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It is revealing how much ancient wisdom literature is concerned with friendship. From the friends of Job to today's readings from Sirach, the Bible sees friendship as a high-stakes alliance that is both necessary and potentially lethal.

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Strawberry lemonade cookies in the oven!

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live shot of me with today's gospel

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love to see two men in normal clothes in a superhero show

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Netflix is v v impressive when you compare this data to other streamers. Their hits are the biggest in the world, and the rest of the library is mostly cheap to license but large enough that it contains *something* most people will watch.

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Two favorite Conclave complaints I've heard from people who've stayed at Casa Santa Marta are 1) the hallways are different and 2) the meals are served by hot Italian men not nuns

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I don't watch cable news so when I see a Rachel Maddow clip it's such a weird new context to hear the Batwoman narrator.

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Is this the worst psalm response in the lectionary? I can't think of another instance that puts the voice of God in the mouths of the faithful in a blatantly untrue way.

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Space-faring magical girls with a Lisa Frank palette is the kind of thing superhero cartoons absolutely should be doing. I hope it's good! (Who is Fern? Is Fern from comics?)

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oh cool I’ve been meaning to learn anxiety

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@blueberrymill.bsky.social From the My Adventures with Superman creator! I'm stoked.

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I think the media is too good at covering the Holy Father’s condition. The constant updates are not helpful.

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My neighbors have started to grill meats and hang out beneath my window every Saturday night and honestly I love that people do that.

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That was very bad but not in a fun way. The Madame Web-sized hole in my heart goes unfilled.

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The Chair of St Peter is a good day to pray for the Pope and the Church.

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It’s extremely funny to me that DC was like no, I’m sorry, guys, you can’t put Sugar and Spike in Crisis on Infinite Earths. Be serious.

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Steeling myself for the Captain America movie today. I want to be open to new calamities in my life.

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YOU LOOK ANGRY I AM ANGRY

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DC Kids: Zatanna

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V excited for Lent this year. Not normally a Lent person (I know, I know), but really feeling it now.

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always striking to read Augustine, one of history's most consequential authors, on the futility of language

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Fathers, teach your children about sacramentals.

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