I left a "hateful" comment on an instagram post. It's exploded. Since posting it yesterday night, I've gotten over 400 replies and 4500 likes. And OVER 100 people have taken to my personal page to leave hate comments. It's really insanity. I had to take the comment down after a day because people were clicking into my page and leaving hate comments. In a day, I had to delete over 100 comments saying stuff like "i hope your wife get's an ectopic pregnancy" and "your mom should've aborted you" So... What was my original comment? I'm so glad you asked you bro. The reel was a "funny" skit based on a guy driving his "friend w-benefits" out of state to get an abortion. In the video they referred to the abortion as "healthcare." So my comment was: "healthcare" (literally m*rdering a baby) It has people SEETHING. Like I said before, in the replies I have people saying they wish I was aborted. I had people coming to my page telling me I'm a f*ggot. My hairline sucks. My fiance "looks like a dog." They hope my fiance get's an ectopic pregnancy. I even had someone comment "This guy has sex with m*nors" on my personal page. Am I bothered by the hate comments? No. What I am bothered by is the sheer stupidity showcased by these people. Ab*rtion is murder. Full stop. Can they refute it? Nope. But they can make fun of me! Rather than a thought out, logical response. The other most common reply I was getting was "it's not a baby." That's the logical equivalent of this scenario: I mix together flour, milk, sugar, eggs, etc. into a delicious cake batter. I put it into a pan and slide it into the oven to bake. You viciously rip the pan out of the oven and pour the batter all over the ground. I scream, "HOLY SHIT YOU JUST RUINED MY CAKE." To which you reply, "Erm actually it wasn't a cake yet. It was just a clump of ingredients 🤓☝️" And I reply, "Well it would've been a cake if you let it be and didn't violenty rip it out of the oven!" See how stupid their logic is? And the fact that over 60% of women vote solely based on the right to m*rder their own child in the womb... Blows my mind. This statistic alone shows the 19th amendment must be repealed.

Got absolutely smacked upside the head by some amazing quotes. Was gathering them from the early church fathers. In preparation for teaching a lesson at my local parish's OCIA class tomorrow. I'm teaching a class on the eucharist. When I converted to the faith from being baptist 1.5 yr ago - quotes like these played a huge role. Here are my favorites: - Clement of Rome (67 AD) - “Our sin will not be small if we eject from the episcopate those who blamelessly and holily have offered its sacrifices." (Corinthians 44:4) - Ignatius of Antioch (110 AD) - “They abstain from the Eucharist and from prayer because they do not confess that the Eucharist is the flesh of our Savior Jesus Christ, flesh which suffered for our sins and which the Father, in His goodness, raised up again.” (Letter to the Smyrnaeans 7:1) - Justin Martyr (151 AD) - "For not as common bread and common drink do we receive these; but in like manner as Jesus Christ our Savior, having been made flesh by the Word of God, had both flesh and blood for our salvation, so likewise have we been taught that the food which is blessed by the prayer of His word, and from which our blood and flesh by transmutation are nourished, is the flesh and blood of that Jesus who was made flesh." (First Apology 66). - Irenaeus of Lyons (c. 180 AD) - "He has declared the cup, a part of creation, to be His own blood, from which He causes our blood to flow; and the bread, a part of creation, He has established as His own body, from which He gives increase to our bodies." (Against Heresies 5:2:2) If you want more check out churchfathers.org Deus Vult

I was able to take a pilgrimage and participate in Mass at the Co-Cathedral in Houston. Its sanctuary is 32,000 sqft. It can seat over 1,800 people. It was built in 2008.

Growing in virtue means remembering a harsh reality. Read my newest blog post here: The Soul Damaging Reality of Sin (incarnationalinkwell.wixsite.com)

I've been reading the Bible more frequently, and here's what I've learned: 3 Big Messages of the Bible (incarnationalinkwell.wixsite.com)