Today I noticed that the Folger's Shakespeare Library softcovers look suspiciously like cans of LaCroix. Here is a 🧵of pairings, starting with A Midsummer Night's Dream and a lovely can of fizzy lemon water.
I like to play Connections on the NYT site each day and I've been inspired to make my own version. See if you can get it right! (The answers are revealed in the second image so be careful not to spoil it for yourselves!)
@baileymailloux it’s worth it for sure!! it definitely takes a lot of effort, in my experience it was a little difficult to keep track of characters bc of the Norwegian names, but you get the hang of it eventually.
“This fair olive-tree, led to the temple and, thenceforward planted in the House of God and cultivated by the Spirit, she, as a fruitful olive-tree, became the abode of all virtues.” ~ St John Damscene
Blessed Feast of the Presentation of Mary
the story of our life is not finished until our death. trying to make sense of things happening now is like trying to guess the ending of a book, when we might only be in the first chapter! all we can do is place our trust in God today, strive to do good, and ask for His mercy.
in Kristin Lavransdatter, nearly every character experiences some sort of conversion, only to fall tragically again (and again and again). you can’t point to a singular moment of conversion. only at the end of their life can you see the whole picture of God’s grace.