El Héroe Oscuro
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Date: 18 February 2015
Time: 11:30 AM ET
Mood: Need to take a shower
I was a Catholic. I was born and raised into a family that has very strong Catholic roots; both of my parents were raised the same way and had decided to bring those values into their own parenting lives. However, I use the term was because I don't identify myself as a Christian anymore. 2 years ago I made the conscious decision to break away from the traditions - i..e going to church, sacred holidays - because of my ideologies contradicting with the ideologies of the church. For instance, I disagree strongly with their anti-abortion and anti-homosexuality stances (although I do give Pope Francis credit for shaking the core of the Catholic faith by speaking out about it.) Same sex marriage and abortions should be allowed, and it's difficult to be following a faith that discriminates against that. I digress though, that isn't the direction that I wanted to go with this blog entry. Maybe another time, but not today.
Daily Music - "From Eden" by Hozier
Today is Wednesday , February 18th which marks the beginning of the Christian time period of Lent. If you are not familiar with Lent, it is a season of the year in which Christians focus on "simple living, prayer, and fasting in order to grow closer to God." It lasts for forty days starting with Ash Wednesday - a day in which you begin your fasting - and ends on Easter, signifying and paralleling with the forty days Jesus spent fasting and fording off the temptation of Satan. In retrospect, Lent is a time period where Christians work on improving themselves by repenting on their sins and trying to upgrade their lives. This is why on Ash Wednesday when they put the ashes on your head - which are made from the palm branches blessed on the previous year's Palm Sunday - the priest tells you to "Repent, and believe in the Gospel" and "Remember that you are dust, and unto dust you shall return."
Daily Comic - "Teaching" by Wulff & Morgenthaler of WuMo
For some reason - and I don't exactly know why, but I'll try to explain myself - I have never been a fan of the season of Lent. On paper it's supposed to be a season where you give up something that you hold dear to yourself (hence the fasting component, as people won't give up actually eating.) For instance some people will give up eating junk food. Some people will playing video games. Stupid, trivial stuff that people try to give up on that they'll do for maybe one week's time and then revert back to their old ways. Granted, it does fit into the theme of thwarting off temptation, but I don't get why we need to have a time period of the year to actually do it. Not giving in to our "temptations" should be something we should be working on year round. If you really want to improve yourself, you should do so by continuing past the season of Lent, which is something I have very rarely seen (based on my own experience and my experience with my family.)
Daily Video - "Azureus Rising - Proof of Concept" by Black Sun Entertainment
Another tradition of Lent that traces back to thousands of years ago is giving up on eating meat on Fridays. After doing a bit of research on this tid bit - because even I didn't know why Christians give up on eating meat - there are numerous reasons or hypotheses as to why this is a thing. For one thing, there is historical evidence of the church dating back to the second century of them trying to support the fishing industry by stating fish doesn't count as meat - total bull by the way - so a lot of people turned to that on Fridays during the season of Lent. Another hypothesis is that it's our way to "focus on the humility of Christ" by living a simple man's life. However, what makes the most sense to me personally is the idea that Christ sacrificed his own body - or flesh - for humanity, and this is our small way of saying we are giving up the same thing. Granted, it does not even justify that, but I guess the head is in the right place if that is correct. I was going to make a rant about giving up on meat, but after researching this bit I just found it more interesting than anything.
Lent is moreover an intersting time period where people take time to reflect and improve their current lives by simplifying it and becoming closer to God. Whether or not you agree with some of the traditions of the Catholic church, it is definitely an interesting social phenomenon in which people shift their lives ant attitudes during this period of the year. What about you guys? Do you celebrate Lent? What is your opinion on it? Comment below as I'd love to hear and discuss with you what you have to say about this matter!
‡ As always, the "Daily Bloggity" is self written by myself and includes just some of my opinions on different mediums. If you have a subject that you might want me to touch on, feel free to PM me or comment below! I would love to hear some of your ideas! And remember, rate each entry so I can know what you guys like and what to improve on! Tune in tomorrow at 5PM Eastern Time for the next edition of the "Daily Bloggity!" Cheers! ‡
- El Héroe Oscuro
[/css-div]Time: 11:30 AM ET
Mood: Need to take a shower
I was a Catholic. I was born and raised into a family that has very strong Catholic roots; both of my parents were raised the same way and had decided to bring those values into their own parenting lives. However, I use the term was because I don't identify myself as a Christian anymore. 2 years ago I made the conscious decision to break away from the traditions - i..e going to church, sacred holidays - because of my ideologies contradicting with the ideologies of the church. For instance, I disagree strongly with their anti-abortion and anti-homosexuality stances (although I do give Pope Francis credit for shaking the core of the Catholic faith by speaking out about it.) Same sex marriage and abortions should be allowed, and it's difficult to be following a faith that discriminates against that. I digress though, that isn't the direction that I wanted to go with this blog entry. Maybe another time, but not today.
Daily Music - "From Eden" by Hozier
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Daily Comic - "Teaching" by Wulff & Morgenthaler of WuMo
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Daily Video - "Azureus Rising - Proof of Concept" by Black Sun Entertainment
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Lent is moreover an intersting time period where people take time to reflect and improve their current lives by simplifying it and becoming closer to God. Whether or not you agree with some of the traditions of the Catholic church, it is definitely an interesting social phenomenon in which people shift their lives ant attitudes during this period of the year. What about you guys? Do you celebrate Lent? What is your opinion on it? Comment below as I'd love to hear and discuss with you what you have to say about this matter!
‡ As always, the "Daily Bloggity" is self written by myself and includes just some of my opinions on different mediums. If you have a subject that you might want me to touch on, feel free to PM me or comment below! I would love to hear some of your ideas! And remember, rate each entry so I can know what you guys like and what to improve on! Tune in tomorrow at 5PM Eastern Time for the next edition of the "Daily Bloggity!" Cheers! ‡
- El Héroe Oscuro
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