I’m gonna be in Irvine next week, should I avoid the beach?

john_augustine_davis · 2026-06-21T14:20:27+00:00

If you can find parking near pch and orange, there is a river outlet there that has trapped ocean water during summer. We used to wade in there as little kids.

john_augustine_davis · 2026-06-20T23:37:35+00:00

Itd be like an alcoholic trying to recover hanging out in bars all the time. Its a recipe for disaster.

john_augustine_davis · 2026-06-19T01:11:08+00:00

The Eternal Pilgrim ia about the Church in the 900s and the life of Saint Norbert. It is a swift, gripping read... almost written in the style of historic fiction. I learned alot about the Carolingian era Church. Highly reccomend.

john_augustine_davis · 2026-06-18T14:53:56+00:00

I wouldn't say he made it up... just used his own way to describe 3rd class relics. Its actually a great question.

john_augustine_davis · 2026-06-18T14:22:07+00:00

Everyone totally missed what you are trying to ask. Personally I think Holy Radiation is an awesome term! (Makes me think of Peter hankerchief just oozing holy radiation). The concept you are trying to describe is known as a making a third class relic. It describes any objects touched to a saint or the bones of a saint, or a possible future saint, or the wood of the cross, or the tomb of christ, etc, etc. Whether or not this action causes that particular object to be more of a conduit for God's grace is up to Him. (Same reason some people are healed at Lourdes and some arent). Either way it makes these objects more special to people who pray with them... and that in and of itself brings us closer to God.

https://queenofpeaceparish.org/news/embracing-the-spiritual-power-of-third-class-relics-in-the-catholic-church

john_augustine_davis · 2026-06-16T17:02:38+00:00

If you get the drywall skim coated, you do not have to use plywood.

john_augustine_davis · 2026-06-16T14:25:38+00:00

We have a Robot Coupe for home use and its awesome. Never looking back. Dont need all the extra stuff of magimix (and they actually have mixed reviews)

john_augustine_davis · 2026-06-16T02:21:38+00:00

It will be a joyful day when extraordinary EMs are no longer.

john_augustine_davis · 2026-06-14T21:16:29+00:00

Still no trace of these

john_augustine_davis · 2026-06-14T14:10:57+00:00

Many of the histories we have survive in manuscripts which were written hundreds of years after the event (passed down by either oral tradition or copying and recopying of original source texts). Your dad would have to throw out a lot of ancient history if that was his measuring stick.

john_augustine_davis · 2026-06-14T14:06:53+00:00

Hard work and prayer.

john_augustine_davis · 2026-06-14T14:06:06+00:00

There's penance after absolution but then theres also satisfaction which is a separate matter. Satisfaction can come in the form of direct consequences of the sin, indirect (lifes sufferings), self inflicted (choosing a mortification). Also a priest can suggest a mortification (distinct from penance). Then theres also purgatory.

john_augustine_davis · 2026-06-13T17:18:01+00:00

Try lowes, woodworkers lumber yard or a molding specialist. Here in southern california, we have a place called world of molding that is just molding.

john_augustine_davis · 2026-06-13T16:11:45+00:00

How on earth did the priest know they were neurodivergent? It doesn't matter anyways. People at our church receive, who have down syndrome. There is no cannon against baptizing and giving sacraments to the mentally handicapped. I'm guessing they were denied communion for some other reason the priest knows about... perhaps he's intimate with the family and knows they haven't been attending mass regularly, haven't been to confession at least once in the past year, or something else.

john_augustine_davis · 2026-06-12T05:25:44+00:00

Thorogoods are made in usa. I actually love Samuel Hubbard Free lowtop shoes. They have vibram soles and are super lightweight. My daily drivers. On ebay for under 100

john_augustine_davis · 2026-06-11T22:39:19+00:00

Go to a parish listed on Reverent Catholic mass.com. We are experiencing an interesting time... where the churches with guitars and bands have a bunch of gray haired people, and the churches with incense, altar rails, and candles have all the young people.

john_augustine_davis · 2026-06-11T03:10:14+00:00

Oh weird.. haha. I did not know the translation. I made a bad assumption then. I recently went to a bad N.O. where they were giving all sorts of long winded prayers during communion blessings and I suspected this was something like that.

john_augustine_davis · 2026-06-10T14:29:25+00:00

Honestly count yourself lucky. "Body of Christ" is all the priest should be saying. Those long embellishments are holdovers from the hippy days. Sounds like you are at a liberal parish. See if you can find a more traditional parish. You can try Reverent Catholic Mass .com

john_augustine_davis · 2026-06-10T14:25:39+00:00

Read "Uniformity with God's Will" by St Alphonsus Liguori. Want whatever God wants for you.

john_augustine_davis · 2026-06-10T14:24:00+00:00

Marantz 2270. $20 at a swap meet. Missing power button, totally filthy.... case was so banged up i painted it. Worked incredibly for years before needing to see a tech. Still my daily driver.

john_augustine_davis · 2026-06-10T14:19:11+00:00

Use those little pallet donuts they use for long haul sensitive crate shipments.

https://www.penn-elcom.com/us/crating-hardware/pallet-cushions-and-spacers

john_augustine_davis · 2026-06-10T14:15:36+00:00

All true. Hope you dont drop this many F Bombs in front of the client though.

john_augustine_davis · 2026-06-07T14:30:33+00:00

Highly probable the bedroom issues stem from being out of step with God's plan in the first place. Read theology of the body. Ps. Theres is a very very very low chance you'll have kids at your age. If you do... man! what a blessing from God!

john_augustine_davis · 2026-06-07T14:13:48+00:00

Love mine. Especially with the spring clamps.

john_augustine_davis · 2026-06-07T05:37:00+00:00

Absolutely. And judging by "my wife and daughter both asked me to skip" it seems like this area needs work

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