Barbara Resch Marincel
@bresch1.bsky.social
Chaplain extraordinaire, M.Div candidate St John’s University in Collegeville MN. Lover of dogs, nature, photography and writing. Book obsessed.
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Journalists, please do not describe what happened at the White House today as a "spat", "heated exchange" or as Zelensky-Trump "going at each other". Zelensky was ambushed by Vance while very calmly explaining why Ukraine needs security guarantees and doesn't trust a ceasefire...
February 28, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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More than 400 Catholic women from around the globe have contributed over 500 challenging and inspiring reflections to our site. Week in and week out, these women help us make sense of our lived realities and more closely follow the path of discipleship in today’s world. www.catholicwomenpreach.org
Catholic Women Preach
Catholic Women Preach presents both video and text of qualified and theologically-informed women preaching on the lectionary readings for Sundays, Holy Days, and select weekdays.
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February 26, 2025 at 9:19 PM
More than 400 Catholic women from around the globe have contributed over 500 challenging and inspiring reflections to our site. Week in and week out, these women help us make sense of our lived realities and more closely follow the path of discipleship in today’s world. www.catholicwomenpreach.org
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In a letter, Kennedy said RFK Jr. was "unqualified" to be the new U.S. Department of Health and Human Services secretary just hours before he was scheduled to appear for confirmation hearings.
Caroline Kennedy calls her cousin, RFK, Jr., a "predator" ahead of his confirmation hearings
In a letter, Kennedy said RFK Jr. was "unqualified" to be the new U.S. Department of Health and Human Services secretary just hours before he was scheduled to appear for confirmation hearings.
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January 28, 2025 at 11:26 PM
In a letter, Kennedy said RFK Jr. was "unqualified" to be the new U.S. Department of Health and Human Services secretary just hours before he was scheduled to appear for confirmation hearings.
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People get a lot wrong when it comes to paying for vacation, say travel experts, and that can cost serious cash. Here's how to plan a trip that's safe, adventurous and under budget.
5 money-draining mistakes travelers make when planning a vacation
People get a lot wrong when it comes to paying for vacation, say travel experts, and that can cost serious cash. Here's how to plan a trip that's safe, adventurous and under budget.
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January 25, 2025 at 6:56 PM
People get a lot wrong when it comes to paying for vacation, say travel experts, and that can cost serious cash. Here's how to plan a trip that's safe, adventurous and under budget.
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In a world of nazi's, be an Allied soldier.
From Heather Cox Richardson:
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From Heather Cox Richardson:
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January 24, 2025
“NUTS!”
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January 25, 2025 at 2:15 PM
In a world of nazi's, be an Allied soldier.
From Heather Cox Richardson:
January 24, 2025 open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
From Heather Cox Richardson:
January 24, 2025 open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
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"Bishop Budde’s act of moral courage in the face of these attempts to further marginalize already vulnerable people is laudable and should inspire the rest of us"
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Bishop Budde showed faithful moral courage. Catholics should follow her lead.
Bishop Budde reminded Donald Trump that people are scared and vulnerable, and that compassion and welcome are the way of the Gospel.
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January 25, 2025 at 3:22 PM
"Bishop Budde’s act of moral courage in the face of these attempts to further marginalize already vulnerable people is laudable and should inspire the rest of us"
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“Barely 24 hours into this new presidency, Trump has already taken a series of steps that would have caused widespread outrage” if taken in his first term, writes @dgraham.bsky.social. The more muted response is “a big shift from eight years ago”:
The Trump Shift
His first-day executive orders would have prompted mass outrage had he attempted them in 2017. Today, the response is more muted.
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January 21, 2025 at 6:20 PM
“Barely 24 hours into this new presidency, Trump has already taken a series of steps that would have caused widespread outrage” if taken in his first term, writes @dgraham.bsky.social. The more muted response is “a big shift from eight years ago”:
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Back on the grind tomorrow
January 20, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Back on the grind tomorrow
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Heartless. Cruel.
January 21, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Heartless. Cruel.
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One grandfather nearly killed in the Italian campaign, the other followed Patton from Britain to Berlin through the Battle of the Bulge to rid the world of this filth. Men I knew. And if they could see this I promise they'd agree—
It's unpardonable. It can't be forgiven & shouldn't be forgotten.
It's unpardonable. It can't be forgiven & shouldn't be forgotten.
January 21, 2025 at 3:17 AM
One grandfather nearly killed in the Italian campaign, the other followed Patton from Britain to Berlin through the Battle of the Bulge to rid the world of this filth. Men I knew. And if they could see this I promise they'd agree—
It's unpardonable. It can't be forgiven & shouldn't be forgotten.
It's unpardonable. It can't be forgiven & shouldn't be forgotten.
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The descent has been accelerating exponentially over the decades. One doesn’t notice change in an exponential curve in the beginning as change is slow at that stage. But, we are now in the straight-up part of the exponential curve. 53 days—from the point we are, basically, now at, it took 53 days.
How Hitler Dismantled a Democracy in 53 Days
He used the constitution to shatter the constitution.
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January 19, 2025 at 6:20 PM
The descent has been accelerating exponentially over the decades. One doesn’t notice change in an exponential curve in the beginning as change is slow at that stage. But, we are now in the straight-up part of the exponential curve. 53 days—from the point we are, basically, now at, it took 53 days.
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ICE is planning immigration raids starting Tuesday. Please amplify.
January 19, 2025 at 6:42 PM
ICE is planning immigration raids starting Tuesday. Please amplify.
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The Catholic Church has spent billions of dollars settling claims from sexual abuse cases. NCR first exposed the abuse scandal in stories first reported 40 years ago. In 2025, NCR is investigating the costs to Catholics, parishes and the church in its new series "The Reckoning."
The Reckoning | National Catholic Reporter
The Catholic Church has spent billions of dollars settling claims from sexual abuse cases. NCR first exposed the abuse scandal in stories first reported 40 years ago. In 2025, NCR is investigating the...
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January 15, 2025 at 3:16 PM
The Catholic Church has spent billions of dollars settling claims from sexual abuse cases. NCR first exposed the abuse scandal in stories first reported 40 years ago. In 2025, NCR is investigating the costs to Catholics, parishes and the church in its new series "The Reckoning."
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To the capital of a deeply polarized nation, the pope has sent the only U.S. bishop who could be considered a scholar of American political history and its intersection with Catholic theology. bit.ly/4gGflkB
January 6, 2025 at 4:41 PM
To the capital of a deeply polarized nation, the pope has sent the only U.S. bishop who could be considered a scholar of American political history and its intersection with Catholic theology. bit.ly/4gGflkB
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Tim Walz just capped prescription copays for Minnesotans at $25. In case Donold wants suggestions for his “concepts of a plan.”
January 7, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Tim Walz just capped prescription copays for Minnesotans at $25. In case Donold wants suggestions for his “concepts of a plan.”
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"When conspiracy theories and nonsense cures are widely accepted, the evidence-based concepts of guilt and criminality vanish quickly too."
-@anneapplebaum.bsky.social on how anti-science mysticism is enabling autocracy around the world.
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-@anneapplebaum.bsky.social on how anti-science mysticism is enabling autocracy around the world.
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The New Rasputins
Anti-science mysticism is enabling autocracy around the globe.
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January 7, 2025 at 2:25 PM
"When conspiracy theories and nonsense cures are widely accepted, the evidence-based concepts of guilt and criminality vanish quickly too."
-@anneapplebaum.bsky.social on how anti-science mysticism is enabling autocracy around the world.
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
-@anneapplebaum.bsky.social on how anti-science mysticism is enabling autocracy around the world.
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
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Whether it's volunteering at a local school or taking soup to a sick neighbor, improving the welfare of others can also improve our own physical and mental health, a sizable body of research shows.
When kindness becomes a habit, it improves our health
Whether it's volunteering at a local school or taking soup to a sick neighbor, improving the welfare of others can also improve our own physical and mental health, a sizable body of research shows.
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December 26, 2024 at 4:44 PM
Whether it's volunteering at a local school or taking soup to a sick neighbor, improving the welfare of others can also improve our own physical and mental health, a sizable body of research shows.
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“What I do in terms of my own personal piety I’m very free [to do], but in the liturgy, I’m part of the body of Christ… This is a corporate activity.”
Should you stand or kneel to receive communion? Cardinal Cupich stirs debate after weighing in www.americamagazine.org/faith/2024/1...
Should you stand or kneel to receive communion? Cardinal Cupich stirs debate after weighing in www.americamagazine.org/faith/2024/1...
Should you stand or kneel to receive communion? Cardinal Cupich stirs debate after weighing in
A recent missive from Cardinal Blase Cupich to parishioners in Chicago provoked an unusually vitriolic response after the cardinal addressed issues regarding proper liturgical practice on Communion li...
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December 19, 2024 at 5:34 PM
“What I do in terms of my own personal piety I’m very free [to do], but in the liturgy, I’m part of the body of Christ… This is a corporate activity.”
Should you stand or kneel to receive communion? Cardinal Cupich stirs debate after weighing in www.americamagazine.org/faith/2024/1...
Should you stand or kneel to receive communion? Cardinal Cupich stirs debate after weighing in www.americamagazine.org/faith/2024/1...
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How Ireland avoided a far-right surge and anti-incumbent backlash in recent election www.americamagazine.org/politics-soc...
How Ireland avoided a far-right surge and anti-incumbent backlash in recent election
When Irish people went to the polls on Nov. 29, there had been concerns that the nation would see a far-right surge in the Dáil, or parliament, in keeping with trends within the rest of Europe. But re...
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December 10, 2024 at 5:52 PM
How Ireland avoided a far-right surge and anti-incumbent backlash in recent election www.americamagazine.org/politics-soc...
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"Wake up, organ, sacred instrument. Sing praise to God our Creator." Laurent Ulrich, archbishop of Paris, at Notre-Dame de Paris today.
Réouverture de Notre-Dame de Paris : le réveil du grand orgue
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December 7, 2024 at 10:32 PM
"Wake up, organ, sacred instrument. Sing praise to God our Creator." Laurent Ulrich, archbishop of Paris, at Notre-Dame de Paris today.
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Please read this from @davidfrum.bsky.social.
"It is a very ominous thing if our leading forums for discussion of public affairs are already feeling the chill of intimidation and responding with efforts to appease." www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
"It is a very ominous thing if our leading forums for discussion of public affairs are already feeling the chill of intimidation and responding with efforts to appease." www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
The Sound of Fear on Air
It is an ominous sign that Morning Joe felt it had to apologize for something I said.
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December 5, 2024 at 2:40 AM
Please read this from @davidfrum.bsky.social.
"It is a very ominous thing if our leading forums for discussion of public affairs are already feeling the chill of intimidation and responding with efforts to appease." www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
"It is a very ominous thing if our leading forums for discussion of public affairs are already feeling the chill of intimidation and responding with efforts to appease." www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
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“Giving thanks implies renouncing claims that our blessings and achievements are entirely our own doing. The act of gratitude is a declaration that we owe a great deal to others—to our families and friends, to our communities and our country, and, for believers, to the Almighty above all.”
Thanksgiving is at once the most traditional of holidays and the most radical. Even the best things we do are contingent on support and help from others.
E. J. Dionne: 'Why We Give Thanks'
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E. J. Dionne: 'Why We Give Thanks'
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Why We Give Thanks
Thanksgiving is at once the most traditional of holidays and the most radical. Even the best things we do are contingent on support and help from others.
www.commonwealmagazine.org
November 28, 2024 at 8:04 PM
“Giving thanks implies renouncing claims that our blessings and achievements are entirely our own doing. The act of gratitude is a declaration that we owe a great deal to others—to our families and friends, to our communities and our country, and, for believers, to the Almighty above all.”
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A wonderful story of rebirth with beautiful images.
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Notre Dame Cathedral unveils its new interior 5 years after devastating fire
After more than five years of frenetic reconstruction work, Notre Dame Cathedral has showed its new self to the world Friday.
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November 29, 2024 at 4:45 PM
A wonderful story of rebirth with beautiful images.
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apnews.com/article/pari...
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"It’s a cliche, but the Irish are just in love with words. And we have to be very careful, because, you know, words are intoxicating.”
www.theguardian.com/books/2024/n...
www.theguardian.com/books/2024/n...
‘I’m writing a memoir. It’s a pack of lies’: John Banville on a lifetime in books, bereavement, and the Irish love of words
The acclaimed novelist thought he had finished with ‘serious’ books. But now, at 78 and still grieving the loss of his wife, he has a new project on the go
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November 30, 2024 at 5:17 PM
"It’s a cliche, but the Irish are just in love with words. And we have to be very careful, because, you know, words are intoxicating.”
www.theguardian.com/books/2024/n...
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