Most bishops are natural introverts, and say little to nothing at their respective conferences. It's the extroverted 10% which dominate the conversation and draft public statements such as this. That doesn't excuse the other 90%, but it does help explain such goings on.
U.S. bishops are opposing proposed Census Bureau rule changes for the 2030 census, arguing that excluding noncitizens without lawful permanent resident status from the apportionment count would effectively deny them recognition as persons.
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"Modern man lives in a state of existential alienation: we understand the mechanics of the stars, but we no longer grasp what it means to live beneath them."
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My workshop is packed with tools - both bought and custom-designed - with the sole purpose of making it possible for me to do two- and three-man jobs entirely by myself. Half the fun is figuring out how to do a complex job solo.
Also, the point work on this wall is beautiful.
Lost another laborer this week. I think I need to accept my fate as a the dreaded solo “craftsman” contractor.
The reality is working solo is so much more enjoyable. Only reason I try to hire is because of the social pressure to scale.
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This is why traditionalists should have petitioned for sui juris status ages ago.
Pope Leo approved Cardinal Roche’s document pushing restrictions on the Latin Mass.
He reportedly requested a document to affirm Pope Francis' claim that the Novus Ordo is "the sole expression of the Roman Rite."
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brand new hp ink cartridges that only have enough ink to print the full-color A4 quality check page mandatorily printed after changing cartridges.
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By analogy, one can transpose everything she says here to nearly every diocese in the western Church since at least the 1960s.
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If anyone is looking for reasonably complete definitions of the notoriously difficult metaphysical concepts of Act and Potency, you could do worse than starting with these:
"Sorry kid, I'd like to help you, but, as you can clearly see, I don't have any 'fruit'," as I peel an apple right in front of his emaciated face.
That’s NOT “white” culture though. Shakespeare was English, Dante Italian, Mozart Austrian. They all belong to their people, not to “whiteness.” There is no white culture. Whiteness has never given anything to this world, except hatred.
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When you know the story behind it, the intentional simplicity of the throne elevates it far beyond the ornate chapel in which it stands.
But we don't have eyes for that kind of beauty anymore. Or, rather, we have grown blind to the light which illuminates it.
A dark age indeed.
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What setting do I have to change to stop videos from auto-playing? For some reason, this changed recently, and it's terribly annoying.
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Wait until you find out that the Ars Memoriae or 'Art of Memory' was highly developed and taught as a liberal art well into the 17th century, often integrated into the Trivium.
It's a shame we don't read Latin anymore, as it grants access to our rich intellectual patrimony.
Dave Asprey claims you can boost your IQ by around 12 points in a month with one specific brain training method.
On The Iced Coffee Hour, he described dual n-back training: a frustrating grid game where you track both the position and the symbol from several moves back. Just 20 minutes a day. Most people quit, but sticking with it for ~20 sessions can dramatically improve working memory (e.g., going from remembering 7–8 items to 16).
Dual n-back training reliably improves performance on the trained task and can enhance working memory capacity. Some studies show modest transfer to fluid intelligence (problem-solving aspect of IQ), but results are mixed, meta-analyses find small average gains (often 2–5 points) that are stronger in lower-quality studies and don’t always hold up in well-controlled trials.
The idea that you can deliberately train a core cognitive skill like working memory is intriguing, even if the IQ boost isn’t guaranteed to be that large.
In a world full of distractions that shrink our attention, a simple daily practice that strengthens your brain’s ability to hold and manipulate information could be genuinely useful.
Would you commit to 20 minutes of frustrating brain training every day for a month if it could meaningfully improve your focus and memory?
When you read and complain about 7 different translations of the Odyssey instead of using the time to learn Greek yourself.
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People are commenting on this guy's "poor" form. Remember that he's in a competition, and he wants to maximize the cut radius of every swing. Hence the odd posture. A normal working posture is more vertical, with the blade angle adjusted accordingly, and a smaller radius.
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The oft-repeated "absolute power corrupts absolutely" rattled off here at the end is one of the most politically subversive midwit takes ever disseminated among the general population.
Power does not corrupt.
Power reveals the character of the one who wields it.
This is called a mangle board (mangelplank, mangletre). In some Northern European countries, leaving one you carved on a girl's doorstep was the sign that you wanted to court her hand. If she took it inside her house, she was interested.
Random fact: The Old English word for mathematics and other numbers-based knowledge was 'rimcræft', i.e., 'the art of numbers'.
Prime example of "You can just do things". One guy, born a bastard, in 1548 in Bruges changed the Dutch languages forever from all its peers through his linguistic purism, inventing Germanic words for all sciences that use the Latin word in any other Germanic language.
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The solution here is simple:
Start another Academy.
Trying to retake cultural institutions which have been lost through subversion is a waste of energy. Instead, start new ones to replace them.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences implemented a new set rules that would automatically disqualify any movie--domestic or international--from Best Picture category if it doesn't implement "inclusion standards."
This especially affects Japanese and South Korean productions.
•Standard A (On-Screen Representation): A lead or significant supporting actor is from an underrepresented group (Black, Hispanic, etc.), or at least 30% of the ensemble cast is from underrepresented groups (women, LGBTQ+, people with disabilities, or underrepresented ethnic groups).
•Standard B (Creative Team): Key creative leadership or crew positions (directors, cinematographers, etc.) are filled by underrepresented groups.
•Standard C (Industry Access): The production company offers paid internships/apprenticeships to underrepresented groups.
•Standard D (Marketing): The film has diverse marketing, publicity, or distribution teams.
