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A strange-looking object recently discovered in the mountains of Western North Carolina by an area maintenance worker is believed to be debris that fell from space earlier this week. The object, discovered by Haywood County resident Justin Clontz, was found along a scenic hiking trail on property owned by The Glamping Collective, a vacation home rental company. The unusual discovery, first reported by WLOS News, was so large that Clontz reportedly had to use a lawn mower to help remove it. Images of the object were made available on the news outlet’s website and can be seen below. “We don’t...

The Breastplate 1. I bind myself today to a strong virtue, an invocation of the Trinity. I believe in a Threeness, with confession of an Oneness in the Creator of the Universe. 2. I bind myself today to the virtue of Christ's birth with His baptism, to the virtue of His crucifixion with His burial, to the virtue of His resurrection with His ascension, to the virtue of His coming to the Judgment of Doom. 3. I bind myself today to the virtue of ranks of Cherubim, in obedience of Angels, [in service of Archangels] in hope of resurrection for...