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@grievousfault.bsky.social
Writes about church complicity with the broader regressive right wing political project in the light of the Gospel, Tradition and downright human decency. https://buttondown.com/grievous
Facebook went from the place you posted drunk pics of yourself to where you got jealous of your friends vacations to where you called your uncle a racist to his face. Now people only go there to complain about “woke” Disney remakes & video game adaptations, or to demand more Snyderverse.
July 10, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Facebook went from the place you posted drunk pics of yourself to where you got jealous of your friends vacations to where you called your uncle a racist to his face. Now people only go there to complain about “woke” Disney remakes & video game adaptations, or to demand more Snyderverse.
Indiana is at war with education. Gov. Braun has also discreetly eliminated the On My Way to Pre-K program & Child Care & Development Fund which many families, schools & daycare facilities rely on for kids to attend. All while making private school vouchers available to wealthy tax brackets.
Most incredible about this is that IU-Bloomington has long been the no. 1 university in the world for teaching Asian languages and cultures, with many programs found nowhere else.
They're slashing many of IU-B's most distinctive programs with zero thought or debate. They probably don't even know.
They're slashing many of IU-B's most distinctive programs with zero thought or debate. They probably don't even know.
Bloodbath in Indiana higher ed as public colleges and universities ordered to eliminate 20% of all degree programs, apparently based purely on student demand (=enrollments) and not any rational calculation of need or value.
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July 2, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Indiana is at war with education. Gov. Braun has also discreetly eliminated the On My Way to Pre-K program & Child Care & Development Fund which many families, schools & daycare facilities rely on for kids to attend. All while making private school vouchers available to wealthy tax brackets.
The squirrels at my bird feeders
May 19, 2025 at 1:54 PM
The squirrels at my bird feeders
Even rewatching Twilight it’s kind of fascinating how off-kilter and sexually delirious their performances are. An objectively bad film, but at least they brought an ethos.
It's fascinating that two of our most fascinating actors got their start playing a couple, and also acting in Twilight
Will MICKEY 17 be another Hit from the Bong? (I’m gonna go see it, I will do my part)
March 5, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Even rewatching Twilight it’s kind of fascinating how off-kilter and sexually delirious their performances are. An objectively bad film, but at least they brought an ethos.
Season 2 is SO good.
I haven’t read the books. But I love the #WheelOfTime TV show so much. Absolutely love it. I just finished re-watching season two so everything is fresh. Softly, softly from the shadows…
Hold up hold up you're a WoT fan??
March 5, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Season 2 is SO good.
February 20, 2025 at 8:59 PM
NEW FROM ME: “How do you reconcile a faith which calls for self-sacrifice on behalf of the common good with a social, political and economic movement devoted to sacrificing the common good to base self-interest?”
Foolish Gains: The US Church Is Losing More than the Plot
Barron Mind, A Series of Grievances First, a disclaimer: I care very little about JD Vance. I care even less for him. Ever since he backtracked on his...
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February 20, 2025 at 3:27 PM
NEW FROM ME: “How do you reconcile a faith which calls for self-sacrifice on behalf of the common good with a social, political and economic movement devoted to sacrificing the common good to base self-interest?”
“Oh what a beautiful mor-ning, oh what a beautiful day…”
Word extinguished: Bishop Barron's digital silence
When confronted with a perceived slight to his brand of Catholicism, Bishop Robert Barron is quick to post on social media. But when it comes to those on the margins, his alleged prophetic voice is co...
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February 17, 2025 at 4:43 PM
“Oh what a beautiful mor-ning, oh what a beautiful day…”
February 13, 2025 at 6:49 PM
A critique of the Administration, for sure, but also an implicit slam against Broglio and the USCCB for their weak response.
Wow. Pope Francis intervenes directly in the debate among US Catholics over VP Vance’s use of the “ordo amoris” to justify privileging fellow citizens over immigrants—and says the true ordo amoris is that of the Good Samaritan, i.e., “the love that builds a fraternity toward all, without exception.”
Letter of the Holy Father to the Bishops of the United Sates of America (10 February 2025) | Francis
Letter of the Holy Father to the Bishops of the United Sates of America, 10 February 2025
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February 11, 2025 at 1:33 PM
A critique of the Administration, for sure, but also an implicit slam against Broglio and the USCCB for their weak response.
Mr. Fault goes to Washington
January 25, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Mr. Fault goes to Washington
USCCB statement: it’s a shame about immigrants, don’t blame us, trans people deserve to be oppressed.
Statement of Archbishop Broglio on Executive Orders Signed by the President
“Our prayer is one of hope that, as a Nation blessed with many gifts, our actions demonstrate a genuine care for our most vulnerable sisters and brothers, ...
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January 22, 2025 at 4:56 PM
USCCB statement: it’s a shame about immigrants, don’t blame us, trans people deserve to be oppressed.
Whatever their rhetoric on immigration now, the US Bishops abandoned these people in their support of Trump. Plain and simple.
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 6:56 PM
Whatever their rhetoric on immigration now, the US Bishops abandoned these people in their support of Trump. Plain and simple.
Feel like there’s a pretty big Gaza-shaped hole in this argument
January 18, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Feel like there’s a pretty big Gaza-shaped hole in this argument
As so often happens in the church, Opus Dei is so often being framed as some shadowy Templar holdover distracts from its very real status as an exploitative criminal enterprise.
The case against Opus Dei
Opus Dei presents itself as a group of devout Catholics who want to help others to live out their faith more deeply. But, writes author Gareth Gore, there's an insidious underbelly to the organization...
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January 14, 2025 at 6:12 PM
As so often happens in the church, Opus Dei is so often being framed as some shadowy Templar holdover distracts from its very real status as an exploitative criminal enterprise.
Pontius Pilate every time someone uses the Pharisees as their analogous villain
January 6, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Pontius Pilate every time someone uses the Pharisees as their analogous villain
This appointment is a pretty strong commentary from Francis on the USCCB’s rightward drift. McElroy will undoubtedly be more forceful than the conference on immigration, but what really puts him at odds with many of his fellow bishops is his emphasis on radical inclusion of LGBTQ+ people.
In his press conference right now, McElroy singles out immigration as a point of likely dispute between himself and the incoming Trump admin.
Calls mass deportation, which Trump has promised, "incompatible with Catholic doctrine."
Calls mass deportation, which Trump has promised, "incompatible with Catholic doctrine."
January 6, 2025 at 6:58 PM
This appointment is a pretty strong commentary from Francis on the USCCB’s rightward drift. McElroy will undoubtedly be more forceful than the conference on immigration, but what really puts him at odds with many of his fellow bishops is his emphasis on radical inclusion of LGBTQ+ people.
Hard to think up a more potent (and necessary) middle finger by Pope Francis to the US Bishops than appointing McElroy to DC right as Trump takes office. Give ‘em hell, Frank.
January 6, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Hard to think up a more potent (and necessary) middle finger by Pope Francis to the US Bishops than appointing McElroy to DC right as Trump takes office. Give ‘em hell, Frank.
Necessary but frustrating to see US Bishops speak out about immigrant rights now that Trump already won. They got their culture warrior, public education defunding king and can now comfortably take moral stances that won’t impact anything.
January 3, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Necessary but frustrating to see US Bishops speak out about immigrant rights now that Trump already won. They got their culture warrior, public education defunding king and can now comfortably take moral stances that won’t impact anything.
Saw someone say they’re glad the “anti-Catholic Biden/Harris Administration” is ending and if you think commuting death sentences is anti-Catholic you’ve completely lost the plot.
December 23, 2024 at 5:16 PM
Saw someone say they’re glad the “anti-Catholic Biden/Harris Administration” is ending and if you think commuting death sentences is anti-Catholic you’ve completely lost the plot.
If you don’t recognize Christ in the suffering of the Palestinian people, you simply cannot recognize Christ.
December 13, 2024 at 4:12 PM
If you don’t recognize Christ in the suffering of the Palestinian people, you simply cannot recognize Christ.
Almost everyone believes they’re acting out of “love” because people tend to conceive of themselves as good. The Gospel actually has a firm basis for a theological framework for love—empathy, self-giving, service to the poor and vulnerable—which is largely ignored (and spurned) in Christian circles.
Tim, your capital-L "Love" is doing a lot of work here.
Growing up evangelical, I was taught that the greatest form of Love was whatever you could do to keep someone from going to hell. Love like that is almost always "tough love," and sometimes outright abuse ("for your own good," of course)
Growing up evangelical, I was taught that the greatest form of Love was whatever you could do to keep someone from going to hell. Love like that is almost always "tough love," and sometimes outright abuse ("for your own good," of course)
November 24, 2024 at 5:50 PM
Almost everyone believes they’re acting out of “love” because people tend to conceive of themselves as good. The Gospel actually has a firm basis for a theological framework for love—empathy, self-giving, service to the poor and vulnerable—which is largely ignored (and spurned) in Christian circles.
This makes absolute intuitive sense. Most people have never met a trans person or even thought about them until someone told them to fear/hate their existence. Total vacuum of counter-messaging.
Talking face-to-face with people about why transphobia is wrong has remarkably persistent effects in reducing transphobia, as illustrated by Broockman and Kalla (2016)
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November 20, 2024 at 1:19 PM
This makes absolute intuitive sense. Most people have never met a trans person or even thought about them until someone told them to fear/hate their existence. Total vacuum of counter-messaging.