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The Feast of the Ascension of Jesus Christ[1] (also called the Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord, Ascension Day, Ascension Thursday, or sometimes Holy Thursday)[2][3] commemorates the Christian belief of the bodily Ascension of Jesus into Heaven. It is one of the ecumenical (shared by multiple denominations) feasts of Christian churches, ranking with the feasts of the Passion and Pentecost.
An interesting article:
Today, there is widespread concern about what screens do to the developing brains of children and adolescents. But adults are not immune to the pull of the screen and its detrimental effects. Surveys show that, on average, adults spend 4–6 hours a day on their smartphone and check their phone around 200 times per day. That means adults are spending roughly 75 full days a year — two and a half months! — on their smartphones. And even the self-reported impacts of this are sobering. Almost half of Americans admit to having a problem with digital addiction and over half of Americans want to cut down on phone usage in order to improve their mental health, increase their attention span, get better sleep, or improve their physical health.[1] Clearly, all this device usage is affecting our brains and our bodies.
Those who claim it either have malicious intentions or demonstrate utter ignorance of the Ancient world.
Women were pretty much segregated in most of the pre-Christian societies. In Athene, for instance, women from good families weren't expected to leave their homes unless accompanied by a male relative. Poor women leaving their homes by necessity was seen as a problem. Yet, it doesn't mean they were unimportant. It means that they had their own female sphere of influence as described here:
Women were responsible for ensuring that food was prepared, supplies were maintained, and that servants or slaves efficiently carried out their tasks.
In wealthier households, although slaves performed much of the manual labor, the mistress of the house still managed and supervised their work.
As a result, the smooth functioning of the home depended on the woman’s ability to manage resources and labor effectively.
Weaving also held a central place in the daily routine of Athenian women, who were expected to produce clothing and textiles for their household.
Women spent long hours at the loom, weaving garments for their family members, a practice seen as a reflection of their diligence and moral virtue.
Additionally, the production of cloth had economic value, as surplus textiles could be sold or used in trade.
As a result, weaving became one of the few ways in which women directly contributed to the economic stability of their families.
However, despite their confinement to the private sphere, Athenian women influenced public life indirectly through their roles in managing the household and raising future citizens.
By raising sons who would later serve in the Assembly and perform military duties, women contributed to the political future of the city.
That is exactly what the Proverbs 31 passage describes. And btw, speaking about "selling". Most of the trade at this period was natural exchange, money was hardly used. Textiles would often be exchanged for luxury goods.
And now about that field (no, the lady wasn't a real estate agent):
In wealthier families, wives often had additional responsibilities, including overseeing agricultural production and handling the household’s finances.
I doubt those who tell women to get a job outside home because "Proverbs 31 lady did" would really enjoy living in that type of society (as opposed to a feminist caricature of it):
Public spaces, particularly those connected to politics and intellectual life, were reserved for men.
As a result, women rarely appeared in public, except during religious festivals or funerary rites, which allowed them to step briefly outside their prescribed private roles.
By managing your household well and taking wise financial decisions (a penny saved is a penny earned) you are following in the footsteps of the Proverbs 31 lady much better than by mixing with strange men in the modern workplace or even working from home for a different boss than your own husband.
Interesting. Very interesting. And looks much more plausible than "everyone is going to be dead within 2 years" (which objectively didn't happen).
COVID-19 vaccines decreased the number of primordial follicles — “the foundation of fertility” — in female rats by up to 60%, according to a peer-reviewed study published in Vaccines.
The authors said their results justify “further investigations into the vaccines’ effects on human ovarian reserve.”
“If these findings indeed apply to humans, the implications for global fertility rates are profound,” wrote epidemiologist Nic Hulscher on Substack....
Dr. Margaret Christensen, a trained gynecologist, clinical educator and co-founder of the Carpathia Collaborative, said the study matches outcomes she’s seen in patients at her practice.
“The impact we’ve seen on fertility and menstrual cycles from spike protein injections has been alarming,” Christensen said. “Not just inability to conceive, but marked increases in miscarriages and fetal deaths as well.”
Keep in mind that young people unless obese or seriously ill had little to fear from the corona virus, unlike those 65+. Just another coincidence, isn't it?
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There are two things I'd like to point out. First, the difference between Southern and Northern Europeans. There was not one woman warrior. And second, Etruscan women were supposedly very feminist. And yet, even they knew better than to run around half naked or to put on men's clothes, unlike many modern born again Christian women;)
Do soul ties exist? This article says it's an un-Biblical concept:
The phrase “soul ties” is not in the Bible; rather, the idea of soul ties is a man-made speculation which some teachers superimpose onto Scripture in an attempt to explain certain human behaviors. Soul ties are said to be connections from one person’s soul to (or into) another person’s soul, a concept that has no basis in Scripture.
Other sources warn about dangers of soul-ties formed through immoral practices. I'm not sure what to think about it.
What is your opinion?
Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost has been selected as the 267th pope in
history. He is the first American to serve in the role and will be known
as Pope Leo XIV.
I couldn't find anything about his views on social issues but given that he was close to Pope Francis, he is probably more on a liberal side.
Anyway, congratulations to my Catholic readers!
Church attendance in Britain is increasing. Partly due to immigrants though (as per comments) and only in conservative churches.
