you're telling me that edmUND WAS ON WWII SUGAR RATIONING
AND THAT'S WHY HE VIBED SO HARD WITH TURKISH DELIGHT
i feel so stupid for not making that connection. everything makes sense. i understand now edmund, you're so valid my guy.
Hi friends - would love some prayers when you think of me. I'm going in tomorrow for minor surgery to remove a benign mass from my left breast; it should be incredibly straightforward, quick, & an easy recovery, but surgery is... well, surgery, so prayers would be so appreciated.
Hi, all. Some sad news today.
Austin & I had just been about to announce that we were expecting a baby girl in January - we learned last week that, instead, she's gone to be with Jesus. Please pray for the repose of little S, and for the intercession St. Anne.
@ChadNotChud
i REALLY think there are millions of people out there walking around with fully undiagnosed lactose intolerance or IBS, because what do you MEAN chipotle is going to "make you pay" later ?????
you're praying in a pew
there's no one around, and your phone is off
out of the corner of your eye, you spot him
Shia Labeouf
he's crossing himself about 15 feet back
he gets down on his knees and begins to repent
he's praying for you
Shia Labeouf
@nickykens
Believe it or not, it is entirely possible to figure out whether you're compatible & able to live with someone without having sex or living together before marriage. People act like making the decision to wait is going to doom you; it really isn't.
@kaylajohnsonatl
I think the vernacular seems to have shifted to "elopement" meaning "we're not doing a big ceremony or any reception"—that's sort of how I saw it used when I was planning my wedding a couple years ago :P
I realize that I linked a blog post confirming it, but since no one clicks links from nobodies on Twitter I need to just say so directly:
I am officially entering the Church this Easter :)
@hankgreen
Wait - going twice a week is actually enough to make a difference?? I've been told my whole life you have to be going basically daily for it to really matter, so I just... haven't gone.
I've seen well-meaning Catholics push for this, and I just want to say right now that passing a law like this would be horrific.
No-fault divorce gives abuse victims a way out without forcing them to gather proof and then *relive* that abuse in a court of law. We cannot ban it.
Barista at our favorite local coffee shop asked me where my friend was this morning; I told them that yeah, my husband was out somewhere else today - he goes, "oh, that's your husband?"
Dear reader, he's thought for months we were *high schoolers doing homework together*.
Hey, if you could shoot up a quick prayer for my family, that would be super great - I finally worked up the courage this weekend to tell them I was considering becoming Catholic, and they took it pretty well; I love them so much, and I don't want this to be painful for them.
Can I ask a genuine question?
What on earth has Pope Francis done that makes people think he is *this* out of line? Every interview I see with him has him saying the most basic tenets of the faith, and then people going "HE IS DESTROYING THE CHURCH" in the comments.
took me a year and a half, but I finally got my first "Vatican II is false & you have to be TradCath to be saved" reply guy today :')
am I finally a real Catholic Twitter User now? or do I need to get blocked by Taylor Marshall first
popping into the p*rn discussion going on today just to offer something a little gentler:
If you're struggling with that right now, know that the (right & just) condemnation of the p*rn industry circling around today is NOT a right & just condemnation of YOU.
Calling out to Christ (with Shia Labeouf)
the Devil cannot fight (off Shia Labeouf)
praying to Our Lady
Hollywood Superstar Shia Labeouf
Turning up to Mass (Shia Labeouf)
Helping the poor (Shia Labeouf)
Caring for the widows
Actual Catholic Shia Labeouf
And if you would, pray also for me - I will be going in for a D&E tomorrow afternoon, as induction or natural miscarriage at this stage (16 weeks along) is technically possible but not medically recommended.
Austin & I are doing okay, but this is a very new kind of grief. 💔
Procedure went great according to my team. Not in much pain, but woke up extremely hungry. Shout-out to my wonderful husband who had already bought me a marshmallow dream bar at Starbucks, and the nurse who got me an Uncrustable. 🙂
@BWCACatholic
I've seen you in the replies to other posts about this. You are incredibly eager to be vindictive and cast stones. You are not the pro-life advocate you think you are.
Could you guys be praying for me? I'm seeing a specialist tomorrow for something I've experienced my whole life & thought was normal, but when I told my GP about it she got really concerned. Googled my symptoms (rookie mistake, hah) & have freaked myself out a little bit.
@jo_beth_c
I could genuinely see myself doing this in a few years 💀
(not trying to bring the mood down at all—but after I miscarried this year early 2nd tri, I was so thankful I hadn't posted yet on social media & would honestly love to never have to worry about that in the future!!)
turning off message requests for a sec bc people have started telling me I'm "hellbound" for marrying A :')
truly an incredible example of people not having read the canons they would claim to be citing, but lmao I do not want to deal with that rn
instead, have a ring poast
you're looking at the Host, but your mind's turned around
his Rosary's pulled out now
and you can see he's covered in grace
Praise God, there's grace everywhere!
Seeing some bad takes beginning to float around.
Have a handy response guide, courtesy of the excellent Lutheran meme page I follow on a different site.
Muting this because people are getting nasty in the replies.
No matter what your philosophies are, this is a tragic situation. Pray for Lottie and her safety; there are people in the replies of the original tweet who I genuinely fear might try to track her down.
I really hate asking, but could you pray for me if you see this? I've been rebooked three times tonight and basically half the Dallas airport has seen me running up and down the terminals sobbing. This trip has been so, so rough.
Hey friends, my sister is *in* Israel right now—please pray for her and her classmates (& especially for a ceasefire, so that they can stay and finish their activities!)
Please pray for an urgent private intention. I waited too long to call about something extremely important, and I'm so upset with myself right now. Please pray it isn't too late.
I'm so sorry to ask for prayer so much lately, but my OCD is really bad right now. It's been a very long time since my Scrupulosity last reared its head, but it has me in tears right now. Please pray for me.
@sosomanysarahs
@HillaryMonahan
I was denied from adopting a cat because I had roommates!!! They told me roommates "weren't a stable environment"—are only married couples with no kids allowed to have a cat??
What a year it's been. We saw sickness, health, richer, poorer, loss, life, and so, so much love.
Happy anniversary, baby. 💜 I couldn't have asked to do this with anyone better.
Austin's church just sent us a certificate of marriage (like just a decorative one) and, according to their church records
I am now married to Austin's father
hey if you see this, I'd love a spare prayer. my bridal shower is this afternoon & I just woke up sick in the middle of the night. I really really don't want to miss this.
guys I am yELLING right now
C*tholicM*tch has an article about what makes Catholic marriages so significant (it's a Sacrament) and then has the audacity to use an ORTHODOX CEREMONY as an example of a PROBLEM
THEY ARE THE ONLY OTHER CHURCH WHOSE SACRAMENTS WE CONSIDER VALID
Mass Pet Peeve:
when the Priest chants the prayer just before the Great Amen, and instead of allowing the congregation to chant back in kind, the music director cuts in with some "amen song" in an entirely different key & backing piano
I almost never see anyone talking about my most traditional opinion, which is that we really really really should think harder before using the tetragrammaton, if we use it at all.
Nothing quite like when the very first thing the priest says to you after your confession is just, "so, when you have scrupulosity... you know all your venial sins get forgiven at Mass, right? you only need to confess mortal sins in confession." 💀💀
I THOUGHT I HAD FATHER 💀
can everybody please clap for my deep-cleaned kitchen
(you don't have to, but it was really REALLY bad before and I'm just proud of how shiny it is now)
(cw: pregnancy loss)
I'm a day late, but had a very bittersweet Mother's Day yesterday.
The little lamb we left with our sweet girl is still there with all the babies who are buried in this little patch of church land. I hope it brings other mamas comfort when they visit.
My day was just ruined so I'm ready to pass it on to all of y'all:
I just learned that a song trending on CHRISTIAN RADIO today is a cover by Natalie Grant & Cory Asbury...
...of "You Will be Found".
Yes, from Dear Evan Hansen. I—
@realdirtjane
@bennihannahoe
that's,,, that's cheating
if he's thinking of someone who's not you to get off, ESPECIALLY if he's not telling you, that's cheating :(
Please pray for the soul of my Great Aunt Carol, who passed after a struggle with dementia. She had a long, fulfilling life & leaves behind two sisters, a brother, and a son.
Hey gang, please pray fervently to St. Jude and St. Anthony for me. I've just noticed a stone has fallen off my wedding ring, and I have no idea where it could have happened. I really, really hope it wasn't at this massive conference building or on the bus.
Converts and cradles alike: what are parts of Catholic tradition or teaching that you wish someone had just sat down and explained to you way earlier on?
Doesn't have to be something big - just something confusing to research on your own.
To all my Orthodox & Eastern Catholic brothers & sisters, I am excited to introduce just in time for Lent:
Meat & Right, an Eastern Christian fasting tracker!
The site (located at ) updates daily with easy visuals & descriptions of fasting requirements.
@prolifejewess
I had a family member give this theory about my miscarriage last year and we did not speak to them again until just recently. They still don't understand "what they did wrong."
@nickykens
If you're both rational, reasonable people, you are—and I cannot stress this enough—able to talk through things both before & after getting married.
@ohmystass
this didn't happen. there life Life-of-the-Mother exceptions, and removal of something already dead is NOT abortion, it's an entirely different procedure.