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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 ...
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Happy Wednesday to all of my neighbors across the internet! Good morning to all you fine souls at Outspoken, Phetasy, Rubin Report, and Padre’s! A morning reflection from St. Thomas More. A wonderful movie to watch if you’ve never seen it is A Man for All Seasons. Paul Scofield delivers a masterful performance as Thomas More—never overly preachy or lecturing. A younger Robert Shaw (who I mostly remember from Jaws) plays a charismatic yet increasingly sour and angry Henry VIII in the face of More’s quiet defiance. Have a great day, dear neighbors!
Give us, Lord, a humble, quiet, peaceable, patient, tender and charitable mind, and in all our thoughts, words and deeds a taste of the Holy Spirit. Give us, Lord, a lively faith, a firm hope, a fervent charity, a love of You. Take from us all lukewarmness in meditation, dullness in prayer. Give us fervour and delight in thinking of You and Your grace, Your tender compassion towards me. The things that we pray for, good Lord, give us ...
About how "unhealthy" the American diet/food is.
It centered around nitrates (specifically deli meats and bacon as the WHO has labeled them a tier one carcinogen)
I told the person giving as a Ted Talk that she was full of shit (and so is the WHO)
The argument got heated until I showed her the following two tables:
I believe I made a lifelong enemy
And I'm OK with that
