@professorjpruiz.bsky.social
Biblical scholar, Latino theologian, Diasporican
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So it seems I appeared in US Catholic a month ago. Gracias for the shout out @uscatholic.bsky.social and Cassidy Klein. uscatholic.org/articles/202...
The ballpark is a great place for theology
Baseball and theology find a profound intersection in the work of Carmen Nanko-Fernández.
uscatholic.org
September 14, 2025 at 3:32 AM
So it seems I appeared in US Catholic a month ago. Gracias for the shout out @uscatholic.bsky.social and Cassidy Klein. uscatholic.org/articles/202...
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@elivalentinny.bsky.social have you read this yet? Necessary commentary by @dominicpreziosi.bsky.social of @commonweal.bsky.social
Dem party elite, business interests, and Trump admin are aligned: they see Mamdani's rise as dangerous ... to them
www.commonwealmagazine.org/zohran-mamda...
www.commonwealmagazine.org/zohran-mamda...
To Be Young, Muslim, and ‘Socialist’
Zohran Mamdani and his supporters are anything but afraid. They are hopeful of making life in the city better and optimistic about the government’s role in doing so.
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July 7, 2025 at 4:42 PM
@elivalentinny.bsky.social have you read this yet? Necessary commentary by @dominicpreziosi.bsky.social of @commonweal.bsky.social
Yes, the @nytimes.com obituary of David Tracy was dreadful!
@nytimes.com David Tracy deserved an obituary that understood the significance of his life and work! Do better!
May 19, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Yes, the @nytimes.com obituary of David Tracy was dreadful!
Great interview with @cnankofernandez.bsky.social, Professor at Catholic Theological Union at Chicago about alumnus Pope Leo XIV, first pope to have earned his M.Div. from a school of theology and ministry deliberately founded in the spirit of the Second Vatican Council. www.cbc.ca/player/play/...
Prof. Carmen Nanko-Fernandez on Pope Leo XIV, a graduate of the theology school where she teaches
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May 11, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Great interview with @cnankofernandez.bsky.social, Professor at Catholic Theological Union at Chicago about alumnus Pope Leo XIV, first pope to have earned his M.Div. from a school of theology and ministry deliberately founded in the spirit of the Second Vatican Council. www.cbc.ca/player/play/...
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My latest article in The Conversation. theconversation.com/from-pulpit-...
From pulpit to pitch: Pope Francis used sport to get his message to a wider world − that could continue with baseball-loving Leo XIV
The sporting world mourned the death of Francis − a lifelong soccer fan. The new pope is more of a baseball guy.
theconversation.com
May 9, 2025 at 4:07 PM
My latest article in The Conversation. theconversation.com/from-pulpit-...
An excellent piece by @cnankofernandez.bsky.social www.commonwealmagazine.org/francis-theo...
‘God’s Love Is Always Spoken in Dialect’
Francis was “of the people” in his understanding of theology: he drew on popular rituals and the stuff of daily life as theological sources.
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May 9, 2025 at 11:46 AM
An excellent piece by @cnankofernandez.bsky.social www.commonwealmagazine.org/francis-theo...
www.commonwealmagazine.org/jackie-robin... Great piece by @cnankofernandez.bsky.social published just in time for Jackie Robinson Day (April 15)!
Out at Home?
Under the Trump administration's book police, Jackie Robinson’s life and actions are considered dangerous memories.
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April 14, 2025 at 5:45 PM
www.commonwealmagazine.org/jackie-robin... Great piece by @cnankofernandez.bsky.social published just in time for Jackie Robinson Day (April 15)!
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Proposals are accepted through tomorrow (25 March) for the 2025 Annual Meeting. Propose a paper today! buff.ly/AfkIXEg
March 24, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Proposals are accepted through tomorrow (25 March) for the 2025 Annual Meeting. Propose a paper today! buff.ly/AfkIXEg
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The NYT has come to embody that biblical question—Can anything good come out of it? (cf. Jn 1:46).
But as surely as at least ONE good thing came from Nazareth, I give you this fine essay from the great and good @gibsonwrites.bsky.social.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/13/o...
But as surely as at least ONE good thing came from Nazareth, I give you this fine essay from the great and good @gibsonwrites.bsky.social.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/13/o...
Opinion | Pope Francis Projects a Lonely Moral Voice in a New World of Politics and Trump
The pope has emerged as an increasingly lonely moral voice against perilous global trends like nationalism and populism.
www.nytimes.com
March 13, 2025 at 6:08 AM
The NYT has come to embody that biblical question—Can anything good come out of it? (cf. Jn 1:46).
But as surely as at least ONE good thing came from Nazareth, I give you this fine essay from the great and good @gibsonwrites.bsky.social.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/13/o...
But as surely as at least ONE good thing came from Nazareth, I give you this fine essay from the great and good @gibsonwrites.bsky.social.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/13/o...
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This THREAD is essential for all of my colleagues in the academy.
PLEASE READ.
PLEASE READ.
There was a lot of #AcademicFreedom, good scholarship, and independent thought in German universities before Hitler. After Hitler had risen to power, many academics fled the country. Some resisted the Nazi regime and were persecuted. Most adapted to a new situation. Here are some examples. 1/n
March 9, 2025 at 1:06 PM
This THREAD is essential for all of my colleagues in the academy.
PLEASE READ.
PLEASE READ.
Devastating! apnews.com/article/trum...
Universities are facing big cuts to research funding. At Duke, it's a time for 'damage control'
Facing the potential loss of hundreds of millions of dollars in federal funding, Duke University is preparing for the worst.
apnews.com
March 8, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Devastating! apnews.com/article/trum...
An excellent and timely piece by @cnankofernandez.bsky.social www.commonwealmagazine.org/pope-francis...
Pope Francis's Preferential Option for Elders
Pope Francis has expressed solidarity with and concern for elders throughout his pontificate.
www.commonwealmagazine.org
March 3, 2025 at 7:23 PM
An excellent and timely piece by @cnankofernandez.bsky.social www.commonwealmagazine.org/pope-francis...
Tr$mp turned a tragic event into a MAGA political moment. Disgusting.
January 30, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Tr$mp turned a tragic event into a MAGA political moment. Disgusting.
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@jaxhidalgo.bsky.social on how the fires in LA are “biblical.”
religiondispatches.org/the-los-ange...
religiondispatches.org/the-los-ange...
The Los Angeles Wildfires Have Indeed Been Biblical — But Not in the Way You Think
If you’ve ever lived in Los Angeles or if you have loved ones who do, you know that the January wildfires have felt especially like hell—a unique experience even in a city as well acquainted with disa...
religiondispatches.org
January 25, 2025 at 6:33 PM
@jaxhidalgo.bsky.social on how the fires in LA are “biblical.”
religiondispatches.org/the-los-ange...
religiondispatches.org/the-los-ange...
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KNOW YOUR RIGHTS.
With mass deportations starting today across the country, it is vitally important - for both citizens and non-citizens - to know your rights.
You have the right to remain silent. Assert it. You have the right to a lawyer. Ask for one.
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KNOW YOUR RIGHTS.
With mass deportations starting today across the country, it is vitally important - for both citizens and non-citizens - to know your rights.
You have the right to remain silent. Assert it. You have the right to a lawyer. Ask for one.
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January 22, 2025 at 2:19 AM
SHARE WIDELY.
KNOW YOUR RIGHTS.
With mass deportations starting today across the country, it is vitally important - for both citizens and non-citizens - to know your rights.
You have the right to remain silent. Assert it. You have the right to a lawyer. Ask for one.
(1/3)
KNOW YOUR RIGHTS.
With mass deportations starting today across the country, it is vitally important - for both citizens and non-citizens - to know your rights.
You have the right to remain silent. Assert it. You have the right to a lawyer. Ask for one.
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The first visual of the Trump presidency at the border; a sobbing woman in Ciudad Juárez stands outside the Paso Del Norte port of entry, clutching a pole as she weeps having learned that her 1:00PM appointment for a chance to seek asylum in the US has been cancelled. x.com/arelisrhdz/s...
January 20, 2025 at 6:15 PM
The first visual of the Trump presidency at the border; a sobbing woman in Ciudad Juárez stands outside the Paso Del Norte port of entry, clutching a pole as she weeps having learned that her 1:00PM appointment for a chance to seek asylum in the US has been cancelled. x.com/arelisrhdz/s...
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“How will Dolan react if ICE comes into a parish or Catholic school in New York?”
@antheabutler.bsky.social writes how MAGA clergy and religious figures standing with Trump may get more than they bargained for.
READ MORE: www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
@antheabutler.bsky.social writes how MAGA clergy and religious figures standing with Trump may get more than they bargained for.
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Opinion | The clergy giving cover to Donald Trump’s plans for mass deportation
MAGA clergy and religious figures standing with Trump may get more than they bargained for.
www.msnbc.com
January 20, 2025 at 4:21 PM
“How will Dolan react if ICE comes into a parish or Catholic school in New York?”
@antheabutler.bsky.social writes how MAGA clergy and religious figures standing with Trump may get more than they bargained for.
READ MORE: www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
@antheabutler.bsky.social writes how MAGA clergy and religious figures standing with Trump may get more than they bargained for.
READ MORE: www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
Horrible news about cutbacks at St. Norbert College, including the elimination of the theology demartment! www.greenbaypressgazette.com/story/news/e...
St. Norbert recommends eliminating more faculty members. It's the third round of cuts since September 2023
The college is attempting to reduce a multimillion dollar deficit by cutting faculty. It's the third round of cuts since September 2023.
www.greenbaypressgazette.com
January 17, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Horrible news about cutbacks at St. Norbert College, including the elimination of the theology demartment! www.greenbaypressgazette.com/story/news/e...
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Arturo Bañuelas, pioneer Latin@ theologian: “We find backpacks, Bibles, medicines, pictures of loved ones... items that tell the story of regular people making a dangerous journey to find a better life...It’s a profound moral failure when seeking a better life & safety results in death.”
www.abc27.com/news/us-know...
El Paso County commissioners call on more humane border policies as migrant deaths reach record levels
“It’s a very somber resolution & it saddens me we even have this type of resolution,” Commissioner David Stout said.
El Paso County commissioners call on more humane border policies as migrant deaths reach record levels
“It’s a very somber resolution & it saddens me we even have this type of resolution,” Commissioner David Stout said.
US ‘knowingly killing migrants,’ county official says
El Paso County commissioners on Monday unanimously passed a resolution calling for more humane immigration policies in response to a mounting number of migrant fatalities in the region.
www.abc27.com
January 15, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Arturo Bañuelas, pioneer Latin@ theologian: “We find backpacks, Bibles, medicines, pictures of loved ones... items that tell the story of regular people making a dangerous journey to find a better life...It’s a profound moral failure when seeking a better life & safety results in death.”
A Sunday Scripture Reflection for Epiphany by @cnankofernandez.bsky.social learn.ctu.edu/the-epiphany/
January 2, 2025 at 1:11 PM
A Sunday Scripture Reflection for Epiphany by @cnankofernandez.bsky.social learn.ctu.edu/the-epiphany/
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I am neither Protestant nor libertarian but this was a fun interview. Thanks, Alex! Released today. libertarianchristians.com/episode/ep-1...
Ep 173: The Jewishness of Jesus with Adele Reinhartz | Libertarian Christian Institute
Ep 173: The Jewishness of Jesus with Adele Reinhartz In this episode I talk with Dr. Adele Reinhartz, professor of religious studies at the University of Ottawa in Canada. She contributed a chapter t...
libertarianchristians.com
December 31, 2024 at 5:21 PM
I am neither Protestant nor libertarian but this was a fun interview. Thanks, Alex! Released today. libertarianchristians.com/episode/ep-1...
A piece worth pondering very seriously! "On Pope Francis, John 8:44, and liberal Catholic antisemitism" www.commonwealmagazine.org/ox-has-gored...
This Ox Has Gored Before
Rejecting the use of John 8:44 in such proximity to Jews is the lowest bar imaginable for delineating criticism of Israel from antisemitism.
www.commonwealmagazine.org
December 29, 2024 at 11:28 PM
A piece worth pondering very seriously! "On Pope Francis, John 8:44, and liberal Catholic antisemitism" www.commonwealmagazine.org/ox-has-gored...
Happy Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe!
December 12, 2024 at 2:06 PM
Happy Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe!