Good Morning Digital Neighbors! Happy Sunday to all of you across the Localsverse! I hope you have had a great weekend so far and that today brings it to w good conclusion. I love Sundays. Worship, rest, family and friends make up the majority of my Sundays, I try not to make it Saturday 2.0 but sometimes that seems unavoidable. Resting and renewing on Sunday is meant to free us from the burdens of work and our slavishness to being busy. I'm striving my best, cheers to you too! Preparing for Monday with a spirit of renewal and anticipation is easy to conceive but hard to achieve. Too often Monday arrives and it feels like another turn of the page of SSDD. I hope today can be different for all of us. Prayers and peace to all of you.
LET NOTHING DISTURB YOU
Let nothing disturb you;
Let nothing dismay you.
All things pass;
God never changes.
Patience attains all it strives for.
The one who has God
Finds that nothing is lacking.
God alone suffices.
—Saint Teresa of Avila (1515–1582)
Barn House In Fall Season Photograph by Athena McKinzie
Today marks the three hundred and thirtieth birthday of the Frenchman François-Marie Arouet, better known by his nom de plume, Voltaire (1694-1778).
Born into a bourgeois family during the reign of Louis XIV, the “Sun King” (r. 1643-1715), Voltaire suffered tragedy at a young age when his mother died. Never close with his father or brother, Voltaire exhibited a rebellious attitude toward authority from his youth. His brilliant mind was fostered in the care of the Society of Jesus, who introduced him to the joys of literature and theater. Despite his later criticisms against the Church, Voltaire, throughout his life, fondly recalled his dedicated Jesuit teachers.
Although he spent time as a civil servant in the French embassy to the Hague, Voltaire’s main love was writing—an endeavor where he excelled in various genres, including poetry, which led to his appointment as the royal court poet for King Louis XV. Widely recognized as one of the greatest French writers, and even hyperbolically referred to by ...
Padre - Tom Miller invites you to a Coffee Talk, Speakeasies, Schmoozes, Tea Times, Afterhours and other gatherings.
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2026 Coffee Talk with the ADD Irregulars
Thursday, January 1, 2026
6:00 AM - 8:00 AM (CST)
Occurs every day starting 1/1 until 12/31/2027
Coffee Talk - Daily beginning at 6:00 AM Central Time Zone - USA
White Pilled Wednesday - A break from the heaviness of news and current events to focus upon things more personal & positive for the first hour of Coffee Talk.
Afternoon Chats - Most Tuesday, Friday & Sundays 2:00 PM Central
Other chats as posted in the community.
