Mary Jo McConahay
@mjmcconahay.bsky.social
Journalist, author of five books. Latest: Playing God, American Catholic Bishops and the Far Right (Melville House). Starting all over after dramatic exit from Twitter/X. Hope followers will come back!
For Catholics, this is a big deal. A bishop tells his congregation they can miss Mass out of fear of ICE. www.msn.com/en-us/news/u...
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July 10, 2025 at 1:10 AM
For Catholics, this is a big deal. A bishop tells his congregation they can miss Mass out of fear of ICE. www.msn.com/en-us/news/u...
Thank you Jack Graham
The two journalists I mentioned in the recent episode of IDSG on Conclave, the papacy, and the US right-wing - @garethgore.bsky.social & @mjmcconahay.bsky.social - are both on this site. Their books are recommended reads for those interested in the Catholic Church and the Right.
May 26, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Thank you Jack Graham
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Why are ICE agents masked to begin with? Our law enforcement officers shouldn’t be anonymous. Ever.
May 12, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Why are ICE agents masked to begin with? Our law enforcement officers shouldn’t be anonymous. Ever.
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Pope Leo: “Let me, therefore, reiterate today the church’s solidarity with journalists who are imprisoned for seeking and reporting the truth. The precious gift of free speech and of the press must be safeguarded.”
May 12, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Pope Leo: “Let me, therefore, reiterate today the church’s solidarity with journalists who are imprisoned for seeking and reporting the truth. The precious gift of free speech and of the press must be safeguarded.”
My take on the new pope.
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New Pope Promises ‘To Be Close to the People He Serves’
The second pontiff from the Americas, but the first from the United States, has been selected to lead the Catholic Church.
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May 12, 2025 at 3:22 PM
My take on the new pope.
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My obit on Francis. Sad day.
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'I Have Never Denied the Eucharist to Anyone' -- Pope Francis Championed a 'Theology of the People'
With the passing of Pope Francis, the world loses one of the most charismatic pontiffs of the last century.
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April 21, 2025 at 6:18 PM
My obit on Francis. Sad day.
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As a former flight attendant, I have wondered whether there was specific training for emergency evacuation (our was quite thorough) of passengers bound at the wrists and ankles. Apparently not.
Inside ICE Air: Flight Attendants on Deportation Planes Say Disaster Is “Only a Matter of Time”
Current and former flight attendants for GlobalX, the private charter airline at the center of Trump’s immigration crackdown, expressed concern about their inability to treat passengers humanely and t...
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April 9, 2025 at 5:33 PM
As a former flight attendant, I have wondered whether there was specific training for emergency evacuation (our was quite thorough) of passengers bound at the wrists and ankles. Apparently not.
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The leadership of Harvard's Center for Middle Eastern Studies have been dismissed for agreeing to sponsor two panels which included speakers critical of Israel's policies in Gaza and Lebanon. www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
Center for Middle Eastern Studies Leaders Dismissed for Alleged Lack of Balance in Events on Palestine, Harvard AAUP Says | News | The Harvard Crimson
Interim Harvard Dean of Social Science David M. Cutler ’87 dismissed the Center for Middle Eastern Studies’ faculty leaders on Wednesday because he felt their programming on Palestine was insufficient...
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April 1, 2025 at 6:15 PM
The leadership of Harvard's Center for Middle Eastern Studies have been dismissed for agreeing to sponsor two panels which included speakers critical of Israel's policies in Gaza and Lebanon. www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
Loved opening the New York Times today and seeing my work in the NYT Book Review.
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March 31, 2025 at 3:06 AM
Loved opening the New York Times today and seeing my work in the NYT Book Review.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/15/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/15/b...
This is incredible. Or not. We are losing our best and brightest because this country no longer respects freedom of speech. Canada’s gain. yaledailynews.com/blog/2025/03...
Three prominent Yale professors depart for Canadian university, citing Trump fears
History department power couple Timothy Snyder and Marci Shore and philosophy professor Jason Stanley will begin teaching at the University of Toronto’s renowned Munk School in fall 2025.
yaledailynews.com
March 30, 2025 at 4:30 AM
This is incredible. Or not. We are losing our best and brightest because this country no longer respects freedom of speech. Canada’s gain. yaledailynews.com/blog/2025/03...
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"The suspension of USAID monies for humanitarian relief is moral theft for the poorest and most desperate men, women and children in our world today...It is unconscionable through any prism of Catholic thought." #CardinalMcElroy #PrayForAmerica
March 29, 2025 at 1:47 AM
"The suspension of USAID monies for humanitarian relief is moral theft for the poorest and most desperate men, women and children in our world today...It is unconscionable through any prism of Catholic thought." #CardinalMcElroy #PrayForAmerica
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Why is Pete Hegseth bringing his wife to top security meetings and hiring his brother at the Pentagon? www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Pete Hegseth’s wife reportedly attended meetings with foreign defense officials
Defense secretary, already under fire for chat group blunder, faces new scrutiny for having wife in high-level meetings
www.theguardian.com
March 29, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Why is Pete Hegseth bringing his wife to top security meetings and hiring his brother at the Pentagon? www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Best thing I've seen on Greenland today. Wish we could get @lindseyhilsum.bsky.social on American TV
JD Vance hits out at Denmark during visit to Greenland
The US Vice President JD Vance has arrived in Greenland for his controversial visit telling Denmark "they had not done a good job". At the same time Donald Trump restated his interest in gaining contr...
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March 29, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Best thing I've seen on Greenland today. Wish we could get @lindseyhilsum.bsky.social on American TV
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The kind of person that kills dogs.
March 28, 2025 at 4:58 PM
The kind of person that kills dogs.
This is the 45th anniversary of the assassination of Mons. Oscar Romero. Also today, news from El Salvador: P. Rogelio has died, the "guerrilla priest" (he was never a combatant) who . courageously ministered to poor civilians throughout the war and to the rebels, who were mostly poor, too.
March 25, 2025 at 2:45 AM
This is the 45th anniversary of the assassination of Mons. Oscar Romero. Also today, news from El Salvador: P. Rogelio has died, the "guerrilla priest" (he was never a combatant) who . courageously ministered to poor civilians throughout the war and to the rebels, who were mostly poor, too.
Thank you Pilar Marrero and Ethnic Media Services for quoting me and referring to my book, Playing God, American Catholic Bishops and the Far Right
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Religious leaders condemn Trump’s treatment of immigrants
Church leaders say Donald Trump's harsh anti-immigrant policies violate the First Amendment's protection of Freedom of Religion.
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March 21, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Thank you Pilar Marrero and Ethnic Media Services for quoting me and referring to my book, Playing God, American Catholic Bishops and the Far Right
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Gracias por citarme y mencionar mi libro, Playing God, American Catholic Bishops and the Far Right
Religious leaders condemn Trump on immigrants
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Religious leaders condemn Trump on immigrants
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March 21, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Gracias por citarme y mencionar mi libro, Playing God, American Catholic Bishops and the Far Right
Religious leaders condemn Trump on immigrants
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Religious leaders condemn Trump on immigrants
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GOOD NEWS: Vatican says Pope’s “clinical conditions are improving. Non-invasive mechanical ventilation has been suspended & need for high-flow oxygen has been reduced. Progress has been made in motor & respiratory therapy. Today, Pope concelebrated Mass for Feast of St. Joseph.”
March 19, 2025 at 6:00 PM
GOOD NEWS: Vatican says Pope’s “clinical conditions are improving. Non-invasive mechanical ventilation has been suspended & need for high-flow oxygen has been reduced. Progress has been made in motor & respiratory therapy. Today, Pope concelebrated Mass for Feast of St. Joseph.”
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You can’t hold the armed forces together this way. Or the country.
“An Army webpage from 2008 that lauded the 60th anniversary of President Harry Truman’s 1948 integration order has disappeared. It was available as recently as last year, web archives show” talkingpointsmemo.com/news/pentago...
Pentagon Removes Webpages Celebrating Racial Integration of the Armed Forces
Several webpages that celebrated the armed forces’ history of racial integration have...
talkingpointsmemo.com
March 20, 2025 at 9:34 PM
You can’t hold the armed forces together this way. Or the country.
And may the wind be always at your back
March 18, 2025 at 12:10 AM
And may the wind be always at your back
One of the best. Now she is gone too, from WaPo.
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Top 'Washington Post' columnist resigns, accusing publisher of killing piece
Washington Post columnist Ruth Marcus resigned today, accusing the paper's publisher of killing her piece on owner Jeff Bezos' overhaul of its opinion pages.
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March 10, 2025 at 11:45 PM
One of the best. Now she is gone too, from WaPo.
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This is one great book. Recommended.
Great deal on Kindle for my biography of the late war correspondent Marie Colvin. Hurry - the deal expires at the end of March!
March 7, 2025 at 4:19 AM
This is one great book. Recommended.
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7/ '"Playing God" traces the history of Catholic conservatism gone extreme'
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Book by @mjmcconahay.bsky.social
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#LeonardLeo #Leo #Thomas #Bannon #Viganò #Strickland #Flynn #Posobiec #christofascism
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February 24, 2025 at 5:55 PM
7/ '"Playing God" traces the history of Catholic conservatism gone extreme'
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Book by @mjmcconahay.bsky.social
cc @katherinestewart.bsky.social
#LeonardLeo #Leo #Thomas #Bannon #Viganò #Strickland #Flynn #Posobiec #christofascism
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US bishops take on Trump administration.
We are unable to continue our work "to care for the thousands of refugees who were welcomed into our country and assigned to the care of the USCCB by the government after being granted legal status,” said USCCB president.
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We are unable to continue our work "to care for the thousands of refugees who were welcomed into our country and assigned to the care of the USCCB by the government after being granted legal status,” said USCCB president.
tinyurl.com/5ax88zkk
US Catholic bishops sue Trump administration for halt in funding for refugee settlement
Catholic bishops are suing the Trump administration over its abrupt halt to funding of refugee resettlement, calling the action unlawful and harmful to newly arrived refugees and to the nation’s large...
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February 19, 2025 at 1:35 AM
US bishops take on Trump administration.
We are unable to continue our work "to care for the thousands of refugees who were welcomed into our country and assigned to the care of the USCCB by the government after being granted legal status,” said USCCB president.
tinyurl.com/5ax88zkk
We are unable to continue our work "to care for the thousands of refugees who were welcomed into our country and assigned to the care of the USCCB by the government after being granted legal status,” said USCCB president.
tinyurl.com/5ax88zkk
my review in @nytimes.com today @jamesvgrimaldi.bsky.social @heidischlumpf.bsky.social @melvillehouse.bsky.social @ncronline.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/15/b...
By Mary Jo McConahay, author, "Playing God: American Catholic Bishops and the Far Right"
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By Mary Jo McConahay, author, "Playing God: American Catholic Bishops and the Far Right"
Book Review: ‘Jesus Wept,’ by Philip Shenon
Philip Shenon’s “Jesus Wept” looks at the church since World War II, with particular focus on the clerical abuse crisis and the ideological battles that followed the Second Vatican Council.
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February 15, 2025 at 11:45 PM
my review in @nytimes.com today @jamesvgrimaldi.bsky.social @heidischlumpf.bsky.social @melvillehouse.bsky.social @ncronline.bsky.social
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By Mary Jo McConahay, author, "Playing God: American Catholic Bishops and the Far Right"
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/15/b...
By Mary Jo McConahay, author, "Playing God: American Catholic Bishops and the Far Right"