Charles, OFM Cap.

@frcharles.bsky.social

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Capuchin friar & priest currently serving as a parochial vicar

Photo of the page in the 1962 Breviarium Romano-Seraphicum in the Capuchin use for the 2nd class feast of St. Dominic (August 4), indicating that he is “S. P.”, that is, sanctus pater, Holy Father Dominic.
photo of an open Order of Celebrating Matrimony ritual book with post-it notes marking various pages and labeled for different prayers
photo of the interior of the basilica of Santa Maria degli Angeli in Assisi, Italy, showing the small chapel of the "portiuncula" now housed in the large basilica
photo of a Ball brand Mason jar with a little ground coffee and a scoop in it on a wooden desk against a wall of beige bricks
Crop of an Excel sheet listing the sources of different samples of hair and finger bones
outdoor selfie of the poster to this account with a monk
mobile phone photo of a bowl of pasta
photo of the top of the page beginning the 17th Sunday in Ordinary time in the typical edition (i.e. Latin) Liturgy of the Hours showing the antiphon for the Magnificat for 1st Vespers (year A), which begins, "Simile est regnum caelorum homini negotiatori quaerenti bonas margaritas."
Photo of a statue of St. Pio of Pietrelcina wrapped in a blanket, bound with clothesline, and being wheeled away in a hand truck
crop of a screenshot from a Duolingo profile page indicating that the user has a current "Day streak" of 1613.
photo of part of the page for July 22, 2026 on the page-a-day calendar from the Tipografia Vaticana (Vatican printing office) indicating that this is the feast day of Mary Magdalene, but giving her only the title of Discepola del Signore (disciple of the Lord) and not the title of Apostolorum Apostola (Apostle to the Apostles) which was given to her in an official way when Pope Francis raised her day to the level of a liturgical feast day.
photo of a sunset beyond a statue of St. Lawrence of Brindisi at the Capuchin International College 'San Lorenzo da Brindisi' in Rome, Italy
a statue of Our Lady of Mount Carmel set up on a pedestal for her feast day, accompanied by candles on each side, in a Romanesque revival church
photo of a part of a Mexican restaurant menu that lists, among other tacos (de alambre and shrimp), "The Everything Tacos," for which the beginning of the description reads, "Chicken or Steak Tacos"
(as described in the post)
photo of some kind of bundle in a wicker basket with an orange piece of paper on top whereupon is written, in large letters, "Infant St Clare"
photo of the page for the votive Mass of the Precious Blood in the 2002 Missale Romanum
photo of the page for July 1 from the 2004 Roman Martyrology showing the first entry for the day, Aaron.
photo of a pile of four of those composition notebooks that have the marbled design covers
photo of a chocolate cake in the shape of a tau cross
Bodily health is a good thing, but what is truly blessed is not only to know how to keep one’s health but actually to be healthy. If someone praises health but then goes and eats food that makes him ill, what is the use to him, in his illness, of all his praise of health? We need to look at the text we are considering in just the same way. It does not say that it is blessed to know something about the Lord God, but that it is blessed to have God within oneself. Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.
mobile phone photo showing, in the foreground, a Bible open to Matthew 9-10 with a card bearing an image of the San Damiano crucifix protruding from the top, and in the background, typical sights from a car mechanic shop, such as a workbench, tools, and a calendar with a picture of a young woman in a bikini
black and white photo of a group of Midwestern American Boy Scouts ca. the middle of the last century
mobile phone photo of a bank of votive candles in blue glass before a statue of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel
Photo of a sign on a door reading [uffici]o diritti animali and featuring a design of the Capitoline wolf nursing a little bird and cat
mobile phone photo of pictures of offerings taped to the wall in a local eatery, juxtaposing the dishes "fritada ecuatoriana" and "waffles."
photo of a black and white cat sitting in front of an oval-shaped mirror, looking at the viewer in the mirror
cute St. Bernard puppy
scan of a photo of three little boys standing in a row and holding hands in a backyard. The oldest, with a dreadfully serious expression, is wearing a t-shirt bearing the USA Bicentennial logo and holding a cardboard tube to which the flag of the USA has been attached.
It's a photo I took once of a broken down set of swings in a little strip of a playground in Rome. Light brown leaves cover the ground. In the background, across a narrow street, is a building with graffiti. It captures a certain something of my heart during my Roman period and I also love the colors.
photo of the page from the current Roman Martyrology with the entry for St. Charles Lwanga and companions, which lists the latter in a footnote
Altar containing the relics St. Justin 'philosopher and martyr' at our Capuchin church 'Immaculate Conception' on the Via Veneto in Rome. (Two candles on one side of the altar is like a thing in Italy. This is also where the bone chapels are.)
crop of a screenshot from Google Maps showing the institutions named in the bleat
mobile phone photo of a supermarket cart containing a cabbage, a pineapple, two onions in a reusable produce bag, a can of tomatoes, and bags of lentils, chick peas, and black beans.
Black and white cat
Scan of a photo of the poster to this account (right) and another young man drinking beers on the Charles Bridge in Prague in the spring of 1993. The former is also smoking a cigar just given to him by a kid called Nick whom they had met weeks before at Bob's Hostel in Amsterdam but had not seen since.
photo of the page of the 2002 Missale Romanum where begins the formulary for votive Mass 10 B, De beata Maria Ecclesiæ Matre, [Mass formulary] of blessed Mary Mother of the Church
scan of a photo of three Capuchin novices in a friary refectory in front of a painting of friars at a table with beer steins, two of themselves holding up similar beer steins
photo of a wide-eyed gray cat lying on a gray carpet
photo of the tomb of St. Felix of Cantalice, located under a side altar of the church of Immacolata Concezione on the Via Veneto in Rome, Italy
photo of an espresso on a bar with an Italian-language breviary open to the feast of St. Felix of Cantalice
Photo of a Tree of Jesse icon Br. Sidney made
scan of an old photo of a smiling mother with one arm around a baby and the other on a mug of beer
One of a series of mobile phone photos of a worn out Capuchin habit, this particular one showing a threadbare cowl
mobile phone photo of a cappuccino in a cup on a cafe table
photo of a variety of small Catholic books and booklets, including several papal encyclicals and post-synodal exhortations as well as some holy cards
Once, Saint Pio was sitting with his friend, Joseph Peterson, Pietro Cugino, and a doctor. The saint asked Peterson to do his chicken impression, which he did for the other two men present. Then the doctor asked Saint Pio to do a chicken impression, noting that Joe...
mobile phone photo of a sanctuary of a Roman Catholic church showing a paschal candle lit next to the ambo, the space otherwise illuminated only by early-morning daylight
stained glass window of a Capuchin friar with a halo, holding a martyr's palm and with a sword and morning star as the weapons of his martyrdom. Front door of Sacred Heart church, Yonkers, NY, USA
The slip of a vine planted in the ground bears fruit at the proper time. The grain of wheat falls into the ground and decays only to be raised up again and multiplied by the Spirit of God who sustains all things. The Wisdom of God places these things at the service of man and when they receive God’s word they become the eucharist, which is the body and blood of Christ. In the same way our bodies, which have been nourished by the eucharist, will be buried in the earth and will decay, but they will rise again at the appointed time, for the Word of God will raise them up to the glory of God the Father. Then the Father will clothe our mortal nature in immortality and freely endow our corruptible nature with incorruptibility, for God’s power is shown most perfectly in weakness.
mobile phone photo of an inside of a refrigerator showing a box of wine and a jar with some cabbage in it
mobile phone photo of a version of the 'San Damiano cross' crucifix in bas-relief design on a paschal candle. The central of the five incense grain pins is pinned a little to the left because putting it right in the middle would have meant piercing poor Jesus in the belly.
The unsophisticated and unrealistic way in which Francis tried to make the Sermon on the Mount the rule of his 'new People' is not understood properly if we designate it as 'idealism'...it is understandable only as...eschatological confidence... (Joseph Ratzinger, The Theology of History in St. Bonaventure, trans. Zachary Hayes, 40)
poor quality mobile phone photo of a tomb showing a statue of a recumbent figure in ragged clothing holding a crucifix in his left hand over his chest and a rosary in his right hand at his side. The inscription above reads, "Hic Jacet Corpus S.B.J. Labre"
mobile phone photo of a sheet of paper on which has been drawn an incomprehensible diagram made up of dots interconnected by lines, several letters P, an X, and two arrows pointing left
If you are a Simon of Cyrene, take up your cross and follow Christ. If you are crucified beside him like one of the thieves, now, like the good thief, acknowledge your God. For your sake, and because of your sin, Christ himself was regarded as a sinner; for his sake, therefore, you must cease to sin. Worship him who was hung on the cross because of you, even if you are hanging there yourself. Derive some benefit from the very shame; purchase salvation with your death. Enter paradise with Jesus, and discover how far you have fallen. Contemplate the glories there, and leave the other scoffing thief to die outside in his blasphemy. If you are a Joseph of Arimathea, go to the one who ordered his crucifixion, and ask for Christ’s body. Make your own the expiation for the sins of the whole world. If you are a Nicodemus, like the man who worshipped God by night, bring spices and prepare Christ’s body for burial. If you are one of the Marys, or Salome, or Joanna, weep in the early morning. Be the first to see the stone rolled back, and even the angels perhaps, and Jesus himself.
mobile phone photo of a freshly dug grave with the covering board moved to the side so one might see in and notice some brown material at the bottom