Stream of Consciousness

The Anatomy of a "Quick" Fix
It began at 3:14 AM on a Tuesday. The world was silent, except for the rhythmic, mocking tick-tick-tick emanating from the drywall behind the upstairs toilet. Most men—sane men, men with hobbies like woodworking or extreme taxidermy—would have heard that sound and thought, "Ah, the house is settling." They would have rolled over and dreamt of lumber, or other very-capable type of man things... not me.
By Meko James 2 days ago in Confessions
Word of the Day: 漸進
There was a pool party that I was supposed to go to, but I wasn't ready and then someone wired me a million dollars from a friend.
By Kayla McIntosh2 days ago in Confessions
My Doctor Turned Out to Be a Sexual Predator. Content Warning.
As my older sister asked him into the apartment, I watched him from the other end of the hall. He took a moment to carefully wipe his shiny, black shoes over the tired, straw-coloured Welcome mat. He then took a step further into the narrow, dark hallway and headed cautiously towards where I was standing, never once taking his eyes off of me.
By Chantal Christie2 days ago in Confessions
Word of the Day:寵愛
One thing that Asians and Slavics have taught me: Comfort is the lie. As soon as you accept the bribe, or have a false sense of comfort, that is when the hunters prey on you.
By Kayla McIntosh3 days ago in Confessions
Word of the Day:隘路
I am already a day ahead so, I actually can afford to run errands finally. That is sort of amazing at this point. I am mostly a cat, but if I were a dog, I'd be a lone wolf... though I guess whether you're a cat or dog, you eventually find your kind again.
By Kayla McIntosh4 days ago in Confessions
Word of the Day:乖離
So basically, I am annoyed again. I want to say some other word. I would love to describe myself in a different way but I can't unfortunately.
By Kayla McIntosh4 days ago in Confessions
Word of the Day:精緻
Yea the stole November from me. Nom I think of Alaska. It's not an owl.. Yea, the movie isn't really scary upright. It is a psychological horror.
By Kayla McIntosh4 days ago in Confessions
Which one of the rituals reflects Christ more closely > the simplicity of the early Christians or the fullness of later tradition?!-P6
In the Gospels, the Temple leadership had become a world of its own. It had ranks, special garments, sacred spaces only certain people could enter, and a sense of distance between the “holy” and the ordinary. Jesus walked into that world and challenged it, not because the Temple itself was evil, but because the system had become more important than the God it was supposed to reveal.
By CA'Di LUCE * Confessions & Memories in Conversations with friends!/ It’s not a revolution—it’s a quiet evolution.4 days ago in Confessions
Which one of the rituals reflects Christ more closely > the simplicity of the early Christians or the fullness of later tradition?!-P5
The official teaching says Mary is a saint, the greatest of saints, and that believers ask her to intercede. But the lived reality often looks different. People speak to her as if she has her own power to act, to heal, to intervene. And when you combine that with the emotional devotion, the icons placed in the center, the candles, the bowing, the kissing, it’s easy to see why it feels like she has been elevated to a place the New Testament never gives her.
By CA'Di LUCE * Confessions & Memories in Conversations with friends!/ It’s not a revolution—it’s a quiet evolution.4 days ago in Confessions
Which one of the rituals reflects Christ more closely > the simplicity of the early Christians or the fullness of later tradition?!-P4
Well, ‘’worshipping the objects or the ritual itself instead ’’= they do that actually. You can tel me what you want. But they do make- ‘likenesses- and bent to that ‘likenesses’’- the icons. And kiss them as something sacred. And the Bible book itself. And the hand of the priest.
By CA'Di LUCE * Confessions & Memories in Conversations with friends!/ It’s not a revolution—it’s a quiet evolution.4 days ago in Confessions
Which one of the rituals reflects Christ more closely > the simplicity of the early Christians or the fullness of later tradition?!-P3
The Eastern Catholic Churches (like the Greek Catholics, Maronites, Melkites) also kept these prayers, because their liturgy is very close to the Orthodox one.
By CA'Di LUCE * Confessions & Memories in Conversations with friends!/ It’s not a revolution—it’s a quiet evolution.4 days ago in Confessions
Which one of the rituals reflects Christ more closely > the simplicity of the early Christians or the fullness of later tradition?!
I still do not see the difference between the two! Think of it like this: In the Catholic West, over the centuries, people started to treat the seven holy actions (baptism, communion, confession, etc.) almost like things that needed clear rules. For example: what exact words must be said, what counts as valid, who is allowed to do it, what happens if something goes wrong. It became a bit like a legal system: very organized, very defined, very precise.
By CA'Di LUCE * Confessions & Memories in Conversations with friends!/ It’s not a revolution—it’s a quiet evolution.4 days ago in Confessions