😆😆😆Catholicism + Star Wars = awesomeness A very niche meme but one I had to make. May the Force be with You. 🙏😆🙂Looks pretty darn accurate! 😆🙂🙏🔥✝️🎙️🎵🎶Found the perfect meme template for a Saint Joseph of Cupertino meme. 🙂God: Yes…really do forgive your enemies. 🙏🙏🙏Oh death where is thy sting??!When God’s mercy is sometimes more confounding than calculus. But it doesn’t mean it’s not true!🙏Offer it up (the cross of driving behind people who don’t use a signal). Person 1, Person 2…Person 5000. 🍞🐟🙏🔥🔥🔥 ConfidenceHad to share another Elijah meme. 🐦⬛🍞🙏🙂One of my favorite memes I’ve created. 🙂😆Wow! This scene is perfect for the Peter denial scene. Let’s end with a kazoo-chicken meme. 🦆
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Is it laundry day for you? 🧺👕👗👖Correction: It was Samson. Lol J/k it was David. 🙂😆😆😆🙏🙏🙏Amen! God can change the most hardened of hearts and minds. 🙏God definitely has a fashion sense! 🦘 😆 🙂Feminine holiness comes in all different forms. 🙏I trust in God’s Providence. 🙏🙏🙏😆😆😆Found this gem on the Catholic Memes Facebook page. Cling to Jesus. 🙏🙂
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😆😆😆A powerful image. 🙏 ✝️Meme I made inspired by Saint Jerome and my fandom of Batman. 🙂😆🙏 P.S. Saint Jerome, patron saint of the irascible and curmudgeons pray for us. 🙏🙏🙏🎺🎺🎺😆😆😆Meme I made inspired by my love of Saint Michael and the CW show Arrow. 🏹 🪽🐔 😆 🙏Be a forwarder of the Good News! 🙏 ✝️Amen!!! Not condoning violence but I will defend the Blessed Virgin Mary with my words. 🙏🙏🙏😆😆😆🤦♂️🙏Share with your parish deacon. 🙂Some Masses the struggle is real. 😆🙂🙏
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Editor’s Note: Matthew Chicoine interviewed Allie Kintz via phone call on August 21st, 2023. Some of the questions have been rearranged and edited to provide the best reader experience without losing any integrity of the answers given.
Tell me a bit about yourself and your family.
I have two boys (5 and 8) and live in Central Oregon. I love teaching board games to family and friends. Our kids are in a local Catholic school. We live in a unique region of Oregon where there are lots of outdoor activities: snowboarding, hiking, and paddleboarding.
How did you develop a passion for playing board games?
When the rise of Settlers of Catan came about, my husband and I dove headfirst into board gaming as a hobby. We bought all the Catan variants. Then we went into more Euro-games, work-placement games and moved to Pandemic. During Covid we moved, and we spent more quality time playing board games. We expanded our collection to campaign style games. The games were fun, but the experience was different.
Our collection has grown exponentially in the past three years. Learning strategy and teaching games to people we found fun too.
How important is an easy to follow and clear rulebook?
Really, important. I have found video tutorials helpful too.
How many board games do you own?
At least 250 🙂
What are your favorite games of all-time?
Quacks of Quedlinburg; Space Base (similar mechanic to Catan); Arkham Horror Card Game; Three Sisters; Castles of Burgundy (Deluxe Version)
Describe your Catholic faith.
Cradle Catholic. Both my husband and I were raised by devout Catholic parents. After my husband and I got married, we were thinking about our value system: I went through several bible studies with other women. I heard God’s call and sensed his presence in the decision making. This experienced nudged me closer to trusting in God. Another mini-conversion – occurred when my mom passed away five years ago. We were present for her last rites. Witnessing the last rites, I felt God’s presence. The room was so spirit-filled that no one was afraid. It was a beautiful thing to be a part of.
Do you have a favorite saint(s)?
I love Saint Joseph (as a model for my boys and husband); Saint Therese of Liseux (her life is fascinating, to know in suffering there is a purpose).
Do you find parallels between playing board games and Catholicism?
I’ve been listening to the Catechism in a Year and learned there is a reason for things we do, and a structure for why we pray or believe what we believe. In board games, at the end of a game you take what you were given and the strategies you were given, and the result is good and beautiful (whether you won or lost). Our Catholic faith can be overwhelming just like a thick rulebook in board games. We are given so many wonderful tools to help us grow in the Lord and raise our children.
How do you pass on the faith to your children?
Helping them grow in appreciation for the Mass and the symbolism in the liturgy. Teaching them the why. Revisiting the importance of each major part of the Mass.
Making it a point to put our children through Catholic schools. Being surrounded by catechesis each day is important to us.
Encouraging our children to participate actively in what our church community provides. Giving back to our community and being actively involved. Our older son is currently altar serves.
Thanks for taking time today to chat with me about board games and our Catholic faith!
You too!
About Allie:
Allie Kintz | Board Game Mom Devout Catholic and tabletop gamer, Allie has been married to her husband Jason for 12 years. They live in Central Oregon with their two boys, ages 5 and 8. When she’s not gaming with friends and family, you can find her enjoying outdoor activities, cooking, and traveling!
It’s a pretty awesome name! Right?? 🙂🎶🎵🔥🔥😆😆🦁🦁🙏This might be one of the most fun words! 🙂😆😆😆One of the most persistent pray-ers. 🙏🙏🙏I was also simultaneously thinking about writing this post and how I was going to phrase it while I was doing the other chores. It helps that I have ADHD and energy typically courses through me like a raging river in the mornings. 🙂🙂This is a Daniel-heavy Catholic Meme Monday— blame the Bible in a Year for it. LolPunny!! 😆😆😆Meme of the year candidate. 😆😆😆 💦 into 🍷not 🎃 juiceImage credit: Thy Geekdom Come (follow on Facebook). 🙂I busted out laughing with this one. 😆😆😆✨😇One of the best Venn diagrams I’ve ever seen. 😆😆😆😆Be like Saint Francis of Assisi. 🙏🙏🙏Let’s end with some laughs and 🎵🎶 references. 😆
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Editor’s Note: Matthew Chicoine interviewed Father Richard Libby via phone call on August 23rd, 2023. Some of the questions have been rearranged and edited to provide the best reader experience without losing any integrity of the answers given.
Today’s topic is sacramentals and Catholic saints and devotions attached to them. I had the pleasure of interviewing Father Richard Libby about his experience with sacramentals and how they impacted his spiritual life.
Thank you for meeting with me again Father Libby. 🙂
Happy to talk with you Matthew!
What’s a sacramental?
An object that leads us to greater devotion. Items like the Rosary, the scapular, and the medal. They are intended to stir up our devotion.
Has your mindset towards sacramentals change much since you were ordained a priest?
There wasn’t much of a change in my attitude over the sacramentals since becoming a priest. But I have seen more and more how sacramentals are instruments to help us our journey. I have developed a new appreciation.
What sacramentals have you used during your priesthood most often?
The Rosary and the Brown Scapular. I’m also developing a greater appreciation of the Saint Benedict Medal and the Holy Face Medal.
Holy water is a sacramental and some people don’t see it as a sacramental. I like to do the rite of sprinkling once a month at my parish. I enjoy having it in the Epiphany Blessing. Holy Water is recommended in blessings such as the investiture of the Brown Scapular.
Describe a bit of your spirituality.
I was a devotee of the Brown Scapular. Since becoming a priest, I have have the opportunity to visit a Carmelite hermitage and developed friendships with them.
Which Catholic saint has had the biggest impact on your spiritual life?
The Blessed Virgin Mary and Her Rosary. I try to make it a point to pray it daily. While it’s not a required devotion, it’s such a part of our life it’s hard to imagine a Catholic without a rosary.
The three popes (John Paul II, Benedict XVI, Francis) I know the best in my lifetime have had a notable devotion to Mary.
John Paul II had a year of the Rosary during his pontificate. JPII wrote a document on the Rosary. He was influenced by Saint Louis de Montfort. Perhaps there is no more noteworthy child of Mary, in recent history, than John Paul II.
Benedict XVI’s devotion was a bit more reserved than JPII’s. However, he did dedicate his Pontificate to Mary, so there’s no question the Blessed Virgin Mary was influential on his papacy.
Pope Francis goes to the Saint Mary Major Basilica in Rome anytime he goes on a major trip.
Any last words of advice, for new Catholic converts in terms of beginning or learning about a sacramental and devotion.
Meet with your parish priest and ask them for guidance. They should be able to connect you with resources about sacramentals.
Thank you for your time, Father Richard! It was great chatting with you.
You’re welcome! Great talking with you too.
About Father Richard Libby:
Father Richard Libby is a priest of the Diocese of Corpus Christi, where he serves as pastor of St. Helena Parish and as the chancellor of the diocese. In his free time, he enjoys reading, writing poems and short stories, and birdwatching.
😆😆😆Lifegoals is to make it to daily Mass— daily. 🎵 Happy Birthday Dear Methuselah!! 🎶😳 😆 🙏A photo from a couple years back but the shenanigan sentiment is still the same. 😆😆😆🐱🙏😆🙏🙏🙏Adam tries to negotiate for the perfect spouse. Lol😆😆😆 What is (Sega) Genesis? 😆🙂🙏🍩“Blessed are those who have not seen and have believed.” —John 20:29😆😆😆Too funny!! 😆🙂Jesus is the Bread of Life. 🍞🍷♥️🙏
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