Hello

[CF Mathews]

What brings you to SD?  Want to share ideas with other trads.

Why did you choose your username and avatar?  I don't wish to be anonymous, my avatar describes who I am and what I represent, I am devoted to St. Hildegard and St. Francis, both of whom had a great love for nature.

What is your state of life - single, married, religious, or still discerning?  I have been married for 25 years (I am a woman, btw).  God gave us only one beautiful child, who is now grown.

Whereabouts do you live "in real life"?  Long Island, New York

Favorite movies?  As I grow spiritually, there are very few movies I can stomach.  I am continually detaching from the world.  I hope one day to be completely detached.

Have any hobbies?  I am too obsessed with survival at this point to think of anything else.

Pet peeves:  Peeps who poke at details without looking at the overall message.

Fun random fact about yourself:  I like weird ideas that stretch your imagination.  I will listen to any crazy idea for 5 minutes (that's how I became a trad-so much for trads being closed-minded people!).  Examples: flat earth, mandela effect, aliens-that's not to say I agree with them all.

Last thing:  In the wake of the past 6 months, I believe Catholics need to come together and do some major problem-solving.  I hope to be a part of that.  I believe, due to my research over decades, I have something to contribute in these matters before us.  I look forward to making new friends here!

[Jayne]

Welcome to the forum, CF Mathews.  I too have noticed myself changing my taste in movies and entertainment.  I hope it is a sign of this detachment from the world that you are talking about.

I hope that you have a good experience of Suscipe Domine.

edit:  There is a subforum for female members only that you can join by asking Kaesekopf, the owner/moderator.  It is not very active now, but we have had good discussions there in the past.

[CF Mathews]

Welcome to the forum, CF Mathews.  I too have noticed myself changing my taste in movies and entertainment.  I hope it is a sign of this detachment from the world that you are talking about.

I hope that you have a good experience of Suscipe Domine.

edit:  There is a subforum for female members only that you can join by asking Kaesekopf, the owner/moderator.  It is not very active now, but we have had good discussions there in the past.

Thanks so much!  Please note, the smiley on my thread is not wearing a mask!

[Jayne]

Thanks so much!  Please note, the smiley on my thread is not wearing a mask!

That will please some people here.  Personally, I don't have strong feelings about masks either way, but you will be able to find plenty of company if you (or your smiley) are opposed to masks.

[Lynne]

Welcome!

[CF Mathews]

Thanks so much!  Please note, the smiley on my thread is not wearing a mask!

That will please some people here.  Personally, I don't have strong feelings about masks either way, but you will be able to find plenty of company if you (or your smiley) are opposed to masks.

I just did a bigtime rant about it on one of the threads.  It felt so cathartic!

[Heinrich]

Welcome.

What's the 'mandela effect'?

[Jacob]

What's the 'mandela effect'?

Shared memory of an event that didn't actually happen.

In 2010 this shared false memory phenomenon was dubbed the Mandela effect by self-described "paranormal consultant" Fiona Broome in reference to her false memory of the death of South African anti-Apartheid leader Nelson Mandela in prison in the 1980s (he actually died in 2013, after having served as President of South Africa from 1994-99), which she claimed was shared by "perhaps thousands" of other people.

[mikemac]

Welcome

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