We know what’s coming and we are prepared.
Pope Francis today allowed Catholic priests to give their blessing for same-sex marriages under certain conditions, two years after the Vatican's doctrine stated that it was absolutely forbidden to bless "sin".
According to the updated directive, priests can agree to a couple's request to receive a blessing, even if "their situation is not normal", but the blessings are conditional on the fact that they will not be part of the church's ritual and religious ceremonies and that they will not be related in any way to wedding ceremonies or civil unions.
The instruction also states that "even if a person's relationship with God is in the shadow of sin, he can always ask for a blessing, reaching out to God," and that asking for a blessing can "be the best possible thing in certain situations."
Dr Mary Talley Bowden
If I had vaccinated the 6000 patients I treated for Covid, I would have made $1.5 million under BlueCross’ incentive program.
Farmer Girl:
It is very early. The kind of early where grief still hasn’t had its coffee and hope is absolutely not scheduled yet. The women go to the tomb carrying spices because when someone you love dies, you do the next right thing. You don’t expect miracles. You expect maintenance. You expect a body. You expect final.
They do not get final.
The stone is rolled away. The tomb is empty. And somewhere nearby, a group of guards is having the worst workday review in Roman history. Imagine being paid to guard death itself and then having to explain to your supervisor that, yes sir, the grave escaped. One minute you’re standing there with a spear, the next minute an angel shows up like lightning, the ground shakes, and you wake up realizing the thing you were guarding walked out. Career change imminent.
Two angels tell the women, "Why are you looking for the living among the dead". Which feels gentle until you realize it’s also Heaven saying, you’re shopping in the wrong aisle. He told you this. You ...
