heroes and villains
Heroes and Villains throughout history that have defined their industries and workflow as we know it today. Those we look up to, and those we learn mistakes from.
Remembrance Sunday Is Not A Photo Opportunity. Content Warning.
Introduction It is Remembrance Sunday in the UK on the 10th of November and this is a Seven Days In Post from ten years ago focussing on how governments and corporations send brave men to their deaths and worse, in the name of power and money.
By Mike Singleton đź’ś Mikeydred 4 days ago in Journal
The Tears of a Tina
Following is what I wrote for Paul's Super Fun (though I probably should get his definition of fun), Multi-part Unofficial Challenge, though this time what I wrote will probably be disqualified since I didn't follow the rules. Though can something be disqualified from an unofficial challenge?
By Tina D. Lopez6 days ago in Journal
Why Do Catholics Make the Sign of the Cross?
If you have ever attended a Catholic Mass, you have probably noticed something that happens almost immediately after the congregation gathers: Catholics raise their right hand, touch their forehead, move down to their chest, and then touch their left and right shoulders while saying, "In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen."
By Overdrive Records8 days ago in Journal
Why Catholics Genuflect Before Entering the Pew
When you walk into a Catholic church, you first touch the holy water and make the Sign of the Cross. Then, before you slide into the pew, you pause and genuflect. Most of the time that means bending the right knee until it touches the floor while facing the tabernacle, then rising and sitting or kneeling. If the Blessed Sacrament is exposed on the altar for Adoration, you genuflect on both knees. You do the same thing again when Mass ends and you leave the pew. It is a small, almost automatic movement for many Catholics, yet it carries a clear and deliberate meaning.
By Overdrive Records9 days ago in Journal
Confession Is Not a Performance
Confession is not a performance. It is not a speech you rehearse so the priest will be impressed. It is not a therapy session with a stole. It is the sacrament in which a baptized person names their sins out loud to a priest and receives absolution. The Church has kept this practice because it does what private regret cannot do. It restores the soul. That is why ordinary Catholics still get in the line, even when the line is short and the hour is inconvenient.
By Overdrive Records28 days ago in Journal
The Mass Is Not a Meeting
The Mass is not a meeting. It is not a weekly gathering where Catholics share thoughts and then go home. It is not a lecture with better music. The Mass is the sacrifice of Christ made present. The Eucharist is the Body and Blood of the Lord. That is why ordinary Catholics, including those who grew up with cassette decks and parish basements, still come back for it. They are not there for the bulletin. They are there because something happens that does not happen anywhere else.
By Overdrive Records28 days ago in Journal
The Saints Are Not Museum Pieces
The saints are not museum pieces. They are not statues you walk past on the way to a better exhibit. They are not names on a calendar that exist to fill empty dates. They are men and women who lived, died, and now stand before God. The Church keeps their memory because their lives still argue with the way we live. Most of the time the argument is simple. They did the ordinary things we avoid. They did them long enough to become holy. That is why ordinary Catholics still learn their names and still ask them to pray.
By Overdrive Records28 days ago in Journal
