Joshua Riddle
@indyriddle.bsky.social
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Lover of History, Hiking, and Travel
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Lover of History, Hiking, and Travel
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Leo becomes the 267th Catholic pope, in a surprise choice, after the death of Pope Francis last month. He's the first American pontiff and became a cardinal only in 2023 reut.rs/43fF2mC
Cardinal Prevost elected Pope Leo XIV, first US pontiff
The bells of St. Peter's rang out, signalling that cardinals have elected a new pope to succeed Pope Francis and take charge of the Roman Catholic Church.
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May 8, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Leo becomes the 267th Catholic pope, in a surprise choice, after the death of Pope Francis last month. He's the first American pontiff and became a cardinal only in 2023 reut.rs/43fF2mC
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Dear friends: 'm happy to share with you a new painting of Bishop Mariann Budde, by my friend the Catholic priest and artist Fr. William Hart McNichols as well as his reflection on this new image. www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=1...
February 28, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Dear friends: 'm happy to share with you a new painting of Bishop Mariann Budde, by my friend the Catholic priest and artist Fr. William Hart McNichols as well as his reflection on this new image. www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=1...
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Science is not only compatible with spirituality; it is a profound source of spirituality.
February 23, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Science is not only compatible with spirituality; it is a profound source of spirituality.
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Pray for the Pope.
February 22, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Pray for the Pope.
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This is why you fight these cowards.
The moment you stand up to them, they crumble.
Homan has nothing. The Fourth Amendment is clear and I am well within my duties to educate people of their rights.
He can threaten me with jail and call names all he wants. He’s got nothing else.
The moment you stand up to them, they crumble.
Homan has nothing. The Fourth Amendment is clear and I am well within my duties to educate people of their rights.
He can threaten me with jail and call names all he wants. He’s got nothing else.
a stammering Tom Homan on AOC: "She's the dumbest congresswoman ever elected to Congress."
February 18, 2025 at 3:17 AM
This is why you fight these cowards.
The moment you stand up to them, they crumble.
Homan has nothing. The Fourth Amendment is clear and I am well within my duties to educate people of their rights.
He can threaten me with jail and call names all he wants. He’s got nothing else.
The moment you stand up to them, they crumble.
Homan has nothing. The Fourth Amendment is clear and I am well within my duties to educate people of their rights.
He can threaten me with jail and call names all he wants. He’s got nothing else.
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Bible stories about Jesus can inspire resistance. Look to him when he’s messy and uncivil, when he’s overturning tables and screaming at people who hold power—publicly insulting people, calling them broods of vipers and whitewashed sepulchers.
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Fighting fascism is an act of love, says this activist
Anti-fascism is an ethic of love, and all Christians are called to live it out, resisting fascism wherever it grows.
uscatholic.org
January 6, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Bible stories about Jesus can inspire resistance. Look to him when he’s messy and uncivil, when he’s overturning tables and screaming at people who hold power—publicly insulting people, calling them broods of vipers and whitewashed sepulchers.
uscatholic.org/articles/202...
uscatholic.org/articles/202...
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The ancient scroll was virtually unrolled on a computer, revealing multiple columns of text which scholars at Oxford have now begun to read.
AI helps researchers read ancient scroll burned to a crisp in Vesuvius eruption
Writing on PHerc. 172 papyrus, found at Roman mansion in Herculaneum, revealed after 3D X-rays and software competition
www.theguardian.com
February 6, 2025 at 1:43 AM
The ancient scroll was virtually unrolled on a computer, revealing multiple columns of text which scholars at Oxford have now begun to read.
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Everything is on fire but hey! At least there's still books
February 5, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Everything is on fire but hey! At least there's still books
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#OTD in 1991, Fr. Pedro Arrupe, SJ, 28th Superior General of the #Jesuits, passed away.
Here are three inspirational ways he put his faith into action: ow.ly/70nv50HNjTc
Here are three inspirational ways he put his faith into action: ow.ly/70nv50HNjTc
February 5, 2025 at 1:46 PM
#OTD in 1991, Fr. Pedro Arrupe, SJ, 28th Superior General of the #Jesuits, passed away.
Here are three inspirational ways he put his faith into action: ow.ly/70nv50HNjTc
Here are three inspirational ways he put his faith into action: ow.ly/70nv50HNjTc
Gilgamesh on gingerbread, please.
Cuneiform gingerbread vs Chocolate cake Rosetta Stone
Who would win?
Who would win?
February 5, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Gilgamesh on gingerbread, please.
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"When government is unjustly exercised by one man who seeks personal profit from his position instead of the good of the community subject to him, such a ruler is called a tyrant." #Aquinas #Tyranny #PrayForAmerica
February 5, 2025 at 12:49 AM
"When government is unjustly exercised by one man who seeks personal profit from his position instead of the good of the community subject to him, such a ruler is called a tyrant." #Aquinas #Tyranny #PrayForAmerica
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Elon Musk is a terrible president.
February 3, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Elon Musk is a terrible president.
Amen
In its simplest terms, the apparent demise of #USAID is the result of the world's richest man ending a program that helps millions of poor people. You don't need a Ph.D. in moral theology to see why this is an evil. You can just read Jesus's parables on the rich and the poor.
February 3, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Amen
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Metal Detectorist Unearths Miniature 1,600-Year-Old Roman Lock https://gizmodo.com/metal-detectorist-unearths-miniature-1600-year-old-roman-lock-2000557266
Metal Detectorist Unearths Miniature 1,600-Year-Old Roman Lock
Despite its diminutive size, the artifact once featured a working lock mechanism.
gizmodo.com
January 31, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Metal Detectorist Unearths Miniature 1,600-Year-Old Roman Lock https://gizmodo.com/metal-detectorist-unearths-miniature-1600-year-old-roman-lock-2000557266
Always a good reminder. From Timothy Snyder.
20 Lessons from the 20th Century
Americans are no wiser than the Europeans who saw democracy yield to fascism, Nazism, or communism. Our one advantage is that we might learn from their experience. Now is a good time to do so. Here ar...
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January 30, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Always a good reminder. From Timothy Snyder.
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I think this is going to be a default evergreen headline for a while. And that, of course, is the point.
January 29, 2025 at 12:46 AM
I think this is going to be a default evergreen headline for a while. And that, of course, is the point.
Maybe it doesn’t always belong in a museum.
An exhibition at San Francisco's Asian Art Museum points to a burgeoning trend: museums are engaging the public more openly around efforts to repatriate artifacts looted from other countries.
A museum's confession: Why we have looted objects
An exhibition at San Francisco's Asian Art Museum points to a burgeoning trend: museums are engaging the public more openly around efforts to repatriate artifacts looted from other countries.
www.npr.org
January 28, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Maybe it doesn’t always belong in a museum.
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“The Beatitudes”
“Blessed are you…” Matthew 5:1-12.
To be a Christian is to live the Beatitudes.
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“Blessed are you…” Matthew 5:1-12.
To be a Christian is to live the Beatitudes.
kellylatimoreicons.com/blogs/news/t...
January 25, 2025 at 1:09 AM
“The Beatitudes”
“Blessed are you…” Matthew 5:1-12.
To be a Christian is to live the Beatitudes.
kellylatimoreicons.com/blogs/news/t...
“Blessed are you…” Matthew 5:1-12.
To be a Christian is to live the Beatitudes.
kellylatimoreicons.com/blogs/news/t...
Amen
January 23, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Amen
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The Right Rev. Mariann Budde, the Episcopal Bishop of Washington, DC, asks President Trump to have mercy on those "who are scared now," including LGBTQ people and migrants and refugees, at Washington National Cathedral today.
Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde to Trump: "I ask you to have mercy upon the people in our country who are scared now. There are gay, lesbian, and transgender people in Democratic, Republican, and independent families, some who fear for their lives ... and the vast majority of immigrants are not criminals"
January 21, 2025 at 9:54 PM
The Right Rev. Mariann Budde, the Episcopal Bishop of Washington, DC, asks President Trump to have mercy on those "who are scared now," including LGBTQ people and migrants and refugees, at Washington National Cathedral today.
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Stalin biographer and world historian Stephen Kotkin (Stanford, ex-Princeton) has an A+ take on the notion that Trump is “not who we are.” www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...
January 21, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Stalin biographer and world historian Stephen Kotkin (Stanford, ex-Princeton) has an A+ take on the notion that Trump is “not who we are.” www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...
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There will be thousands of the “content of character” quotes from rightwing politicians today. It’s time to learn new King quotes.
Opinion | It’s time to learn new MLK quotes
There will be thousands of the
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January 20, 2025 at 2:07 PM
There will be thousands of the “content of character” quotes from rightwing politicians today. It’s time to learn new King quotes.
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Pope Francis on Jan. 19 denounced President Donald Trump's provisional plans to carry out a massive deportation of migrants as a "disgrace."
Pope Francis denounces Trump's deportation plans as a 'disgrace'
Pope Francis on Jan. 19 denounced President Donald Trump's provisional plans to carry out a massive deportation of migrants as a "disgrace."
www.ncronline.org
January 20, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Pope Francis on Jan. 19 denounced President Donald Trump's provisional plans to carry out a massive deportation of migrants as a "disgrace."
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Today's Gospel shows us that Jesus's family weren't always in agreement with one another--just like yours. Jesus and Mary loved one another deeply, but they also participated in everything human. Their listening, honesty and love can offer us hope. outreach.faith/2025/01/jesu...
Jesus’ family weren’t always in agreement—just like yours
In today’s Gospel in particular, we can look to Jesus and Mary for models of listening, honesty, faithfulness, growth and love.
outreach.faith
January 19, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Today's Gospel shows us that Jesus's family weren't always in agreement with one another--just like yours. Jesus and Mary loved one another deeply, but they also participated in everything human. Their listening, honesty and love can offer us hope. outreach.faith/2025/01/jesu...