Fr. Josh Miller

Catholic priest. Normie poster. Here for the openest of open networks.

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2026-09-11 16:17:18 UTC

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The same loose language. Absolution is what is granted in the Sacrament of Reconciliation/Confession. In the case of an emergency, though, I can grant absolution outside of the context of a confession.

2026-09-11 15:50:51 UTC

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We actually do, depending upon the sacrament in question. The only one that becomes iffy is Reconciliation and Preaching, since faculties are specifically granted. But they're granted in perpetuity, until there is a need to withdraw them. I was granted this authority four bishops ago.
Something like baptizing or saying Mass is not directly derived from the Bishop, although it should be done in union with him. I could leave the Priesthood with no formal ties to my bishop and still celebrate a valid Eucharist, but it would be illegal (illicit) for me to do so. Would the matter be transformed, however? Absolutely.
Also, to make things even more complicated: ex-priests always retain the right to grant absolution and even to anoint in emergencies.

2026-09-11 15:41:32 UTC

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We have an Apostolic Administrator currently, and he has some authority. For example, he can't name pastors, but he can name them administrators. I am still a pastor under the authority of the old bishop, though, so all is as normal as it gets there.

2026-09-11 15:34:22 UTC

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Unfortunately, I haven't quite found the opportunity. My nonsense isn't hard to find on the Internet, though, so I operate unafraid. :wisp_lol:

2026-09-11 15:12:24 UTC

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Oh, and I got the standard 16GB 512GB SSD model. My need is for this to be a carry-around bang-around.

2026-09-11 15:11:05 UTC

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Just watched an unboxing; looks like we have free charging.
https://i.postimg.cc/zqRb6gDC/Charger.jpg

2026-09-11 15:05:14 UTC

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Insecurities abound, methinks.

2026-09-10 17:01:23 UTC

In the G.K. Chesterton apocrypha, he's famous for an exchange he never made.
As the story goes, he received a letter inquiring: “What is wrong with the world today?”
To which he responded:
"Dear Sir,
I am.
Yours, G.K. Chesterton.”
Never happened. Not true. But we Chesterton fans want it to be, because it's the perfect Chestertonian response.
It's also the perfect answer.
We live in a wounded age of concupiscence, and we all like to cast the blame elsewhere. It's as old as Adam and Eve in the Garden. The Snake is to blame. She made me do it.
Nah. I'm the problem with the world, and no amount of scapegoating other groups of people will ever fix that.

2026-09-08 20:15:27 UTC

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Same. Big allergic. Throat closing allergic. "Oh buddy I like you but please.. no... stay away."

2026-09-08 02:52:36 UTC

GN, Nostr. A good day had by all as I hung out with a longtime friend and his family.
Here's an alien at the ironing board, just to bide you adieu.
https://i.postimg.cc/SSS4ZWgB/Alien-Ironing-Board.jpg

2026-09-07 15:20:13 UTC

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Des Moines.

2026-09-07 03:18:11 UTC

Long day. Strange day. Met up unexpectedly with one of my very best priest friends from Iowa.
Have a good night everybody. Here's a picture of a space frog.
https://i.postimg.cc/ZJX0DDNf/Frog-Astro-1.jpg

2026-09-05 20:08:01 UTC

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Except nobody does this. Or should do this. Because even if you implement this, you’ll still spend mountains of time figuring out if it’s actually doing it correctly. Or you should. Because, you know, AI sucks sometimes at getting things right.

2026-09-05 17:46:07 UTC

The only real reason AI has any traction at all, and has gained the hype and economic backing it has, is because the Coding Class loves it. Of course they do: it's extremely helpful to them.
The Coding Class drives tech trend, though, and here we are: we have a tool really helpful to the coder, which is also of nominal importance to everyone else. Businesses once sold on the idea that AI would make their operations more cost efficient are realizing otherwise, and the Average Joe just has a quicker way to Google stuff and make funny pictures.
Once Wall Street exploits the IPOs on Anthropic/OpenAI... well, we'll see just how much the bubble can burst without tipping over the entire system.

2026-09-04 16:54:03 UTC

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Totally worth it and addicting. Keep going!!

2026-09-04 06:40:56 UTC

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This is why I stick to halfies. Ain't about to potty in the britches.

2026-09-03 04:01:59 UTC

What my life would have been. 😂
https://frjosh.blossom.band/373254dbee6660fbb3caaa9e69a13d045c70b22c72a49e69096ecf2ba6822b23.mp4

2026-09-03 02:41:41 UTC

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It's a place of joy and pain, love and theft. So we'll see 😂

2026-09-03 02:37:43 UTC

GN all. Restful night to all.
https://i.postimg.cc/qprwVMrV/In-Search.jpg

2026-09-03 02:37:01 UTC

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It's strange!

2026-09-03 01:55:01 UTC

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BUT AT WHAT COST?! 😂

2026-09-03 01:36:14 UTC

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Or the data is tied to those services and you’re too lazy to migrate. 😂

2026-09-03 01:16:38 UTC

I am going back to my undergraduate university for the first time in 25 years tomorrow. Strange times ahead.

2026-09-02 12:20:13 UTC

GM. Why is it that we get our best sleep after hitting the snooze button?

2026-09-02 04:57:20 UTC

Still awake. Just wanted to say that "nowhere" is still one of my favorite things.
https://nowhr.xyz/app

2026-09-02 03:21:05 UTC

"Fashion is what you make of it," they say.
Yeah, but what you make of it is sometimes dumb.
#nevent1q…3dk7

2026-09-02 03:10:56 UTC

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Pass.

2026-09-02 02:04:37 UTC

GN all. Busy one tomorrow.
https://i.postimg.cc/09GtbKn5/Atari.jpg

2026-09-01 23:02:37 UTC

A heat index of over 100, and I already declared hoodie season...

2026-09-01 04:30:43 UTC

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No GN is ever AI here.

2026-09-01 04:27:19 UTC

GN good people. Tomorrow is another day.
https://i.postimg.cc/fDfq7L1H/Lizard-Astronaut.jpg

2026-08-30 18:21:50 UTC

The requisite post-Masses Red Bull. Let my day off begin.
https://i.postimg.cc/Ptz2VSZx/RB.jpg

2026-08-30 11:53:51 UTC

GM. It’s 5.5 hours of flurry and then I get to relax.

2026-08-30 03:23:22 UTC

GN all, and hope you have a blessed Sunday.
https://i.postimg.cc/rVf79pdL/Astronaut-Painter.jpg

2026-08-29 20:27:56 UTC

One thing hearing tens of thousands of confessions has taught me over the last 16 years: you can't "fix" anyone. This is particularly hard for us males, who want to take a wrench and hammer to every problem we see.
The good news is that none of us are on to fix anyone else. That's all entirely up to them and their acceptance of the grace required to make a change.
It's all grace. So just love someone in their imperfections, support them, and get out of God's way.

2026-08-29 19:43:04 UTC

One thing I think the Monero community has right: they view it as a currency by the very nature of its privacy, rather than as something to "stack." Transactions are its purpose.
BTC, on the other hand, is an option on the commodities market at this point. :simpsons:
#nevent1q…xgpz

2026-08-29 05:45:46 UTC

@npub1gcx…rv4n posted on the old Cathedral of St. Louis earlier this week, but there's another wonderful treasure in North America: The Basilica of St. Josaphat, which I visited today for the second time.
I dragged along my father, who isn't exactly a church-goer, and when he stepped in, his first words were, "Oh, wow."
https://i.postimg.cc/knCB1ZNb/j1.jpg
https://i.postimg.cc/vQycqj7f/j2.jpg
https://i.postimg.cc/CF0zPtCb/j3.jpg

2026-08-27 14:28:58 UTC

GM all. Here's a more obscure one to start your day, with some interesting guitar work.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MEeolUZeW9M

2026-08-26 18:23:45 UTC

There's a coffee truck at this conference, so at least there's that.

2026-08-26 15:17:34 UTC

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Same. I never seem to sleep well when the moon is full; creature of the night.

2026-08-25 05:01:17 UTC

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That's absolutely terrible. Prayers for the family.

2026-08-25 04:31:55 UTC

GN all, have a great one tomorrow.
https://i.postimg.cc/1s75z9MT/Dragon-Computer.jpg

2026-08-22 04:49:10 UTC

GN Nostr. Long but good day. Mass -> Funeral -> Wedding (sorta) 90 miles south.
At least I earned my keep.
https://i.postimg.cc/QsKWTcgY/Spiderman-Cooking.jpg

2026-08-22 04:46:11 UTC

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There's a reason they're all radio silent.

2026-08-21 14:56:07 UTC

GM. Extremely busy day.
But
you know what today is.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mGgMZpGYiy8

2026-08-21 03:22:07 UTC

GN. May your dreams be a shade more coherent than whatever the heck is going on here.
https://i.postimg.cc/z8m8PgsH/Earnest-Stone.jpg

2026-08-20 20:00:18 UTC

Well I'll be darned. It's brainrot after all.
#nevent1q…nhyn

2026-08-20 19:17:50 UTC

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Correct. In the picture below, you see my fingers pinching the space in between two beads on my single-decade. This is important to me because I don't really "hold" the bead itself; I end up holding the space in between, as I begin a prayer.
https://i.postimg.cc/0vcmsBJD/Bead-Give.jpg

2026-08-20 16:30:15 UTC

Just a quick shoutout to Runewood Rosary Co. for making a solid product.
Two things set them above Rugged Rosary, which is the default paracord brand: 1) Bead give, which is essential for men with big hands, and 2) More wooden beads. They also seem lighter, even if they're still big.
More expensive, but worth it.
https://i.postimg.cc/zJ7RcZp5/Runewood-Rosary.jpg

2026-08-20 14:54:33 UTC

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This is it. This is why I lost the weight and got into better shape.
https://i.postimg.cc/S45tZwPT/The-Grizzly.jpg

2026-08-20 13:16:58 UTC

GM. Have a blessed day out there.
https://i.postimg.cc/2Ck62WWg/Thursday-Thought-Beatnik.jpg

2026-08-20 12:34:19 UTC

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Windows users complain about this the most, including my employees.

2026-08-20 07:31:12 UTC

GN proper this time. The sun, my eternal enemy, shall be here soon.
https://i.postimg.cc/2CVsyp8k/Sun-Beast-Manuscript.jpg

2026-08-20 07:07:01 UTC

This put me in a food coma, and I just now woke up.
#nevent1q…27eg

2026-08-20 00:43:59 UTC

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Hills. The ultimate enemy of a Midwestern flatlander competitive runner.
Looks beautiful, though.

2026-08-20 00:31:01 UTC

The story of a 1 lb burger.
I still have it, Nostr. But at what cost... 😂
https://i.postimg.cc/zDr4npqt/burger1.jpg
https://i.postimg.cc/tRj8hD9r/burger2.jpg

2026-08-19 19:26:05 UTC

Alright, alright, last one, I totally swear. I'm leaving the office. (CampSnap 2)
https://i.postimg.cc/PXW996YT/Poppy-4.jpg

2026-08-19 18:04:46 UTC

Last cute photo of a puppy who isn't mine, I swear.
https://i.postimg.cc/Q8N73w5S/Poppy-3.jpg

2026-08-19 17:48:16 UTC

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We went back and forth about a 401k, but she rolled over when I offered unlimited napping privileges.
https://i.postimg.cc/DvcSpgMM/Poppy2.jpg

2026-08-19 17:19:20 UTC

https://i.postimg.cc/9WWqjsHb/Enforced-Insanity.jpg

2026-08-19 16:59:42 UTC

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I do write some pretty down-to-earth homilies.

2026-08-19 16:16:29 UTC

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Very tempted.

2026-08-19 16:10:53 UTC

My deacon's new puppy (miniature golden doodle), she's as big as my foot. I've hired her on full-time as motivator and party planner.
https://i.postimg.cc/2zC5gvN6/Poppy.jpg

2026-08-19 15:35:14 UTC

Uni-ball released the Zento 3. Zento is the best ink I use on a daily basis, and to carry around a multi-pen? No brainer.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Egz5sbTgu_U

2026-08-19 15:24:37 UTC

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It wasn't. I do this all the time. I think I slept less than three hours last night.
But hey. At least I have my... health? youth? something.

2026-08-19 15:18:31 UTC

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The Book of the New Sun is a masterpiece. Start there, end there.
It's the Catholic lit grownups read when they graduate away from hobbits. Love Tolkien, don't get me wrong, but he spoon-feeds with his world building. Gene Wolfe expects you to put your big-boy pants on and use your own mind.

2026-08-19 15:03:48 UTC

GM.
https://i.postimg.cc/FmnyhC7p/Egg-Salad.png

2026-08-19 07:30:23 UTC

Signature "sleep 20 minutes, awake for two hours" deal.

2026-08-19 04:39:57 UTC

Ok, that's over. For real now, time for bed. Go Cubs.
https://i.postimg.cc/Vm2pXk5s/Walkoff.jpg

2026-08-19 03:37:00 UTC

Read Gene Wolfe.
That is all.
GN.
https://i.postimg.cc/vGSbCY2d/Shadow-of-the-Torturer.jpg

2026-08-18 23:27:26 UTC

To the heart of the question I posed earlier: what, exactly, will fuel the next bull run?
I repeat: it cannot be a philosophical argument regarding inevitability. It must come from real market interest.
#nevent1q…6w2z

2026-08-18 20:12:26 UTC

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https://i.postimg.cc/cZ6L2qBV/Review-Brah-Worse.jpg

2026-08-18 20:01:33 UTC

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It's one of those things that I'd crave from time to time. Not a default, not something I'd frequently want... but when you wanted a Family Pack of tacos with that Grade F beef that may or may not have been fit for dog food... Nothing better.
White Castle was the same way.

2026-08-18 19:47:22 UTC

Keeping it Outlaw today during the workout.
https://i.postimg.cc/6QnXYDsb/Waylon.jpg

2026-08-18 18:48:00 UTC

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This is simply because you're thinking about the quality of the food.
I never did.
It's simply that it's all delicious.
And it is.

2026-08-18 18:31:01 UTC

I don't miss fast food since I started getting in shape... except for Taco Bell.
I miss ordering a 12-pack of soft shell tacos and obliterating them while I washed down the carnage with a Mountain Dew. I even miss the gastrointestinal regret that always followed.
#nevent1q…7p5q

2026-08-18 17:48:09 UTC

Low-res photo taken on a potato or something, but I did have fun with our ladies at the Pie and Ice Cream event in celebration of the Assumption this weekend.
https://i.postimg.cc/Pt2NDDX0/Marthas.jpg

2026-08-18 16:23:39 UTC

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Yes. That's why this would be a particular mission of a very particular community.

2026-08-18 16:11:35 UTC

GM. Another work week begins.
https://i.postimg.cc/fzPdLQRg/Godzilla-2.jpg

2026-08-18 15:56:14 UTC

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Of which I am aware. The reason I bring it up within the context of a religious Order is because nobody gets it done like a bunch of people whose only other task is to pray all day, hence the quality of goods that still come from monasteries.

2026-08-18 06:51:28 UTC

Reminds me of my only interesting idea for a religious community somewhere: to digitize and make accessible every book or article in the public domain, like the scriptoriums of old sought to preserve the written word.
Time is running short.
https://i.postimg.cc/FFhKKtBp/Bookseller.jpg

2026-08-18 05:37:13 UTC

The mythos of H.P. Lovecraft has always interested me, so here's a GN image of Cthulhu. May your dreams be free of eldritch horrors.
https://i.postimg.cc/YtxmFWSn/Cthulhu-Awakens.jpg

2026-08-17 15:15:39 UTC

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Very strange. I post there, and sit on the relay feed. All working fine here.

2026-08-17 05:16:14 UTC

GN, Nostr. Tomorrow is another day.
https://i.postimg.cc/BJJjJnCn/Soviet-Smokes.jpg

2026-08-16 20:47:42 UTC

Used to be the running meme that Magic: The Gathering was your best investment over traditional stocks.
We know why these things are smart investments: because there's a growing market for them.
Which begs the question: sitting in a bear, what do you think will provoke the next bull for BTC?
It very clearly isn't inevitability based upon some raw idealistic philosophy.
#nevent1q…cvsd

2026-08-16 13:21:48 UTC

GM. Grateful for my friends today.

2026-08-15 20:29:28 UTC

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I didn't even notice it was happening, to be honest. So definitely weird when other people noticed and didn't believe I was old enough to be their dad. 😂

2026-08-15 20:21:03 UTC

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Same. I get guesstimated at 25-35 nowadays.

2026-08-15 19:19:54 UTC

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Your guess is as good as mine. I mostly use Signal for family and friends, though, so it's kinda nice to have access to both based upon which device I am using while out.

2026-08-15 19:16:27 UTC

Whether the Bears move to Indiana or stay in Illinois, NFL football will always be the biggest waste of time on planet Earth.

2026-08-15 18:53:01 UTC

Signal now allows me to mirror my iPhone-enabled account on GrapheneOS with zero issues. This is good.

2026-08-15 17:41:53 UTC

The price of the Costco hotdog has gone up.
https://sina.bio/posts/costco-hotdog.html
"Bamboozled by the bun," just like always, I guess.

2026-08-15 15:24:54 UTC

Here's to all who will venture out onto the battlefield this day. And to all who will fall.
https://i.postimg.cc/VwDxYWW3/Costco-Vet.jpg

2026-08-15 04:06:38 UTC

17 yo parishioner was convinced tonight that this was Hitler on my shirt.
"No. It's social media influencer Jake Paul."
(It's Fyodor Dostoevsky. Everyone should have at least one t-shirt depicting a master Russian novelist. At least one.)
GN all.
https://i.postimg.cc/kq9FP788/Dostoyevski.jpg

2026-08-14 18:15:51 UTC

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Fair question.
When it comes to laptops and mobile devices specifically, that means I prioritize screen and speed over all else. A simple philosophy of "get out of my way, and make it pretty."

2026-08-14 16:31:12 UTC

Nice edition from Log & Jotter (pocket notebook subscription) this month, even if my "vintage" is a 2025 baseball card. 😂
https://i.postimg.cc/KxLgbhz0/l-and-j.jpg

2026-08-14 15:44:48 UTC

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Guilty as charged.
But in defensor meum: I prioritize hardware.

2026-08-14 14:17:42 UTC

The rejection of AI-generated content we're experiencing in the mainstream will eventually lead to an interesting moment in arts and letters, and I can't wait.
GM all.

2026-08-14 02:12:30 UTC

GN all. May almighty God grant us a restful night and a peaceful death.
https://i.postimg.cc/2z2vsZR8/Godzilla-1.jpg

2026-08-13 20:00:26 UTC

The Charlie Kirk murder industry of grifters and charlatans is one of the weirdest scenes out there. No thanks.