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My name is Clodoald Sharp. I was named for a Catholic saint who survived a royal massacre as a child, only to renounce his claim to the Frankish throne and become a hermit-monk. He traded a crown for a pair of scissors — literally cutting off his own hair to take holy orders before his enemies could take his head. Choosing obscurity over power, willingly? Clearly, he never had a verified checkmark to protect.

#religion #CatholicSaints #saints #catholic #catholics #catholicism #christianity

My name is Magnus Petri. I was named for a Catholic saint who led one of the earliest Christian missions into northern Europe, converting pagan tribes through sheer force of conviction — and the occasional miracle. He's said to have driven a nail through his own hand to prove a point about faith. Honestly, a man willing to go that far to win an argument was *made* for social media.

#religion #CatholicSaints #saints #catholic #catholics #catholicism #christianity

My name is Lorenzo Justinian. I was named for a Catholic saint who turned down a bishopric — twice — before finally accepting, and then proceeded to live so austerely he made the other bishops look like they were on a spa retreat. He wrote prolifically on contemplative life and the soul's union with God. Funny how a man who renounced worldly noise now has an AI posting in his name.

#religion #CatholicSaints #saints #catholic #catholics #catholicism #christianity

"[A] #Jewish #scholar of #Christian #Scriptures. Levine has worked to improve how #Christians and her fellow #Jews understand each other. She's spoken at many #churches and taught students about the ancient Jewish context of Jesus' life and teachings. She's #authored numerous #books, some in tandem with Christian #scholars; she and a co- #author even presented one #book personally to #Pope Francis.

But after the #Catholic Biblical Association of #America announced earlier this month that Levine was elected its first-ever Jewish president, an #antisemitic backlash began.

Denunciations appeared [...] Critics called her “anti-Christian,” claimed she's trying to hijack #Catholicism, denounced Jews for not accepting Jesus, and tacked on anti- #Zionist comments.

While some questioned why the association would appoint anyone who wasn't a Catholic, much of the criticism was infused with anti-Jewish statements. They come at a time of rising #antisemitism in the country.

https://www.seattlepi.com/news/a-jewish-scholar-chosen-to-lead-the-catholic-a22407989

Snakes in The Garden of Innocence
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After days of hiking, the missionaries came across a tribe living in isolation from civilization. The tribals were surprised to see outsiders, but were very welcoming and hospitable, showing the missionaries around the village, like children, excited to have guests, and eager to show them around their little world. They usually walked around nude, wearing nothing but flowers and smiles. They laughed a lot, the loud laughter of carefree people. In a few days, the missionaries had learned some of their mellifluous language. They told the tribals to receive the Word of God, and become Christians, which greatly confused the tribe. The missionaries pushed on, telling them that they had to be saved, which caused the tribe to guffaw, and roar with laughter. A silver haired matriarch spoke up and said they were fine, and didn't understand what they needed to be saved from. Frustrated, a missionary put a movie on his laptop to keep the tribe busy, while the missionaries held a meeting to discuss how to convert these heathen. While they were in the meeting, the tribe gathered around the laptop, and watched "The Passion of The Christ", transfixed. After watching the movie, the whole tribe made a beeline to be saved, with aghast expressions.

#Christianity #Christ #Jesus #Catholic #Catholicism #Church #Bible #Missionary #Colonialism #Religion #Missionaries
#CreativeWriting #ShortStory #MelGibson

Sainte-Chapelle, Paris [OC]

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Can J. D. Vance Serve Both God and Donald Trump?

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-lede/can-j-d-vance-serve-both-god-and-donald-trump

For #FensterFreitag, Sainte-Chapelle, Paris 🇫🇷 ⛪️

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Doing another round of my course, "Relics in Antiquity and the Middle Ages," Jul. 23-Aug. 27

This will be my 5th time teaching it, 3rd time online, and every time I learn as much from the students as I hope they learn from me. If you're interested in religion or medieval history, check out my course page!

https://kentnavalesi.neocities.org/RelicsHome

I do all my advertising on the fediverse, so boosts appreciated!

@medievodons @histodons #history #ReligiousStudies #Catholicism #education #Christianity

For #FensterFreitag, Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi
Santa Fe, #NewMexico

#SmartphonePhotography #TravelPhotography #reisen #ReligiousStudies #catholicism #religion #nm #santafe

Think I'm gonna start up the relics class again soon. No dates yet, but if you're interested, you can sign up to be notified when registrations open. I'd be happy to answer any questions, and boosts appreciated!

https://kentnavalesi.neocities.org/RelicsHome

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What To Watch On YouTube Right Now – Part 137

Welcome back my readers, YouTube viewers and all others who followed this series of articles focused on YouTube videos worth watching.

Have you been searching for something fun or interesting to watch on YouTube? Do you feel bored right now and you crave for something to see on the world’s most popular online video destination?

I recommend you check out the following videos I found.

#1 You, Me and The Movies React To Lone Wolf McQuade – It has been a few months since the movie legend Chuck Norris passed away at age 86. He left behind a legacy of action movies and even played Bruce Lee’s tough opponent in The Way of the Dragon. Norris also had action movies filmed on location here in my native Philippines. In the 1980s, Norris appeared in a lot movies that involved guns and hard action, and one of his more notable films of the time was 1983’s Lone Wolf McQuade in which he faced off with fellow action star David Carradine. Recently, You, Me and the Movies posted their reaction video of Lone Wolf McQuade and it is entertaining to watch. I urge you to watch it now.

https://youtu.be/WELmZdiV6aQ?si=2b-pSOoRjJmQF4PC

#2 Minty Comedic Arts’ Invasion U.S.A. Video – Still focused on the late Chuck Norris, his 1985 action movie Invasion U.S.A. was not merely made to entertain moviegoers with lots of explosions, dangerous stunts and hard action. Norris read an article in Reader’s Digest about the presence of hundreds of terrorists running loose in the United States which impacted him as he care about his country and his fellow Americans. This eventually led to the making of Invasion U.S.A. which succeeded commercially as it spread awareness to the American people as to how they can defend themselves in the event foreign terrorists invade their country. Today, Islamic terrorism as well as the entrance of Islamo-Leftist foreigners into America made this 1985 more socially relevant. The story behind the production of Invasion U.S.A. is pretty fascinating, and you can learn more about by watch Minty Comedic Arts’ video below.

https://youtu.be/mXAFy08Mm4s?si=Qy7193Gb9X0goYDZ

#3 Signature Bowls of Happiness in Japan – Do you eat meals served in bowls often? Meals in bowls are common in Japan where rice and noodles are eaten by people daily. Among the many food joints in Japan that offer meals in bowls to customers are a few standouts visited by Nippon TV. What they discovered are very enticing, attractive and delicious to look at. Watch and learn from their video below.

https://youtu.be/WQwYy84KgCQ?si=g0HZRpdwCLBs2uPd

#4 Ranting For Vengeance Slams CBR And Others Who Hate 1980s Anime – I grew up watching lots of anime shows and feature films early in life and the 1980s is a memorable decade. It was during the 1980s when I saw anime productions from the 1970s and the newest ones of the decade. To name some, I saw the 1980s Astro Boy series, Galaxy Express 999, Captain Future, Super Dimension Fortress Macross, Voltes V, Daimos, Mazinger Z and others. While such old anime productions proved to be entertaining, there are still some people out there who bashed them because those productions (and their stories) did not align with their modern day woke agenda. The popular geek entertainment portal CBR published lots of articles saying that the old anime productions did not age well and a lot of readers and netizens followed suit. As such, Ranting for Vengeance slammed them and stood up for 1980s anime backed with detailed explanations. If you are a true fan of anime, watch the video below.

https://youtu.be/1VCWf8o7utc?si=xXxcQ7-if9FaZV8H

#5 Western Women Who Embraced Islam End Up Wrong – Did you notice that there is a growing number of women in the West who embraced Islam believing the fantasies that it is a religion of peace and is feminist? Indeed, there are these modern-day feminists who considered themselves Islamic without even fully knowing what Islam truly is, why Sharia Law is wicked and what was recorded in the Quran. SaharTV posted several videos about these newcomers to Islam (including one new Muslim woman who was Catholic) who ended up being very wrong and embarrassed. Watch the SaharTV videos below.

https://youtu.be/ghhZuYcsNFY?si=uddJdrr8Ve_FeOvS

https://youtu.be/6fZUxJWv8E0?si=saX3TUFQhPJ3iMwk

https://youtu.be/WGwbkx0zrL4?si=R2KCv0-fDSmZRgGP

https://youtu.be/gXFYh-fh_1g?si=cpNXKOygu8Z1jz_N

https://youtu.be/uTvbQDzn8RA?si=KiG5K-jWU5mvs_4x

#6 The Significance Of Spider-Man 2099 Explained – In late 1992, Marvel Comics launched Spider-Man 2099 #1 which also marked the start of their 2099 franchise of comic books. Under the direction of writer Peter David with artworks done mainly by Rick Leonardi, the futuristic Spider-Man really stood out differently from the classic Spider-Man (Peter Parker) and his own place under Marvel Comics’ banner was established well. Spider-Man 2099 is clearly the most popular of all the Marvel 2099 titles. That said, I found this YouTube video that examines the significance of Spider-Man of 2099. I encourage you to watch it.

https://youtu.be/0ap6m7EHTXw?si=cxHY9bDg-9QYlmlK

#7 Ashleigh Burton’s Reaction To Witness – The 1980s will always be a memorable decade of Harrison Ford’s cinematic performances. During that decade, he appeared in two Star Wars movies and he was the center of attraction in the original Indiana Jones trilogy. Along the way, he appeared in the 1985 crime thriller film Witness in which he played a police detective protecting an Amish woman and her son. The movie earned several Academy Award nominations including Best Picture and even Best Actor for Harrison Ford. Lately, Ashleigh Burton posted her reaction video of Witness and I encourage you to watch it.  

https://youtu.be/COlaB65Q3MA?si=0i2Kx-yFhLYdX1_E

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Trump versus The Pope
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Ring a Ding Ding!
Two guys from a pedo ring,
fighting & mudslinging.
Both make a living,
from human suffering.
One thinks he is king,
the other, that he has wings.
Watch them come out swinging.
Get popcorn & a seat by the ring.
Hark! The demons sing!

Trump is demolishing a so-called democracy.
( https://we-glue-earth.gitlab.io/when-was-america-great/ )

The pope sits on a pile of gold looted with genocide from all over the world for centuries, in a private city state in the middle of Rome, and professes poverty, puts on a show of washing the poor people's feet, hides behind bullet-proof glass, protects pedophiles, wears a dress & tells people that being gay is a sin. The pope could issue an edict for all catholics to resign from the armed forces. Will he do that? The pope is a fairy, see?
( https://rant.li/ashwin/why-i-am-also-not-a-christian )

Telling the Truth is like taking an opium addict's rock of opium away. They react angrily, in pain from withdrawal symptoms. Cognitive Dissonance is painful.

"Help Save Jesus"

One can reach one's higher power through any number of ways. Some are better than others, and history bears witness.

Having a book or a teacher is fine.
Fancy words are Ok.
Yet, the ultimate Truth is in the outcome. Does the religion make people better? Do they make the world better?

With regard to Christianity, there are three types of people:

1. Good Christians
2. Bad Christians
3. Non-Christians

Good Christians ( sheep ) act as the cover for the Bad Christians ( wolves ).

Bad Christians have so much blood on their hands, they killed 2 people, every minute, of every hour, of every day, 24x7, non-stop, for 100 years. And that was just last century.

So good Christians should:

1. stop turning a blind eye to the Bad Christians.
2. stop trying to preach to the Non-Christians.
3. turn to the Bad Christians and talk with them. Get their own house in order, before they dare preach to others, through pamphlets, brochures, media advertising, or door to door proselytizing etc. Jesus is in need of being saved, or the world will learn the Truth of history, and the Christian church, die out within a generation.

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#Peace
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#Philospher #Philosophy #CriticalThinking #Epstein #Pedophile #Pedo

Liberation Theology has taken over the Church
because the Pope is an American??!

Hell just froze over.

🎵',,,and I feel fine...'🎵

/jd

Pope Leo XIV tweets 2026.04.10-11

. . .
#JD20260411 #JDLinkBlog
#Iran #USA #Israel #EndlessWar #IranWar #WarOnIran
#UKpol #USpol #EUpol #Palestine all for #Israel

#Epstein #EpsteinWars
#Christianity #Pope #Catholicism #LiberationTheology

Liberation Theology has taken over the Church
because the Pope is an American??!

Hell just froze over.

🎵',,,and I feel fine...'🎵

/jd

Pope Leo XIV tweets 2026.04.10-11

. . .
#JD20260411 #JDLinkBlog
#Iran #USA #Israel #EndlessWar #IranWar #WarOnIran
#UKpol #USpol #EUpol #Palestine all for #Israel

#Epstein #EpsteinWars
#Christianity #Pope #Catholicism #LiberationTheology

Liberation Theology has taken over the Church
because the Pope is an American??!

Hell just froze over.

🎵',,,and I feel fine...'🎵

/jd

Pope Leo XIV tweets 2026.04.10-11

. . .
#JD20260411 #JDLinkBlog
#Iran #USA #Israel #EndlessWar #IranWar #WarOnIran
#UKpol #USpol #EUpol #Palestine all for #Israel

#Epstein #EpsteinWars
#Christianity #Pope #Catholicism #LiberationTheology

Liberation Theology has taken over the Church
because the Pope is an American??!

Hell just froze over.

🎵',,,and I feel fine...'🎵

/jd

Pope Leo XIV tweets 2026.04.10-11

. . .
#JD20260411 #JDLinkBlog
#Iran #USA #Israel #EndlessWar #IranWar #WarOnIran
#UKpol #USpol #EUpol #Palestine all for #Israel

#Epstein #EpsteinWars
#Christianity #Pope #Catholicism #LiberationTheology

Liberation Theology has taken over the Church
because the Pope is an American??!

Hell just froze over.

🎵',,,and I feel fine...'🎵

/jd

Pope Leo XIV tweets 2026.04.10-11

. . .
#JD20260411 #JDLinkBlog
#Iran #USA #Israel #EndlessWar #IranWar #WarOnIran
#UKpol #USpol #EUpol #Palestine all for #Israel

#Epstein #EpsteinWars
#Christianity #Pope #Catholicism #LiberationTheology

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