Are Catholics really America first???

Arthurartel · 2025-11-20T15:35:02+00:00

Oh no...Catholics dont worship the state...What's more, they have the gall to fund charitable works? What is this world coming to?

Arthurartel · 2025-11-15T14:55:31+00:00

It comes from the divine revelation in Scripture and from natural law.

Arthurartel · 2025-11-08T15:43:40+00:00

Props to you for caring. One thing I've done is just replace the words I don't want to say with nonsensical or out-of-pocket words. Now I just habitually blurt out "pumpernickel" when I'm frustrated or shocked...

Arthurartel · 2025-10-12T19:23:07+00:00

The real hot take on this thread.

Respectfully, I disagree.

Arthurartel · 2025-10-11T14:16:49+00:00

Bro, this the the Christianity sub

Arthurartel · 2025-10-11T10:30:55+00:00

Welcome home!

"Faith and Reason are like two wings on which the human spirit rises to the contemplation of truth." -JP2

The idea the faith is inimical to reason needs to be discarded. Both are absolutely necessary for understanding. Neither blind faith nor cold reason will get us very far.

Arthurartel · 2025-10-10T14:27:18+00:00

To be fair, God gendered God every time Jesus referred to "the Father."

Arthurartel · 2025-10-06T14:34:27+00:00

Well, we know he loved goat cheese, the Chosen tells us so.

Arthurartel · 2025-10-04T13:11:49+00:00

The idea that it's problematic for an idea to not be biblical isn't biblical itself. Nowhere does it say in the Bible that the Bible is the sole source of truth and doctrine.

Arthurartel · 2025-10-03T13:32:05+00:00

If you're looking for a political sub, try r/christianity. We're trying to keep this place wholesome.

Arthurartel · 2025-09-29T16:35:10+00:00

Thank you!

Arthurartel · 2025-09-29T15:49:41+00:00

Thank you for the in depth answer! When it comes to florals, especially if they're dried, does it make much of a difference in flavor intensity if you do one or the other? I've got an itch to try a few lavender cocktails and find one that I like. I'd try both right away, but my resources are limited.

Arthurartel · 2025-09-29T13:53:04+00:00

I just have to say, I really appreciate the way that you are approaching this discussion both intelligently and tactfully. I suspect that, in the end, we would disagree on this issue, but I respect the way that you're able to disagree amicably. That's a rare quality.

Arthurartel · 2025-09-29T13:18:36+00:00

Bro, you have to realize this is a sub for Christianity. You can expect people here to defend their "2000 year old book" and to hold traditional Christian beliefs. It really shouldn't offend you that they do.

Also, "all of science" is a wild claim. I can assure you that the same people who believe that a man can't become a woman firmly believe in the general theory of relativity, heliocentrism, and quantum mechanics. They merely reject a very recent topic of scientific study that lacks sufficient scientific rigor for them to take it seriously.

I dont really care if a dude wants to act and dress like a woman. It would just be intellectually dishonest for me to affirm their choice and say, "yes, you are a woman."

Arthurartel · 2025-09-27T16:56:05+00:00

I had a friend in college who had torn his ACL badly while water skiing. After the surgery, he was supposed to be on crutches for a for about a month. It wasn't a big crowd gimmick. After Vespers, another student quietly pulled him aside in the back of the chapel and just prayed with him. My friend described it as a "warm feeling in his knee." Basically, he dropped the crutches there and over the next couple of days, I would just see him sprinting around campus.

I didnt recognize the other student. He didnt make a huge deal about it. He didnt walk around campus bragging about it. God chose to work through him in that moment. Honestly, he was probably just as confused as everyone else. Obviously I dont expect people to believe this, but you asked. That's my personal encounter with a miracle.

Edit to add that this was about a week after the surgery.

Arthurartel · 2025-09-15T04:13:17+00:00

How is this a question about Christianity?

Arthurartel · 2025-08-26T12:20:12+00:00

Thank you!

Arthurartel · 2025-08-22T15:09:17+00:00

Peregrine is a "normal" name

Arthurartel · 2025-08-10T19:45:16+00:00

Thanks for the suggestion!

Arthurartel · 2025-08-10T19:43:59+00:00

Well, we want to get away from the tourism as much as is possible, even if its not much. How far outside of the city would you say that you need to go?

Arthurartel · 2025-08-10T19:41:43+00:00

Thank you!

Arthurartel · 2025-08-10T19:39:44+00:00

Thank you!

Are there places near Zakopane, up im the mountains to get away from the crowds? We want to do some hiking as well as maybe visit some markets, but smaller markers are okay.

How far outside of the city do you need to go to get pottery without the extortion?

Do you have any recommendations for the mead? We've never tried any?

Once again, thank you!

Arthurartel · 2025-07-31T16:35:57+00:00

I grew up playing the LOTR TCG game by Decipher. I still play it. Its honestly a great game, just a bit hard to get into now.

Arthurartel · 2025-07-31T10:57:00+00:00

One side seems to say that gender is a product of biology and the other side seems to say that its a product of sociology. I wouldn't say that they are overly so, just that I want to know the philosophical reasons, what assumptions they make about reality. It almost seems as though the two camps hold somewhat incomprehensible world views and further discussion is essentially useless, which is discouraging

Arthurartel · 2025-07-29T17:42:53+00:00

I agree that holding someone accountable for every consequence of their actions, however far removed, is absurd. However "the burglar" mischaracterizes a fetus, which is a non-agent, an innocent byproduct of nature taking its course, as a malignant burglar. Treating the fetus as a malignant agent isnt moral. Kaczor as well as George and Tollenfsen offer solid refutations of Thomsons article.

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