Charles, OFM Cap.

"Social media has contributed to your intellectual deterioration, as it has for so many others." (my dad)

"Some radio dude said heavy metal owes a debt to dudes like Hendrix and Led Zeplin. [sic] Beavis says it's only, like, five dollars."

Telling the friars that among the subtexts on the Jetsons, Astro was named after the son of Héloïse and Peter Abelard, i.e. that Astro was short for Astrolabe.

Me asking questions as guest principal celebrant at the senior friars' residence: "Do you say the antiphon at the end of the psalm?" "Some do, some don't." "Do you use the psalm prayers?" "Some do, some don't." "Do I give a homily?" "If you want." #anomie #Capuchinado

Today I was at the funeral home that's a few doors down from the Ukrainian store, so of course I had to visit. Note especially peak cupholder usage.

For those who wish and are able to join me, tomorrow night, at the Yonkers municipal pumpkin patch, I shall be leading the annual Traditional Latin Great Pumpkin Vigil (TLGPV), wherein she is known as the Cucurbita Magna. 🎃

All our friars over 80 have to take a driving test each year, administered by our insurer. If they don't pass, they're done driving. Anyway, today one of them improved on the cognitive test for the 2nd year in a row so now he's convinced that he's on the way to super intelligence

This is a picture from Facebook of some celebration in Capuchin Italy. My concern: is that box wine on the far right? I'm reporting my suspicion to the Minister General and to DICLSAL.

Checking Italian sellers for a book I want esaurito non ordinable disponibile: non al momento Also: il tuo browser non supporta Javascript! yeah, well, il tuo cliente non sopporta questa mancanza

Friar gets into the elevator and finds me there wearing alb, amice, and cincture. "White really doesn't help you look less heavy."

I'm asked to celebrate the Mass at the senior friars' home tomorrow. They Mass and Morning Prayer combined so I get to write 'Mauds' in my calendar. (That's what I call it.)

Someone consulted with me after Mass because another devout soul had seen her taking holy water from the stoup on the way out of church and told her that one should do this only on the way in. Deliver us, O Lord, from self-appointed spiritual directors!

I believe the preferred term is planet with dwarfism

Pope Leo got a Benz, boy, quit smokin that rock @therealmix #MyHooptie vatican.va/content/leo-xiv/i…

I've been in a slowly paced text message exchange with someone for three weeks trying to find a mutually functional appointment time and at this point I've forgotten their name or what their pastoral matter even is.

You know I'm not one to post AI slop, but one of the friars wrote in a text Padre Po instead of Padre Pio and I couldn't resist.

I feel bad about Paris but I don't think I know anyone there except for Charline and I haven't heard from her in years. (Windows 7 was our idea.) Tag: @Microsoft

Guy on the street: "Sir, do you want a dog?" (He was holding a dog.)

I did always kinda wonder where it was. Honeycomb's big! #YeahYeahYeah It's not small! #NoNoNo

The highlight of today's funeral was the three Irish-American children who each received Holy Communion devoutly and then made the Sign of the Cross in the Eastern fashion.

"Let us offend foolish and thoughtless men, men who puff themselves up and boast in the pride of their words, rather than offending God." ~ Pope St. Clement I (Office of Readings)