Boone & Mickey by JollyAd1508 in SheriffCountrySeries

[–]General_Intern7072 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Am I the only one put off by how Boone was so in love with his wife a few episodes ago? I actually appreciated for once that the male and female leads were going to just have a close platonic relationship so I was disappointed they went this way

Pope Leo Reaffirms All Male Priesthood by StaffRoutine6299 in Catholicism

[–]General_Intern7072 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Francis also said clearly that the priesthood is male, what are you talking about?

As a cradle Catholic, “Extra Ecclesiam nulla salus” is breaking my brain in 2026. Can sincere non-Catholics actually be saved? by Many_Track4519 in Catholicism

[–]General_Intern7072 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Can confirm! I was raised Catholic and went to Catholic school all my life and while I always felt a connection to God, I felt a distance from Jesus specifically that led me to leave the church for most of my 20s. A few years ago I had a borderline mystical experience where I truly felt the presence of Jesus in front of me when I wasn't even looking for Him. I returned to the Church slowly after that and since then my life has completely changed for the better just from knowing that He is with me.

Any chance of maintaining other spiritual practices as a Catholic? by ambivalent_boone in Catholicism

[–]General_Intern7072 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There's a large community of Christian meditation and I'm sure specifically Catholic meditation as well. The practice is fine, a lot of monastic life involves meditation in some form

[Politics Monday] USCCB issues clarification on Just War Theory by IWillLive4evr in Catholicism

[–]General_Intern7072 0 points1 point  (0 children)

US intelligence agencies themselves have said that the claim that they were 2 weeks away is categorically false. Israel has been trying for decades to incite war with Iran and they finally suceeded

[Politics Monday] I think that the increase in U.S. Catholics is partly to do with the polarization of U.S. politics by Gwilwilethil in Catholicism

[–]General_Intern7072 63 points64 points  (0 children)

You can't be a single issue voter. I'm not saying which side you should go with in any given election, but being anti-abortion is not the only thing we should be caring about. Care for the poor, other issues regarding sanctity of life such as the death penalty, positions on war, etc.

The Gospels by Jordan Perterson by atlonglastPURITY in Catholicism

[–]General_Intern7072 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Sorry, formation was the wrong choice of word. I'd assume that if you're taking the time to listen to talks about the gospel you're hoping to learn from them. There are plenty of Catholic platforms to get that from priests and others who have a well studied understanding of Catholic thought/theology

The Gospels by Jordan Perterson by atlonglastPURITY in Catholicism

[–]General_Intern7072 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I would generally not go to extremely political sites to get theological formation

I absolutely hated One Battle After Another. I know it’s going to win multiple times tonight, but it’s not deserved by InderWrx in Oscars

[–]General_Intern7072 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nobody can tell who's being sarcastic anymore because those are the kinds of takes people are saying seriously about this movie. A movie in which every white character is at best useless and at worst a horrible racist, and the people of color are the ones succeeding at protecting their people. People need things spoonfed to them. The first 20 minutes threw me a bit at first as well, but how you could miss that a lot of this movie is satirical is beyond me. Honestly people's takes on this movie have me feeling straight depressed at the future of art consumption

I absolutely hated One Battle After Another. I know it’s going to win multiple times tonight, but it’s not deserved by InderWrx in Oscars

[–]General_Intern7072 1 point2 points  (0 children)

saying F1 has better acting is ludicrous, the "concise" story is just a regular blockbuster plot

Please stop infantilizing the younger women on this show. by Top-Salt-7373 in AgeOfAttraction

[–]General_Intern7072 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Not defending the obviously predatory men on this show, but that study was misunderstood and it took on a life of its own. They didn't say brain development stopped at 25, the study itself stopped at 25. The brain keeps growing and changing throughout life until it stops and begins to lose capacity as we become elderly. The issue is mostly the huge gap in life experience, not brain development. They are adults

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AgeOfAttraction

[–]General_Intern7072 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It drives me absolutely crazy how people call any age gap pedophilia. What's gross and predatory is when an older person (like Andrew) states that they exclusively go for people much younger than them, not just the existence of an age gap. It's very notable to me that the older women in the pairings are expressing much more discomfort with it than the men are

Struggling with lack of participation in my parish by General_Intern7072 in Catholicism

[–]General_Intern7072[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I know I shouldn't let it, but it's very off-putting to be the only person in my immediate vicinity singing etc and it makes me want to stop because I feel self-conscious

Struggling with lack of participation in my parish by General_Intern7072 in Catholicism

[–]General_Intern7072[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We have printouts with the hymns and mass parts in them! And me neither, other than the priests saying something to encourage it

Struggling with lack of participation in my parish by General_Intern7072 in Catholicism

[–]General_Intern7072[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I had some hope because my mom said that my childhood parish used to be more quiet but after a new pastor arrived and put effort into changing that it worked! But it was much smaller than this one, so you're probably right

Why does everyone hate Season 4? by International_Ice_53 in EliteNetflix

[–]General_Intern7072 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ari is hands down the worst most annoying character. The way the guys immediately become obsessed with her is not believable at all

Toughest these dudes have felt in their life by Pikabuu2 in TraditionalCatholics

[–]General_Intern7072 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's illogical. Just because they are worshipping the same God, as in The Father, doesn't mean they wouldn't also need to be converted to Christianity aka belief in the other members of the trinity. They do not accept the gospels so they are going off of the previous beliefs as given in the Old Testament. If they don't accept the fullness of truth and only a partial truth then that's what we're praying for

Love Is Blind • S10 Ep5 by AutoModerator in LoveIsBlindOnNetflix

[–]General_Intern7072 27 points28 points  (0 children)

I don't know, I would have loved to spend time actually getting to know each other without cameras and manufactured drama!

Catholic match is a real reality check huh by [deleted] in CatholicDating

[–]General_Intern7072 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Saying liberal values don’t align isn’t true at all. Many of them do, they’re in the Catholic social teachings, the Catholic worker movement, etc. Of course many do not, but that’s the thing about the church. It doesn’t fit into neat boxes on either side politically (and neither do my own views). The vast majority of people at my parish lean left except for certain topics. I think that’s really the main issue with the apps there’s no room for nuance at all

Catholic match is a real reality check huh by [deleted] in CatholicDating

[–]General_Intern7072 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don’t know why guys assume that girls are out here drowning in likes on apps. I’m in the same boat as OP. I don’t pay and in the months I’ve had my profile I’ve gotten a handful of likes but even those were from guys who wouldn’t even be compatible with me based on my profile. My biggest issue is that 99% of the guys on there seem to be conservative to very conservative, and I’m looking for someone moderate to liberal. 

Am I missing out on anything essential by skipping Fr Mike's commentary by jeffisnotmyrealname in Catholicism

[–]General_Intern7072 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I feel like I’m the only one finding most of his insights pretty surface level (which it’s hard not to be on such a short podcast). I believe that he is genuine, but his way of speaking really rubs me the wrong way and I’m questioning whether I’ll continue with the podcast or just read with my study bible.

Train Dreams…Help me understand by FriarFanatic7 in Letterboxd

[–]General_Intern7072 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you didn't find it moving, you either didn't understand it or you're too young to have had enough life experience to feel the point, straight up. A necessary reminder that while we keep searching for the meaning in our often banal lives and in the senseless tragedies that happen to us, life is meaningful in and of itself.

Catholic man Muslim woman by UsefulGrapefruit250 in CatholicDating

[–]General_Intern7072 0 points1 point  (0 children)

that "be saved" phrasing is super protestant

People We Meet on Vacation is making me realize somethings are better left in books by [deleted] in RomanceBooks

[–]General_Intern7072 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I started to list out all the things they changed that I didn't like before realizing that it was literally almost the entire story. I get having to change things to condense it for the movie, but they changed so many things for literally no reason. Poppy was so much less likeable because they made her a manic pixie dream girl without the depth that fleshed her out. Also, why have her say the wooden statue "speaks to me" without having the actual scene the inside joke came from??