#Christmas Mass:

[paularoseauthor]

What is the meaning of Christmas for Catholics?

Christmas for Catholics is a sacred and joy-filled occasion that centres around the theological understanding of the Incarnation.

Christmas holds profound spiritual and theological significance for Catholics as it commemorates the birth of Jesus Christ, the central figure in the Christian faith. The celebration of Christmas in the Catholic Church is not merely a cultural or secular event; it is a sacred and joyous occasion that unfolds within the framework of religious traditions and liturgical practices. Here are key…

[icaruspendragon]

[milkywayes]

get christmas'd, beloved

[catholicliving]

“God Rest Ye Merry Gentleman” and “O Come All Ye Faithful” are superior to anything playing on the radio these days. Don’t @ me.

[swaps55]

Ho ho ho.

[minamoreh]

they do try to be festive

[ad-crucem]

Tollite hostias, et adorate Dominum in atrio sancto eius

[seraphim-eternal]

thy will be done

[misspoetree]

[2/24]

❄❄ kp + text post advent calendar ❄❄

[omegastation]

I want to picture Legion reading AND REVIEWING romance novels. I want him to end every review with a calculated percentage, like "We believe there is a 67% chance this couple will stay together after the events of this novel". Did he create an algorithm just for this? Yes, yes, he did.

And if Tali finds the reviews and ends up reading what he's recommending, that's just a nice bonus. Pretty sure he would recommend some pretty nice stuff.

[theyonlyhadeachother]

the first thing angels always say always boils down to "be not afraid."

do yall ever think about how, after michael gets shattered and brought back, and goes to adam, he'd start with the standard "dont be afraid"

but adam would just be looking at him, and thinking about how stunning michael is, and how much he missed him. there would be no fear, only joy.

how much of a foreign feeling that must be, for michael, whos only been thought of as a weapon -- never someone to be loved and cherished

[emblazons]

Note: I am finally posting this (something that has been in my drafts for actual months) because @pinkeoni hurt my feelings talking about Will and Alan Turing). So...you can inavertently thank Robin for this LMAO

I don’t delve much into Stranger Things analysis anymore, but having just watched The Imitation Game, the biopic they made about Alan Turning in 2014—I’m thinking that maybe Will doing his presentation on the man might have an delightful (secondary) parallel to this film’s exploration of him, given Will’s burgeoning queerness + ongoing relationship with normalcy.

Throughout the film, the ongoing theme of "differences bringing about greatness/change" permeates every character, but Turing especially—something that the conversation he has with a character named Joan near the end of the film showcases well:

In this conversation, Joan is trying to encourage Turing to come out of depression and rely on her, given he is struggling immensely with physical effects of chemical castration—which he obviously resents, but feels is better than giving up the life he has and being “entirely alone” because of his sexuality / desires (sound familiar)?

This ongoing exploration of queerness as tied to greatness and/or otherness is something that is very often explored in Stranger Things as well, primarily with Will—to the point where Will has nearly the exact conversation Alan has with Joan with Jonathan in S2:

—in addition to us exploring the relationship between a lack of normalcy, queerness and even nerdiness through/by other characters like Robin, Mike & Lucas.

Now (as we all know), Will’s homosexuality has been forever and inherently linked to his otherness/lack of normalcy—whether with how he was bullied in S1-S2, his struggle to be open with his feelings for Mike in S4, or the million literal / metaphorical things in between, Will has always been encouraged not to conform, but still struggles to self-actualize enough to embrace himself fully…which most of us expect for him come S5.

Basically: the underlying theme of this film for Turning (much like the underlying themes at the heart of ST) revolves around how most people strive for normalcy, despite normalcy being undesirable if you expect to do anything great/interesting. While Turing was a homosexual man, he was also one who struggled greatly with fitting in overall—much like Will, which I think perfectly reflects how the Duffers have set up their S5 resolution + solving Will’s ongoing internal struggle with his romantic feelings for Mike + ongoing dissonance with normalcy.

(sidebar: there are articles exploring the idea of "embracing difference" in this movie that parallel Will's "Being Different." See: Embracing Difference - The Imitation Game)

Both TIG!Turing and Will exist in on the fringes on their respective worlds due to their differences and homosexuality—just as both of them are both most inspired by their (romantic) love for their male best friends....to the point that those relationships define their contributions to the story: Turing with the machine that helped the Allied powers break the Nazi Enigma code, and Will in ways I'm sure we'll be talking about in 2025.

TL;DR: While Will still has another season to sort through what his love for his best friend means for both his rejection of normalcy and his greatness, it's fairly apparent that (much like Turing) it is the embracing of both difference and homosexuality that leads to greatness—no matter how the world feels about that overall.

(We love it when the gays learn life lessons (and when they win)).

[localravenclaw]

[transbot-brian]

Happy almost christmas!!!

[biowareproblems]

And Commander Shepard... who did NOT die

[martyrbat]

wasnt going to put it in the tags of that person's post but i fully believe clark kent will have the angriest hatefuck of his life with santa claus btw