ian lasch

laissez les zmanim tovim roulez

my friends and i played touch football with jimmy eat world in the parking lot after a show at cats cradle in carrboro

every etiquette expert ever:

i went to high school with the son of an episcopal rector and i still did not truly understand what the episcopal church was. i thought it might have been a cult. and i was umc!

the Giffords Investigating Natural Theology University of St Andrews FOUNDED 1413 The Symptom's Secret: An Apocalyptic Theology of Mental Health Tuesday 24 March 2026 An Invasion of Love: Mental Health Symptoms and Apocalyptic Attunement Thursday 26 March 2026 The Epistemic Chaos of the Powers: Delusions, Narrative Resistance, and the Apocalyptic Practice of Hospitality Tuesday 31 March 2026 Megan's Loops: Why We Are Not All "A Little OCD" and Why That Matters Thursday 2 April 2026 Where Is the Demon? Hearing Voices, Possession, and the Mislocation of Evil Tuesday 7 April 2026 The End of Narrative: Why Stories are Not Central To Who We Are Thursday 9 April 2026 After Nature, Within Care: Natural Theology And Mental Health Symptoms After Apocalypse Presented by Professor John Swinton, University of Aberdeen All talks will take place in the Bute Building BUT: C4, Lecture Theatre D 17.00 - 18.30 The University of St Andrews is a charity registered in Scotland, No: SC013532

John Swinton is giving the Giffords later this month. These represent a really interesting and exciting turn in his work.

wow ian sounds like *someone* isn't thinking very positively

and they keep saying things like, "people will come back when we add a few hip new brands." no we want the shelves fully stocked with dei please and thank you

fr i was hoping he would be able to live out his days with jack kennedy at a retirement community

still only the second most embarrassing thing for him after being named for the meal that is a combination of brunch and dinner

it is (no joke) because they built an offshore wind farm near his golf course in scotland

the irony is that the move to home services only really took off once it was demonstrated that it saved states money, so this isn't just a cut to convenience but will in actuality be a more drastic net cut to services on the whole.

just incomprehensible to me that a corporation can fumble the bag so badly and yet so obviously, and still steadfastly refuse to actually address the root cause of the problem. an all-timer on the cowardice index.

some people really straight up failing the omelas test

should have gone with 'new testament (done) wright' imho

this is why westminster john knox had him write the whole of the new testament 'for everyone' series

there is no specific guidance on when to use a penitential order vs. beginning worship in the usual way, but historic practice might be a different thing. regardless, use of a penitential order is frequently common during lent, but not required.

Something else I noticed. Videogames create stronger feelings of nostalgia than almost anything else, because they are the only places you can visit that are still exactly the same as they were at the time.

i do not know why but i feel like this should be called shrunday

That it may please thee to make wars to cease in all the world; to give to all nations unity, peace, and concord; and to bestow freedom upon all peoples,

We beesech thee to hear us, good Lord. 🕯️

The Conference of Catholic Bishops is... not playing around in this brief.

www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/25...

Religion extended to its logical conclusion: at the end of Time (and also way sooner) the Son of God, enthroned in glory, looks down at these people, scowling in divine fury, and (with canonical support) growls: "You. Took. My. CRAYONS."

Anthony the Great vs. Paul of Thebes | Lent Madness

if you are a lent madness enjoyer (the bracket-style matchup of saints where winners are determined by popular vote), i hope you will enjoy the writeup for anthony the great today:
www.lentmadness.org/2026/02/anth...
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needs a "vineyard--mars hill campus" at the end imho

she is a dadgum treasure

A screenshot from Twin Peaks. An FBI agent driving in a car is saying "Diane, 11:30am, February 24th. I'm entering the town of Twin Peaks" into a dictaphone.

Happy 'entering the town of Twin Peaks' day to those that celebrate 🥳

the Word was made chips and dwelt among us after all

Why do I have to pretend that I'm going to print something in order to save it as a PDF. Why do I have to engage in a little ruse.

there still can be, if mike pence has the courage

i just want to know why we are not calling this beanzza

still waiting for totally tubular orthodoxy to catch on