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A saint is a person who behaves decently in a shockingly indecent society.
-- Kurt Vonnegut

⬆ #Wisdom #Quotes #KurtVonnegut #Decency #Indecency #Sainthood

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Did you know that a "Devil’s advocate" used to be a real job?

When deciding who should be canonised, the Roman #Catholic #Church used to require someone to argue against a candidate.

The Devil’s advocate would point out any flaws, past and present, which would keep a person from qualifying as saintly.

Today, this position of negativity has been abolished. Now the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints, a kind of court, instead assesses the arguments *for* #sainthood.

#devil #religion

A quotation from Ambrose Bierce

SAINT, n. A dead sinner, revised and edited.

Ambrose Bierce (1842-1914?) American writer and journalist
"Saint," The Devil’s Dictionary (1911)

More info about this quote: wist.info/bierce-ambrose/21902…

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Associated Press: Pope Leo XIV declares teen computer whiz Carlo Acutis the first millennial saint. “Pope Leo XIV declared a 15-year-old computer whiz the Catholic Church’s first millennial saint Sunday, giving the next generation of Catholics a relatable role model who used technology to spread the faith and earn the nickname ‘God’s influencer.'”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/09/08/associated-press-pope-leo-xiv-declares-teen-computer-whiz-carlo-acutis-the-first-millennial-saint/

Thousands of devotees attend the canonization of Carlo Acutis, the first millennial saint dubbed “God’s influencer,” in a ceremony at the Vatican presided over by Pope Leo XIV. Read more from @npr:

https://flip.it/smj4uR

#News #WorldNews #Sainthood #GodsInfluencer #Religion #Catholicism

"The Eucharist is in the poor." Martha Hennessy, granddaughter of Catholic Worker Movement co-founder Dorothy Day, continues her grandmother's mission of radical Christian discipleship. Day, a candidate for sainthood, co-founded a movement that "took the Sermon on the Mount and Catholic social teaching literally" by feeding the hungry and sheltering the homeless.
#DorothyDay #CatholicWorker #SocialJustice #PeaceActivism #RadicalChristianity #Sainthood #ServiceToThePoor
https://www.jesuits.org/stories/how-dorothy-days-granddaughter-martha-hennessy-continues-the-mission/

A quotation from Orwell

The essence of being human is that one does not seek perfection, that one is sometimes willing to commit sins for the sake of loyalty, that one does not push asceticism to the point where it makes friendly intercourse impossible, and that one is prepared in the end to be defeated and broken up by life, which is the inevitable price of fastening one’s love upon other human individuals. No doubt alcohol, tobacco and so forth are things that a saint must avoid, but sainthood is also a thing that human beings must avoid.

George Orwell (1903-1950) English writer [pseud. of Eric Arthur Blair]
Essay (1949-01), “Reflections on Gandhi,” Partisan Review

Sourcing, notes: wist.info/orwell-george/76640/

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #orwell #georgeorwell #asceticism #humancondition #humannature #idealism #imperfection #loveyourneighbor #saint #sainthood

A quotation from Orwell

Many people genuinely do not wish to be saints, and it is probable that some who achieve or aspire to sainthood have never felt much temptation to be human beings.

George Orwell (1903-1950) English writer [pseud. of Eric Arthur Blair]
Essay (1949-01), “Reflections on Gandhi,” Partisan Review

Sourcing, notes: wist.info/orwell-george/22500/

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #orwell #georgeorwell #gandhi #humanbeing #humanity #saint #sainthood #paragon

Catholic Review: Daughters of Charity, DePaul University expand digital collection of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton’s papers, letters. “As the 50th anniversary of the canonization of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton approaches Sept. 14, many of her family’s documents are being made public digitally. The archives of the Daughters of Charity Province of St. Louise, in collaboration with the digital […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/04/19/catholic-review-daughters-of-charity-depaul-university-expand-digital-collection-of-st-elizabeth-ann-setons-papers-letters/

#pope #sainthood #Venezuela
https://religionnews.com/2025/02/27/pope-signs-decree-making-jose-gregorio-hernandez-doctor-of-the-poor-venezuelas-first-saint/

Useless Facts, Badly Drawn #234: The Devil's Advocate was a real thing.
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#devilsadvocate #catholicchurch #vatican #history #churchhistory #sainthood #canonization #didyouknow #webcomics #comics #uselessfacts #uselessfactsbadlydrawn

A saint is a person who behaves decently in a shockingly indecent society.
-- Kurt Vonnegut

⬆ #Wisdom #Quotes #KurtVonnegut #Decency #Indecency #Sainthood

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"The teenager, Carlo Acutis, is often called the patron saint of the internet"

Apparently, you're now supposed to pray to St. Carlo whenever you're infected by a computer virus or if your Facebook page was hacked.

#Catholic #sainthood

https://www.yahoo.com/news/italian-teenager-become-first-millennial-113856232.html

Riddle:

I’ve lived a life of sin and crime.
The end approaches. Now it’s time
A priest hears my deathbed confession.
So fabricating each transgression
And feigning that I feel chagrin,
I make as if my greatest sin
Was merely swearing at my mother
And hoodwink thus that holy brother.

Who am I?

#riddlepoems #poetry #smallpoems #poetrycommunity #medieval #italian #literature #classics #story #stories #tales #satire #religion #christianity #church #confession #crime #hypocrisy #sainthood

I think I have a face made for martyrdom in an old painting

#selfie #selfies #arthistory #oldpaintings #suffering #pain #martyrdom #sainthood #saint #christianhistory #chronicpain #autistic #kinky #trans #transman #lgbt #transguy #transboy #depression #fatigue #beautifulboy

@KeithDJohnson thank you! With voices already pressuring for #sainthood, it is critical that the truth be known.

Today in 1771, Marie-Marguerite d'Youville died. Born in Varennes, New France, she was the co-founder of the Grey Nuns of Montreal after her husband died.
In 1990, she was canonized by Pope John Paul II, becoming the first native-born Canadian elevated to sainthood.

#History #Saint #Sainthood #Canada #Canadian #Histodon #Histodons