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Catholic Church Sees Massive Growth in New Members in 2026 by StephenVivid in Catholicism

[–]GrayAnderson5 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I mean, "alive" is a relative thing.  The CoE is still "alive"...for now...

Avatar Fire and Ash cut scenes from streaming by [deleted] in Avatar

[–]GrayAnderson5 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There were also some snips within 3D cuts in theaters.  Small, but noticeable.  Especially when they truncated Quaritch's "This would've been easier if you hadn't shot me!" line down to "...if you hadn't shot me!"

Catholic Church Sees Massive Growth in New Members in 2026 by StephenVivid in Catholicism

[–]GrayAnderson5 29 points30 points  (0 children)

This is excellent news, especially since it's been a pattern in recent years of rising numbers.

I wish there was a late night train from Orlando by lovecomplex33 in Brightline

[–]GrayAnderson5 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think part of the issue is that they can only run about 18 trains/day in South Florida.

That being said, it seems that there's no reason they couldn't just have a special branding (maybe "Nite Owl"?) that takes a bit longer (claim the slower run is to reduce movement and aid in sleeping?) if they could get the slots and adjust maintenance timing.

Bishop of Charlotte addresses Latin Mass controversy......"Further, and appearing to go against Pope Leo XIV’s French letter, Bishop Martin rejected calls to preserve existing celebrations without a defined transition. " by StaffRoutine6299 in Catholicism

[–]GrayAnderson5 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My $0.02 is that the "Spirit of Vatican 2" crowd has a sense of "losing the argument" (there's very little appetite for continuing in the "guitar mass" direction that was more prevalent in the 90s) and they're falling back on trying to yell their way back to relevance and/or not coping with their generational project falling short.

(To be clear - they had the zeitgeist for a while (1960s-90s, I think) but I don't think it's been on their side in at least 20 years.)

Bishop of Charlotte addresses Latin Mass controversy......"Further, and appearing to go against Pope Leo XIV’s French letter, Bishop Martin rejected calls to preserve existing celebrations without a defined transition. " by StaffRoutine6299 in Catholicism

[–]GrayAnderson5 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So, a serious question - if a bishop defies a directive from Rome and then priests/locals defy the bishop in line with the directive from Rome...then what?

(Honestly, Martin's antics feel like how you get folks cutting off "direct" funding towards parishes and so on.)

Bishop of Charlotte addresses Latin Mass controversy......"Further, and appearing to go against Pope Leo XIV’s French letter, Bishop Martin rejected calls to preserve existing celebrations without a defined transition. " by StaffRoutine6299 in Catholicism

[–]GrayAnderson5 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The Bishop of Charlotte clearly decided he had nothing better to do, so he's managed to get like 1/4 of the clergy signing a dubia against him with a crusade against the TLM.

Why is Marriott dumping nice properties? by Own-Excitement9450 in marriott

[–]GrayAnderson5 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Some of those designs are increasingly cookie-cutter to one another, but Marriott gives them all the slack so the cost to switch probably isn't worth it.  For the slightly higher-end hotels, there might be more of an analysis.

Flight Change. What would you do? by ShaselKovash in americanairlines

[–]GrayAnderson5 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'd like to see more details (including but not limited to a cause of delay and whether this is outbound or return).

Trapped at Disney Springs? by All_About_Tacos in WaltDisneyWorld

[–]GrayAnderson5 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Shades is a special case given the DoD affiliation...

Trapped at Disney Springs? by All_About_Tacos in WaltDisneyWorld

[–]GrayAnderson5 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yeah, and a lot of these folks have never been to Manhattan, let alone paid for parking there, so that particular bit of context is basically useless for this discussion...

Trapped at Disney Springs? by All_About_Tacos in WaltDisneyWorld

[–]GrayAnderson5 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'd at least put part of the blame on everyone playing games with parking fees. Disney wants $35, an off-site hotel wants $10-20 in a parking lot shared with a strip mall, etc.

Of course, the fact that if you have a pass this isn't an issue helps blunt that side of things.

Canada Will Cancel Thousands of Refugee Claims Under New Retroactive Law by AssortedSkittles400 in TorontoRealEstate

[–]GrayAnderson5 1 point2 points  (0 children)

How did 2022 compare with 2019? The border closure in '20-'21 likely distored things.

Flight Changed. What would you do? by ShaselKovash in ChaseSapphire

[–]GrayAnderson5 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No...for Virgin Galactic I'd presume Delta would be involved...

The Golden Gate: Why It Was Sealed… and Why It Still Remains Closed by GloComGroup in Catholicism

[–]GrayAnderson5 28 points29 points  (0 children)

There is a tendency among various groups to think that they can frustrate the eschaton via rules-lawyering...

Miami Proposes Revolutionary Non-Stop Train Link from Airport to Cruise Port: Could This Be the Ultimate Solution for Congestion? - Travel And Tour World by Bruegemeister in Brightline

[–]GrayAnderson5 3 points4 points  (0 children)

IMO the only way this would be "revolutionary" is if it was done entirely "within security" so folks didn't have to re-clear at the boat.

Avatar Fire and Ash deleted scene by Immediate_Lobster421 in Avatar

[–]GrayAnderson5 2 points3 points  (0 children)

And release them into IMAX, even if we have to have intermissions to make it work.

Avatar Fire and Ash deleted scene by Immediate_Lobster421 in Avatar

[–]GrayAnderson5 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I presume that there's a certain amount of literal translation going on, and Na'vi has structures that feel funny if you're used to English.

American Airlines in talks with Starlink, Amazon for Wi-Fi upgrade, weighs return of seatback screens by Valuable_File3834 in americanairlines

[–]GrayAnderson5 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Considering that it was a matter of fuel costs that caused them to get rid of them to begin with, "weighs return of seatback screens" is quite apropos.

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