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Antiques & Esoterism Quentin Seewald

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Saw your photo post of Pope Benedict XVI and wanted to know if you know any books about him to share?

You know, I've always had at least a passing interest in Papal history, but what really got me fascinated in the history of the institution and its leaders and traditions was when Pope John Paul II died in 2005. I couldn't stop watching coverage of his funeral and, especially, the Conclave because neither of those things had ever happened in my lifetime. I'm not even Catholic -- or religious! -- but there I was hooked by the combination of majesty and mystery with the whole deal.

Then-Cardinal Ratzinger was the leading figure of the funeral ceremonies for John Paul II prior to that Conclave and he went into the Conclave as the leading candidate among the Papabile, so it was not surprise when he was quickly elected and became Pope Benedict XVI. Because of all that, I ended up with a lot of books about Pope Benedict (long since surpassed by the library of Pope Francis books I now have), and even quite a few books written by Benedict XVI. Unless you're really into learning about his theological philosophy, I'd skip most of the books that Ratzinger/Benedict wrote. The exception would probably be Pope Benedict XVI's encyclicals: God Is Love (Deus Caritas Est), Saved In Hope (Spe Salvi), and Charity In Truth (Caritas in Veritate), which I do find interesting. Plus, the Ignatius Press of San Francisco publishes each of the encyclicals in gorgeous little volumes that are nice to collect. Benedict was also working on another encyclical when he resigned in 2013 -- The Light of Faith (Lumen Fidei) -- which was completed and released by Pope Francis, but credited as the work of "four hands" and considered the only encyclical co-written by two Popes.

However, when it comes to the Popes, I've always been more interested in the biographical than ecclesiastical, and there is no shortage of great biographies about Benedict XVI. Elio Guerriero's 2018 biography, Benedict XVI: His Life and Thought (BOOK | KINDLE) is excellent. But the very best books about Pope Benedict are those written by Peter Seewald, who basically ended up as Benedict's official biographer and had incredible access to the German Pope. Seewald's 2008 book, Benedict XVI: An Intimate Portrait, is a solid starting place and takes you about halfway through his pontificate. Benedict XVI: Last Testament: In His Own Words (BOOK | KINDLE) from 2017 is basically a book-length interview of Benedict by Seewald. But the definitive work about Ratzinger is the two-volume biography Seewald recently published -- Benedict XVI: A Life, Volume I: Youth in Nazi Germany to the Second Vatican Council, 1927-1965 (BOOK | KINDLE), published in 2020, and Benedict XVI: A Life, Volume II: Professor and Prefect to Pope and Pope Emeritus, 1966-the Present (BOOK | KINDLE), which was published in 2021.

Two other titles are worth mentioning just because they are written from unique points of view. My Brother, the Pope (BOOK | KINDLE) was written by Benedict XVI's older brother, Georg Ratzinger, who was also a Catholic priest and died in 2020 at the age of 96. And John Paul II: My Beloved Predecessor is obviously not necessarily a book about Benedict, but it was written by him and provides an interesting glimpse of the relationship between then-Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger and Pope John Paul II. Oh...and I'd also suggest Anthony McCarten's The Two Popes: Francis, Benedict, and the Decision That Shook the World (BOOK | KINDLE), which was originally published as The Pope, and used as the basis for a great little movie starring Anthony Hopkins and Jonathan Pryce, as Benedict XVI and Francis respectively.

It might seem like I mentioned every book about Benedict XVI, but I promise I narrowed it down to the best ones in my library. If you're just looking for a good, comprehensive biography, go with any of the books by Seewald.

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My 12 episode plan for Counting On

Please listen to me TLC. episode 1- joy and austin wedding planning. move through the months with them and put what month and year it is in establishing shots. watch them renovate the 5th house. show before and after shots like in a home makeover show episode 2- jinger and jeremy. they're learning spanish. see what work they do in the church. i'm sure jinger does outreach work with the other ladies. show her leading a bible camp. episode 3- the seewalds. they're adjusting to a life with two. just prop a camera up in a corner and catch jessa chasing after the boys and spurgie being silly. we know they've hung out with the vuolos, show that episode 4- go back to the main compound. show jana's latest project. get the kids involved and give them jobs. that treehouse episode was a hit. show off jana's garden and the garden party with all their friends. episode 5- joe and kendra wedding planning. a whole episode about their courtship. they must have old footage from 19kac with her in it. when they were doing missions work. show a few dates they've gone on. episode 6- the dillards. if they're so desperate for donations for their missions work, do a whole episode about it. you don't even have to send the camera crew for that. give them some camcorders and let it be vlog style. episode 7- let's see the older boys. what are they up to? i've had to scrape info together about them for their wikia pages. we know like three of them have their pilot's license, and joe has his realtor's license. that's a great way to advertise their businesses. then just show them relaxing and doing their hobbies. are they still doing duggar studios? episode 8- how are anna and the kids doing? keep josh out of there, but tell us what they're up to. have they moved into a new house? how is the homeschooling going? treat anna to a trip to florida to see her family and film that. then episode specials for joe and kendra's wedding and the birth of samuel. you know the birth must have been crazy, that's an hour easy. there. that's 10 episodes. then do like the bates do and have outtakes and bloopers. everyone is dying to see the natural side of the duggars. we love it when they joke around. then do one of your beloved after shows to recap everything that's happened that season and tease for things that are upcoming.

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Jessa Duggar and Ben Seewald Welcome Child No. 3–Discover Out Her Title

www,theSeewaldFamily.com It was a Memorial Day weekend to recollect for Jessa Duggar. The Counting On star and husband Ben Seewald welcomed their third baby—a stupendous child woman—at house on Sunday. “She feels so tiny in comparison with her siblings!” the couple shared in a press release to E! Information. “We’re so grateful to God for this treasured present. She is already so beloved. Her massive brothers adore her!” Based on the couple, their child woman weighed in a seven kilos and 14 ounces. As for her title, the proud dad and mom selected Ivy Jane Seewald. “We had been preparing for church when my water broke, and we had been considering ‘Effectively, I suppose we’ve a change of plans! After three and a half hours of labor, Ivy was born at 5:57 p.m,” the couple added.  “Her due date was June fifth, and since each of our boys went 5 days previous their due date, we thought we’d go late once more. We had been so shocked when she got here two weeks sooner than her brothers. We positively weren’t anticipating that!” Again in January, Jessa and Ben confirmed they had been expanding their household in a weblog publish. Whereas they did not know the intercourse of their child early on, they could not assist however hope for a daughter. “If our predictions are proper, then we have already got a ton [of] the clothes and accessories able to move down!” Jessa wrote. “On the identical time, we’d completely adore it if we discovered we had been having a woman—although we joked that we would be ranging from sq. one and might need to study a number of issues.” As for her third being pregnant, Jessa saved followers up to date all through the journey on social media. And for these questioning if third time is the allure, the truth star could have your reply. “I actually cannot consider it. It looks as if this being pregnant has flown by!” she wrote on Instagram. “Can anyone else attest to that proven fact that when you may have toddler or two holding you in your toes, being pregnant simply appears to fly by??” Congratulations to the Duggar crew on their increasing household and watch new episodes of Counting On this fall solely on TLC. Us Weekly was first to report the information. https://www.eonline.com/information/1044893/jessa-duggar-and-ben-seewald-welcome-baby-no-3-find-out-her-name?cmpid=rss-000000-rssfeed-365-topstories&utm_source=eonline&utm_medium=rssfeeds&utm_campaign=rss_topstories The post Jessa Duggar and Ben Seewald Welcome Child No. 3–Discover Out Her Title appeared first on Kartia Velino. https://kartiavelino.com/jessa-duggar-and-ben-seewald-welcome-baby-no-3-find-out-her-name/

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ok pleaaase please tell me your blorbo, scrunkly etc etc from verfluchtes land, i wanna know

an opportunity to ramble about VL? bless you!!

blorbo (favorite character, character I think about the most)

Ugh this one is probably a tie between Nadia and Falk tbh? I think about both of them A LOT™ and I really can't bring myself to a decision here. They are both delightfully messy and complex and give me lots of things to think about, and also you can't think about only one of them really cause they are so entangled with each other. Which is what makes them so blorbo in the first place!!! Co-dependent love-hate relationship my beloved!!

scrunkly (my “baby”, character that gives me cuteness aggression, character that is So Shaped)

Makarius, I love him so much!!! My favourite boy!!!

scrimblo bimblo (underrated/underappreciated fave)

Seewald, hands down. He doesn't even appear that often and I kind of regret not giving him a bigger role in the plot because he is just SO delightful, I have a thing for skeevy car salesman type characters I guess.

glup shitto (obscure fave, character that can appear in the background for 0.2 seconds and I won’t shut up about it for a week)

I'm a big fan of both Oliver (Dorothea's best friend from the opening scene) because he had a much bigger role in the beginning and it got cut down to like two appearances and I miss him; and Juliane Reichelt (the woman who rents her flat to Erika), who has ONE scene but her attitude is unparalleled.

poor little meow meow (“problematic”/unpopular/controversial/otherwise pathetic fave)

Falk lol, he's pathetic personified, and I think the story really doesn't emphasise just how much of a problematic asshole he actually is - like, he more or less ignores any law pertaining his work, has some racketeering going on on the side, regularly steals and/or destroys evidence, breaks into Nadia's office and relies on basically blackmailing her about her substance abuse problem so she doesn't enact any consequences and oh yeah he also made a deal with a demon. I love him.

horse plinko (character I would torment for fun, for whatever reason)

obscure sounding cop-out, but Lorenz Brandstetter sr., that guy was an asshole on a whole new scale compared to his descendants.

eeby deeby (character I would send to superhell)

Waschlappen. no I won't elaborate.

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Character Introduction: Makarius "Mac"

Name: Makarius Schwegelin

Age: 32

Occupation: none

Makarius, who prefers to go by "Mac", is one of the main protagonists of my WIP: Rural Fantasy.

He's a laid-back and funny guy who just kind of goes with the flow. He occasionally smokes weed for recreational purposes and likes all kinds of plants as well as medieval folk metal. Mac may seem lazy and careless at the first glance, but underneath his outward goofyness he hides a lot of insecurities.

Mac lives alone (save for his grandma) in Weiheroed, a huge old farmhouse that lies secluded in the woods next to small lake. After his parents moved to Argentina for business purposes some months ago, they left him not only the estate, but also a good chunk of money as well as his beloved car, a dark green 1998 Ford Mondeo Turnier.

Because he has enough money to cover his bills, he does not work regularly and just hangs around the house most of the times either gardening or trying out magic. Makarius' parents are both from powerful witch clans and he inherited their powers, but because he lacks discipline and training, his attempts at magic usually end in accidents that range from mildly funny (he gave his cat the ability to speak) to pretty dangerous (he set the entire garden on fire).

In the beginning of the story, he decides to rent out half of his house and takes in Thea, who is sick of living with her family.

See the others here: Thea | Falk | Nadia | Alexander | Charlie | Seewald