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Erna Dinata
@ernadinata.bsky.social
Department of Social Work
University of South Dakota
Fides et Ratio
Crescat scientia vita excolatur
Views are my own
St. Monica, pray for all mothers and for us! ♥️
# Feast of St Monica of Hippo Algeria
August 28, 2025 at 5:26 AM
Abundant blessings on the feast of St. Monica, the mother of St. Augustine! Thinking of my mother who has Monica for her baptized name and all amazing mothers who pray unceasingly for their children and families ♥️🙏🏽
August 28, 2025 at 5:21 AM
It’s the beginning of the semester! Time flies. I have 75 master’s students this semester in 3 classes. Good discussion @ Fall Student Conference on critical topics: AI & education, disability justice, student research, supervision, professionalism & self-care ♥️🙏🏽

# Go Yotes
# Muenster Univ Center
August 27, 2025 at 4:47 AM
Submitted comprehensive exam questions for a doctoral student whose dissertation proposal is about kidney transplant inequities among indigenous populations. It brought me back to read some chapters of this handbook. I’m glad to serve and be part of this doctoral committee ♥️

# Go Yote!
July 8, 2025 at 5:01 AM
Recovering well from my dental procedure, stitches were removed last week! Dentists are artistic, too!
(Imagining connection of nerves, bones, uniqueness of a tooth, common shape/patterns of teeth structures) ♥️🙏🏽

# Dentistry as an art form
# Joan Miró paintings
July 8, 2025 at 4:59 AM
Continued blessings of the Solemnity of Most Sacred Heart of Jesus (6/27), Memorial of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (6/28), Solemnity of Saints Peter & Paul, Apostles (6/29) ♥️

L: Immaculate Heart of Mary, St. Peter & Paul Church, Dimock, SD ♥️

R: The Sacred Heart Chapel, Sioux Falls, SD ♥️
July 1, 2025 at 4:08 AM
A lovely trip and treat after a week of course design fellowship program: Warm greetings from the towns of Dimock and Mitchell, South Dakota! ♥️
June 16, 2025 at 6:01 AM
Pope Francis established Monday after the Solemnity of Pentecost, the day on which the Church was born, as the date for the Memorial of Mary, Mother of the Church.

May we embrace the work/fruits of the Holy Spirit w/ the intercession of Mary to bring peace in our hearts, countries, & the world
🙏🏽♥️
June 11, 2025 at 4:24 AM
First Friday mass in the month dedicated to Sacred Heart of Jesus. Cor Jesu Sacratissimum, miserere nobis! ♥️

Evening Shavuot celeb & consecration ceremony of 2 children (start of formal Jewish education) @ Mt. Zion temple ♥️

Saturday Pentecost mass, I read Rom 8: 22-27 in Indonesian language! ♥️

🙏🏽🙏🏽
June 11, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Warm greetings from Rapid City! ♥️

# South Dakota Mental Health Services Conference
May 16, 2025 at 4:08 AM
Peace. ♥️
Continued blessings to all mothers near and far, Mother Earth, mothers at heart, mothers who lost their children (women in war zone). Our Lady of Good Counsel, pray for us. 🙏🏽♥️

Pope Leo XIV’s visit to the Shrine of the Mother of Good Counsel in Genazzano ♥️
www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news...
May 13, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Graduation weekend, hooding ceremonies for USD Social Work undergraduates and graduates, School of Health Sciences training, intensive grading on social policy analysis papers, presentations, reflections. Almost there! ♥️
May 13, 2025 at 3:14 AM
“We still have in our ears that weak but always courageous voice of Pope Francis who gave his blessing to the world, to the entire world… Humanity needs him as the bridge to reach God and His love.
…to build bridges with dialogue, with encounter…Thank you, Pope Francis!” ♥️
- Pope Leo XIV
May 9, 2025 at 5:45 AM
Peace be with you! ♥️
- Pope Leo XIV

Full text of Pope Leo XIV's first speech: ♥️

www.reuters.com/world/europe...

# Deo Gratias 🙏🏽🙏🏽
May 9, 2025 at 5:21 AM
Remember, O most gracious Virgin Mary,
that never was it known
that anyone who fled to thy protection,
implored thy help,
or sought thy intercession,
was left unaided. ♥️🙏🏽

# Conclave 2025
# Papal Basilica Santa Maria Maggiore

www.basilicasantamariamaggiore.va/en/basilica/...
May 7, 2025 at 2:37 PM
# Conclave 2025 🙏🏽
May 7, 2025 at 2:29 PM
♥️
May 7, 2025 at 5:13 AM
A beautiful and lovely tribute for Pope Francis from a Malaysian Hindu. Thank you, Mr. Vinod Sekhar! 🙏🏽🙏🏽

Quotes below and link to the full tribute: ♥️

resource-ni.com/2025/04/25/d...
May 7, 2025 at 4:18 AM
It’s worth reading again the whole speech and remembering Pope Francis’ impactful presence and address at the G7 Summit on Artificial Intelligence, June 14, 2024 ♥️🙏🏽

www.vatican.va/content/fran...
May 7, 2025 at 3:55 AM
A nice break from tons of grading, deadlines,
walking, listening, praying ♥️

A moving, open and honest conversation on beloved Pope Francis:
youtu.be/10qM0ZKDbzk?...

# Yankton trail park 🙏🏽
May 6, 2025 at 4:25 AM
College of Cardinals Report: Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, O.F.M.
collegeofcardinalsreport.com/cardinals/pi...
May 6, 2025 at 4:03 AM
Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa OFM

# papal top contenders
May 6, 2025 at 3:58 AM
Learned 4 recipes from mom over the past 2 weekends, got to try a simple one. One of her favorites: steamed chicken soup with (lots of) ginger ♥️
May 5, 2025 at 4:55 AM
Touted as the “Asian Francis,” Cardinal Tagle possesses not only attributes similar to Jorge Bergoglio & extensive pastoral and administrative experience but also significant theological & historical training.

collegeofcardinalsreport.com/cardinals/lu...

# Luis Antonio Gokim Tagle
May 5, 2025 at 4:40 AM
“In 2019, Pope Francis called Tagle to reside in Rome as prefect of the prestigious Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples. After the congregation’s restructuring, it was announced that Tagle would now be pro-prefect of the Dicastery for Evangelization.”

# top papal contenders
May 5, 2025 at 4:33 AM