Lack of involvement in government gets are arbitrary actions like these.
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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Too much ego even with the brilliant commentary
This is why I muted her on SubStack. If you constantly have to tell me how great you, I get tired of reading you. I still follow her on X, which apparently she announced she was leaving (another drama strike in my book) yet still seems to be lingering on the platform.
Good Morning Digital Neighbors! Happy Sunday ADD Irregulars, Refugees, Phamily, Free Thinkers, all the rest of ya’s! I hope you have a beautiful day ahead and that your weekend has been a good one. Today in Cath-O-landia we celebrate the Solemnity of Corpus Christi. At one point in Catholic history it was celebrated on the Thursday after Pentecost, but it has since been transferred to the Sunday after Trinity Sunday. Today our parish will celebrate the feast with a procession on our parish grounds following the 10:00 AM Mass.
As a priest, Jesus Christ defines my life and my life with Him, especially in the Eucharist and Reconciliation. The Eucharist is the most amazing thing I do on a daily basis. To honestly believe that bread and wine become the Body and Blood of Jesus Christ is either miraculously amazing or sheer nuttery. I obviously tend to favor the amazing side of this binary choice rather than the nutty side, but I can easily see why some outside of Catholicism, Orthodoxy, and a few...
