This is Mandy. She has the BEST recipes for Chinese food on YouTube. If you like Chinese food, and would like to learn how to make some of the famous dishes, please check out her channel "Souped Up Recipes".
I've made a few of her dishes, and they have been amazing!
Whether or not if you're a Catholic, or even a Christian, it is well worth your time to follow Fr. Mike Schmitz's series on reading the entire Catechism of the Catholic Church in one year. This is the BEST and most comprehensive way to understand Christianity, and it's history.
I'm posting this on February 26th, and so Fr. Mike is well along in this series, but thanks to the magic of YouTube, you can easily go back and start on Day One no matter the actual date.
The Catechism went through a major overhaul after being basically ignored for 500 years. During the papacy of John Paul II, it was decided that a new, modern catechism was needed, and told Cardinal Ratzinger (later Pope Benedict XVI) to get on it! So here we have a great book about Catholicism from two of the greatest Catholics minds of the 20th century.
I encourage EVERYONE to subscribe and listen to this podcast, as the catechism serves as a great introduction to the Christian faith in a systematic way. It's also a good history of Christianity.
There's no need for you to buy an actual catechism book, but you can if you want to. However, the The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops have published the entire document on their web site, with free access to all.
You can find the online catechism here: https://www.usccb.org/sites/default/files/flipbooks/catechism/
Highly recommended.
So what does an EXORCIST think about the "State of Evil" in the world? Here's an interesting talk from Father Chad Ripperger about that very subject. He describes, with total honestly, what he sees going on in the church, and what's going to happen in the near future.
Welcome to contemplative.one
The photo is of my friend Harvest. She just recently turned one year old, and has just learned how to walk.
She is not yet capable of talking, and as far as I can tell, is not able to say anything resembling rightly ordered speech. She's most quiet, except when she's sad, of course. She does seem to understand some speech and words. She actually knows some sign language, and finds it easier to communicate that way.
But there is one thing that Harvest is exceptionally good at: she pays attention. She pays attention to everything and everyone in here environment, nothing escapes her notice. And there are times where she is very content to just observe the world around her, without feeling the need to participate.
And there-in lies the secret to life: you must pay attention to what's going on in you and around you. Do not ignore anything, but be aware of everything, as far as you are able to do. Anyone who wants to practice a life of philosophy must first lear to pay attention.
This blog is my means of paying attention. Hopefully, there will be something of use here for you as well.
- pseudo boethius