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Good statement from the US conference of Catholic Bishops
November 14, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Good statement from the US conference of Catholic Bishops
Hey, so I’m doing a thing: launching a small woodworking business on Etsy and Facebook! Take a look if you’re interested: heartsrekindled.etsy.com
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October 25, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Hey, so I’m doing a thing: launching a small woodworking business on Etsy and Facebook! Take a look if you’re interested: heartsrekindled.etsy.com
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This courageous commitment to care of one’s neighbors and community is what will defeat fascism
The courage of everyday Americans in comparison to those with actual power is one of the defining characteristics of our current moment
July 27, 2025 at 5:25 PM
This courageous commitment to care of one’s neighbors and community is what will defeat fascism
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Re: the idea that empathy or compassion is bad or even "toxic," a belief held even by some Christians today.
There is problem with that belief, and that problem comes from Jesus himself....
There is problem with that belief, and that problem comes from Jesus himself....
July 24, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Re: the idea that empathy or compassion is bad or even "toxic," a belief held even by some Christians today.
There is problem with that belief, and that problem comes from Jesus himself....
There is problem with that belief, and that problem comes from Jesus himself....
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It is tremendously rude that you basically have to keep working out forever.
July 16, 2025 at 4:04 PM
It is tremendously rude that you basically have to keep working out forever.
But sure, let’s spend our time agonizing over what boxes @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social checked on his college application as a teenager …
Ex-Commissioner Sues, Saying Adams Ran N.Y.P.D. as a Criminal Enterprise
www.nytimes.com
July 16, 2025 at 2:42 PM
But sure, let’s spend our time agonizing over what boxes @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social checked on his college application as a teenager …
You see John, when someone does an important job badly, you give it to someone else. A lesson you may learn sooner rather than later.
July 11, 2025 at 6:48 PM
You see John, when someone does an important job badly, you give it to someone else. A lesson you may learn sooner rather than later.
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‘Parishioners excused.’
That’s how bad it is. A Catholic bishop lifted the obligation to attend Mass because ICE might raid the church.
Mass isn’t required “if a member of the faithful has a genuine fear of immigration enforcement actions.”
The feds should be ashamed. Terrorizing the faithful.
That’s how bad it is. A Catholic bishop lifted the obligation to attend Mass because ICE might raid the church.
Mass isn’t required “if a member of the faithful has a genuine fear of immigration enforcement actions.”
The feds should be ashamed. Terrorizing the faithful.
July 10, 2025 at 6:36 PM
‘Parishioners excused.’
That’s how bad it is. A Catholic bishop lifted the obligation to attend Mass because ICE might raid the church.
Mass isn’t required “if a member of the faithful has a genuine fear of immigration enforcement actions.”
The feds should be ashamed. Terrorizing the faithful.
That’s how bad it is. A Catholic bishop lifted the obligation to attend Mass because ICE might raid the church.
Mass isn’t required “if a member of the faithful has a genuine fear of immigration enforcement actions.”
The feds should be ashamed. Terrorizing the faithful.
This is one of the most piercing diagnoses of the problems of left-leaning political parties I’ve read in a long time. See, e.g. the Democratic Party’s response to Mamdani.
When Moderation Becomes Appeasement
If your chief goal is to find a middle ground with the far right on social issues, you’ll end up condoning its values—just ask Keir Starmer.
open.substack.com
July 10, 2025 at 2:13 PM
This is one of the most piercing diagnoses of the problems of left-leaning political parties I’ve read in a long time. See, e.g. the Democratic Party’s response to Mamdani.
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Does the left need its own antisemitic AI chatbot?
July 9, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Does the left need its own antisemitic AI chatbot?
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Less than a year ago @nytimes.com was sent hacked data about Trump's vetting of JD Vance, which they refused to publish.
But Mamdami's hacked college application gets an exception because of interest from random online Nazis and Chris Rufo, the NYTimes' de facto executive editor.
But Mamdami's hacked college application gets an exception because of interest from random online Nazis and Chris Rufo, the NYTimes' de facto executive editor.
Arguably if NYT wanted to get ahead they could have written that story, about Nazis trying to start a race controversy with hacked data. But as it turns out, they wanted to be the Nazis.
July 7, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Less than a year ago @nytimes.com was sent hacked data about Trump's vetting of JD Vance, which they refused to publish.
But Mamdami's hacked college application gets an exception because of interest from random online Nazis and Chris Rufo, the NYTimes' de facto executive editor.
But Mamdami's hacked college application gets an exception because of interest from random online Nazis and Chris Rufo, the NYTimes' de facto executive editor.
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Dear friends: If you've got some free time this weekend, you might want to check out some of the episodes from our new America Media podcast "The Spiritual Life," where we speak to people about their experiences of God in their prayer and daily lives... www.americamagazine.org/thespiritual...
The Spiritual Life with Fr. James Martin, S.J.
The Spiritual Life with Fr. James Martin, S.J., is a podcast that focuses on how people experience God in their prayer and their daily lives.
www.americamagazine.org
July 5, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Dear friends: If you've got some free time this weekend, you might want to check out some of the episodes from our new America Media podcast "The Spiritual Life," where we speak to people about their experiences of God in their prayer and daily lives... www.americamagazine.org/thespiritual...
Join me in this Prayer Campaign on Hallow: That Congress may remember the poor and the sick hallow.app.link/cOEcCx3YGUb
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July 3, 2025 at 4:13 AM
Join me in this Prayer Campaign on Hallow: That Congress may remember the poor and the sick hallow.app.link/cOEcCx3YGUb
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Laughing in front of cages designed to hold migrants and refugees, many of whom came to this country fleeing extreme violence and poverty, and hoping to raise their children in a more compassionate country. And many of whom followed all the legal procedures to enter the country.
July 2, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Laughing in front of cages designed to hold migrants and refugees, many of whom came to this country fleeing extreme violence and poverty, and hoping to raise their children in a more compassionate country. And many of whom followed all the legal procedures to enter the country.
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If our Christianity causes kids to go hungry, the sick to go without healthcare, the stranger to be unwelcome, and the needy to be treated as “parasites,” all while billionaires get richer, we’ve profoundly misunderstood the most basic elements of Jesus’ teachings.
June 30, 2025 at 12:40 PM
If our Christianity causes kids to go hungry, the sick to go without healthcare, the stranger to be unwelcome, and the needy to be treated as “parasites,” all while billionaires get richer, we’ve profoundly misunderstood the most basic elements of Jesus’ teachings.
@ifbookspod.bsky.social I smell a future episode coming, even without reading a single page
June 26, 2025 at 3:13 AM
@ifbookspod.bsky.social I smell a future episode coming, even without reading a single page
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Best image of the day:
June 15, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Best image of the day:
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“I was hungry” and you cut SNAP.
“I was thirsty” and you cut funding to ensure clean water.
“I was sick” and you cut medicaid.
“I was a stranger” and you deported me.
“I was in prison” and you just left me there to rot.
“Whatever you do to the least of these, you do unto me.”-Jesus
“I was thirsty” and you cut funding to ensure clean water.
“I was sick” and you cut medicaid.
“I was a stranger” and you deported me.
“I was in prison” and you just left me there to rot.
“Whatever you do to the least of these, you do unto me.”-Jesus
May 24, 2025 at 3:21 PM
“I was hungry” and you cut SNAP.
“I was thirsty” and you cut funding to ensure clean water.
“I was sick” and you cut medicaid.
“I was a stranger” and you deported me.
“I was in prison” and you just left me there to rot.
“Whatever you do to the least of these, you do unto me.”-Jesus
“I was thirsty” and you cut funding to ensure clean water.
“I was sick” and you cut medicaid.
“I was a stranger” and you deported me.
“I was in prison” and you just left me there to rot.
“Whatever you do to the least of these, you do unto me.”-Jesus
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Imagine being more concerned about people being too compassionate than about people being too cruel.
June 3, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Imagine being more concerned about people being too compassionate than about people being too cruel.
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When you worship power, compassion and mercy will look like sins.
When you worship power, the harsher the treatment towards your "enemies," the more righteous it will look.
When you worship power, the value and dignity of others is solely measured by their conformity to you.
When you worship power, the harsher the treatment towards your "enemies," the more righteous it will look.
When you worship power, the value and dignity of others is solely measured by their conformity to you.
June 13, 2025 at 5:36 PM
When you worship power, compassion and mercy will look like sins.
When you worship power, the harsher the treatment towards your "enemies," the more righteous it will look.
When you worship power, the value and dignity of others is solely measured by their conformity to you.
When you worship power, the harsher the treatment towards your "enemies," the more righteous it will look.
When you worship power, the value and dignity of others is solely measured by their conformity to you.
Federal courts don’t even recognize patient-therapist privilege but sure, Sam. These guys are the dumbest people on the planet.
June 10, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Federal courts don’t even recognize patient-therapist privilege but sure, Sam. These guys are the dumbest people on the planet.
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The Republican bill and the Trump regime in one meme:
May 23, 2025 at 1:31 PM
The Republican bill and the Trump regime in one meme:
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