurch #Catholic #CatholicTwitter #Catholics #catholicx #BlessedVirginMary #OurLadyOfFatima #Fatima #Fatima107

[Our Lady of the Amazon @OLoftheAmazon]

It is so disheartening the amount of pushback against #FiduciaSupplicans and blessing gay people. It makes you wonder what Catholics truly believe. Do they even believe in the merciful Christ or some angry Greek deity?

[Our Lady of the Amazon @OLoftheAmazon]

Horrible to see #Catholics protest #FiduciaSupplicans. It shows they don't bother to read documents and just rely on media headlines.

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Yes, I know. I have a degree in theology. We as Catholics need to put disclaimers about alcohol use and not try to use the saints to make drinking "cool" or beneficial. The truth is Alcohol hurts so many families and people. It should not be celebrated or presented as a virtue. Growing up in the Bronx I witnessed many families and kids' lives destroyed by this vice. A glass of wine may not immediately lead to ruin, but it is the starting point that leads to addiction. Addiction starts somewhere, right? It is not just something that happens spontaneously. Alcohol rewires the brain. About 20% is absorbed immediately from the stomach into the bloodstream. Just a small amount increased stomach juice production which leads to an increase in appetite. This causes the drinker to want more. Remember 20% was absorbed already, so the brain starts to desire it more. Once in the bloodstream, it widens your blood vessels making you feel warmth. However, the body begins to lose heat, and blood pressure drops. In the brain, it starts to weaken the parts that control the body. The brain cannot make clear decisions. Filters are gone. It begins to change your mood by making you feel moody or depressed, even aggressive. The more alcohol enters, the more you will be susceptible to slurring of words, blurry vision, and loss of coordination. In the kidneys, it dehydrates and forces the body to produce more urine. This loss of urine then causes the body to want more liquid. The liquid is of course alcohol. When it enters the liver, 95% of it gets processed creating water and carbon monoxide. Yes, carbon monoxide the poison! This is why it causes heavy damage to the liver. Just one sip of alcohol either wine or beer brings about an increase in dopamine. I can go on and on about what science says, but I think we get the idea that this stuff is just not as "good." It has NO BENEFITS at all unless you hate life and want out or hate people and want to harass them. This is why I applaud our separated Protestant friends who choose the route of temperance and avoid this vice. Just because you have a mouth does not mean you can drink gasoline because you have the will for it. Just because you can taste sugar does not mean you should consume sacks of it. Alcohol is different. It is literally a toxin. There is nothing good about it at all unless you are pouring it on a wound to disinfect it. That is about the only thing good about it. Even a small amount is dangerous. Some will argue and bring up the miracle at Cana. I was just having this discussion with a laywoman on Facebook yesterday and corrected the misconception. If you study the Bible and history you would know the wine used is much different than the one used now, not to mention that beer is a completely different substance. Ancient wine was diluted. They were poured and mixed with water in amphorae jars. The modern alcohol content we have today was not what Jesus had at Cana. The distillation process used to make modern alcoholic beverages came later on in the 7 to 8th centuries by Arabs. The Mishnah and Talmud show that the normal dilution rate among the Jews was 3 parts water to 1 part wine. B. Shabbath 77a says that wine that does not mix well with three parts water is not true wine. B. Pesahim 108b states that the wine consumed during Passover was 3:1 wine. This was very likely the commonly accepted dilution rate among Jews of the New Testament era as well. This dilution rate reduces the alcohol content of New Testament wine to 2.75 to 3.0 percent. So it is not the same thing. This is why some alcoholic priests or priests with digestion issues are allowed to use what is called mustum. Moreover, alcohol is not the matter necessary to confect the Sacrament in Holy Communion. This is why, as stated, the Church allows mustum to be used. Let me be clear. I never said we should ban it (alcohol). What I am saying is that these posts do not really help our faith. If we are teaching people to be virtuous and care for themselves, their bodies, and the earth, then we should not be endorsing substances or behaviors that contradict what we are trying to teach the world. For example, imagine if I preach on the street that drunkards will not enter the Kingdom of Heaven and then take a break and go to the corner store and get a beer to drink. What will the people I just preached to think? I would become a clown, a charlatan. St. Augustine said, "Take care of your body as if you are going to live forever." How can we do this by making choices to drink toxins? It is 2023, we need to be more rational. Pope Francis understands. This is why he is bringing the Church forward and aligning it with science.

[Our Lady of the Amazon @OLoftheAmazon]

Crazy we still have covidiots in 2023 denying the effectiveness of #masks. This guy didn't even read the article where it says the respirators are masks! God help us. #Catholic #BringBackMasks #covid19

[Our Lady of the Amazon @OLoftheAmazon]

Excellent article!

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[The Deacon's Bench @DeaconGregK]

The thief took his wallet and episcopal ring ... https://t.co/03L8SRHGNv

[Our Lady of the Amazon @OLoftheAmazon]

Do you have sources for these so I can check them out? Thanks.

[Fred @fredlbarr]

@mfjlewis @Grobillard @Chrysologus St John Damascene (of Damascus) said Islam was a Christian heresy ( note not pagans etc). St Pope Gregory VII said Christians and Moslems worship the same God. I suppose the Traditionalists won’t listen to them either

[Our Lady of the Amazon @OLoftheAmazon]

I think it was you last year who posted a quote from a pre vatican II pope who said the Church can change things (disciplines or what she created). I can't find it. Can you help? Thanks.

[Mike Lewis @mfjlewis]

That's ridiculous, they said. You're blowing this out of proportion, they said. Just ignore them, they said. It's just the lunatic fringe, they said.

[Mike Lewis @mfjlewis]

"I don’t know if the EWTN communications shop was trying to avoid a firestorm in how it worded the press release, but either way, it didn’t work." @brianfraga on the @gloria_purvis debacle. #boycottEWTN

https://t.co/dDMUR2KCJH

[Our Lady of the Amazon @OLoftheAmazon]

It was in the context of proving to traditionalists that even Pre Vatican Ii pope's said that what the Church made, she can change.

[Mike Lewis @mfjlewis]

@OLoftheAmazon What was the context? I'm not sure what you are referring to.

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Our Lady of Guadalupe
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[Our Lady of the Amazon @OLoftheAmazon]

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[Our Lady of the Amazon @OLoftheAmazon]

Hi, months ago you tweeted a pre Vatican II pope's words about the Church having the authority to change things. I can't find it. Can you provide it? Thanks.

[Mike Lewis @mfjlewis]

Today for @Where_Peter_is, @Chrysologus explains why literary context (or genre) should always be considered when reading and interpreting the Bible.

https://t.co/xgdmMXeUwM

[The Associated Press @AP]

BREAKING: Attorney General William Barr tells AP that the Justice Department hasn't uncovered widespread voting fraud that could have changed 2020 election outcome. https://t.co/Net66tz7rB

[Answering Atheism™ @Answer_Atheism]

Did you know that an #atheist named David Thorstad founded NAMBLA along with other #atheists and is seeking to normalize pedophilia? #Atheism #AnsweringAtheism