A lot of arguments by the OP not understanding why the Knights were created. He wants a men’s group, but wants someone to do it for him instead of bringing men into an already established institution that is begging young men to take it over. The issue is, young men today have a fear of commitment and want something 100% in line with what they think it should be before they join it.

NYU is the largest private school in the country and had a thriving campus ministry of a different kind in the ‘80s with Dan Berrigan and Bill McNichols saying Mass, academic conferences, Brideshead Revisited marathons.

How can he …just do this? Would love to read about it because between @WhiteHouseHstry and @NatlParkService, someone had to approve?

Europeans were unbearably foul-smelling due to extreme filth. The envoy of Tsarist Russia even described the King of France, Louis XIV, saying: “His smell was worse than that of a wild animal.” One of his mistresses, Madame de Montespan, would soak herself in perfume so she would not have to smell the king. The Russians themselves were described by the traveler Ahmad ibn Fadlan as “the filthiest of God’s creation; they do not cleanse themselves after urinating or defecating.” It is also said that Tsar Peter would urinate against the palace wall in front of people. Queen Isabella I, who killed Muslims in Al-Andalus, reportedly bathed only twice in her life and destroyed the Andalusian bathhouses. King Philip II of Spain allegedly banned bathing altogether in his country, and his daughter Isabella II swore not to change her undergarments until the end of a city’s siege, which lasted three years — and she died because of it. This is about the kings — not to mention the common people. The famous French perfumes for which Paris became known were invented to overpower the stench. Because of this filth, diseases spread among them, and the plague would come and wipe out half or a third of them periodically. The largest European cities such as Paris and London, at most, reached populations of 30 or 40 thousand according to the highest estimates, while Islamic cities exceeded one million inhabitants. The French historian Dribar says: “We Europeans owe the Arabs (meaning the Muslims) for the comforts of our public life. The Muslims taught us how to maintain bodily cleanliness. They were the opposite of Europeans, who did not change their clothes until they became dirty and foul-smelling. We began to imitate them in removing and washing our garments. Muslims wore clean, bright clothes, and some even adorned them with precious stones such as emeralds, rubies, and coral. Cordoba was known to have three hundred bathhouses, while European churches regarded bathing as an act of disbelief and sin.” Credit goes to Muslim travelers and expatriates. The term “bathroom” in English is said to commemorate Muhammad Bath, the Indian Muslim who taught them in his time how to bathe and maintain cleanliness. Source: Memoirs of the writer Sandor Marai Official Spanish documents between 1561 and 1761 We can only say: Praise be to God for the blessing of Islam — and sufficient is it as a blessing.

My wife and I just finished The Good Place. The show basically proves we (the LDS) are right about everything. SPOILER WARNING: they actually end up going to heaven and find out that everyone is a zombie because eons of having every material and emotional need instantly met has some unfortunate consequences. This aspect makes a very valid critique of creedal Christianity, what is Heaven even supposed to be? Just eternal vacation? But then they decide that the solution to this is ceasing to exist. That’s right. Once they are tired of existing, they can walk through a portal that deconstructs their souls, just like Buddhisms end goal. What’s amazing is, Mormom theology accounts for and fixes ALL of these and every other problem throughout the show. Eternal progression baby, it’s the way of the future.

Christmas has ended.

The English Church asserted her jurisdictional distinction from the Roman Church so as to uphold the Bible's prohibition of incest. It seems increasingly few know this.

Jack Posobiec walking out to start his speech at the TPUSA Amfest event, lifting up a rosary. Look--99% of the non-Catholic young people attending such an event have been given *zero* foundation upon which to recognize what he is doing and why he is doing it. They think the rosary is just some "thing Catholics do." They have no idea how it is related to RC spirituality, sacramentology, and especially, Mariology. Even most Reformed today just don't care about all that "old stuff" anymore, and those that do tend to be so harsh, so fossilized, no one wants to stay in the same room with them. And so here we are. Roman Catholic integralism (the RC version of CNism) on full display at the TPUSA event. Please do not confuse a biblically defensible concept of Christ as Lord over the nations, the centrality of God's law, etc., with integralism. They are NOT the same thing. The Roman Catholic gospel *cannot* bring the peace between men and God that is necessary for peace itself to flourish on earth, and with Rome moving ever more clearly toward ecumenical unity with the East, and embracing more and more simply non-Christian concepts in the Magisterium and amongst the Cardinals and bishops, what the final amalgamation will look like is hard to say. But I can guarantee you one thing: it won't have the gospel, hence, it won't have the power of God. So when we see ostensibly "Reformed" guys hugging and mugging with Roman Catholics, or even "semi-Catholics" like Robinson, realize: they clearly have no idea where Rome's theology actually leads, let alone how empty that cooperation will prove to be.

Balls still exist Galas still exist House parties still exist Dinner parties still exist Book clubs still exist Not going to these things isn’t a result of “this is what they took from you,” it’s a matter of either not hosting them or not getting an invite

House parties need to make a comeback.

One thing you learn after you've hosted a few events is how bad people can be at responding to invitations. "Thanks, I'll let you know!" is not an acceptable response to a host who needs to plan. Guidelines for handling invitations well: -Respond quickly. Definitely within the same day. Sooner is better. -Show enthusiasm. Your energy contributes to the overall vibe. -If you can't commit immediately for whatever reason, the right response is: "I'd love to come, I'm just waiting to see [how XYZ pans out] is it okay if I let you know by ___?" -If you can't come but you want to get more invites in the future, make it clear: "I love to be there, but I'm out of town please keep me in mind for the next one!" -Ask what you can bring/contribute, and if the answer is nothing bring a 6 pack anyway. -If something comes up and you have to cancel, don't text––call. Picking up the phone and sincerely apologizing for not being able to make it smooths things over. -Bonus: bring a card/drinking/board game to contribute (these folks often become party heroes). -Text the next day, say you had a great time, and say thanks (again). Sounds simple. It's not. Few people consistently get all these points right, but I promise you the host notices and appreciates those that do.

We’re not doing Santa in our house 👇 It sets up a foundational and delicate relationship upon lies. The Santa narrative also feeds a consumerism-driven value system, where a child’s “worthiness” gets tied to performance for the year. Mary’s free birth, Yule or the mushroom myths are infinitely more valid than the Santa lives in the ‘North Pole’ fantasy 🍄

"the solar system was designed by the divine" is such a funny thing to think because dude. sedna. what is its purpose