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Martinmas: beginning a penitential period of atoning for alcohol abuse St. Martin of Tours, patron saint of reformed alcoholics, vintners, and wine-makers, is associated with alcohol due to his patronage of the wine industry and the celebratory nature of his feast day…

St. Martin of Tours, is the patron saint of reformed alcoholics, likely from his patronage of vintners and the celebratory nature of his feast day on Nov. 11th. Marked by feasting and drinking, it led to a period of penance and prayer, a precursor of Advent.

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It may also help sobering up (and sober) Catholics clarify and better accept their relationship with Mary, especially those who had difficulty with their Earthly mothers.

It also cautions against overemphasizing her role as “Co-Redeemer” to avoid overshadowing Christ’s sole redemption. The document, well-written and extensively footnoted, serves as a valuable tool for evangelizing Protestants and helping Catholics understand Mary’s true role.

‘Mater Populi Fidelis’: the new doctrinal document from the Vatican and how it might be a good read for sober Catholics I just finished reading the “Doctrinal Note on Some Marian Titles Regarding Mary’s Cooperation in the Work of Salvation.” It isn’t always that I recommend a Doctrinal Note from the Dicastery …

The new Vatican document, “Mater Populi Fidelis,” clarifies Mary’s role in salvation, emphasizing her as the “Mother of Grace” rather than the “Mediator of All Graces.”

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Leaving MAGA - Leaving MAGA MISSION STATEMENT Empower others to leave MAGA and tell their stories. Foster reconciliation with their friends and family. Develop movement leaders to help others leave. Dear MAGA Americans, I was a ...

There’s hope! There’s help!! #MAGAisacult #MAGArecovery

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Sorry, #Canva, your new #Affinity app requires users to be online to use it. That, plus your terms regarding 'acceptable content' (censorship, anyone?) and terms regarding your access to our content are invasive and unacceptable.

Not a destructive drug among them Justice, a cardinal virtue, is the moral quality that perfects the will and inclines it to give each person what is due to them. Sober Catholics reflect on how cultivating a sense of justice, prior…

Justice, a cardinal virtue, is the moral quality that perfects the will and inclines it to give each person what is due to them. We reflect on how cultivating a sense of justice, prioritizing God, others, & then oneself, is crucial for recovery from addiction.

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By recognizing this, we can open ourselves to a deeper experience of God’s love and transform our lives.

Hindering God’s Love: self-love as a bad choice God’s love is eternal and unchanging, our sins hinder our experience of that love. This perspective highlights the importance of examining our sins, particularly habitual ones, as misguided attempt…

God’s love is eternal and unchanging, our sins hinder our experience of that love. This perspective highlights the importance of examining our sins, particularly habitual ones, as misguided attempts to fill a “hole in the soul” that only God can truly satisfy.

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Jerusalem Cross represents Jesus Christ in the large cross in middle, with the four evangelist of MAtgthew, MArk, Luke and John the smaller crosses arranged around that.

I JUST FOUND OUT THAT ALL 8 SEASONS OF BARNEY MILLER ARE ON TUBI! I haven’t seen them since high school (late 70s)! And I never saw the series finale!

I'm not planning on getting the 2nd Edition; my copies are very special and sentimental to me by virtue of when and where I bought them and what I was being subjected to at the time by several family members (one, especially, in particular.)

Kind of sad Catholic Book Pub didn't get the opportunity. (Sentiment, nostalgia. )

Word on Fire and Ascension Press have announced that they are the official publishers of the Liturgy of the Hours, Second Edition. The current edition was published in 1975 or '76 by Catholic Book Publishing Company.

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Once I figure out #Letterboxd snd #Serializd I’ll share more #movie and #TV reviews and stuff.

The MAGA Meltdown: Trump's Team Launches Anti-Catholic Assault on Pope Leo In a coordinated attack on the Vicar of Christ, MAGA rabble-rousers condemn Pope Leo XIV as a "woke Marxist heretic."

#MAGAisacult MAGA "Catholics" and "Christians" will have a lot to answer for during their Particular Judgment.

Quote:The MAGA Meltdown: Trump's Team Launches Anti-Catholic Assault on Pope Leo"
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A ★★ review of Deus (2022) The main reason to watch this is because Claudia Black stars. Soundtrack is really well done. Acting is dull (except for Black). Clunky writing in script needed fixing with many more rewrites done by ...

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Prayer request for a #homeless #addict in the #UK and thoughts on unworthiness

Please click the link to find out more:

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Homemade Holy Face Chaplet This is apparently the season for me to repurpose chaplets and rosaries. A while back I posted about The Six Decade Rosary of Lourdes and St. Bridget, followed by: My Homemade St. Rita Chaplet and …

Take a look at some blurry pics of my new homemade chaplet adventure, repurposed from a broken Little Flower Rosary and modded with a Holy Face Medal. Instructions on how to pray the chaplet at end of post. Great devotion in combatting Communists and Fascists. www.sobercatholic.com/2025/09/24/h...

I wish I can offer more assistance; he does have access to medical professionals (General Practitioner, for one) so there's some hope? He emaile me a few questions about Matt Talbot, the future patron saint of alcoholics. I had mentioned "The Matt Talbot Way to Sobriety" often in my book.

Requesting prayers for a #homeless #addict in the #UK by the name of Richard S. He was gifted a copy of my book, "The Sober Catholic Way" and said that it helped him a lot. Please pray that he gets the assistance he needs to overcome his #addiction and gets off the streets.

Farscape.

Interesting! Working at a graveyard when the Rapture was supposed to happen today? 😉

Five Great Quotes about Writing as Self-Discovery “The writer must wade into life as into the sea, but only up to the navel.” – Gustave Flaubert“In a very real sense, the writer writes in order to teach himself, to understand himself.” ̵…

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He forgot this one:

You know he's on BlueSky: @skeletorinspires.bsky.social

#Notetoself Please curate followed accounts into lists.

This type of dehumanizing the "undesireables" of society is completely in line with N4zi ideology.

That Kilmeade "apologized" means little. What he said can't be taken back and likely has been added to the rhetoric of MAGA "Christians."