Jerry Darring
@jerrydarring.bsky.social
Retired teacher. Catholic faith. Scripture. Social justice. Christian-Jewish dialogue. Holocaust education. Progressive US southerner.
On this Thanksgiving Day, I wish to thank all the wonderful immigrants to the United States. You have brought so many gifts to us. Thank you, thank you, thank you.
November 27, 2025 at 12:21 PM
On this Thanksgiving Day, I wish to thank all the wonderful immigrants to the United States. You have brought so many gifts to us. Thank you, thank you, thank you.
You shall love the foreigner as yourself. (Leviticus 19:34)
November 23, 2025 at 12:37 PM
You shall love the foreigner as yourself. (Leviticus 19:34)
You shall love the foreigner as yourself. (Leviticus 19:34)
November 21, 2025 at 3:27 PM
You shall love the foreigner as yourself. (Leviticus 19:34)
You shall love the foreigner as yourself. (Leviticus 19:34)
November 20, 2025 at 2:20 PM
You shall love the foreigner as yourself. (Leviticus 19:34)
You shall love the foreigner as yourself. (Leviticus 19:34)
November 18, 2025 at 10:49 AM
You shall love the foreigner as yourself. (Leviticus 19:34)
Yesterday I helped elect a Democratic governor. It is one of the advantages of moving from Alabama to Virginia. 
November 5, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Yesterday I helped elect a Democratic governor. It is one of the advantages of moving from Alabama to Virginia. 
I am writing a novel about a man who was born rich. He will marry and divorce, marry again and divorce, and marry again. He will declare bankruptcy several times. He will open a casino and it will fail. He will open a university and it will fail.
November 4, 2025 at 1:14 PM
I am writing a novel about a man who was born rich. He will marry and divorce, marry again and divorce, and marry again. He will declare bankruptcy several times. He will open a casino and it will fail. He will open a university and it will fail.
Pope Leo tells us that we should be “recognising both the highlights and the wounds of our past.” (12 October 2025)
October 23, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Pope Leo tells us that we should be “recognising both the highlights and the wounds of our past.” (12 October 2025)
“Our response to the challenges posed by contemporary immigration can be summed up in four verbs: welcome, protect, promote and integrate.” Pope Francis, 27 May 2019
October 12, 2025 at 11:16 AM
“Our response to the challenges posed by contemporary immigration can be summed up in four verbs: welcome, protect, promote and integrate.” Pope Francis, 27 May 2019
I hate Charlie Kirk’s embrace of white supremacy and racism.
I hate Charlie Kirk’s embrace of misogyny and sexism.
I hate Charlie Kirk’s contribution to the Trump enterprise.
I hate that Charlie Kirk was killed.
I hate much of the conservative response to his killing.
I hate Charlie Kirk’s embrace of misogyny and sexism.
I hate Charlie Kirk’s contribution to the Trump enterprise.
I hate that Charlie Kirk was killed.
I hate much of the conservative response to his killing.
September 15, 2025 at 3:43 PM
I hate Charlie Kirk’s embrace of white supremacy and racism.
I hate Charlie Kirk’s embrace of misogyny and sexism.
I hate Charlie Kirk’s contribution to the Trump enterprise.
I hate that Charlie Kirk was killed.
I hate much of the conservative response to his killing.
I hate Charlie Kirk’s embrace of misogyny and sexism.
I hate Charlie Kirk’s contribution to the Trump enterprise.
I hate that Charlie Kirk was killed.
I hate much of the conservative response to his killing.
“Some people are hesitant and fearful with regard to migrants. I consider this part of our natural instinct of self-defence. Yet it is also true that an individual & a people are only fruitful and productive if they are able to develop a creative openness to others.” Pope Francis, Fratelli tutti, 41
July 19, 2025 at 10:42 AM
“Some people are hesitant and fearful with regard to migrants. I consider this part of our natural instinct of self-defence. Yet it is also true that an individual & a people are only fruitful and productive if they are able to develop a creative openness to others.” Pope Francis, Fratelli tutti, 41
“We possess a freedom that no difficulty can rob us of: it is the freedom to love and to pray. Everyone, always, can love and pray.” Pope Leo XIV, 26 June 2025
July 17, 2025 at 10:32 AM
“We possess a freedom that no difficulty can rob us of: it is the freedom to love and to pray. Everyone, always, can love and pray.” Pope Leo XIV, 26 June 2025
“We hear the cry of the earth and we hear the cry of the poor, because this plea has reached the heart of God. Our indignation is God’s indignation; our work is God’s work.” Pope Leo XIV, Homily, 9 July 2025
July 15, 2025 at 11:07 AM
“We hear the cry of the earth and we hear the cry of the poor, because this plea has reached the heart of God. Our indignation is God’s indignation; our work is God’s work.” Pope Leo XIV, Homily, 9 July 2025
“Wherever children are accepted, loved, cared for and protected, the family is healthy, society is more healthy and the world is more human.” Pope Francis, Bethlehem, 25 May 2014
July 13, 2025 at 10:32 AM
“Wherever children are accepted, loved, cared for and protected, the family is healthy, society is more healthy and the world is more human.” Pope Francis, Bethlehem, 25 May 2014
“We should pray for the conversion of the many people, inside and outside the Church, who do not yet recognize the urgent need to care for our common home.” Pope Leo XIV, Homily, 9 July 2025
July 11, 2025 at 10:41 AM
“We should pray for the conversion of the many people, inside and outside the Church, who do not yet recognize the urgent need to care for our common home.” Pope Leo XIV, Homily, 9 July 2025
“May the strong wind of the Spirit come upon us and within us, open the borders of our hearts, grant us the grace of encounter with God, enlarge the horizons of our love and sustain our efforts to build a world in which peace reigns.” Pope Leo XIV, Homily, 8 June 2025
July 7, 2025 at 10:03 AM
“May the strong wind of the Spirit come upon us and within us, open the borders of our hearts, grant us the grace of encounter with God, enlarge the horizons of our love and sustain our efforts to build a world in which peace reigns.” Pope Leo XIV, Homily, 8 June 2025
“As yet, we seem incapable of recognizing that the destruction of nature does not affect everyone in the same way. When justice and peace are trampled underfoot, those who are most hurt are the poor, the marginalized and the excluded.” Pope Leo XIV, 2 July 2025
July 5, 2025 at 10:38 AM
“As yet, we seem incapable of recognizing that the destruction of nature does not affect everyone in the same way. When justice and peace are trampled underfoot, those who are most hurt are the poor, the marginalized and the excluded.” Pope Leo XIV, 2 July 2025
O say does that star-spangled banner yet wave
O'er the land of the free...
O'er the land of the free...
July 4, 2025 at 10:14 AM
O say does that star-spangled banner yet wave
O'er the land of the free...
O'er the land of the free...
Reposted by Jerry Darring
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.
“We must not forget that sooner or later we will have to give an explanation to future generations, who will receive a legacy of injustices and inequalities if we do not act wisely now.”
Pope Leo XIV, Message to the FAO, 30 June 2025
Pope Leo XIV, Message to the FAO, 30 June 2025
July 2, 2025 at 11:07 AM
“We must not forget that sooner or later we will have to give an explanation to future generations, who will receive a legacy of injustices and inequalities if we do not act wisely now.”
Pope Leo XIV, Message to the FAO, 30 June 2025
Pope Leo XIV, Message to the FAO, 30 June 2025
"The climate crisis is an urgent reality, with global warming reaching 1.55°C in 2024. It is not just a technical problem: it is an existential issue of justice, dignity and care for our common home." Catholic bishops of Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean
July 1, 2025 at 3:16 PM
"The climate crisis is an urgent reality, with global warming reaching 1.55°C in 2024. It is not just a technical problem: it is an existential issue of justice, dignity and care for our common home." Catholic bishops of Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean
“The poor are not a distraction for the Church, but our beloved brothers and sisters, for by their lives, their words and their wisdom, they put us in contact with the truth of the Gospel.” Pope Leo XIV, Message for the 9th World Day of the Poor, 13 June 2025
July 1, 2025 at 11:23 AM
“The poor are not a distraction for the Church, but our beloved brothers and sisters, for by their lives, their words and their wisdom, they put us in contact with the truth of the Gospel.” Pope Leo XIV, Message for the 9th World Day of the Poor, 13 June 2025
“Only where there is listening can communion be born, and only where there is communion does the truth become credible.”
Pope Leo XIV, Address to the Bishops of the Italian Bishops’ Conference, 17 June 2025
Pope Leo XIV, Address to the Bishops of the Italian Bishops’ Conference, 17 June 2025
June 17, 2025 at 10:38 AM
“Only where there is listening can communion be born, and only where there is communion does the truth become credible.”
Pope Leo XIV, Address to the Bishops of the Italian Bishops’ Conference, 17 June 2025
Pope Leo XIV, Address to the Bishops of the Italian Bishops’ Conference, 17 June 2025
“May the strong wind of the Spirit come upon us and within us, open the borders of our hearts, grant us the grace of encounter with God, enlarge the horizons of our love and sustain our efforts to build a world in which peace reigns.”
Pope Leo XIV, Homily, 8 June 2025
Pope Leo XIV, Homily, 8 June 2025
June 14, 2025 at 11:18 AM
“May the strong wind of the Spirit come upon us and within us, open the borders of our hearts, grant us the grace of encounter with God, enlarge the horizons of our love and sustain our efforts to build a world in which peace reigns.”
Pope Leo XIV, Homily, 8 June 2025
Pope Leo XIV, Homily, 8 June 2025
“Their irregular legal status cannot allow migrants to lose their dignity, since they are endowed with inalienable rights, which can neither be violated nor ignored.”
Pope St. John Paul II, Messages on World Migration Day, 25 July 1995
Pope St. John Paul II, Messages on World Migration Day, 25 July 1995
June 13, 2025 at 10:11 AM
“Their irregular legal status cannot allow migrants to lose their dignity, since they are endowed with inalienable rights, which can neither be violated nor ignored.”
Pope St. John Paul II, Messages on World Migration Day, 25 July 1995
Pope St. John Paul II, Messages on World Migration Day, 25 July 1995