Paul Prins
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My weekly meditation is up. I love that the gospels tell us again and again that Jesus looked upon the crowds and felt compassion for them. That detail about Him has informed and defined so much of my approach to ministry. It is in this weeks gospel reading, and it made it into the title as well.
Urban Monastic@urbanmonastic.org · 4d agoEvery year I continue to learn new ways of seeing His compassion at work in myself & in our world. Every year His compassion becomes more miraculous. There are even moments where I am invited to be a conduit for the compassion of Christ. A Lectionary Meditation for our 18th Week of Ordinary Time 👇
I feel like takes scoffing at the idea that people could have addictive behavior patterns relating to LLMs are likely to age poorly
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Lord, Let Your Love flow through us as we embody Your compassion for ourselves and our neighbors. Amen. A blessing for our eighteenth week of Ordinary Time.
The feeling of persecution is the point. Their approaches to outreach and evangelism are often crass and offensive SO THAT they are rejected. This helps reinforce the identity of the rejected group while also distancing them from others who aren't being 'persecuted' for their faith. But...
huck mason@tylerhuckabee.bsky.social · 5d ago“evangelizing a captive audience isn’t courage, it’s cowardly.” sojo.net/articles/opi...
Pope Leo XIV says that the Catholic Church’s teaching on sexual ethics must be less prioritized over “greater, more important issues.” “We tend to think that when the Church is talking about morality, that the only issue of morality is sexual. “There are much greater, more important issues.“
We hit 38c/100f again today in Paris. I’m so thankful this has been a normal heatwave (only a few days instead of 10-14 days in a row). With so few hot days our thick stone walls stay a normal temp and it’s so much more survivable.
Jesus tells us to love our neighbors as ourselves, but that can often feel abstract and disconnected. Jordan shares from her experience of wrestling and moving into practical ways of embodying this love for others.
Urban Monastic@urbanmonastic.org · last wk.Simplifying My Life so I can Love More A Meditation on our Chapter 12 from Way of Life by Jordan Prins Where and how I spend my time has a big influence on how I’m able to love people. Living a simple life allows more space to be present with God. It helps me to be more present with others.
His part of the Paris Olympic closing ceremony was iconic. Rest in peace Kavinsky.
JO PARIS 2024 - Le magnifique "Nightcall" par PHOENIX, ANGÈLE et KAVINSKY au Stade de France
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Agence France-Presse@afp.com · last wk.⚫️ Le DJ Kavinsky retrouvé mort à son domicile à Paris, a annoncé le parquet.
Well, 10 years in France and I’m still learning new things.
Kelcie Moseley-Morris@kelciemmorris.bsky.social · last wk.PARIS (AP) — A wildfire in southwest France grew so powerful that its smoke column became a thunderstorm, generating lightning that struck the ground and ignited new fires beyond the original blaze, French officials said.
Paul's Lectionary Meditation for our 17th Week of Ordinary Time It is God's love that awakens the seed grow. It is love that moves almost unseen through the depths of me, bringing lightness, comfort & hope. Jesus has been teaching me to see how God’s love moves beyond sight & grows in my world.
Every Movement of the Kingdom of Heaven Starts with Love - Urban Monastic
Every time the growth and movement of His Kingdom starts with love. It is the love of God that gives me life. It is His love that awakens the seed to transform and grow. It is love that moves almost u...
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Let us pray. This is the Urban Monastic Collect for our seventeenth week of Ordinary Time.
Lord, Your love is a light in my life. Let it shine forth into the lives of all Your beloved near me. Amen. A blessing for our seventeenth week of Ordinary Time.
Pray vespers! I put a lot of prayer and work into these translations and liturgies!
Urban Monastic@urbanmonastic.org · 2w agoIt’s the Feast of Mary Magdalene - the Apostle to the Apostles and the first to proclaim the resurrection. We invite you to pray Vespers out of our ecumenical breviary.
That guy was super quick with that modesty cloth! Just so we’re on the same page, this robot clearly learned this watching Pentecostal YouTube videos to be ‘slain in the spirit’ so well. My theology has no space for robots to experience God like this… at least that guy was ready with the cloth!
Just a heads up. Taco Bell in the Netherlands does taco tuesday where you get two hard shell tacos for the price of one! Live Mas Mis Amigas!
This was my guess with a bunch of friends as the #WorldCup Final started. It’s looking like a pretty good guess so far.
May these words bless you and encourage you this week!
Urban Monastic@urbanmonastic.org · 3w agoA Meditation for our Week by @paul.urbanmonastic.org In the parable, it is clear that Jesus is compassionate. He has love for the children of the Kingdom. He wants nothing to harm them or to keep them from growing. I think it is also clear that He has hope for those who are not yet children.
Remember when people chose to eat Tide Pods and many were hospitalized? That’s individual liberty. The rest is just avoiding taxes.
Cato Institute@cato.org · 3w ago"The great achievements of civilization have not come from government bureaus." — Milton Friedman. They were driven by individual liberty and free markets. And they always will be.
I’m watching the bronze match and what. is. happening. France does realize this is a match in the World Cup, right!?!?
Lord, When I step into silence You pour out Your peace that only You can give. Amen. A blessing for our sixteenth week of Ordinary Time.
I'm sure those obsessed with fresh/raw fruit, veg & milk have no idea that in the middle ages we rarely ate these uncooked. They drank (weak) beer because they learned people didn't get sick & die like when they drank water. Same with produce. Modern science & medicine has given us fresh salads.
Did you know that the Divine Office hymn for the Feast of Mary Magdalene (Jluy 22) is "No Scrubs" by TLC? That's probably why so many men have historically taken issue with her that she did not deserve. They out there just making stuff up. Scrub behavior IMO.
How are people rooting for Argentina not embarrassed by their style of play? #worldcup
I respect France's commitment to not working on a holiday.
