Shout-out to anyone whose sacred/meaningful New Year is Not January 1st

But you still have to fill out every form and log-in info with the date according to the Christian Calendar.

"Common Era," my foot. More like "Colonists' Era." Am I right?

Title: Why is Christmas on December 25th? Channel: ReligionForBreakfast (Dr. Andrew Henry) Length: 8:54

Gives short background on Saturnalia, mentions birth celebration of Sol Invictus, and gives the evidence for Christians taking the date and replacing it with the birth of Jesus.

Problems: Christian leaders at the time did not have the control or influence to change what the people celebrated. The Eastern branch of Christianity also celebrated Christmas on January 6th, not December 25th, and there's no corresponding festival to explain this.

The explanation Dr. Henry gives is that the church calculated the crucifixion to have taken place on March 25h, and also believe that Jesus was conceived on the same calendar date that he died, and thus would have been born 9 months later on December 25th. The Eastern church did the same calculation from April 6th instead of March 25th. These discrepancies are probably due to trying to translate dates from the Lunar-Solar Jewish calendar to the purely Solar Roman calendar.

The more I learn about judaism the more I wonder where tf christianity got all its bad shit. Why is divorce a sin in christianity when judaism has recognized the right to divorce for nearly a millennia and has codified religious laws for it. Why does christianity consider sex to be dirty (to the point where puritans considered it a sin to enjoy having sex with your own spouse) when in judaism it's considered holy and it's a literal mitzvah to have sex with your spouse on the sabbath. Why does christianity consider it a sign that you're faithless if you question your religion when in judaism that's considered an essential part to developing your faith. I'm probably stating the obvious here but I still can't get over the fact that there's no historical basis to any of this shit before christianity started, it's like christians just said "hey guys what if we took the torah and built a new religion around it but this time it was actively hostile to human life"

Acts 7:44-53 – Pickle Barrel Christians

We miss the invisible God because our spiritual eyes are blind from all that vinegar in the pickle barrel.

“The Holy Tent where God spoke to our ancestors was with them in the desert. God told Moses how to make this Tent, and he made it like the plan God showed him. Later, Joshua led our ancestors to capture the lands of the other nations. Our people went in, and God forced the other people out. When our people went into this new land, they took with them this same Tent they had received from their…

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Entry of Christ into Jerusalem, Pietro Lorenzetti, ca. 1320

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I'm thinking about the story of Jesus and Peter walking on the water, which we read this past Sunday (Matthew 14). Growing up I learned it as a cautionary tale. I don't know if I was actually taught this or if it's just how I read it but. Don't be like Peter; don't start wavering once you've made your declaration of faith, or else you will begin to sink. Looking at this story now, it has so much more hope. First of all, he is the only one to get out of the boat. The others can't even move against their fear, and eventually Peter will be rewarded for this boldness. And once he is out on the water, amidst impossible circumstances, he begins to doubt. But Christ pulls him up again. Before he chides Peter, he pulls him to the surface. Then I imagine him chuckling and saying, "Oh Peter. You have no reason to fear, for I am always here." This story does not say "strangle your doubts unless you want to drown." It says that when we find ourselves in situations that we can't believe and naturally begin to doubt, Christ will be there to catch us. It is not your job, or indeed within your ability, to control your faith. Instead, as it changes, know that Christ is there with you, to scoop you back up. Lean not on your own understanding, do not make the sturdiness of your faith an idol. Instead, remember how much a small, mustard sized faith can do, and keep walking.

A glimpse into the bedroom of a 90s teen. 😆🙅🏻‍♀️

UPDATE: FOUND ANOTHER ONE LOL. 😆

Raphaël (Raffaello Sanzio) (Italian, 1483-1520) The Miraculous Draught of Fishes for the Sistine Chapel, ca.1515-16 This Cartoon depicts one of the founding moments of Christianity – when the Jewish fisherman Simon, later renamed Peter, is called to be an apostle (or disciple) of Jesus Christ (Luke 5:1-11). Simon, wearing a blue tunic, is kneeling before Christ. He has been fishing unsuccessfully on the Lake of Gennesaret in the Sea of Galilee. Jesus tells him to cast his nets into deep water, which produces such a large catch that the boat overflows with fish. Simon exclaims that he is unworthy of such a miracle. Jesus raises his hand in blessing and replies, "Fear not; from henceforth thou shalt catch men", announcing the role that Simon would now have in helping to spread the Christian faith.

𝙏𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙞𝙨 𝙨𝙤 𝙢𝙪𝙘𝙝 𝙨𝙪𝙛𝙛𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙡𝙙. 𝙎𝙤 𝙢𝙪𝙘𝙝. 𝘼𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚'𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙝𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙥𝙤𝙬𝙚𝙧. 𝙏𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙝𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙥𝙤𝙬𝙚𝙧 𝙬𝙝𝙤 𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙚𝙧𝙖𝙨𝙚 𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙥𝙖𝙞𝙣, 𝙟𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙬𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙢𝙖𝙠𝙚 𝙞𝙩 𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙜𝙤 𝙖𝙬𝙖𝙮, 𝙗𝙪𝙩 𝙙𝙤𝙚𝙨𝙣'𝙩? 𝙉𝙤. 𝙉𝙤, 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙠 𝙮𝙤𝙪. 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙨𝙩 𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙩 𝙞𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙞𝙩 𝙡𝙚𝙩𝙨 𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙩 𝙤𝙛 𝙪𝙨 𝙤𝙛𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙝𝙤𝙤𝙠. 𝙒𝙚 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙬𝙖𝙩𝙘𝙝 𝙨𝙤 𝙢𝙖𝙣𝙮 𝙥𝙚𝙤𝙥𝙡𝙚 𝙟𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙨𝙡𝙞𝙥 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙨𝙚 𝙗𝙤𝙩𝙩𝙤𝙢𝙡𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙥𝙞𝙩𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙖𝙬𝙛𝙪𝙡 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙬𝙚 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙞𝙩. 𝙒𝙚 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙩𝙤𝙡𝙚𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙞𝙩 𝙗𝙚𝙘𝙖𝙪𝙨𝙚 𝙬𝙚 𝙨𝙖𝙮 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙨 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚, "𝙂𝙤𝙙 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙠𝙨 𝙞𝙣 𝙢𝙮𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙤𝙪𝙨 𝙬𝙖𝙮𝙨." 𝙇𝙞𝙠𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚'𝙨 𝙖 𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙣? 𝙇𝙞𝙠𝙚 𝙨𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙜𝙤𝙤𝙙'𝙨 𝙜𝙤𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙤 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙤𝙛 𝙞𝙩?

𝘼𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙤𝙣𝙡𝙮 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜, 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙤𝙣𝙡𝙮 𝙛𝙪𝙘𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙡𝙚𝙩𝙨 𝙥𝙚𝙤𝙥𝙡𝙚 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙗𝙮, 𝙬𝙖𝙩𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙨𝙪𝙛𝙛𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜, 𝙙𝙤𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙣𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜, 𝙙𝙤𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙛𝙪𝙘𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙣𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜, 𝙞𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙖 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙨𝙪𝙛𝙛𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙗𝙚 𝙖 𝙜𝙞𝙛𝙩 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙂𝙤𝙙. 𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙖 𝙢𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙨 𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙖, 𝙁𝙖𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧.

My mother was displeased to see that google calendar had prioritized Valentine’s Day over Ash Wednesday and honestly good for her

Acts 2:22-36 – From Flake to Fearless

Flaky believers are not going to frustrate Jesus or upset his plans; he’ll just send the Holy Spirit. 

Statue of St. Peter in Rome “Fellow Israelites, listen to this: Jesus of Nazareth was a man accredited by God to you by miracles, wonders and signs, which God did among you through him, as you yourselves know. This man was handed over to you by God’s deliberate plan and foreknowledge; and you, with the help of wicked men, put him to death by nailing him to the cross.But God raised him from the…

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Golgotha, Anthony van Dyck, 1630

a post christian advent calendar ⁣

Easter Monday has often been a day of getting back to the "real world," [… and a]ll too often I have started my ordinary time fifty days before the Church's Ordinary Time. Sure, I knew the Resurrection was kind of a big deal, but after trying hard to give something up for the forty days of Lent, I often wasn't ready to think about a season that would take even longer. Fortunately, Easter isn't a season of gritting your teeth. It's a time to rejoice. Christ is Risen — and now we are invited to live differently; not by clenching our fists, but out of gratitude for how hope has triumphed over despair, love over hatred, life over death. We probably have to get back to the "real world" of work and school, but Easter sheds new light on what that "real world" can be.

Fr. Michael Rossmann, S.J. (Not An Ordinary Monday)