by Gigi | Joyfully Homegrown | Sep 12, 2020 | Faith, Liturgical Life, Motherhood, Wisdom of the Saints
Missing regular inside Liturgy so much. đ Grateful that we have the ability (an extra altar) to be outdoors, but I really, really miss the scent of incense and hearing the heavenly voices of song and chant totally filling the air.
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by Gigi | Joyfully Homegrown | Jul 4, 2020 | Faith, History, Medical Freedom, Philosophy
Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord; He is trampling out the vintage where the grapes of wrath are stored; He hath loosed the fateful lightning of His terrible swift sword; His truth is marching on.
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by Gigi | Joyfully Homegrown | Jun 16, 2020 | Medical Freedom
We can argue about the effectiveness of masks, because there are also studies showing that masks (particularly cloth masks) are only up to 3% effective in stopping the spread of Coronavirus when worn by an infected person with symptoms. It is ineffective for healthy people in stopping the spread as well as in preventing the reception since we can get droplets into our eyes. Scientific data even suggests that masks being worn by healthy people make them MORE susceptible a myriad of infections since they are frequently adjusting their masks and touching their faces with dirty hands.
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by Gigi | Joyfully Homegrown | Jun 11, 2020 | Faith, Liturgical Life, Wisdom of the Saints
I would argue that the most troubling and obvious issue plaguing Christianity today is the fear of death. Coronavirus has ripped cover off that secret. It’s been exposed and there is no hiding this terrible and shameful fact. We, the people of the resurrection are afraid, nay, terrified of inevitable death. Our treasures have been stored here in our temporal life and we shake our fists when an aged person beyond 80 years old dies. “It isn’t fair,” we cry in anger. It is as though we believe that death is a punishment and that earth is heaven.
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by Gigi | Joyfully Homegrown | May 31, 2020 | Faith, Medical Freedom, Philosophy
âThe meaning ascribed in popular usage to the word âselfishnessâ is not merely wrong: it represents a devastating intellectual âpackage-deal,â which is responsible, more than any other single factor, for the arrested moral development of mankind.
In popular usage, the word âselfishnessâ is a synonym of evil; the image it conjures is of a murderous brute who tramples over piles of corpses to achieve his own ends, who cares for no living being and pursues nothing but the gratification of the mindless whims of any immediate moment.
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