Becky J
@lamamaloca.bsky.social
Human, Parent, Dog Owner, Bad Catholic, Substitute Teacher, Romance Reader, Reluctant Scout Leader
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Pope Francis at Jubilee Audience: “There is a place for you, for me, for everyone. No one can take it, because it has always been meant for us. It is bad to leave an empty seat. Everyone can say: I have a place, I am a mission!” press.vatican.va/content/sala...
February 1, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Pope Francis at Jubilee Audience: “There is a place for you, for me, for everyone. No one can take it, because it has always been meant for us. It is bad to leave an empty seat. Everyone can say: I have a place, I am a mission!” press.vatican.va/content/sala...
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Praise the Lord from the earth, you great sea creatures & all ocean depths, lightning & hail, snow & clouds, stormy winds that do his bidding, you mountains & all hills, fruit trees & all cedars, wild animals & all cattle, small creatures & flying birds, kings of the earth & all nations
Ps. 148:7-14
Ps. 148:7-14
February 1, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Praise the Lord from the earth, you great sea creatures & all ocean depths, lightning & hail, snow & clouds, stormy winds that do his bidding, you mountains & all hills, fruit trees & all cedars, wild animals & all cattle, small creatures & flying birds, kings of the earth & all nations
Ps. 148:7-14
Ps. 148:7-14
Now they're going after PBS and NPR.
Trump's FCC chief opens investigation into NPR and PBS
Both CEOs rejected the claim that the public broadcasters had violated federal laws or practices that stretch back decades.
whyy.org
January 31, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Now they're going after PBS and NPR.
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The FBI’s core values, including integrity, compassion, fairness, and allegiance to the Constitution - and oh, yeah, diversity, are being painted over at the FBI Academy. Source: NYT.
January 31, 2025 at 7:26 PM
The FBI’s core values, including integrity, compassion, fairness, and allegiance to the Constitution - and oh, yeah, diversity, are being painted over at the FBI Academy. Source: NYT.
I don't understand how this is possible. Musk should have no authority at all!
Exclusive: Musk aides lock government workers out of computer systems at US agency, sources say
Aides to Elon Musk charged with running the U.S. government human resources agency have locked career civil servants out of computer systems that contain the personal data of millions of federal employees, according to two agency officials.
www.reuters.com
January 31, 2025 at 8:38 PM
I don't understand how this is possible. Musk should have no authority at all!
I keep seeing headlines about "not normal" air traffic control staffing, but the reports say they normally go down to only one for those two positions, they just happened to do it 40 minutes early that night because of the little amount of traffic. This is probably not the cause of the crash.
January 31, 2025 at 1:10 PM
I keep seeing headlines about "not normal" air traffic control staffing, but the reports say they normally go down to only one for those two positions, they just happened to do it 40 minutes early that night because of the little amount of traffic. This is probably not the cause of the crash.
I finished reading Lessons in Chemistry last night. I've seen a lot of conflicting takes on this one, but I loved it. Five stars, for sure.
Do check the content warnings before reading it. It's not a rom-com.
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Do check the content warnings before reading it. It's not a rom-com.
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January 31, 2025 at 11:52 AM
I finished reading Lessons in Chemistry last night. I've seen a lot of conflicting takes on this one, but I loved it. Five stars, for sure.
Do check the content warnings before reading it. It's not a rom-com.
💙📚
Do check the content warnings before reading it. It's not a rom-com.
💙📚
Yes, I'm up at 4 in the morning reading Lancelot Andrews and Augustine. Vance touches on a real traditional Christian principle, but misunderstands it. This "ranking" is based on ability to help others, given that it is impossible to help all. It's about where to focus your limited resources.
January 31, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Yes, I'm up at 4 in the morning reading Lancelot Andrews and Augustine. Vance touches on a real traditional Christian principle, but misunderstands it. This "ranking" is based on ability to help others, given that it is impossible to help all. It's about where to focus your limited resources.
From KAKE News
The first confirmed victim from Wichita in last night's plane crash in DC has been identified as civil rights attorney Kiah Duggins.
Former Sedgwick County Commissioner Lacey Cruse confirmed Duggins' passing, saying she was a "brave and beautiful soul."
The first confirmed victim from Wichita in last night's plane crash in DC has been identified as civil rights attorney Kiah Duggins.
Former Sedgwick County Commissioner Lacey Cruse confirmed Duggins' passing, saying she was a "brave and beautiful soul."
January 30, 2025 at 10:37 PM
From KAKE News
The first confirmed victim from Wichita in last night's plane crash in DC has been identified as civil rights attorney Kiah Duggins.
Former Sedgwick County Commissioner Lacey Cruse confirmed Duggins' passing, saying she was a "brave and beautiful soul."
The first confirmed victim from Wichita in last night's plane crash in DC has been identified as civil rights attorney Kiah Duggins.
Former Sedgwick County Commissioner Lacey Cruse confirmed Duggins' passing, saying she was a "brave and beautiful soul."
I have no words today. Many prayers for those lost, for their families, for the community in Wichita, and for the remaining members of U.S. Figure Skating.
January 30, 2025 at 12:50 PM
I have no words today. Many prayers for those lost, for their families, for the community in Wichita, and for the remaining members of U.S. Figure Skating.
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Francis: “Hope is not optimism; optimism is a light expression, whereas hope is something else. We cannot take lightly people’s suffering and try to console them with convenient phrases and do-goodism. Our hope is Jesus, who, instead of saving us from the mud, became mud for us.”
January 30, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Francis: “Hope is not optimism; optimism is a light expression, whereas hope is something else. We cannot take lightly people’s suffering and try to console them with convenient phrases and do-goodism. Our hope is Jesus, who, instead of saving us from the mud, became mud for us.”
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Mother of Mercy, we turn to you for protection, pray for us. Continue to shine to the people of God as a sign of sure hope and consolation. Lead us always to your precious Son. We entrust to you immigrant families, children, the elderly, the incarcerated, and all who are alone and are without hope.
January 30, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Mother of Mercy, we turn to you for protection, pray for us. Continue to shine to the people of God as a sign of sure hope and consolation. Lead us always to your precious Son. We entrust to you immigrant families, children, the elderly, the incarcerated, and all who are alone and are without hope.
My husband has decided the puppy is a bishop. And the Prefect for the Dicastery of the Dogtrine of the Faith.
January 29, 2025 at 10:16 PM
My husband has decided the puppy is a bishop. And the Prefect for the Dicastery of the Dogtrine of the Faith.
I was so relieved to find out this guy is NOT a Roman Catholic. Though we have enough of our own nuts.
Father Calvin Robinson finished his remarks at the National Pro-Life Summit by throwing an Elon Musk salute, much to the delight of the crowd.
January 29, 2025 at 8:46 PM
I was so relieved to find out this guy is NOT a Roman Catholic. Though we have enough of our own nuts.
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The freeze of federal funding IS CANCELLED.
Why?
BECAUSE PEOPLE PUSHED BACK.
Organizations that rely on funding.
Average Americans.
Apparently, some GOP behind the scenes.
There was a firehose of phone calls.
PUSH. BACK.
AND ANNOUNCE THIS ALL OVER THE DAMN PLACE.
thehill.com/homenews/511...
Why?
BECAUSE PEOPLE PUSHED BACK.
Organizations that rely on funding.
Average Americans.
Apparently, some GOP behind the scenes.
There was a firehose of phone calls.
PUSH. BACK.
AND ANNOUNCE THIS ALL OVER THE DAMN PLACE.
thehill.com/homenews/511...
January 29, 2025 at 6:36 PM
The freeze of federal funding IS CANCELLED.
Why?
BECAUSE PEOPLE PUSHED BACK.
Organizations that rely on funding.
Average Americans.
Apparently, some GOP behind the scenes.
There was a firehose of phone calls.
PUSH. BACK.
AND ANNOUNCE THIS ALL OVER THE DAMN PLACE.
thehill.com/homenews/511...
Why?
BECAUSE PEOPLE PUSHED BACK.
Organizations that rely on funding.
Average Americans.
Apparently, some GOP behind the scenes.
There was a firehose of phone calls.
PUSH. BACK.
AND ANNOUNCE THIS ALL OVER THE DAMN PLACE.
thehill.com/homenews/511...
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"The way that we have treated our #LGBTQ brothers and sisters has brought them tears and too many of us disgrace. I apologize from the heart for the hurt that has resulted in the loss of so many of our family members who belong to God no less than I do." #CardinalGregory #AllAreWelcome
January 28, 2025 at 8:53 PM
"The way that we have treated our #LGBTQ brothers and sisters has brought them tears and too many of us disgrace. I apologize from the heart for the hurt that has resulted in the loss of so many of our family members who belong to God no less than I do." #CardinalGregory #AllAreWelcome
The HHS protects our lives with programs that depend on scientific research and proven health solutions. RFK Jr. can't be trusted to lead an agency so vital to our health and safety. Make sure your senators hear from you. app.sosha.ai/s/oZoIqCOK
Tell your senators to vote NO on RFK Jr.
app.sosha.ai
January 28, 2025 at 2:42 PM
The HHS protects our lives with programs that depend on scientific research and proven health solutions. RFK Jr. can't be trusted to lead an agency so vital to our health and safety. Make sure your senators hear from you. app.sosha.ai/s/oZoIqCOK
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Most High God,
help us to believe
that our humble prayers
make a difference
in the struggle
against pride,
power games,
and persecution
of the poor
and the newcomer.
Amen.
#PrayTogether
#PrayerToBelieve
#PrayForAmerica
assisiproject.com/blog
help us to believe
that our humble prayers
make a difference
in the struggle
against pride,
power games,
and persecution
of the poor
and the newcomer.
Amen.
#PrayTogether
#PrayerToBelieve
#PrayForAmerica
assisiproject.com/blog
January 27, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Most High God,
help us to believe
that our humble prayers
make a difference
in the struggle
against pride,
power games,
and persecution
of the poor
and the newcomer.
Amen.
#PrayTogether
#PrayerToBelieve
#PrayForAmerica
assisiproject.com/blog
help us to believe
that our humble prayers
make a difference
in the struggle
against pride,
power games,
and persecution
of the poor
and the newcomer.
Amen.
#PrayTogether
#PrayerToBelieve
#PrayForAmerica
assisiproject.com/blog
Yay Chiefs! And also, I stumbled across this terrific pic of Clark Hunt.
January 27, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Yay Chiefs! And also, I stumbled across this terrific pic of Clark Hunt.
From the great Sandra Boynton.
January 25, 2025 at 10:50 PM
From the great Sandra Boynton.
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Pope Francis to Communicators: Without “free, responsible, and accurate information, we risk no longer distinguishing truth from falsehood, and we expose ourselves to growing prejudices and polarizations that destroy the bonds of civil coexistence…” www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news...
Pope to Catholic communicators: 'Tell stories that nourish hope' - Vatican News
Pope Francis encourages Catholic journalists and communicators gathered in Rome for the Jubilee of the World of Communication to be courageous truth ...
www.vaticannews.va
January 25, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Pope Francis to Communicators: Without “free, responsible, and accurate information, we risk no longer distinguishing truth from falsehood, and we expose ourselves to growing prejudices and polarizations that destroy the bonds of civil coexistence…” www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news...
I had to watch the video in order to believe this headline.
January 25, 2025 at 1:38 PM
I had to watch the video in order to believe this headline.
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Lord Jesus, all power and authority is yours, for you have overcome the world. Give us courage when evil seems to triumph and help us never to forget that you are with us until the end of time. Amen. #PrayTogether #PrayForPeace #PrayForAmerica
January 24, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Lord Jesus, all power and authority is yours, for you have overcome the world. Give us courage when evil seems to triumph and help us never to forget that you are with us until the end of time. Amen. #PrayTogether #PrayForPeace #PrayForAmerica
I overheard my nine year old say, "Bro's been mewing!
About a stuffed animal. 🤦🏼♀️
About a stuffed animal. 🤦🏼♀️
January 24, 2025 at 10:08 PM
I overheard my nine year old say, "Bro's been mewing!
About a stuffed animal. 🤦🏼♀️
About a stuffed animal. 🤦🏼♀️
I finally treated myself to this beautiful ecumenical devotional, and it arrived today.
January 24, 2025 at 10:00 PM
I finally treated myself to this beautiful ecumenical devotional, and it arrived today.