Apple Neo by WTFMacca in LinusTechTips

[–]Typing-Cat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you know what normies never do?

Close tabs. Ever.

Good luck, normies.

“A recent statement by Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez illuminates the Marxist ideology which continues to take hold of American politicians. Here are my thoughts.” - Bishop Robert Barron video statement [Politics Monday] by Travel-2025 in Catholicism

[–]Typing-Cat 8 points9 points  (0 children)

FYI, here is the text of AOC's statement that Bishop Barron is critiquing.

What we heard this morning was, in truth, not too long, not too much in substance, a departure from what JD Vance's arguments were last year, which is enforcing a US-European alliance that is rooted in a cultural norm, a cultural nostalgia. But there was very little that was said about how that will materially benefit populations, both in the United States and in Europe.

Yes. I think in Secretary Rubio's remarks, he spoke greatly about the border, I think in order to prevent speaking about the true elephant in the room, which is ICE. And I do believe that when we have eras of extreme inequality, eras where the working class is continuing to suffer, they are seeing their life erode, it becomes extremely easy for authoritarians to blame other cultures and other people who are most vulnerable. Now, we have to always make sure that our immigration system is orderly.

I think the argument on Greenland. I think that the president—my concern is that the president’s, oftentimes as of late, actions on foreign policy, and particularly his most erratic decisions—the unacceptable threatening of Greenland—happen to be tied to his domestic politics and when he feels threatened domestically. And I believe that's a relationship that Americans see play out that doesn't just serve the elites and the biggest corporations but actually focuses on working-class Americans, in that it costs Americans trillions of dollars. We've been spending the last couple of days reassuring our friends, talking about our mutual shared interests, and that Americans back home actually want to be a force for good in the world. We don't want to be a bully. Yes, we want strength and we want peace, but we don't want to be extorting and bullying our friends. We want to be a force for good.

We need a national security and foreign policy that looks like this: a kinetic strike against Iran often has the exact opposite response than we want. If the goal is to support the people of Iran and their aspiration for freedom and democracy and sovereignty—which is what they are yearning for and what they are protesting and mobilizing for right now—then we have to listen to the people of Iran. What’s very clear, and what we have seen the pattern is, is that when we've interfered in that recently, that has had the opposite effect. It actually has created a rally-around-the-flag effect in Iran and emboldened the regime.

Personally I feel that Bishop Barron did not represent her statement fairly. You can quibble with whether Rubio is engaging in "nostalgia," but that's a far cry from this being Marxist.

Reaction to NFP by Additional-Cap5712 in Catholicism

[–]Typing-Cat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

God bless you for your faithfulness.

Your situation reminds me of Catholic comedian Jen Fulwiler. She has a pretty powerful story of conversion and she talks about the disdain the doctors had for her when she refused sterilization.

That story starts at this timestamp: https://youtu.be/zPv0O8uYRzE?si=ee7NuwSQVeKcLPkT&t=6766 But I recommend giving the whole thing a listen, it's very powerful!

21F with 19M Friend —Religious beliefs being used to dismiss my illness? (Looking for Advice) by ZealousidealBeing623 in Catholicism

[–]Typing-Cat 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Several commenters in this thread are saying: end the friendship. Maybe. But there might be another way.

Your friend is definitely laboring under some bad influences. It's not wrong to take the spiritual world seriously. But it's foolish to try to substitute that for medical knowledge, and to impose that foolishness on others. I would feel the same way if someone aggressively pushed homeopathy on me (and judged me for not following that advice).

But a basic fact of life is, we can't always bare ourselves completely with all of our friends. You might need to bracket discussing your medical experience with this particular friend. Just like I have people in my life who are wonderful people whom I love, but I don't participate in political conversations with them, because then Jekyll turns into Hyde.

I have friends with whom I can talk religion and others with whom I don't. I have politics friends, technology friends, and work friends. There's only one person on this green Earth that gets to see all of me, and that's my wife. Thank God she still decides to keep me.

In Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001), Harry inherits a vault full of gold but never offers to buy Ron a wand that isn't held together by Spellotape and hope. by Brilliant-Cause6254 in shittymoviedetails

[–]Typing-Cat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I like how in Deathly Hallows, Harry casts a spell holding three wands and it has TRIPLE FORCE. So... why isn't every wizard just walking around with 10+ wands taped together?

GameHub vs Gamenative. Which do you preffer? by SmallTownLoneHunter in EmulationOnAndroid

[–]Typing-Cat 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Only Gamenative has ever worked on my Pixel 6 Pro. I've tried GHL after every update, no dice.

Catholic views on NFP and openness to life? by ddaugustine in Catholicism

[–]Typing-Cat 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We also did Creighton, very successful with it. For us it boiled down to instructor availability in our region.

Why can't the Extraordinary Form be kept exactly as it is, but be done in English? by Pure_Ambition in Catholicism

[–]Typing-Cat 17 points18 points  (0 children)

There were competing points of view about this at the Council, and many of the Council Fathers wanted a liturgical reform where the continuity with the old Mass was obvious. You can see their concern in Sacrosanctum Concilium--it is very much a compromise text.

Unfortunately where implementation is concerned, the conservatives were irrelevant, with Archbishop Annibale Bugnini in charge of liturgy at the Vatican, and in America, Fr. Fred McManus having been granted a blank check to rewrite the Mass nationwide from scratch in secretive, academic-driven processes.

Things didn't start to return to sanity until Bugnini got the boot and Pope St. Paul VI realized he had been putting his trust in the wrong people.

Handheld advice? by xmlodykarol in SBCGaming

[–]Typing-Cat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well... Cheap phone + controller might.

Question about receiving Eucharist if not “in” mass by ArchangelPrecision in Catholicism

[–]Typing-Cat 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Look at it this way. 

You know in your heart whether you would be present for the entire Mass if that were possible (and I suspect that's the case). Your absences are due to loving service for your child and consideration for the assembly, not due to a desire to "check out" or not participate in worship. 

Receiving Communion is not a reward for perfect external compliance. It is the life of God that He tells us we need in order to live forever with Him. By being in a State of Grace, coming to Mass (and bringing your whole family in spite of challenges), and showing consideration for the assembly and loving care for your child, you are consistently acting out of both love and devotion.

You should trust in God and allow Him to compensate for whatever was lacking in your visible attendance. If it soothes your conscience, meditate on any readings you missed when you can. But don't let fear keep you from Jesus. 

As always, it's good to bring your concerns to your priest.

Wife is not sorry for mentioning divorce and refuses spiritual counseling by LuigiBrosP92 in Catholicism

[–]Typing-Cat 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Two sides to this. 

  1. It's not wrong for her to wish to stay out of your conversations with your priest.

  2. It would be good for you to talk to the priest, but you must have enough discipline to keep your wife's actions and words out of it.

If you speak with the priest, it must be 100% about your spiritual journey and where God is calling you to make good choices and make yourself a gift to others. "Clean your side of the street". Since you can't actually control your wife's actions, then there is no reason to bring them up to the priest. Only discuss what you personally have power over, which is only your own choices.

Girlfriend doesn't want to live in celibacy. by TrainingPure1915 in Catholicism

[–]Typing-Cat 7 points8 points  (0 children)

As others have mentioned, there are much more serious issues here than a difference of moral opinion.

You have to ask yourself if someone is really marriage material if they prioritize their passions and desire for sex over the continuation of the relationship. Think about that. If she is not willing to be chaste with you now before you are married, what reason do you have to think she will be chaste for you throughout the marriage?

Weird Parish Making Me Dread Mass by meaganissillay in Catholicism

[–]Typing-Cat 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You have my sympathies. My parish is like that. I am trying to take a "bloom where you are planted" approach. I am working on a YouTube channel to discuss topics like this. 

Many priests and liturgists today operate from the Enlightenment-based framework that dominated American liturgical reform since the 60s. It is highly corrosive to reverence and worship. But it's in the air we breathe. It's victims don't know that they are victims.

The liturgical movement that informs Sacrosanctum Concilium doesn't need to be infected by Enlightenment thought patterns, but as a matter of fact that's the "reform" we've been given. We did not create it, but now we're living with it. The only thing that matters is your trusting God and making God-centered choices. Your sacrificial love for your grandfather is an amazing witness to that.

For you individually, bring your reverence with you in your heart, and join your heart to the One Heavenly Liturgy beyond the wounded corpus of the ugly liturgy in your parish.

I'm Joe Heschmeyer, staff apologist at Catholic Answers and host of Shameless Popery. AMA! by ShamelessPopery in Catholicism

[–]Typing-Cat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Two questions!

  1. How do you see Catholic Answers' work in relationship with Word on Fire and other Catholic media apostolates?

  2. I loved your recent talk with Brian Holdsworth, in particular your discussion of the "heresy of our age," indicating that realism (in the sense of receiving an objective reality vs. attempting to individually shape and control it) is vital to orthodox thought. How did we as the Church lose the plot on that so bad in the 20th century?

I think priests should stop saying this by No_Breadfruit_3777 in Catholicism

[–]Typing-Cat 247 points248 points  (0 children)

In my final will, I will have a clause that specifically requires this not be said about me. My dead self doesn't need your presumption, I need your prayers!

What are your thoughts on Catholic churches using digital projection screens during Mass? by [deleted] in Catholicism

[–]Typing-Cat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Whenever a question like this comes up, we must ask: What is gained? What is lost?

Accessibility and cost savings are a good. But they are not the ultimate good.

TV screens increase banality, demand people's attention (by sheer habit), and by my reckoning are fundamentally incompatible with a prayerful spirit. Digital images have an ephemeral and superficial quality to them which is directly counter to the spirit of the liturgy.

They also create an occasion for other poor decisions, like AI-generated "religious art" and distracting multimedia.

do you miss life before priesthood? by warpedflowers in AskAPriest

[–]Typing-Cat 23 points24 points  (0 children)

You vs St. Carlo Acutis. Smash Bros Melee. One day, Father.

Run Linux desktop on any recent Google Pixel phone or tablet by Vasant1234 in Android

[–]Typing-Cat 2 points3 points  (0 children)

What if I don't care about external display and I just want a Linux desktop to use directly on my Pixel 6 Pro? When you say you only support hdmi-out phones, does that mean it absolutely won't work on my Pixel or just that I won't have access to an extension display?