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My coat of arms, painted by the inestimable dom Marco Ugge

Gouache on watercolor paper

Edward Gibbon, Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire

Mais, oui.

To thee, O God, I will sing a new canticle: on the banjo and an instrument of five strings I will sing praises to thee.

Finally...

The Wood homestead is waking up to spring. Chickies are growing, heirloom seeds are sprouting, the sourdough starter is revived and bubbling, and Ziggy the guard pooch's ankle is back to nearly 100%

Found this gem in hiding in one of my liturgical books: the Sacred Congregation if Rites' declaration regarding the restored order of Holy Week. Might make good tinder for the holy fire next week...

Wife: ...three ingredients?

Hello Matthieu! This is an entirely different subject, but one worth discussing (perhaps in person). There are a lot of difficulties that arise in Moral Theology in the situation of an intersexed person, and unfortunately the Church has not yet had much to say on a relatively important topic. As far as ministry goes, we are all called to the apostolate, regardless of sex/gender. But when it comes to Holy Orders, a person must be biologically male. Period. I understand that this leads to difficulties in defining the gender (as a biological, rather than sociological construct) of intersexed people, especially if they have undergone selective surgery. Only about 10% of intersexed people claim not to identify with a gender. But this is not the territory for mere armchair theologians, which I am, but your are not, Rev Case :) But let's chat in person next time you come north.