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@jomartoc.bsky.social
Born Jewish, raised fundamentalist, by grace a convert to the Catholic Faith🙏🏻🕊💙, 💯% Pope Leo,
Secular Carmelite & 🌈 ally ♿️ 🇮🇱 Crohns & a few other health challenges :) Strictly NO DMs Ty.
Secular Carmelite & 🌈 ally ♿️ 🇮🇱 Crohns & a few other health challenges :) Strictly NO DMs Ty.
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Married 5th August, 1967, temporarily separated
27th May, 2022.
What a beautiful bride & human being I was blessed & privileged to share my life with.
Everything I am & have achieved is all down to her, her love & encouragement.
I aim to make her so proud of all I try to do in memory of her 🙏🏻💙
27th May, 2022.
What a beautiful bride & human being I was blessed & privileged to share my life with.
Everything I am & have achieved is all down to her, her love & encouragement.
I aim to make her so proud of all I try to do in memory of her 🙏🏻💙
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“God cares for us with a love that reaches into the smallest corners of our lives and asks only that we trust it.”
— Henri Nouwen, With Open Hands
— Henri Nouwen, With Open Hands
November 29, 2025 at 3:03 AM
“God cares for us with a love that reaches into the smallest corners of our lives and asks only that we trust it.”
— Henri Nouwen, With Open Hands
— Henri Nouwen, With Open Hands
Christian is my forename, Catholic . is my surname.
St Cyprian of Cathage
St Cyprian of Cathage
November 27, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Christian is my forename, Catholic . is my surname.
St Cyprian of Cathage
St Cyprian of Cathage
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🔥 “The ancient hermits of Mount Carmel came to his mind...”
—Fray Alonso de la Madre de Dios
On 27 Nov 1568, the first Discalced friars gathered at Duruelo to begin the Teresian Reform for men on the First Sunday of Advent.
🔗 https://twp.ai/Ims1n3
#ChurchHistory
—Fray Alonso de la Madre de Dios
On 27 Nov 1568, the first Discalced friars gathered at Duruelo to begin the Teresian Reform for men on the First Sunday of Advent.
🔗 https://twp.ai/Ims1n3
#ChurchHistory
November 26, 2025 at 6:14 PM
🔥 “The ancient hermits of Mount Carmel came to his mind...”
—Fray Alonso de la Madre de Dios
On 27 Nov 1568, the first Discalced friars gathered at Duruelo to begin the Teresian Reform for men on the First Sunday of Advent.
🔗 https://twp.ai/Ims1n3
#ChurchHistory
—Fray Alonso de la Madre de Dios
On 27 Nov 1568, the first Discalced friars gathered at Duruelo to begin the Teresian Reform for men on the First Sunday of Advent.
🔗 https://twp.ai/Ims1n3
#ChurchHistory
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A beautiful wish from a pope who really inspired awareness and purity
One of Pope Francis' final wishes fulfilled:
"Pope Francis died on April 21 aged 88, and his final wish for Gaza's children was that the popemobile should become a mobile health unit, the official Vatican News portal said in May."
www.france24.com/en/live-news...
"Pope Francis died on April 21 aged 88, and his final wish for Gaza's children was that the popemobile should become a mobile health unit, the official Vatican News portal said in May."
www.france24.com/en/live-news...
Popemobile transformed into Gaza mobile children's clinic
The popemobile used by the late pope Francis on his 2014 visit to Bethlehem re-emerged on Tuesday as a mobile children's clinic to be deployed in Gaza.
www.france24.com
November 26, 2025 at 6:57 PM
A beautiful wish from a pope who really inspired awareness and purity
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Serving God in the wounds of those who suffer leads us to encounter Him. Living according to the Gospel entails a passion for God and humanity, which teaches us to love heaven and earth with the same intensity.
November 24, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Serving God in the wounds of those who suffer leads us to encounter Him. Living according to the Gospel entails a passion for God and humanity, which teaches us to love heaven and earth with the same intensity.
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"Christ does not love us because we are lovable, but because he is loving – and that makes us lovable."
— "The Return of the Prodigal Son"
— "The Return of the Prodigal Son"
November 23, 2025 at 2:29 PM
"Christ does not love us because we are lovable, but because he is loving – and that makes us lovable."
— "The Return of the Prodigal Son"
— "The Return of the Prodigal Son"
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"Now, let us examine our consciences. Any Carmelite who is spiritually lukewarm, is apostolically remiss. ... Are we humble and obedient? Do we practice poverty and mortification?"
-Servant of God Père Jacques de Jésus
#ChristTheKing #Beatitudes #BlessedAreThePoor
-Servant of God Père Jacques de Jésus
#ChristTheKing #Beatitudes #BlessedAreThePoor
November 23, 2025 at 11:30 AM
"Now, let us examine our consciences. Any Carmelite who is spiritually lukewarm, is apostolically remiss. ... Are we humble and obedient? Do we practice poverty and mortification?"
-Servant of God Père Jacques de Jésus
#ChristTheKing #Beatitudes #BlessedAreThePoor
-Servant of God Père Jacques de Jésus
#ChristTheKing #Beatitudes #BlessedAreThePoor
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In addition to the elements necessary for a just and lasting peace and Ukraine’s sovereignty:
any agreement must include the return of Ukrainian children abducted by Russia.
We will not rest until every single one of them is reunited with their families, in their homes.
any agreement must include the return of Ukrainian children abducted by Russia.
We will not rest until every single one of them is reunited with their families, in their homes.
November 23, 2025 at 12:13 PM
In addition to the elements necessary for a just and lasting peace and Ukraine’s sovereignty:
any agreement must include the return of Ukrainian children abducted by Russia.
We will not rest until every single one of them is reunited with their families, in their homes.
any agreement must include the return of Ukrainian children abducted by Russia.
We will not rest until every single one of them is reunited with their families, in their homes.
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Pope Leo meets online with over 16,000 teenagers gathered in Indianapolis, Indiana, and invites young Catholics to grow in friendship with Jesus Christ, use technology healthily to deepen their faith, and avoid using political categories to speak about the Church. www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news...
Pope Leo to young people: Technology can help us live our Christian faith - Vatican News
Pope Leo XIV meets online with over 15,000 teenagers gathered in Indianapolis, Indiana, and invites young Catholics to grow in friendship with Jesus ...
www.vaticannews.va
November 21, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Pope Leo meets online with over 16,000 teenagers gathered in Indianapolis, Indiana, and invites young Catholics to grow in friendship with Jesus Christ, use technology healthily to deepen their faith, and avoid using political categories to speak about the Church. www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news...
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"The Church, if she wants to be Christ’s Church, must be a Church of the Beatitudes, one that makes room for the little ones and walks poor with the poor, a place where the poor have a privileged place (21)." #PopeLeoXIV #DilexiTe #LiveTheGospel #RememberThePoor
November 21, 2025 at 8:29 PM
"The Church, if she wants to be Christ’s Church, must be a Church of the Beatitudes, one that makes room for the little ones and walks poor with the poor, a place where the poor have a privileged place (21)." #PopeLeoXIV #DilexiTe #LiveTheGospel #RememberThePoor
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“Nothing—not our fears, failures, or even death itself—can separate us from the boundless love of God that holds us close forever.”
Book: Life of the Beloved: Spiritual Living in a Secular World
Book: Life of the Beloved: Spiritual Living in a Secular World
November 21, 2025 at 10:42 PM
“Nothing—not our fears, failures, or even death itself—can separate us from the boundless love of God that holds us close forever.”
Book: Life of the Beloved: Spiritual Living in a Secular World
Book: Life of the Beloved: Spiritual Living in a Secular World
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Pope to Caritas: “Love sends us forth & makes us servants; love opens our eyes to the wounds of others. Wherever you accompany a displaced family, defend the rights of the poor, or offer a listening heart to the forgotten, the Church’s witness becomes more credible.” www.vatican.va/content/leo-...
November 21, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Pope to Caritas: “Love sends us forth & makes us servants; love opens our eyes to the wounds of others. Wherever you accompany a displaced family, defend the rights of the poor, or offer a listening heart to the forgotten, the Church’s witness becomes more credible.” www.vatican.va/content/leo-...
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“The weakest among us have a special place in God’s heart, calling us to be tender and compassionate.”
This quote is from the book You Are the Beloved (Convergent Books, 2017) by Henri Nouwen.
This quote is from the book You Are the Beloved (Convergent Books, 2017) by Henri Nouwen.
November 20, 2025 at 8:43 PM
“The weakest among us have a special place in God’s heart, calling us to be tender and compassionate.”
This quote is from the book You Are the Beloved (Convergent Books, 2017) by Henri Nouwen.
This quote is from the book You Are the Beloved (Convergent Books, 2017) by Henri Nouwen.
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“Compassion is not the same as approval; it is the willingness to walk with someone in their pain without needing to affirm their choices. This love, rooted in God’s heart, seeks to uplift the person while trusting the Spirit to guide their path.”
Book: The Road to Daybreak: A Spiritual Journey
Book: The Road to Daybreak: A Spiritual Journey
November 21, 2025 at 6:08 AM
“Compassion is not the same as approval; it is the willingness to walk with someone in their pain without needing to affirm their choices. This love, rooted in God’s heart, seeks to uplift the person while trusting the Spirit to guide their path.”
Book: The Road to Daybreak: A Spiritual Journey
Book: The Road to Daybreak: A Spiritual Journey
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“Violence breeds violence. Acts of violence committed in ‘justice’ or in affirmation of ‘rights’ or in defense of ‘peace’ do not end violence. They prepare the way for the next act of violence.”
– Henri Nouwen, “The Road to Peace: Writings on Peace and Justice.”
– Henri Nouwen, “The Road to Peace: Writings on Peace and Justice.”
November 20, 2025 at 6:28 PM
“Violence breeds violence. Acts of violence committed in ‘justice’ or in affirmation of ‘rights’ or in defense of ‘peace’ do not end violence. They prepare the way for the next act of violence.”
– Henri Nouwen, “The Road to Peace: Writings on Peace and Justice.”
– Henri Nouwen, “The Road to Peace: Writings on Peace and Justice.”
@valtortabooklover.bsky.social
This is a gift from a dear priest friend for my life profession.
It's a 1st class relic of St Therese of Lisieux as she is my patron saint & my profession name. 🙏🕊
This is a gift from a dear priest friend for my life profession.
It's a 1st class relic of St Therese of Lisieux as she is my patron saint & my profession name. 🙏🕊
November 20, 2025 at 2:24 PM
@valtortabooklover.bsky.social
This is a gift from a dear priest friend for my life profession.
It's a 1st class relic of St Therese of Lisieux as she is my patron saint & my profession name. 🙏🕊
This is a gift from a dear priest friend for my life profession.
It's a 1st class relic of St Therese of Lisieux as she is my patron saint & my profession name. 🙏🕊
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Aforementioned priest detention: religionnews.com/2025/11/02/e...
Texas Episcopal diocese says one of its priests has been detained by ICE
(RNS) — 'We do not know yet why he was targeted,' said the Rt. Rev. C. Andrew Doyle, who leads the Diocese of Texas.
religionnews.com
November 20, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Aforementioned priest detention: religionnews.com/2025/11/02/e...
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🙏✨ For the feast of St. Raphael Kalinowski, we share his prayer to the Immaculate Mother. He asks Mary to calm his untamed spirit, shield him from evil, and lead him to everlasting rest with God.
🔗 https://twp.ai/Imt1gA
#SaintRaphaelKalinowski #Blessed Virgin #OstraBrama
🔗 https://twp.ai/Imt1gA
#SaintRaphaelKalinowski #Blessed Virgin #OstraBrama
November 19, 2025 at 9:32 PM
🙏✨ For the feast of St. Raphael Kalinowski, we share his prayer to the Immaculate Mother. He asks Mary to calm his untamed spirit, shield him from evil, and lead him to everlasting rest with God.
🔗 https://twp.ai/Imt1gA
#SaintRaphaelKalinowski #Blessed Virgin #OstraBrama
🔗 https://twp.ai/Imt1gA
#SaintRaphaelKalinowski #Blessed Virgin #OstraBrama
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🙏 St. Thérèse of Lisieux writes to her sister hours after Pope Leo XIII gives an ambiguous response to her request to enter Carmel at age fifteen. She surrenders completely to God's will.
🔗 https://twp.ai/ImsmHE
#SaintTherese #CarmeliteQuotes
🔗 https://twp.ai/ImsmHE
#SaintTherese #CarmeliteQuotes
November 19, 2025 at 6:26 PM
🙏 St. Thérèse of Lisieux writes to her sister hours after Pope Leo XIII gives an ambiguous response to her request to enter Carmel at age fifteen. She surrenders completely to God's will.
🔗 https://twp.ai/ImsmHE
#SaintTherese #CarmeliteQuotes
🔗 https://twp.ai/ImsmHE
#SaintTherese #CarmeliteQuotes
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"TERRIBLE THINGS ARE HAPPENING OUTSIDE. AT ANYTIME OF NIGHT AND DAY POOR HELPLESS PEOPLE ARE BEING DRAGGED OUT OF THEIR HOMES"
- ANNE FRANK, 01/13/1943
- ANNE FRANK, 01/13/1943
November 19, 2025 at 2:53 PM
"TERRIBLE THINGS ARE HAPPENING OUTSIDE. AT ANYTIME OF NIGHT AND DAY POOR HELPLESS PEOPLE ARE BEING DRAGGED OUT OF THEIR HOMES"
- ANNE FRANK, 01/13/1943
- ANNE FRANK, 01/13/1943
Wondering, wouldn't it make more sense all to say:
"For us and our salvation He came down from heaven...."
Why should ladies have to say "For us men and for our salvation..."?
It doesn't make sense & I'm not asking for an inclusive but a nicene creed that *all* my declare from the heart.
"For us and our salvation He came down from heaven...."
Why should ladies have to say "For us men and for our salvation..."?
It doesn't make sense & I'm not asking for an inclusive but a nicene creed that *all* my declare from the heart.
November 19, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Wondering, wouldn't it make more sense all to say:
"For us and our salvation He came down from heaven...."
Why should ladies have to say "For us men and for our salvation..."?
It doesn't make sense & I'm not asking for an inclusive but a nicene creed that *all* my declare from the heart.
"For us and our salvation He came down from heaven...."
Why should ladies have to say "For us men and for our salvation..."?
It doesn't make sense & I'm not asking for an inclusive but a nicene creed that *all* my declare from the heart.
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If Jesus said his disciples would be known by their love for others, then when we claim to follow him but we are known for our bullying, our mockery, our callousness, and our contempt for others, we are actively taking his name in vain.
Love must be our reputation.
Love must be our reputation.
November 19, 2025 at 5:58 PM
If Jesus said his disciples would be known by their love for others, then when we claim to follow him but we are known for our bullying, our mockery, our callousness, and our contempt for others, we are actively taking his name in vain.
Love must be our reputation.
Love must be our reputation.
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November 19, 2025 at 10:57 AM
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Pope Leo renewed his criticism of U.S. President Donald Trump's hard-line anti-immigration policies on Tuesday, saying foreigners living in the United States were being treated by the administration in a manner that was "extremely disrespectful". For @reuters.com
www.reuters.com
November 18, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Pope Leo renewed his criticism of U.S. President Donald Trump's hard-line anti-immigration policies on Tuesday, saying foreigners living in the United States were being treated by the administration in a manner that was "extremely disrespectful". For @reuters.com