Tom Galloway
@railgrindr.bsky.social
Follower of Jesus, Recovering Seminarian, Widowed Grandfather Retired Locomotive Engineer, Union and Democratic Party Activist
Light
As we begin Advent, we are reminded of our common vocation as Christians: to be Christ’s light in a dark world...
As we begin Advent, we are reminded of our common vocation as Christians: to be Christ’s light in a dark world...
December 2, 2025 at 4:55 AM
Light
As we begin Advent, we are reminded of our common vocation as Christians: to be Christ’s light in a dark world...
As we begin Advent, we are reminded of our common vocation as Christians: to be Christ’s light in a dark world...
(2) Let us pray for the grace and courage to cast away the works of darkness, and put on the armor of light, that we may be equipped to do the work God has given us to do.
Br. Lain Wilson, SSJE
Br. Lain Wilson, SSJE
December 2, 2025 at 4:55 AM
(2) Let us pray for the grace and courage to cast away the works of darkness, and put on the armor of light, that we may be equipped to do the work God has given us to do.
Br. Lain Wilson, SSJE
Br. Lain Wilson, SSJE
Reposted by Tom Galloway
It was, at the least, an extra-judicial killing or murder. Here's the full legal analysis. www.justsecurity.org/125948/illeg...
Unlawful Orders and Killing Shipwrecked Boat Strike Survivors: An Expert Backgrounder
An expert backgrounder on the reported Hegseth "no quarter" order to kill everyone aboard a suspected drug boat in the Caribbean on Sept. 2.
www.justsecurity.org
December 1, 2025 at 10:06 PM
It was, at the least, an extra-judicial killing or murder. Here's the full legal analysis. www.justsecurity.org/125948/illeg...
Rabbit! Rabbit!!!
December 1, 2025 at 5:46 AM
Rabbit! Rabbit!!!
Possessions
Our ultimate treasure, the end for which we have been given the gift of life, is in God. And therefore everything in life – every relationship, every distinction or responsibility, every ability, every trinket or property to which we have been entrusted – are not our possessions...
Our ultimate treasure, the end for which we have been given the gift of life, is in God. And therefore everything in life – every relationship, every distinction or responsibility, every ability, every trinket or property to which we have been entrusted – are not our possessions...
November 29, 2025 at 4:40 AM
Possessions
Our ultimate treasure, the end for which we have been given the gift of life, is in God. And therefore everything in life – every relationship, every distinction or responsibility, every ability, every trinket or property to which we have been entrusted – are not our possessions...
Our ultimate treasure, the end for which we have been given the gift of life, is in God. And therefore everything in life – every relationship, every distinction or responsibility, every ability, every trinket or property to which we have been entrusted – are not our possessions...
(2) They are temporary means to realize our end, which is “to know God, and to love God, and to serve God.”
Br. Curtis Almquist, SSJE
Br. Curtis Almquist, SSJE
November 29, 2025 at 4:39 AM
(2) They are temporary means to realize our end, which is “to know God, and to love God, and to serve God.”
Br. Curtis Almquist, SSJE
Br. Curtis Almquist, SSJE
Thanksgiving
Even though tried by misunderstanding, hardship, persecution, and martyrdom, our ancestors in faith sought to live in continual thanksgiving to God. Their firm conviction did not seek to deny the troubles of the present...
Even though tried by misunderstanding, hardship, persecution, and martyrdom, our ancestors in faith sought to live in continual thanksgiving to God. Their firm conviction did not seek to deny the troubles of the present...
November 28, 2025 at 5:22 AM
Thanksgiving
Even though tried by misunderstanding, hardship, persecution, and martyrdom, our ancestors in faith sought to live in continual thanksgiving to God. Their firm conviction did not seek to deny the troubles of the present...
Even though tried by misunderstanding, hardship, persecution, and martyrdom, our ancestors in faith sought to live in continual thanksgiving to God. Their firm conviction did not seek to deny the troubles of the present...
(2) Yet, by the continual offering of thanks, they passed through trials blessing the “goodness and loving-kindness” of God, who created and preserves us with the gift of life.
Br. Jonathan Maury, SSJE
Br. Jonathan Maury, SSJE
November 28, 2025 at 5:22 AM
(2) Yet, by the continual offering of thanks, they passed through trials blessing the “goodness and loving-kindness” of God, who created and preserves us with the gift of life.
Br. Jonathan Maury, SSJE
Br. Jonathan Maury, SSJE
Reposted by Tom Galloway
November 27, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Gratitude
This holiday season, if you’re finding fault in another, holding onto hurt, or wanting to throw someone out, consider the question: What have you received? Act from your gratitude and experiences of mercy, forgiveness, and love...
This holiday season, if you’re finding fault in another, holding onto hurt, or wanting to throw someone out, consider the question: What have you received? Act from your gratitude and experiences of mercy, forgiveness, and love...
November 27, 2025 at 4:11 AM
Gratitude
This holiday season, if you’re finding fault in another, holding onto hurt, or wanting to throw someone out, consider the question: What have you received? Act from your gratitude and experiences of mercy, forgiveness, and love...
This holiday season, if you’re finding fault in another, holding onto hurt, or wanting to throw someone out, consider the question: What have you received? Act from your gratitude and experiences of mercy, forgiveness, and love...
(2)Abiding with one another helps, heals, and preserves the whole body.
Br. Luke Ditewig, SSJE
Br. Luke Ditewig, SSJE
November 27, 2025 at 4:11 AM
(2)Abiding with one another helps, heals, and preserves the whole body.
Br. Luke Ditewig, SSJE
Br. Luke Ditewig, SSJE
Await
As we approach the season of Advent and a new liturgical year, and as we look around us and see all that seems broken or hurting, we await our savior’s second advent with hope. Where we are now is not all there is for us.
Br. Lain Wilson, SSJE
As we approach the season of Advent and a new liturgical year, and as we look around us and see all that seems broken or hurting, we await our savior’s second advent with hope. Where we are now is not all there is for us.
Br. Lain Wilson, SSJE
November 26, 2025 at 4:49 AM
Await
As we approach the season of Advent and a new liturgical year, and as we look around us and see all that seems broken or hurting, we await our savior’s second advent with hope. Where we are now is not all there is for us.
Br. Lain Wilson, SSJE
As we approach the season of Advent and a new liturgical year, and as we look around us and see all that seems broken or hurting, we await our savior’s second advent with hope. Where we are now is not all there is for us.
Br. Lain Wilson, SSJE
Faith
We all want to feel well and to be made well. Jesus makes it clear what makes us well. Faith. Faith is that unrelenting belief in God. That constant returning day after day to the grace of God...
We all want to feel well and to be made well. Jesus makes it clear what makes us well. Faith. Faith is that unrelenting belief in God. That constant returning day after day to the grace of God...
November 25, 2025 at 5:16 AM
Faith
We all want to feel well and to be made well. Jesus makes it clear what makes us well. Faith. Faith is that unrelenting belief in God. That constant returning day after day to the grace of God...
We all want to feel well and to be made well. Jesus makes it clear what makes us well. Faith. Faith is that unrelenting belief in God. That constant returning day after day to the grace of God...
(2) That belief that there is something far greater than ourselves. We abide in our faith because it is our lifeblood; it is the thing that makes us feel alive.
Br. Jack Crowley, SSJE
Br. Jack Crowley, SSJE
November 25, 2025 at 5:16 AM
(2) That belief that there is something far greater than ourselves. We abide in our faith because it is our lifeblood; it is the thing that makes us feel alive.
Br. Jack Crowley, SSJE
Br. Jack Crowley, SSJE
Reposted by Tom Galloway
King
Jesus did not seize his right to be king. Neither did he abdicate the kingship entrusted to him by refusing to drink the cup of his Passion. Emptied of any self-will, yet supremely possessing his own volition, he offered himself to save us...
Jesus did not seize his right to be king. Neither did he abdicate the kingship entrusted to him by refusing to drink the cup of his Passion. Emptied of any self-will, yet supremely possessing his own volition, he offered himself to save us...
November 23, 2025 at 5:25 AM
King
Jesus did not seize his right to be king. Neither did he abdicate the kingship entrusted to him by refusing to drink the cup of his Passion. Emptied of any self-will, yet supremely possessing his own volition, he offered himself to save us...
Jesus did not seize his right to be king. Neither did he abdicate the kingship entrusted to him by refusing to drink the cup of his Passion. Emptied of any self-will, yet supremely possessing his own volition, he offered himself to save us...