Sr. Dorcee
@srdorcee.bsky.social
I am the one Jesus loves. There's quite a story behind the photo above--see my pinned post.
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Sr. Dorcee
@srdorcee.bsky.social
· Nov 19
Pope meets artist whose work reveals how God touches brokenness
An ancient Japanese art form repairs broken vessels with gold, not hiding the damage. The tradition illustrates Pope Francis' call to "to go to the margins" because they are also places of possibility...
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'God reaches out to all of us in our brokenness and glues it all together with his gold.'—Sr. Dorcee Clarey
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Stay safe, all you folks in the South, facing this storm.
January 22, 2026 at 10:45 PM
Stay safe, all you folks in the South, facing this storm.
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Pick up the nearest book. Turn to page 42, and post the second sentence.
"The Lord made me come into His repose,
As with a spear He fixed my heart."
"The Lord made me come into His repose,
As with a spear He fixed my heart."
January 21, 2026 at 12:43 PM
Pick up the nearest book. Turn to page 42, and post the second sentence.
"The Lord made me come into His repose,
As with a spear He fixed my heart."
"The Lord made me come into His repose,
As with a spear He fixed my heart."
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Catholic personnel in the US military could in good conscience consider disobeying orders to attack Greenland, according to the bishop responsible for their pastoral care. www.thetablet.co.uk/news/broglio...
Broglio: US personnel could disobey ‘immoral’ orders against Greenland - The Tablet
Catholic personnel in the US military could in good conscience consider disobeying orders to attack Greenland, according to the bishop responsible for their
www.thetablet.co.uk
January 19, 2026 at 3:47 PM
Catholic personnel in the US military could in good conscience consider disobeying orders to attack Greenland, according to the bishop responsible for their pastoral care. www.thetablet.co.uk/news/broglio...
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“Our joy and greatness are not founded on passing illusions of success or fame, but on knowing ourselves to be loved and wanted by our heavenly Father.” - Pope Leo
January 18, 2026 at 12:54 PM
“Our joy and greatness are not founded on passing illusions of success or fame, but on knowing ourselves to be loved and wanted by our heavenly Father.” - Pope Leo
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Pope Leo bas donated three truckloads of humanitarian aid to regions of Ukraine most affected by bombing – a “small gesture,” according Cardinal Krajewski, intended to support families that are travelling along the ‘via dolorosa’ of exile in search of refuge.” www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news...
Pope Leo sends aid to Ukraine for Holy Family Sunday - Vatican News
Pope Leo XIV donates three truckloads of humanitarian aid to regions of Ukraine most affected by bombing – a “small gesture,” according to Papal ...
www.vaticannews.va
December 27, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Pope Leo bas donated three truckloads of humanitarian aid to regions of Ukraine most affected by bombing – a “small gesture,” according Cardinal Krajewski, intended to support families that are travelling along the ‘via dolorosa’ of exile in search of refuge.” www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news...
Done last year, but it's timeless and still makes me smile when I listen.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QeN4...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QeN4...
12 Days of Christmas (ACOUSTIC VERSION featuring Quintavious Johnson & Calvin Nowell)
YouTube video by Calvin Nowell
www.youtube.com
December 26, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Done last year, but it's timeless and still makes me smile when I listen.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QeN4...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QeN4...
Leftovers are the best.
December 26, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Leftovers are the best.
Caught by Sr. Kelly. A shadow reflection of a nativity in the front window of our Motherhouse.
December 26, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Caught by Sr. Kelly. A shadow reflection of a nativity in the front window of our Motherhouse.
"Each one is a small civic miracle, a day officially allotted to bus rides and long division spent instead in sledding and snowball fights. You have hot chocolate for breakfast and hot chocolate for lunch."
www.thebulwark.com/p/in-defense...
www.thebulwark.com/p/in-defense...
In Defense of Snow Days
Inconvenient? Yep. Unpredictable? Sure. Disruptive? Yes. But a snow day is also a minor civic miracle, and we ought to treat it as such.
www.thebulwark.com
December 24, 2025 at 3:45 PM
"Each one is a small civic miracle, a day officially allotted to bus rides and long division spent instead in sledding and snowball fights. You have hot chocolate for breakfast and hot chocolate for lunch."
www.thebulwark.com/p/in-defense...
www.thebulwark.com/p/in-defense...
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Although I'm always in the mood for a good theology of vulnerability, the lead up to Christmas just heightens the feeling (Brendan Byrne, A Costly Freedom, xiv):
December 22, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Although I'm always in the mood for a good theology of vulnerability, the lead up to Christmas just heightens the feeling (Brendan Byrne, A Costly Freedom, xiv):
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Selfless heroism.
The scourge of anti Semitism must be opposed by all decent people. I’ve seen too much of it right here on Bluesky - and don’t pretend it is all or even mostly from the political right wing. The left wing is eaten up with it.
The scourge of anti Semitism must be opposed by all decent people. I’ve seen too much of it right here on Bluesky - and don’t pretend it is all or even mostly from the political right wing. The left wing is eaten up with it.
One of the heroes of the Bondi massacre: 14-year-old Chaya Mushka Dadon lay over two young girls, shielding them from the spray of gunfire after their mothers were shot. Chaya herself is recovering from being shot
7news.com.au/news/bondi-b...
#LightforAustralia #Hanukkah25
7news.com.au/news/bondi-b...
#LightforAustralia #Hanukkah25
Chaya could have saved herself. Instead she was shot while shielding other kids
The 14-year-old heard a mum scream for someone to help her kids moments after the Bondi attack started and jumped into action.
7news.com.au
December 20, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Selfless heroism.
The scourge of anti Semitism must be opposed by all decent people. I’ve seen too much of it right here on Bluesky - and don’t pretend it is all or even mostly from the political right wing. The left wing is eaten up with it.
The scourge of anti Semitism must be opposed by all decent people. I’ve seen too much of it right here on Bluesky - and don’t pretend it is all or even mostly from the political right wing. The left wing is eaten up with it.
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Pope Leo: “Before the holy night of Christmas, think of someone with whom you would like to make peace: it will be a more precious gift than those you can buy in the shops, because peace is a gift that is found, truly, only in the heart.” press.vatican.va/content/sala...
December 19, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Pope Leo: “Before the holy night of Christmas, think of someone with whom you would like to make peace: it will be a more precious gift than those you can buy in the shops, because peace is a gift that is found, truly, only in the heart.” press.vatican.va/content/sala...
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As the world awaits tomorrow’s major news from Rome, a simple yet profound image of the man about to inherit the Metropolitan See of New York: Ron Hicks (bottom right) bearing Romero’s relics at El Salvador Beatification in 2015. The photo is worth a thousand words about Hick’s heart for the poor.
December 17, 2025 at 9:56 PM
As the world awaits tomorrow’s major news from Rome, a simple yet profound image of the man about to inherit the Metropolitan See of New York: Ron Hicks (bottom right) bearing Romero’s relics at El Salvador Beatification in 2015. The photo is worth a thousand words about Hick’s heart for the poor.
"The survey’s results, then, do not simply measure opinion. They expose a fault line within American Catholic life, where deeply ingrained cultural attitudes toward crime and punishment collide with a Gospel-centered vision of mercy and human dignity."
zenit.org/2025/12/12/a...
zenit.org/2025/12/12/a...
American Catholics are in favor of the death penalty. This is according to a recently published survey - ZENIT - English
A recent nationwide survey conducted by EWTN News in partnership with RealClear Opinion Research illustrates this tension with unusual clarity
zenit.org
December 16, 2025 at 7:39 PM
"The survey’s results, then, do not simply measure opinion. They expose a fault line within American Catholic life, where deeply ingrained cultural attitudes toward crime and punishment collide with a Gospel-centered vision of mercy and human dignity."
zenit.org/2025/12/12/a...
zenit.org/2025/12/12/a...
"ProPublica also interviewed more than 100 government and aid officials and reviewed enormous caches of previously unreported memos, correspondence and other documents from inside the Trump administration. Many were granted anonymity due to fears of reprisal."
www.propublica.org/article/usai...
www.propublica.org/article/usai...
Trump Officials Celebrated With Cake After Slashing Aid. Then People Died of Cholera.
Behind closed doors in Washington, top advisers made a series of decisions that had devastating repercussions for the poorest country on earth. We went to South Sudan and found people who died as a re...
www.propublica.org
December 16, 2025 at 7:39 PM
"ProPublica also interviewed more than 100 government and aid officials and reviewed enormous caches of previously unreported memos, correspondence and other documents from inside the Trump administration. Many were granted anonymity due to fears of reprisal."
www.propublica.org/article/usai...
www.propublica.org/article/usai...
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situations are vulnerable ways of living and lodging. The literal translation ‘pitched his tent’ conveys the attractive sense that, in the incarnation of the Son, God joined us in our fragile, ‘tent-like’ human existence.” — Brendan Byrne
December 15, 2025 at 2:32 PM
situations are vulnerable ways of living and lodging. The literal translation ‘pitched his tent’ conveys the attractive sense that, in the incarnation of the Son, God joined us in our fragile, ‘tent-like’ human existence.” — Brendan Byrne
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My favourite comment on this at the moment: ”In the incarnation of the Word, God ‘pitched tent’ among us. People live in tents in two situations mainly: when, for recreational purposes, they go camping and—much less happily—when, as refugees, they are homeless. Both, but especially the latter,
The Word became flesh and dwelt among us.—John 1:14
December 15, 2025 at 2:32 PM
My favourite comment on this at the moment: ”In the incarnation of the Word, God ‘pitched tent’ among us. People live in tents in two situations mainly: when, for recreational purposes, they go camping and—much less happily—when, as refugees, they are homeless. Both, but especially the latter,
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Does anybody else keep a pile of half-read books on their end table as a form of hairshirt?
December 12, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Does anybody else keep a pile of half-read books on their end table as a form of hairshirt?
“The greatest challenge for contemporary man is to truly believe that he is loved.” (Erik Varden)
December 12, 2025 at 2:04 AM
“The greatest challenge for contemporary man is to truly believe that he is loved.” (Erik Varden)
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To the question about why he had not prayed as “visibly” as his predecessors had, Leo said: “Who said I didn’t pray? They said I didn’t, but I already explained on the plane—I mentioned a book (‘The Practice of the Presence of God’ by Brother Lawrence)—and perhaps I am praying even now.”
December 9, 2025 at 9:49 PM
To the question about why he had not prayed as “visibly” as his predecessors had, Leo said: “Who said I didn’t pray? They said I didn’t, but I already explained on the plane—I mentioned a book (‘The Practice of the Presence of God’ by Brother Lawrence)—and perhaps I am praying even now.”
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Rebuffing reports that he’ll move into Apostolic Palace in January, Leo responds: “There is no date yet; I am comfortable where I am, in the Holy Office."
December 9, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Rebuffing reports that he’ll move into Apostolic Palace in January, Leo responds: “There is no date yet; I am comfortable where I am, in the Holy Office."
You never know what you might see on the highway these days.
December 8, 2025 at 4:32 PM
You never know what you might see on the highway these days.
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Continuing Pope Francis’ tradition, the Vatican is hosting a Christmas Concert for the Poor this evening. The event is totally free of charge and there are over 8,000 in attendance. Pope Leo is present in the audience.
December 6, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Continuing Pope Francis’ tradition, the Vatican is hosting a Christmas Concert for the Poor this evening. The event is totally free of charge and there are over 8,000 in attendance. Pope Leo is present in the audience.
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Pope at Christmas Concert for the Poor: “Dear friends, music is like a bridge that leads us to God. It is capable of transmitting feelings, emotions, even the deepest stirrings of the soul, lifting them aloft, transforming them into an imaginary stairway connecting earth and heaven.”
December 6, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Pope at Christmas Concert for the Poor: “Dear friends, music is like a bridge that leads us to God. It is capable of transmitting feelings, emotions, even the deepest stirrings of the soul, lifting them aloft, transforming them into an imaginary stairway connecting earth and heaven.”