Show threadJules3d ago

In fact, K2 and K1 amused themselves at the Good Friday service by looking around and finding out what's different in church. No candles! No flowers! No altar cloth! No music! No bells! No crosses!

That's only half as interesting if you don't know what the place usually looks like.

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Show threadJules3d ago

Having now been through two thirds of the giant church service from Maundy Thursday to Easter Sunday*, I agree with Elsa that her father would find it very odd. I also think both the Maundy Thursday and Good Friday liturgies are difficult to appreciate if you don't know the standard Mass; there's a lot in the deviations.

*liturgically, the services on Thursday and Friday and the Easter vigil are one thing, the Triduum, it just has long pauses

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Show threadJules6d ago

"But somehow, God’s grace has worked in my own life through my reason. And if that means anything, it’s that I shouldn’t abandon reason."

I love this so, so much. πŸ’™

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Show threadJulesMar 27

Hah, I am now reading scenes that are set almost exactly on today's date (March 26/27) and right before Palm Sunday, which is the day after tomorrow! Nice coincidence!

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Show threadJulesMar 27

"and when one day Peachy came home to find him in the kitchen and asked what on earth he was doing, he said he was making scones for the glory of God."

Something to aspire to, I guess.

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SnowflowerMar 27

Based on when I last posted it looks like I haven't been on Mastodon in 2026 until now. I have been trying to be online less.

I've been reading more offline. I won't mention every book I've read for the first quarter of the year, but the best ones were probably Constituent Service by John Scalzi, Ender's Game reread with my son, Heartwood by Amity Gage, and Nobody's Baby by Olivia Waite.

I'm currently reading Agent to the Stars by John Scalzi for personal reading and Shadow of the Hegemon to my son.

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Joel  Mar 26

New #blogpost

My #review for Non-Stop by Brian W. Aldiss

A fantastic classic of #ScienceFiction that introduced many concepts to the generation ship plot. Despite its age (published on 1958!) I still found it very interesting and entertaining, I recommend reading it :P

Day 40 of #100DaysToOffload

https://joelchrono.xyz/blog/non-stop

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Non-Stop

My review for the first novel by Brian W.Aldiss, a sci-fi classic about a generation ship where its inhabitants have lost knowledge from the past, dividing into warring tribes and unaware of their reality, and how the truth unveils.

Show threadJulesMar 26

"The life of the intellect should be lived, if not in solitude, at least in the absence of domestic concerns."

This comes from a time where running a household, for those privileged enough to pursue a life of the intellect, was a full-time job. But it's certainly appealing even today.

I don't think it's necessarily true, though. Thinking without community, without doing, without dispute, becomes ungrounded and empty.

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Show threadJulesMar 26

I know I quoted this before, but it's just so funny πŸ˜‚

β€œShe’ll study the morphology of the verbs or something, Peachy, you fool,” said Mr. Underhill. β€œShe’s not doing her Master’s thesis in experimental pagan mysticism. One hopes.”

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Joel  Mar 26

My first book read (in just 2 days) on my #XteinkX4 was Chrono Trigger by Michael P. Williams

The second of the #BossFightBooks series, a memoir, critique and analysis of my favourite game of all time.

To be honest it was a bit less technical or historical than I'd like, but I enjoyed it nonetheless and the interviews with Ted Woosley and Tom Slattery were a highlight for me. A good read and kinda short too

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