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I think that this is exactly correct. Forgiveness is not itself an exterior act that demands some particular way of relating to the one that you are forgiving. Forgiveness is an interior act of the will.
It may be true both that a) you cannot fully reconcile every relationship (in the sense of it returning to complete normlacy with no parameters, punishments, etc.) and b) that any reconciliation is contingent upon the recognition and remorse of the offending party.
However, neither of those things changes the command that we interiorly forgive our and love our enemies. Flowing from that, we ought to be ready and willing to reconcile as far as prudence and justice allow.
But to make our interior act of forgiveness conditional, contingent upon our enemy's recognition of their offense and desire to reconcile is in a very real way to maintain that one should only love one's friends (or should only love another under the aspect of friendship/potential friendship). What Christ teaches us is rather to love and forgive *enemies*. His uncreated grace to save us from sin always comes before any turn back toward God on our part. And we are called to love in just this way.
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You actually do not need to make $1M per year to be middle class.
Whoever this guy is, he's not someone worth listening to.
Dave Smith Explains Why It Feels Impossible for Young Men to Succeed in 2026
“You've got to kind of make $1 million a year to live kind of a middle-class lifestyle.”
(Via Jack Neel)
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Fasting for one hour is simply the duration of fasting before receiving the Eucharist. That's a daily thing for Catholics.
🚨What happened last Tuesday was shocking and historic. It calls for a historic response. Christians need to gather and seek the Lord. I’m going to host a time of fasting and prayer for the nation on Tuesday, December 15 from 12 to 1 at the Capitol. Meet me there!
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Men like Hegseth are pathetic. He tries to protect strength and masculinity. But he acts like a scared little boy.
"Decorated military officers with decades of experience were withheld from promotion after Pentagon staff printed out internet searches showing they had attended official events like promoting COVID-19 vaccinations or marking International Women’s Day...
Hegseth’s executive office led a planned and deliberate process that involved creating paper-only files filled with printouts from internet searches that were inaccessible to the officers under consideration. Hegseth’s office gave instructions about the new criteria over the phone instead of in writing."
ms.now/news/pete-hegseth-pen…
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I think we should put all of the activists on an ice float.
BREAKING: Jake Lang, the nationally prominent far-right activist, spoke during public comment at Monday night's DCPS board meeting, making derogatory remarks towards the Muslim community and causing the meeting to be put into recess for about 10 minutes.
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I've been hearing multiple languages spoken regularly in FL since before James was born. Mostly, I've heard Spanish. But being in Jax, I've heard plenty of Tagalog. If you have a problem with Filipinos, you're missing out on good people and good good.
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Being a Conch who was born in Key West in the early 80s, hearing Spanish is nothing unusual. Calm down, James.
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This is what a loser male mentality looks like. When you willingly take a vow of marriage for life you are supposed to be true to your word.
Also, that's called aging. It happens to the lucky ones.
I don’t condone cheating, but the Jensen Huang situation is a reminder that women need to looksmax too. His wife literally looks like could be his grandma
Men are expected to make money, stay jacked, and look good forever.
Women can’t just stop trying once they get the ring or you will force the man to upgrade!
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Will you be wearing a sign that says "I'm a Muslim"?
Dear non-Muslims,
As Ramadan is just 92 days away,
Please avoid eating in front of Muslims who are fasting.
Please avoid drinking in their presence.
Do not deliberately tempt those observing the fast.
Muslims will be fasting from dawn until sunset.
A little consideration and respect go a long way. ❤️🌙
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You can never be right-wing enough for some people.
Just watched this interview.
Pretty impressed. This interviewer on 60 minutes was probably the best and most fair leftest interviewer I’ve ever seen vs trump pretty impressive.
He actually got Trump to be vulnerable vs straight up defensive for the entirety of it.
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Yup. RDS sure has moved on from the culture wars...
Very brave of him to attack Mitt Romney with what's going on in the White House.
