Patti Gibbons
@pattigibbons.bsky.social
Spiritual Director, doctoral student, Penelope's Nana, Mets fan, disability and lay ministry advocate. Mission: Love people.
"Society in every state is a blessing, but government even in its best state is but a necessary evil; in its worst state an intolerable one." – Thomas Paine, Common Sense
September 19, 2025 at 12:10 AM
"Society in every state is a blessing, but government even in its best state is but a necessary evil; in its worst state an intolerable one." – Thomas Paine, Common Sense
"When the politicians complain that TV turns the proceedings into a circus, it should be made clear that the circus was already there, and that TV has merely demonstrated that not all the performers are well trained."
– Edward R. Murrow
– Edward R. Murrow
September 18, 2025 at 12:51 AM
"When the politicians complain that TV turns the proceedings into a circus, it should be made clear that the circus was already there, and that TV has merely demonstrated that not all the performers are well trained."
– Edward R. Murrow
– Edward R. Murrow
The most stressful part of traveling for me - a person with a mostly hidden disability - is the sighs/grumbling, an often outright hostility about my walking speed. From airports to sidewalks, I'm already trying to stay to the side. Yet, that has little impact on the behavior of others. Be kinder.
August 12, 2025 at 2:52 PM
The most stressful part of traveling for me - a person with a mostly hidden disability - is the sighs/grumbling, an often outright hostility about my walking speed. From airports to sidewalks, I'm already trying to stay to the side. Yet, that has little impact on the behavior of others. Be kinder.
Looking at the residency dates and project deadlines for my now in-progress D.Min. is making the next 3 years evaporate. 🫣 I'm excited and fully aware of this adventure gathering speed. 🎢
August 9, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Looking at the residency dates and project deadlines for my now in-progress D.Min. is making the next 3 years evaporate. 🫣 I'm excited and fully aware of this adventure gathering speed. 🎢
It's not freedom if there's an if...
June 19, 2025 at 3:18 PM
It's not freedom if there's an if...
I see what you're doing here, CNN. News analysis by Broadway play is spectacular turnabout of the fairest kind. #GoodNightandGoodLuck
June 7, 2025 at 11:06 PM
I see what you're doing here, CNN. News analysis by Broadway play is spectacular turnabout of the fairest kind. #GoodNightandGoodLuck
Hanging with the procrastination crew today 😋
May 1, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Hanging with the procrastination crew today 😋
Every once in a while, I get to guest teach a seminar, customizing details to the context. Tonight, I'm excited to give a presentation/experience on labyrinths to an EFM cohort which has just read Bp. Steven Charkeston's book _The Four Vision Quests of Jesus_. I love the mix of cultures in this.
April 29, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Every once in a while, I get to guest teach a seminar, customizing details to the context. Tonight, I'm excited to give a presentation/experience on labyrinths to an EFM cohort which has just read Bp. Steven Charkeston's book _The Four Vision Quests of Jesus_. I love the mix of cultures in this.
"Happy Holy Week, here's your syllabus!" (I am absolutely excited to have a syllabus. I am also trying to stay focused on the sermon I need to preach tonight and the events marking the next few days.) But... it's HERE! 🤓📚
April 17, 2025 at 4:56 PM
"Happy Holy Week, here's your syllabus!" (I am absolutely excited to have a syllabus. I am also trying to stay focused on the sermon I need to preach tonight and the events marking the next few days.) But... it's HERE! 🤓📚
I'm never more of a sacramental kid than during Holy Week, but today was just extra special. My 26-month-old granddaughter, who was baptized at the Great Vigil 2 years ago, received the Eucharist for the first time today, Palm Sunday. She will never recall a time she didn't share in the table. Joy.
April 13, 2025 at 6:31 PM
I'm never more of a sacramental kid than during Holy Week, but today was just extra special. My 26-month-old granddaughter, who was baptized at the Great Vigil 2 years ago, received the Eucharist for the first time today, Palm Sunday. She will never recall a time she didn't share in the table. Joy.
It's like doing surgery by machete.
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Dow drops 1,100 as US stock market leads a worldwide sell-off following Trump's tariff announcement
Financial markets around the world are reeling following President Donald Trump’s latest...
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April 3, 2025 at 1:53 PM
It's like doing surgery by machete.
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Our voice, @booker.senate.gov, is on an absolute roll as he is minutes from 20 hours of filibuster. In the earliest days of this administration, I wrote and called my delegation asking them to do their sworn duty to defend our Republic. Sen. Booker is marshaling that effort. Finally.
April 1, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Our voice, @booker.senate.gov, is on an absolute roll as he is minutes from 20 hours of filibuster. In the earliest days of this administration, I wrote and called my delegation asking them to do their sworn duty to defend our Republic. Sen. Booker is marshaling that effort. Finally.
I'm in tears listening to @booker.senate.gov read "Lift Every Voice" in the 14th? hour of his filibuster. He's doing the reasonable work of the people. I appreciate seeing Senate colleagues step up.
April 1, 2025 at 1:28 PM
I'm in tears listening to @booker.senate.gov read "Lift Every Voice" in the 14th? hour of his filibuster. He's doing the reasonable work of the people. I appreciate seeing Senate colleagues step up.
I met up with a friend yesterday, as people do. We decided to sit on a park bench since it was 60⁰ and sunny. As we talked, a (boomer aged) man we did not know walked up to us, having apparently overheard that we were talking about the bible just then. Without so much as an introduction 🧵
March 21, 2025 at 2:18 PM
I met up with a friend yesterday, as people do. We decided to sit on a park bench since it was 60⁰ and sunny. As we talked, a (boomer aged) man we did not know walked up to us, having apparently overheard that we were talking about the bible just then. Without so much as an introduction 🧵
Most of the time, a "quick question" is only quick to ask, not to answer. Unless you've considered the labor of the reply, maybe don't characterize the ask that way?
March 19, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Most of the time, a "quick question" is only quick to ask, not to answer. Unless you've considered the labor of the reply, maybe don't characterize the ask that way?
It's that time of year when our area can experience all the seasons in the same 24 hours. This Thursday-Friday morning, it will go from cool to warm to cold and snow. Come on, spring, keep trying!
March 18, 2025 at 9:56 PM
It's that time of year when our area can experience all the seasons in the same 24 hours. This Thursday-Friday morning, it will go from cool to warm to cold and snow. Come on, spring, keep trying!
"If we're a society that's suppressing art, we're a society that is afraid of what it might reveal about itself. If we're suppressing music, we're suppressing emotions, we're suppressing expression... 🧵1/2
Retired service band members united to play in concert with young musicians after their show was canceled due to President Trump’s executive order ending DEI programs. https://cbsn.ws/4iaHcKm
March 17, 2025 at 2:07 PM
"If we're a society that's suppressing art, we're a society that is afraid of what it might reveal about itself. If we're suppressing music, we're suppressing emotions, we're suppressing expression... 🧵1/2
I plan to vote for Chuck to lose his job. (He doesn't respond to my calls or emails.)
UPDATE: Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-NY, said he plans to vote for a Republican bill to fund the government through September, paving the way for other Democrats to join him.
Senate Democrats signal plans to advance GOP bill to avoid a government shutdown
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-NY, said he plans to vote for a Republican bill to fund the government through September, paving the way for other Democrats to join him.
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March 13, 2025 at 11:22 PM
I plan to vote for Chuck to lose his job. (He doesn't respond to my calls or emails.)
I'm kinda proud of residents of my city today.
Protesters confronted President Trump’s border czar on Wednesday over the arrest of Mahmoud Khalil, a permanent legal resident of the U.S. who recently graduated from Columbia University and had helped lead high-profile campus protests against Israel’s war in Gaza. nyti.ms/4hwKarg
March 12, 2025 at 11:45 PM
I'm kinda proud of residents of my city today.
Need a little pure joy? Here is my 2/yr old granddaughter playing with a sea otter.
March 10, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Need a little pure joy? Here is my 2/yr old granddaughter playing with a sea otter.
A breath prayer for Ash Wednesday.
March 5, 2025 at 9:18 PM
A breath prayer for Ash Wednesday.
If you're planning to participate in the Amazon boycott next week, here's a map of that territory.
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Everything Owned by Amazon
Amazon is one of the most well-known and influential companies in the world.
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March 5, 2025 at 2:09 PM
If you're planning to participate in the Amazon boycott next week, here's a map of that territory.
www.smbcompass.com/everything-o...
www.smbcompass.com/everything-o...
I appreciate the trust my Rector places in me, inviting me to preach ~6-8 times a year. Not only on the typical low Sundays, but also during Advent, Lent, and Holy Week. It is a treasure to me, except for one part... 1/2
March 3, 2025 at 11:25 PM
I appreciate the trust my Rector places in me, inviting me to preach ~6-8 times a year. Not only on the typical low Sundays, but also during Advent, Lent, and Holy Week. It is a treasure to me, except for one part... 1/2
I'm just catching up to the EO pardon of Pete Rose. He served time (a few months) for tax related convictions. So, posthumously expunging that record? OK. It doesn't clear him of breaking the MLB baseball betting rules. Yes, he was a great player. But... this doesn't change that.
March 2, 2025 at 2:08 AM
I'm just catching up to the EO pardon of Pete Rose. He served time (a few months) for tax related convictions. So, posthumously expunging that record? OK. It doesn't clear him of breaking the MLB baseball betting rules. Yes, he was a great player. But... this doesn't change that.