Just a lost artist trying to find the best place to share my passions, obsessions, crazed ideas, and whims. I'm finding each day how to balance in this sea.
I invite everyone to pray for the people of Yemen, especially children, who are suffering as a result of the very serious humanitarian crisis, and for those affected by the severe floods in Western Ukraine.
Just as the Lord transformed Simon into Peter, so He calls each one of us, to make us living stones with which to build a renewed Church and a renewed humanity.
Jesus says to His disciples: “Whoever does not take up his cross and follow me is not worthy of me” (Mt 10:38). There is no true love without the cross, without a personal price to pay. When borne with Jesus, the cross is not scary because He's always at our side to help us.
Today we are united in a special way with the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople. Peter and Andrew were brothers. Whenever possible, we exchange fraternal visits on our respective feast days, as we journey together towards the goal that the Lord desires: full unity.
The people who don’t want to wear a mask or stay out of HomeGoods anymore are the same people who won’t criticize trump for taking his sweet ass time responding to nearly every facet of COVID fallout for the past 5 months, thus making this all last much longer.
If you are looking for meaning in life but, not finding one, you throw yourself away with "imitations of love", such as wealth, career, pleasure, or an addiction, let Jesus look at you, and you will discover you have always been loved.
I really strongly believe that we should be judged not by how we acted when we were ignorant, but how we responded when we were informed. By that measure, Jenna Marbles is head and shoulders beyond a great many YouTubers.
Friendly reminder that Jenna Marbles has been acknowledging and learning from her mistakes for years while educating those around her every step of the way. I hope she can see how much her personal growth has inspired me and so many others to put in the work to be better humans.
Only those who see with the heart see things well, because they know how to “look into” each person: to see a brother or sister apart from his or her mistakes, hope amid difficulty. They see God everywhere.
Jenna Marbles really apologized with her whole heart and soul. I've always looked up to her as a creator and seeing her be so genuine just really made me respect her so much more. She took full responsibility for everything.
The birth of #JohnTheBaptist to elderly parents teaches us that God does not rely on our reasoning and limited human abilities. We must learn to trust, to be silent before the mystery of God, and to contemplate His works in humility and silence.
God created us for communion, for fraternity. Now more than ever the pretense of focusing everything on ourselves, making individualism society’s guiding principle, has proven illusory. We have to be careful! When the emergency is over we can easily fall back into this illusion.
I apologize for having stayed silent these last few days. What’s been brought to light and the men involved are vile and disgusting people. There is no excuse for what they’ve done.
To all of the women affected: I believe you. You are valid. This was not your fault.
In this Sunday's Gospel (Mt 10:26-33) Jesus invites us not to be afraid, to be strong and confident in the face of life's challenges, because even when we encounter setbacks, our lives rest firmly in God’s hands, who loves us and takes care of us.