John Ata
@tanager21.bsky.social
Retired computer professional, Secular Franciscan, Roman Catholic
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John Ata
@tanager21.bsky.social
· Nov 12
Gaudium et spes
Pastoral Constitution on the Church in the Modern Word: Gaudium et spes
www.vatican.va
“Any act of war aimed indiscriminately at the destruction of entire cities of extensive areas along with their population is a crime against God and man himself. It merits unequivocal and unhesitating condemnation.”
www.vatican.va/archive/hist...
www.vatican.va/archive/hist...
From today’s 1st reading: “for the life was made visible; we have seen it and testify to it and proclaim to you the eternal life that was with the Father and was made visible to us” <1 John 1:2>
December 27, 2025 at 2:42 PM
From today’s 1st reading: “for the life was made visible; we have seen it and testify to it and proclaim to you the eternal life that was with the Father and was made visible to us” <1 John 1:2>
From today’s 1st reading: “Stephen, filled with grace and power, was working great wonders and signs among the people.” <Acts 6:8>
December 26, 2025 at 3:37 PM
From today’s 1st reading: “Stephen, filled with grace and power, was working great wonders and signs among the people.” <Acts 6:8>
December 25, 2025 at 4:19 PM
December 25, 2025 at 4:10 PM
December 25, 2025 at 4:08 PM
From today’s Gospel: “And the Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us, and we saw his glory, the glory as of the Father’s only Son, full of grace and truth.” <John 1:14>
December 25, 2025 at 4:06 PM
From today’s Gospel: “And the Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us, and we saw his glory, the glory as of the Father’s only Son, full of grace and truth.” <John 1:14>
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The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 1/5
December 23, 2025 at 1:28 AM
The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 1/5
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It stands.
Free, proud, and strong.
Greetings from Kyiv
to the sane part of the world.
Free, proud, and strong.
Greetings from Kyiv
to the sane part of the world.
December 23, 2025 at 4:00 PM
It stands.
Free, proud, and strong.
Greetings from Kyiv
to the sane part of the world.
Free, proud, and strong.
Greetings from Kyiv
to the sane part of the world.
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⚡️Ukraine war latest live: Ukrainian drone destroys Russian Grad rocket launcher in Donetsk Oblast.
Ukraine war latest updates: Nearly 100 Russian troops enter Hrabovske, Sumy Oblast, in 'sudden' attack (6)
Live coverage of Russia’s war against Ukraine with breaking news and frontline updates, updated 6 times today. Around 100 Russian soldiers entered the village of Hrabovske in Sumy Oblast and attempted...
kyivindependent.com
December 23, 2025 at 4:09 PM
⚡️Ukraine war latest live: Ukrainian drone destroys Russian Grad rocket launcher in Donetsk Oblast.
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Venezuela policy keeps getting sold as regime change. In reality, it’s pressure without a plan, capped by a “Trump-class” golden fleet of ships offered as branding and distraction for the absence of strategy. What happens if they actually succeed? Who owns the aftermath?
Venezuela and the Cost of Pretending Pressure Is Strategy
I believed in “Libertad” once, too. Here’s what comes after the slogans.
www.livingitwitholiviatroye.com
December 23, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Venezuela policy keeps getting sold as regime change. In reality, it’s pressure without a plan, capped by a “Trump-class” golden fleet of ships offered as branding and distraction for the absence of strategy. What happens if they actually succeed? Who owns the aftermath?
Today’s Gospel acclamation: “O King of all nations and keystone of the Church; come and save man, whom you formed from the dust!”
December 23, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Today’s Gospel acclamation: “O King of all nations and keystone of the Church; come and save man, whom you formed from the dust!”
December 22, 2025 at 5:45 PM
December 22, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Today’s Gospel acclamation: “O King of all nations and keystone of the Church; come and save man, whom you formed from the dust!”
December 22, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Today’s Gospel acclamation: “O King of all nations and keystone of the Church; come and save man, whom you formed from the dust!”
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A very good overview of a critical voting case set to be heard in SCOTUS next Spring. My law firm and I are defending this right for states to count these mail-in ballots from a lawsuit filed by the RNC. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/21/u...
How the Supreme Court’s Mail-In Ballot Ruling Could Affect Voters
www.nytimes.com
December 21, 2025 at 2:08 PM
A very good overview of a critical voting case set to be heard in SCOTUS next Spring. My law firm and I are defending this right for states to count these mail-in ballots from a lawsuit filed by the RNC. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/21/u...
Today’s Gospel acclamation: “The virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and they shall name him Emmanuel.” <Matthew 1:23>
December 21, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Today’s Gospel acclamation: “The virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and they shall name him Emmanuel.” <Matthew 1:23>
Today’s Gospel acclamation: “O Key of David, opening the gates of God's eternal Kingdom: come and free the prisoners of darkness!”
December 20, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Today’s Gospel acclamation: “O Key of David, opening the gates of God's eternal Kingdom: come and free the prisoners of darkness!”