Etta T.

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big fan of the Catholic Worker Movement (Matthew 25:40)
Who?she/her, they/them
Where?Rhode Island, New England / a guest of the sacred land of the Wampanoag
What?focus: Independent Old Catholic Church / religious freedom / 7 Works of Mercy
Etta T.Dec 6, 2022
Cyra NoavekDec 5, 2022
In heaven the glorified bodies of the just do not suffer illness age and death. Here on earth bodies are influenced by things external to them, and by internal issues including aging. Thus the appearance is influenced by many factors, not only the soul which gives form and life to the body. Thus a person can appear old when they are young, beautiful when they are wicked, female when they are male. #transrights #catholic #transgender
Etta T.Dec 6, 2022

Just so we're all on the same page regarding my space here: While I'm happy to agree to disagree and keep a nodding social media relationship, I:
• openly support and love LGBTQ+ people.
• openly support and love people of all nationalities, ethnicities, and races.
• openly support and love people of all faiths.

You are welcome to leave me alone/block me/etc. to ensure you enjoy your time here. My stance on such issues is not, never has been, and never will be up for debate.

Etta T.Dec 6, 2022

The Problem With Letting Therapy-Speak Invade Everything
https://archive.ph/vJ8Ca

“The idea that we are 'authentic' only insofar as we cut ourselves off from one another, that the truest or most fundamental parts of our humanity can be found in our desires and not our obligations, risks cutting us off from one of the most important truths about being human: We are social animals.”

archive.ph

Etta T.Dec 6, 2022

So moving my account to rcsocial lasted all of a half-hour.

Despite the apparent willingness to host all sorts of faiths & all separate viewpoints, I got met at the gate by someone with a very my-way-or-the-highway attitude. I dislike it when people try to limit a Limitless Deity. I could tell it was going to be endless animosity, so I left.

Does any #Religidon or other #theology nerd have a recommendation for where I can set up my account in peace, without annoying my neighbors too badly?

Etta T.Dec 5, 2022

I have learned things in the dark that I could never have learned in the light, things that have saved my life over and over again, so that there is really only one logical conclusion. I need darkness as much as I need light.

― Barbara Brown Taylor

#SecondSundayofAdvent #Catholic

Etta T.Dec 5, 2022

RT Church Life Journal by Notre Dame:
https://churchlifejournal.nd.edu/articles/gratitude-as-a-virtue/

" During these times, we should turn to the wisdom found in those prophets before us who survived difficulties as well as those poets of the present who see both backwards and forwards. We must cultivate a gracious imagination that sees all as grace received and then practice incarnating those gifts in extensions of grace."

#Catholic #Christian #Grace #Gratitude

Gratitude as a Virtue

Jessica Hooten Wilson on being thankful even for fleas.

Church Life Journal
Show threadEtta T.Dec 4, 2022

Part 2 of 2: Prayer to St. Barbara

"Winning all the struggles, may I, aware of doing my duty, be grateful to you, my protector, and render thanks to God, the Creator of heaven, earth and nature who has the power to dominate the fury of the storm and to mitigate the cruelty of war.
St Barbara, pray for us.
Amen."

Happy Feast Day of Saint Barbara!

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Show threadEtta T.Dec 4, 2022

Part 1 of 2: Prayer to St. Barbara

"St Barbara, you are stronger than the tower of a fortress and the fury of hurricanes. Do not let lightning hit me, thunder frighten me or the roar of canons jolt my courage or bravery. Stay always by my side so that I may confront all the storms and battles of my life with my head held high and a serene countenance. [...]

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Show threadEtta T.Dec 4, 2022

Fun facts about Saint Barbara and her legacy include:

• Barbiturates derive their name from this saint.
• It is believed in Italy that her patronage stopped Mt. Etna from erupting in 1780.
• German-speaking countries celebrate with the Barbarazweig, or Barbrara-branch. The unmarried girls who can coax the cherry twig to blossom on Christmas Eve will be married in the coming year.
• German-speaking countries also make a Barbarakuchen, or Barbara Cake, for the saint's feast day.

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Etta T.Dec 4, 2022

Tomorrow (Dec. 4) is the #SecondSundayofAdvent, but also the Feast of St. Barbara. She is known for being martyred by her own father, who was immediately killed by lightening. One of the Fourteen Holy Helpers, she is also patron saint of artillerymen, firemen, mathematicians, miners, armorers, architects, chemical engineers, prisoners, and (of course!) lightening.

#Catholic #CatholicFeastDays #CatholicSaints #SaintBarbara