It seems more and more people have difficulty moving from the Eternal truth, "Remember you will die," to "A Savior has been born to you. He is Christ the Lord."
("Don't you know sarcasm when you hear it, Charlie Brown?")

A Guide to Plenary Indulgences for the All Souls' "Octave", November 1-8
Visiting a Cemetery: An indulgence, applicable only to the Souls in Purgatory, is granted to the faithful, who devoutly visit a cemetery and pray, even if only mentally, for the departed. The indulgence is plenary each day from November 1-8; on other days of the year it is a partial indulgence.
Visiting a Church on November 2: A plenary indulgence, applicable only to the souls in purgatory, is granted to the faithful who, on All Souls' Day (or, according to the judgment of the ordinary, on the Sunday preceding or following it, or on the solemnity of All Saints), devoutly visit a church or an oratory and recite an Our Father and the Creed.
Praying for the Faithful Departed: A partial indulgence, applicable only to the souls in purgatory, is granted to the faithful who,
devoutly visit a cemetery and at least mentally pray for the dead;
devoutly recite lauds or vespers from the Office of the Dead or the prayer Eternal …More

I used to admire people who took on tiny home living, supposedly shedding themselves of things that don't matter, going without, growing their own food, etc. But it occurred to me that likely people don't last very long in these homes and most lack the vision and courage to provide for families in these settings.
And then there's the connectivity. Do you notice the satellite dish on this adorable little cottage? The compact interior comes with a big screen t.v.
There's nothing impressive about hanging out by yourself for a length of time that you choose and staring endlessly at your screens.
What impresses me more is a vision to unplug. Let's start that movement! Let's take long breaks or reduce use of televisions, computers, cell phones, fit bits, all of it. Really, keep (almost) any other luxury you want, especially mixing with others. I'm willing to bet many people couldn't go with zero connectivity for more than a day or so. It's a sad reality. For the sake of ourselves, our children …More

Jonathan Darnell, Jean Marshall and Joan Bell, facing possibly 11 years in jail and taken to jail immediately awaiting sentencing.
These are every-day people, with every-day lives and responsibilities, not super-heroes. Please pray for them.