Dr. Kate Ward
@thekateward.bsky.social
Frugal and well-behaved wage earner at Marquette Theology.
Were I teaching CST right now I'd have students pick apart "the common good of the entire institution"--not hard to do. Loyola Marymount, recognize your workers' union and bargain in good faith! No religious exemption from Catholic identity.
Invoking a religious exemption, the Jesuit university said it would no longer recognize unions. Faculty members and labor scholars say that betrays a key principle of Catholic social teaching: workers' right to unionize.
Loyola Marymount's rejection of union defies Catholic teaching, say labor leaders
Invoking a religious exemption, the Jesuit university said it would no longer recognize unions. Faculty members and labor scholars say that betrays a key principle of Catholic social teaching: workers...
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October 23, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Were I teaching CST right now I'd have students pick apart "the common good of the entire institution"--not hard to do. Loyola Marymount, recognize your workers' union and bargain in good faith! No religious exemption from Catholic identity.
Love to see these examples of solidarity between documented and undocumented workers. On Wisconsin! www.wpr.org/news/dairy-w...
Wisconsin dairy workers strike to protest changes that could affect immigrants
Dozens of workers at a Wisconsin dairy facility have been on strike for a week after new ownership changed internal policy in a way that workers say will put immigrants out of work.
www.wpr.org
August 25, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Love to see these examples of solidarity between documented and undocumented workers. On Wisconsin! www.wpr.org/news/dairy-w...
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The New York Times was more skeptical of the academic qualifications of a black woman who had secured tenure and become the president of Harvard than they were of a white man who washed out of a grad program with a massive scandal and then became a white nationalist troll.
The saga of the NYT's anti-Mamdani story taken from notorious white supremacist Jordan Lasker (they call him an "academic") gets even more amazing: Lasker's only impactful paper, which claimed white people are smarter, is infamous: it misused data so badly it got his tenured co-author fired. 2/
July 5, 2025 at 5:04 PM
The New York Times was more skeptical of the academic qualifications of a black woman who had secured tenure and become the president of Harvard than they were of a white man who washed out of a grad program with a massive scandal and then became a white nationalist troll.
If only there were some way to adequately fund schools that serve needy students absent the whims of billionaires
Priscilla Chan’s decision to stop funding the school she opened to help struggling families shows the risks for communities reliant on wealthy private donors.
The Chan-Zuckerbergs stopped funding social causes. 400 kids lost their school.
Priscilla Chan and Mark Zuckerberg’s retreat from funding social issues forced the closure of a school Chan opened for disadvantaged families in Silicon Valley.
www.washingtonpost.com
June 29, 2025 at 6:02 PM
If only there were some way to adequately fund schools that serve needy students absent the whims of billionaires
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The data also says that if you are a very strong student in Less Lucrative Starting Salary Field A vs a mediocre student in More Lucrative Starting Salary Field B, your lifetime earnings are likely to meet or exceed for A than for B. Being a mediocre accountant = less money than a great poet. On avg
June 25, 2025 at 10:50 PM
The data also says that if you are a very strong student in Less Lucrative Starting Salary Field A vs a mediocre student in More Lucrative Starting Salary Field B, your lifetime earnings are likely to meet or exceed for A than for B. Being a mediocre accountant = less money than a great poet. On avg
More of this please! Clergy visibility can make a real difference!
Michael Pham fled Vietnam at the age of 13. He was named bishop of San Diego a month ago.
Today, he stood watch at a courthouse: ICE agents were “standing there covered with masks as we walked toward the courtroom. Eventually the agents scattered and went away”
timesofsandiego.com/life/2025/06...
Today, he stood watch at a courthouse: ICE agents were “standing there covered with masks as we walked toward the courtroom. Eventually the agents scattered and went away”
timesofsandiego.com/life/2025/06...
ICE agents scatter as SD Bishop Pham, other clergy visit immigration court
"Our presence made a difference," one priest said, quoting an immigration lawyer saying their client was given more time to prepare for another hearing.
timesofsandiego.com
June 21, 2025 at 1:38 AM
More of this please! Clergy visibility can make a real difference!
Trinity Sunday on Father's Day, is there nothing that's just for men anymore 😭
June 15, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Trinity Sunday on Father's Day, is there nothing that's just for men anymore 😭
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There were millions today.
In part bc there were a dozen of you at that intersection that time, or every Tues, or after soccer.
Or you stood alone with a sign at an overpass.
Or your tiny town rallied around a detained woman, or 17 yo, or family.
Your courage was contagious. Look what you did.
In part bc there were a dozen of you at that intersection that time, or every Tues, or after soccer.
Or you stood alone with a sign at an overpass.
Or your tiny town rallied around a detained woman, or 17 yo, or family.
Your courage was contagious. Look what you did.
Today, I stand with the millions of Americans making clear this country doesn't belong to a king.
It’s a democracy, and it belongs to the people.
It’s a democracy, and it belongs to the people.
Protesters crowd into streets, parks, and plazas at anti-Trump ‘No Kings’ demonstrations across US. Follow live updates. - The Boston Globe
The protests are timed to counterprogram a massive military parade commemorating the 250th birthday of the US Army in Washington, D.C.
www.bostonglobe.com
June 15, 2025 at 12:42 AM
There were millions today.
In part bc there were a dozen of you at that intersection that time, or every Tues, or after soccer.
Or you stood alone with a sign at an overpass.
Or your tiny town rallied around a detained woman, or 17 yo, or family.
Your courage was contagious. Look what you did.
In part bc there were a dozen of you at that intersection that time, or every Tues, or after soccer.
Or you stood alone with a sign at an overpass.
Or your tiny town rallied around a detained woman, or 17 yo, or family.
Your courage was contagious. Look what you did.
The No Kings protest in Milwaukee today was peaceful and even joyous and fun, like most protests in my experience, here and elsewhere. My prayers are with Minneapolis and St Paul, where 30,000 souls turned out for a protest that had been officially called off (1/2)
June 15, 2025 at 2:00 AM
The No Kings protest in Milwaukee today was peaceful and even joyous and fun, like most protests in my experience, here and elsewhere. My prayers are with Minneapolis and St Paul, where 30,000 souls turned out for a protest that had been officially called off (1/2)
I mean that is supposed to be July 4 but clearly some of us need help with the message, so why not?
June 15, 2025 at 1:59 AM
I mean that is supposed to be July 4 but clearly some of us need help with the message, so why not?
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Pope Leo’s first US episcopal appointment, San Diego’s Bishop-designate Pham, a Vietnamese refugee, invites priests and faith leaders to “stand in solidarity”with migrants at courthouse on June 20, as they make court appearances.
June 11, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Pope Leo’s first US episcopal appointment, San Diego’s Bishop-designate Pham, a Vietnamese refugee, invites priests and faith leaders to “stand in solidarity”with migrants at courthouse on June 20, as they make court appearances.
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ChatGPT is down but The Museum of English Rural Life still stands, proving once again that Silicon Valley cannot compete with the history of rural England and its people.
June 10, 2025 at 12:41 PM
ChatGPT is down but The Museum of English Rural Life still stands, proving once again that Silicon Valley cannot compete with the history of rural England and its people.
"We can approach tradition with the same thrill of adventure and—dare I say, hope—that one gets walking into a vintage store: What treasure will I find here? What would happen if I made this my own?"
I contributed an essay to a @commonweal.bsky.social symposium on Christian Smith's latest release, Why Religion Went Obsolete. www.commonwealmagazine.org/overlooked-t...
Overlooked Treasure
Obsolescence may be the source of Millennial religious rejection. But it is also the key to understanding Millennial religious embrace.
www.commonwealmagazine.org
May 29, 2025 at 4:08 PM
"We can approach tradition with the same thrill of adventure and—dare I say, hope—that one gets walking into a vintage store: What treasure will I find here? What would happen if I made this my own?"
A must-read. Don Clemmer @uscatholic.bsky.social assembled an absolute supergroup on this timely issue. Hard to pick a favorite insight, so I'll highlight Ramon Luzarraga's point that gentle masculine power is already foregrounded in Christian tradition. uscatholic.org/articles/202...
Toxic masculinity clashes with actual Catholic teaching
Between far-right influencers and harmful, narrow views of gender, the church needs to reckon with toxic masculinity in Catholic spaces.
uscatholic.org
May 29, 2025 at 3:11 PM
A must-read. Don Clemmer @uscatholic.bsky.social assembled an absolute supergroup on this timely issue. Hard to pick a favorite insight, so I'll highlight Ramon Luzarraga's point that gentle masculine power is already foregrounded in Christian tradition. uscatholic.org/articles/202...
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(tw: death)
We went to the cemetery today to visit my husband's family plot. It's a small cemetery, and walking back to the car (about 3 rows) I found six of these without even going out of my way. I'm sure there were plenty more.
*This* is why we vaccinate. Because we can.
We went to the cemetery today to visit my husband's family plot. It's a small cemetery, and walking back to the car (about 3 rows) I found six of these without even going out of my way. I'm sure there were plenty more.
*This* is why we vaccinate. Because we can.
May 25, 2025 at 3:16 AM
(tw: death)
We went to the cemetery today to visit my husband's family plot. It's a small cemetery, and walking back to the car (about 3 rows) I found six of these without even going out of my way. I'm sure there were plenty more.
*This* is why we vaccinate. Because we can.
We went to the cemetery today to visit my husband's family plot. It's a small cemetery, and walking back to the car (about 3 rows) I found six of these without even going out of my way. I'm sure there were plenty more.
*This* is why we vaccinate. Because we can.
I had the wonderful experience of being one of the inaugural class of "Gref Scholars" this year. Open to scholars (incl. ministers, professionals, grad students) in any field, interested in studying the intersection of religion and digital technology! duq.app.box.com/s/lp5yd60nur...
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May 23, 2025 at 3:01 PM
I had the wonderful experience of being one of the inaugural class of "Gref Scholars" this year. Open to scholars (incl. ministers, professionals, grad students) in any field, interested in studying the intersection of religion and digital technology! duq.app.box.com/s/lp5yd60nur...
"For those international students and scholars affected by yesterday’s action, know that you are vital members of our community. You are our classmates and friends, our colleagues and mentors, our partners in the work of this great institution. ...
May 23, 2025 at 2:35 PM
"For those international students and scholars affected by yesterday’s action, know that you are vital members of our community. You are our classmates and friends, our colleagues and mentors, our partners in the work of this great institution. ...
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very cool that for ten years people at the heights of political commentary insisted to the point of rage that the paramount threat to free speech was “censorious” college students
after announcing that foreign students are being banned from Havard, Noem warns "this should be a warning to every other university to get your act together."
May 22, 2025 at 9:44 PM
very cool that for ten years people at the heights of political commentary insisted to the point of rage that the paramount threat to free speech was “censorious” college students
I am still just...using AI to write a story about books and authors is like holding a balloon release in honor of endangered birds. Like having an "air and water show" to honor peace activists. I hope many of the people involved in this fiasco find other lines of work.
Marco Buscaglia is the freelancer who admitted to using AI to complete the job in this report by @jasonkoebler.bsky.social for @404media.co.
While Buscaglia is right to be embarrassed, I think this is more a story about structural sloppification than about the ethics of a single journalist.
While Buscaglia is right to be embarrassed, I think this is more a story about structural sloppification than about the ethics of a single journalist.
Chicago Sun-Times Prints AI-Generated Summer Reading List With Books That Don't Exist
"I can't believe I missed it because it's so obvious. No excuses," the writer said. "I'm completely embarrassed."
www.404media.co
May 21, 2025 at 2:14 PM
I am still just...using AI to write a story about books and authors is like holding a balloon release in honor of endangered birds. Like having an "air and water show" to honor peace activists. I hope many of the people involved in this fiasco find other lines of work.
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May 17, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Besides, or prior to Pope Leo, you could make a good case for Jason Berry as the most influential living US Catholic. His reporting broke open clergy sex abuse before Spotlight. And both have roots in New Orleans, not the Irish Northeast of Catholic stereotype and self-imagining. Just thinking.
May 16, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Besides, or prior to Pope Leo, you could make a good case for Jason Berry as the most influential living US Catholic. His reporting broke open clergy sex abuse before Spotlight. And both have roots in New Orleans, not the Irish Northeast of Catholic stereotype and self-imagining. Just thinking.
See also: Leo XIV, "first American Pope"
as you know far better than me! that scholars of European fascism are more prominent than scholars of Latin American dictatorships in public discourse right now is such a marker of how so many people in the US see it as a European outpost and not a fully American place
May 15, 2025 at 12:16 AM
See also: Leo XIV, "first American Pope"
Such a wonderful profile of beloved CTU, alma mater of myself and Pope Leo XIV ‼️‼️, from @rbratten.bsky.social @uscatholic.bsky.social. "Synodal before its time" (Carmen Nanko-Fernández) is the perfect description. uscatholic.org/articles/202...
The Chicago connection: How Catholic Theological Union shaped Pope Leo
Pope Leo's academic formation at an institution prioritizing diversity and social engagement points to a hopeful future for the church.
uscatholic.org
May 10, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Such a wonderful profile of beloved CTU, alma mater of myself and Pope Leo XIV ‼️‼️, from @rbratten.bsky.social @uscatholic.bsky.social. "Synodal before its time" (Carmen Nanko-Fernández) is the perfect description. uscatholic.org/articles/202...
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this is a right so fundamental that prince john, a man later played by a medieval animated tiger with a psychological complex, had to guarantee it in the year 1215
Breaking:
Stephen Miller says the Trump admin is "actively looking at" suspending habeas corpus.
Habeas corpus refers to people's right to challenge their detention in court. www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...
Stephen Miller says the Trump admin is "actively looking at" suspending habeas corpus.
Habeas corpus refers to people's right to challenge their detention in court. www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...
WATCH: Stephen Miller says Trump administration is 'actively looking at' suspending habeas corpus
Stephen Miller, a top White House adviser, said the administration is looking for ways to expand its legal power to deport migrants who are in the country illegally.
www.pbs.org
May 10, 2025 at 1:40 AM
this is a right so fundamental that prince john, a man later played by a medieval animated tiger with a psychological complex, had to guarantee it in the year 1215
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Did we just get a Black pope?! The genealogists are saying Cardinal Robert Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV, has African ancestry going back to New Orleans and Haiti.
#PopeLeoXIV #Conclave2025
#PopeLeoXIV #Conclave2025
May 8, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Did we just get a Black pope?! The genealogists are saying Cardinal Robert Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV, has African ancestry going back to New Orleans and Haiti.
#PopeLeoXIV #Conclave2025
#PopeLeoXIV #Conclave2025