Magnificat Maddie
@magnificatmaddie.bsky.social
Genderfluid Catholic theologian (M.A.). Trying to make every person’s day a little bit better -- pray for me! “Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.” Retro video game/home video/book collecting is my vice.
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Hello, I’m Maddie 😊👋 I’ll be posting about Catholicism (theology, news, observations, intersections with queer folk, etc.), plus other interests of mine. Good-faith questions and discussions on my posts are great but let’s remember to be merciful, open-minded, and allow room for hope please 💕(AMDG!)
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happy transgender day of remembrance
thank you for sticking around in the hardest of times. if you haven't, you are missed dearly
please live 💜
thank you for sticking around in the hardest of times. if you haven't, you are missed dearly
please live 💜
November 20, 2025 at 10:57 AM
happy transgender day of remembrance
thank you for sticking around in the hardest of times. if you haven't, you are missed dearly
please live 💜
thank you for sticking around in the hardest of times. if you haven't, you are missed dearly
please live 💜
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Oh hey, I found the war on christmas
"Agencies within the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, including ICE, ERO, and CBP intend to implement a comprehensive plan to target Spanish-speaking churches across the country during the upcoming holiday season between Thanksgiving, Nov. 27, and Christmas, Dec. 25."
Exclusive: Trump DHS Plans Immigration Raids on Churches Over Holidays
The Trump Dept. of Homeland Security is briefing federal agencies on plans for immigration enforcement operations inside churches over holidays.
thisweekinworcester.com
November 18, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Oh hey, I found the war on christmas
huh
you don’t say
you don’t say
It’s transgender awareness week, so if you weren’t already aware, you are transgender
November 17, 2025 at 12:07 AM
huh
you don’t say
you don’t say
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The Christian right for decades has fear-mongered that federal agents (under Dem presidents) would "criminalize" Christianity and literally prevent them from worshipping.
Now that Trump's stormtroopers are doing it ... crickets
Now that Trump's stormtroopers are doing it ... crickets
Here’s a story for every national news outlet:
In N.C., churchgoers are literally running into the woods as federal agents descend on the property.
“Inside the church, women and children sobbed as they wondered whether their loved ones had been taken.”
www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politic...
In N.C., churchgoers are literally running into the woods as federal agents descend on the property.
“Inside the church, women and children sobbed as they wondered whether their loved ones had been taken.”
www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politic...
November 16, 2025 at 12:16 PM
The Christian right for decades has fear-mongered that federal agents (under Dem presidents) would "criminalize" Christianity and literally prevent them from worshipping.
Now that Trump's stormtroopers are doing it ... crickets
Now that Trump's stormtroopers are doing it ... crickets
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“Poverty challenges Christians, but it also challenges all those who have positions of responsibility in society. I urge Heads of State and the leaders of nations to listen to the cry of the poorest. There can be no peace without justice, and the poor remind us of this in many ways.” - Pope Leo
November 16, 2025 at 11:21 AM
“Poverty challenges Christians, but it also challenges all those who have positions of responsibility in society. I urge Heads of State and the leaders of nations to listen to the cry of the poorest. There can be no peace without justice, and the poor remind us of this in many ways.” - Pope Leo
Listening a ton to "Justice: An Ace Attorney Musical (Case 1 EP)" produced by Nerdification.Media - it's really, really good ❤️
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JAAAM - YouTube
Justice: An Ace Attorney Musical
youtube.com
November 16, 2025 at 4:34 AM
Listening a ton to "Justice: An Ace Attorney Musical (Case 1 EP)" produced by Nerdification.Media - it's really, really good ❤️
youtube.com/playlist?lis...
youtube.com/playlist?lis...
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just gonna put this here without further commentary
November 12, 2025 at 11:32 PM
just gonna put this here without further commentary
Wished for +Flores but glad he’s VP
Archbishop Coakley is elected USCCB President for a 3-year term. Bishop Flores is elected Vice-president and likely heir apparent in 3 years.
November 11, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Wished for +Flores but glad he’s VP
Good thing the rapture isn’t real! 😁👉👉
/lh
/lh
learning about The Rapture at the age of 6
November 9, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Good thing the rapture isn’t real! 😁👉👉
/lh
/lh
And the tiger poster
November 9, 2025 at 4:21 AM
And the tiger poster
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UPDATE: Reached out to the Rev. Hannah Kardon, a United Methodist minister who was there that day and has been active in religious demonstrations at Broadview.
“They are making it clear that they are scared of prayer … it speaks the truth that what they are doing in that building is evil.”
“They are making it clear that they are scared of prayer … it speaks the truth that what they are doing in that building is evil.”
November 8, 2025 at 2:08 PM
UPDATE: Reached out to the Rev. Hannah Kardon, a United Methodist minister who was there that day and has been active in religious demonstrations at Broadview.
“They are making it clear that they are scared of prayer … it speaks the truth that what they are doing in that building is evil.”
“They are making it clear that they are scared of prayer … it speaks the truth that what they are doing in that building is evil.”
Lmaooooooooooooooooo
Religious freedom for me but not for thee
“Separation of church and state” for thee but not for me
All because they’re scared of being confronted by the truth that what they’re doing is evil
🙏 may their Gospel witness continue until ICE is abolished and the captives set free
Religious freedom for me but not for thee
“Separation of church and state” for thee but not for me
All because they’re scared of being confronted by the truth that what they’re doing is evil
🙏 may their Gospel witness continue until ICE is abolished and the captives set free
“During the call, the anonymous representative told a group of faith leaders and activists that ‘There is no more prayer in front of building or inside the building because this is the state and it’s not [of a] religious background.’”
These cowards can’t even talk to clergy face-to-face.
These cowards can’t even talk to clergy face-to-face.
Feds Tell Faith Leaders 'No More Prayer' Outside Broadview Facility
In a possible violation of the First Amendment, federal officials instructed demonstrators to stop holding religious gatherings outside the immigration processing facility in suburban Broadview after ...
blockclubchicago.org
November 8, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Lmaooooooooooooooooo
Religious freedom for me but not for thee
“Separation of church and state” for thee but not for me
All because they’re scared of being confronted by the truth that what they’re doing is evil
🙏 may their Gospel witness continue until ICE is abolished and the captives set free
Religious freedom for me but not for thee
“Separation of church and state” for thee but not for me
All because they’re scared of being confronted by the truth that what they’re doing is evil
🙏 may their Gospel witness continue until ICE is abolished and the captives set free
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Atlanta, Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, and San Francisco/Bay Area - here are some restaurants helping with food if you’re struggling with loss of SNAP benefits.
Please share!
Please share!
November 7, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Atlanta, Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, and San Francisco/Bay Area - here are some restaurants helping with food if you’re struggling with loss of SNAP benefits.
Please share!
Please share!
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"This is the consequence of preaching the gospel to a government that is not unlike the Empire of Rome," Black says.
November 5, 2025 at 8:02 PM
"This is the consequence of preaching the gospel to a government that is not unlike the Empire of Rome," Black says.
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To those troubled by Zohran Mamdani, E.V. Debs, and democratic socialism—
I give you Thomas Aquinas, John Paul II, and the Catechism on the universal destination of goods.
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I give you Thomas Aquinas, John Paul II, and the Catechism on the universal destination of goods.
share.google/Nq9ihzvvFONa...
share.google/2woKlSA37OOh...
share.google/ClSp8oJLdkC3...
SUMMA THEOLOGIAE: Theft and robbery (Secunda Secundae Partis, Q. 66)
Is it natural to man to possess external things? Is it lawful for a man to possess something as his own? Is theft the secret taking of another's property? Is robbery a species of sin distinct from the...
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November 5, 2025 at 2:46 PM
To those troubled by Zohran Mamdani, E.V. Debs, and democratic socialism—
I give you Thomas Aquinas, John Paul II, and the Catechism on the universal destination of goods.
share.google/Nq9ihzvvFONa...
share.google/2woKlSA37OOh...
share.google/ClSp8oJLdkC3...
I give you Thomas Aquinas, John Paul II, and the Catechism on the universal destination of goods.
share.google/Nq9ihzvvFONa...
share.google/2woKlSA37OOh...
share.google/ClSp8oJLdkC3...
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As many have pointed out, Mamdani didn't stand apart from our trans brothers and sisters. He didn't play the "Gee, gosh, it sure is complicated," milquetoast moderate card. And he crushed.
The way forward is together, not over the bodies of our own.
The way forward is together, not over the bodies of our own.
November 5, 2025 at 2:52 AM
As many have pointed out, Mamdani didn't stand apart from our trans brothers and sisters. He didn't play the "Gee, gosh, it sure is complicated," milquetoast moderate card. And he crushed.
The way forward is together, not over the bodies of our own.
The way forward is together, not over the bodies of our own.
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Breaking News: Zohran Mamdani, a 34-year-old state lawmaker from Queens, will be the 111th mayor of New York. He will be the first Muslim to ever lead the city, as well as its first South Asian mayor and the youngest mayor in more than a century.
nyti.ms/47O4mT0
nyti.ms/47O4mT0
November 5, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Breaking News: Zohran Mamdani, a 34-year-old state lawmaker from Queens, will be the 111th mayor of New York. He will be the first Muslim to ever lead the city, as well as its first South Asian mayor and the youngest mayor in more than a century.
nyti.ms/47O4mT0
nyti.ms/47O4mT0
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A congregation of sisters in Wisconsin made history Oct. 31.
In act of reparation, Franciscan sisters return land to Chippewa Indians in Wisconsin
They sold it for about 1% of its appraised value of $2.6 million value, citing their role in colonialism and residential boarding schools.
bit.ly
November 4, 2025 at 10:19 PM
A congregation of sisters in Wisconsin made history Oct. 31.
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Oh — the situation has escalated.
Pope Leo has spoken out: says "spiritual rights" of detainees should be respected and calls on the "authorities" to allow "pastoral workers" in.
"Jesus says very clearly … we're going to be asked, how did you receive the foreigner?" www.youtube.com/watch?v=taCi...
Pope Leo has spoken out: says "spiritual rights" of detainees should be respected and calls on the "authorities" to allow "pastoral workers" in.
"Jesus says very clearly … we're going to be asked, how did you receive the foreigner?" www.youtube.com/watch?v=taCi...
November 4, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Oh — the situation has escalated.
Pope Leo has spoken out: says "spiritual rights" of detainees should be respected and calls on the "authorities" to allow "pastoral workers" in.
"Jesus says very clearly … we're going to be asked, how did you receive the foreigner?" www.youtube.com/watch?v=taCi...
Pope Leo has spoken out: says "spiritual rights" of detainees should be respected and calls on the "authorities" to allow "pastoral workers" in.
"Jesus says very clearly … we're going to be asked, how did you receive the foreigner?" www.youtube.com/watch?v=taCi...
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More than 2,000 faithful gathered to pray outside the Broadview ICE Detention Center Nov. 1, but the group's main request — to bring Communion to detainees — was rejected by federal immigration officials.
ICE again prevents Chicago Catholics from bringing Eucharist to immigrant detainees
More than 2,000 faithful gathered to pray outside the Broadview ICE Detention Center Nov. 1, but the group's main request — to bring Communion to detainees — was rejected by federal immigration offici...
bit.ly
November 3, 2025 at 2:23 PM
More than 2,000 faithful gathered to pray outside the Broadview ICE Detention Center Nov. 1, but the group's main request — to bring Communion to detainees — was rejected by federal immigration officials.
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it’s easy to be a trad when your only experience of catholicism is online.
November 2, 2025 at 7:42 PM
it’s easy to be a trad when your only experience of catholicism is online.
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This is one of my favorite Doctor Who scene because it has so much stuff going on in it. The obvious contemporary mass appeal of putting a Beatles clip in a Dalek episode, the Doctor's favorite Beatles song being Ticket to Ride (did that stick?), Ian being super into it. It's hilarious.
November 3, 2025 at 12:36 AM
This is one of my favorite Doctor Who scene because it has so much stuff going on in it. The obvious contemporary mass appeal of putting a Beatles clip in a Dalek episode, the Doctor's favorite Beatles song being Ticket to Ride (did that stick?), Ian being super into it. It's hilarious.
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ICE/CBP is rampaging through the burbs again this morning. Sightings and kidnappings reported across Bolingbrook, Summit, Addison, Bensenville, Melrose Park, Brookfield.
November 2, 2025 at 3:35 PM
ICE/CBP is rampaging through the burbs again this morning. Sightings and kidnappings reported across Bolingbrook, Summit, Addison, Bensenville, Melrose Park, Brookfield.
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Homey literally said "touch mass"
November 1, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Homey literally said "touch mass"