Bishop Robber Baron
@bishoprobberbaron.bsky.social
The True, the Good, and the One Big Beautiful Bill
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Friends, the gilded ballroom offers us a foretaste of heaven, where the dance of Trinitarian love will gleam in streets of gold and there will be no poor people
Friends, Donald is still the Dove. But like the Holy Spirit he must sometimes change his shape and descend like tongues of fire!
January 3, 2026 at 4:22 PM
Friends, Donald is still the Dove. But like the Holy Spirit he must sometimes change his shape and descend like tongues of fire!
People in my mentions keep saying the Church is a collective. Well, okay, but that’s different from “collectivism.” The “ism” makes it a pernicious ideology.
In other news, Word on Fire is having a New Year’s sale of my CATHOLICISM series,
In other news, Word on Fire is having a New Year’s sale of my CATHOLICISM series,
January 2, 2026 at 8:28 PM
People in my mentions keep saying the Church is a collective. Well, okay, but that’s different from “collectivism.” The “ism” makes it a pernicious ideology.
In other news, Word on Fire is having a New Year’s sale of my CATHOLICISM series,
In other news, Word on Fire is having a New Year’s sale of my CATHOLICISM series,
New Yorkers, when you’re riding your free bus or your new and improved subway to your affordable apartment, remember: the jaws of collectivism are closing in!
January 2, 2026 at 6:30 PM
New Yorkers, when you’re riding your free bus or your new and improved subway to your affordable apartment, remember: the jaws of collectivism are closing in!
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There is an elected leader in the United States who wants to turn us into North Korea—bullying journalists, controlling media, using the military against his own people, terrorizing millions of the most vulnerable among us—and his name is Zohran Mamdani.
January 2, 2026 at 5:35 PM
There is an elected leader in the United States who wants to turn us into North Korea—bullying journalists, controlling media, using the military against his own people, terrorizing millions of the most vulnerable among us—and his name is Zohran Mamdani.
Friends, abusus non tollit usum. Just because X now generates CSAM on demand doesn’t negate the proper use of it, which is to ask Grok which race is biologically smartest.
January 2, 2026 at 5:22 PM
Friends, abusus non tollit usum. Just because X now generates CSAM on demand doesn’t negate the proper use of it, which is to ask Grok which race is biologically smartest.
You better believe I’m on the front lines fighting to welcome Nigerian refugees and all who flee persecution. I’ve composed some fiercely worded emails in my mind, and it is the mind, friends—as the great Augustine reminds us—which mirrors the trinitarian God!
January 1, 2026 at 4:40 PM
You better believe I’m on the front lines fighting to welcome Nigerian refugees and all who flee persecution. I’ve composed some fiercely worded emails in my mind, and it is the mind, friends—as the great Augustine reminds us—which mirrors the trinitarian God!
Friends, I recently joined Andrew Klavan to discuss evangelizing amidst Christian persecution. The agony of being criticized online is the seed of the Church!
January 1, 2026 at 3:04 PM
Friends, I recently joined Andrew Klavan to discuss evangelizing amidst Christian persecution. The agony of being criticized online is the seed of the Church!
As God ventured forth into the flesh of his Incarnation, let us bravely venture out to purify our hearts and our great nation. Let us be Christmas adventurers!
December 26, 2025 at 8:38 PM
As God ventured forth into the flesh of his Incarnation, let us bravely venture out to purify our hearts and our great nation. Let us be Christmas adventurers!
Friends, as the great St. Augustine put it, “He lies in a manger, but He holds the world.” What a time to reflect on the vulnerability of the infant God and the strength that has resulted throughout Christendom, from Constantine to Trump. In his weakness, let us be strong!
December 24, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Friends, as the great St. Augustine put it, “He lies in a manger, but He holds the world.” What a time to reflect on the vulnerability of the infant God and the strength that has resulted throughout Christendom, from Constantine to Trump. In his weakness, let us be strong!
Why wait until Holy Thursday for the washing of the feet? I believe a bishop should practice such humility weekly, if not daily, which is why I’ve flown in these twelve young men from Brazil.
December 23, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Why wait until Holy Thursday for the washing of the feet? I believe a bishop should practice such humility weekly, if not daily, which is why I’ve flown in these twelve young men from Brazil.
Friends, I have always felt a mysterious attraction to the films of Quentin Tarantino. Despite their arch tone, somehow they give me a foothold in this fallen world. They heal my soul.
December 23, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Friends, I have always felt a mysterious attraction to the films of Quentin Tarantino. Despite their arch tone, somehow they give me a foothold in this fallen world. They heal my soul.
Yes, abortion rates may have increased since Dobbs and yes, the new guidance on vaccines may kill thousands of children, but to my mind it’s worth it because some of the kids who survive will see, if not read, the Ten Commandments in their classrooms
December 20, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Yes, abortion rates may have increased since Dobbs and yes, the new guidance on vaccines may kill thousands of children, but to my mind it’s worth it because some of the kids who survive will see, if not read, the Ten Commandments in their classrooms
Many are upset by the President’s response to the fatal stabbing of director Rob Reiner, but it’s precisely our great Leader’s raw honesty that I find endearing. Have you read St. Jerome? Have you read the great prophets of the Old Testament?
December 17, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Many are upset by the President’s response to the fatal stabbing of director Rob Reiner, but it’s precisely our great Leader’s raw honesty that I find endearing. Have you read St. Jerome? Have you read the great prophets of the Old Testament?
Friends, if you are more concerned about Christ in a crèche than Christ in the least of these, more pained by a missing plastic doll than a missing infant in custody, then you’ve properly grasped the primacy of Beauty over “social justice”
December 14, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Friends, if you are more concerned about Christ in a crèche than Christ in the least of these, more pained by a missing plastic doll than a missing infant in custody, then you’ve properly grasped the primacy of Beauty over “social justice”
Friends, Wake Up Dead Man depicts a heroic priest fighting the calcified complacency of “beige” Catholicism. I only wish he (Monsignor Wicks) had been more erudite and subtle.
December 13, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Friends, Wake Up Dead Man depicts a heroic priest fighting the calcified complacency of “beige” Catholicism. I only wish he (Monsignor Wicks) had been more erudite and subtle.
What a beautiful testament to the burning love of Jesus!
December 10, 2025 at 11:31 PM
What a beautiful testament to the burning love of Jesus!
If you like the Trump Gold Card just wait till you see the Word on Fire Frankincense and Myrrh!
December 10, 2025 at 9:23 PM
If you like the Trump Gold Card just wait till you see the Word on Fire Frankincense and Myrrh!
The Immaculate Conception means that Mary, by a kind of preemptive strike, was delivered by Christ’s grace from original sin. Like a beautiful missile hurled into the Caribbean, grace kept at bay that original narco-terrorist, Satan.
December 10, 2025 at 4:36 PM
The Immaculate Conception means that Mary, by a kind of preemptive strike, was delivered by Christ’s grace from original sin. Like a beautiful missile hurled into the Caribbean, grace kept at bay that original narco-terrorist, Satan.
Friends, I am frankly appalled by this divisive display at a Boston parish. The purpose of a Nativity scene is to honor the birth of our Lord, who, cherishing the customs and traditions of his forbears, consistently reverenced religious and civil authority.
December 9, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Friends, I am frankly appalled by this divisive display at a Boston parish. The purpose of a Nativity scene is to honor the birth of our Lord, who, cherishing the customs and traditions of his forbears, consistently reverenced religious and civil authority.
I was so moved yesterday to see the White House invoke Our Lady of Guadalupe. Through her intercession, may God cast the mighty illegals from their thrones of free healthcare.
December 9, 2025 at 5:43 PM
I was so moved yesterday to see the White House invoke Our Lady of Guadalupe. Through her intercession, may God cast the mighty illegals from their thrones of free healthcare.
Friends, even the great Thomas Aquinas didn’t quite nail the moment of Incarnation. It’s obvious what ChatGPT meant when it composed this moving memo.
ok it’s legitimately funny that they can’t even throw red meat to Catholics without falling into heresy
December 8, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Friends, even the great Thomas Aquinas didn’t quite nail the moment of Incarnation. It’s obvious what ChatGPT meant when it composed this moving memo.
All this phony piety surrounding the Eucharist in detention centers—give me a break. Where were these people during the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics?
December 7, 2025 at 10:20 PM
All this phony piety surrounding the Eucharist in detention centers—give me a break. Where were these people during the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics?
The great English poet John Donne wrote famously, “Batter my heart, three-person'd God,” and the sonnet concludes: I never shall be chaste “except you ravish me.” When we roll back protections against the rape of trans people in prison, it’s with a view to their repentance!
December 7, 2025 at 6:37 PM
The great English poet John Donne wrote famously, “Batter my heart, three-person'd God,” and the sonnet concludes: I never shall be chaste “except you ravish me.” When we roll back protections against the rape of trans people in prison, it’s with a view to their repentance!
Should I, a Minnesota bishop with sway at the White House and a vast online platform, speak up for the Somali population? Friends, humility means realizing I can’t solve every problem or speak to every issue. So today I’d like to discuss antisemitism in Gaza
December 6, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Should I, a Minnesota bishop with sway at the White House and a vast online platform, speak up for the Somali population? Friends, humility means realizing I can’t solve every problem or speak to every issue. So today I’d like to discuss antisemitism in Gaza