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JB Hodl
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Catholic Christian. Dad. Husband. Freedom lover and truth seeker. God wins. ♾️/21m “It is better to limp along the way than stride along off the way.” Saint Thomas Aquinas “A false balance is an abomination to the LORD, but a just weight is his delight.” Proverbs 11:1

Thank you! This is one I listened to just last night, a quick 10 minute one, and wow it was awesome. Prayerful, earnest, focused, truthful. I look forward to more. This is just the type of content I was talking about.

I love my podcasts. And surprisingly I listen to some non bitcoin ones even!

Been looking for Catholic ones that are trying to grapple with the psy ops and confusion of the last 3 years. When nobody even mentions the craziness of the last few years I start to question their intelligence and authenticity to be honest. Also to be effective out faith has to be applied in the real world, and current events.

Don’t get me wrong - the theology and liturgy ones are great and essential. But looking for new ones too.

I stumbled upon Avoiding Babylon. Highly recommended! Looks like they were jarred awake from the psy ops going on and aren’t afraid to discuss, from a Catholic take. Excellent.

I’m also checking out A Catholic Take, Crisis Point, John Henry Westen show along with the ones I check into regularly: Rules for Retrogrades, Taylor Marshall, Thank God for Bitcoin.

Any recommendations?

Father Mike is excellent today regarding same sex attraction/homosexuality. Extremely difficult issue. He covers it with wisdom and compassion. Not popularity.

Key point - every single one of us is broken, straight and gay. Every one of us is broken and sinful. We all have our crosses and we all seek Gods goodness and mercy. No condemnation here.

https://pca.st/episode/3db5325d-1522-4d3a-9136-848c032584c9

Happy Solemnity of All Saints

Especially good and clear take on the meaning of our bodies, male and female, in this crazy time:

https://pca.st/episode/51bf5ccb-5e3c-482c-924c-55bde26a9e01

I read a half page, on a good night a full page, right before bed, 2-3 days per week. Often I re read the same page because it’s been too long between reading sessions. I just can’t figure out why it takes me so long to get through a book?!

I was struck by the Old Testament reading (below) from mass tonight. The justice and yes anger of God toward those taking advantage of the vulnerable.

A few days ago I saw Senator Hawley

questioning a DHS administrator about 80,000 children that they had lost track of in the US that went through our border. They are being used for work and it is likely sex, unthinkably. Of course my mind went to this after hearing the verse below.

Then the Lord states His hatred of interest and taking advantage of the poor. My mind went to the hidden tax of inflation on all of us, but especially the poor. Then bitcoin, which maybe can help fix some of these issues, God willing.

Just a few thoughts! Blessings this evening!

Sunday 29 October 2023

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First reading

Exodus 22:20–26

If you wrong the widow and the orphan, my wrath will flare up against you.

Thus says the LORD: “You shall not molest or oppress an alien, for you were once aliens yourselves in the land of Egypt. You shall not wrong any widow or orphan. If ever you wrong them and they cry out to me, I will surely hear their cry. My wrath will flare up, and I will kill you with the sword; then your own wives will be widows, and your children orphans.

“If you lend money to one of your poor neighbors among my people, you shall not act like an extortioner toward him by demanding interest from him. If you take your neighbor’s cloak as a pledge, you shall return it to him before sunset; for this cloak of his is the only covering he has for his body. What else has he to sleep in? If he cries out to me, I will hear him; for I am compassionate.”

Gospel

Matthew 22:34–40

You shall love the Lord your God and your neighbor as yourself.

When the Pharisees heard that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees, they gathered together, and one of them, a scholar of the law, tested him by asking, “Teacher, which commandment in the law is the greatest?” He said to him, “You shall love the Lord, your God, with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind. This is the greatest and the first commandment. The second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself. The whole law and the prophets depend on these two commandments.”

What’s your 72 he fast like? How hard? How hard was it at first? How many months have you done this? I know fasting has incredible benefits. Do you think you could work a job through it or better on a weekend? Curious!

Honestly I don’t know what most of this means as I have so much to learn about bitcoin, but what an amazing tool

for learning abc just taking a glimpse at the bitcoin blockchain in real time. Awesome. nostr:note19ntmd08a5f94tkqr6k86gh8eqnyeq83qqa95njgrgmp3j22a7q3qxwu73g