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I work with special needs children in a public school. Catholic but no saint.
"War is a defeat for humanity." - Pope St. John Paul II
"War is a defeat for humanity." - Pope St. John Paul II
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"It needs to be said clearly: There are those who systematically work by all means to drive away migrants, and this, when done knowingly and deliberately, is a grave sin." - Pope Francis
Hopefully the cause for canonization of Dorothy Day will move forward under Pope Leo.
Pope Leo at Jubilee Audience: Dorothy Day understood that for too many the dream was a nightmare, and that as a Christian she had to involve herself with workers, with migrants, with those cast aside by an economy that kills." www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news...
Pope at Jubilee Audience: Peace is taking a stand where human dignity is trampled - Vatican News
During his Jubilee Audience on Saturday morning, Pope Leo XIV reflects on Servant of God, Dorothy Day, an American Catholic, who dedicated her life to ...
www.vaticannews.va
November 22, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Hopefully the cause for canonization of Dorothy Day will move forward under Pope Leo.
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If the outcome is in the job description, then the job isn't "judge."
Instead of hiring more immigration judges, the Department of Justice just posted an ad for "deportation judges." join.justice.gov
November 22, 2025 at 3:52 AM
If the outcome is in the job description, then the job isn't "judge."
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There is also the problem where a lot of Christian cultural products are political propaganda on top of religious propaganda. You rarely have to worry about a Christian movie not featuring the main character turning to the camera and saying what kind of conservative he is.
November 21, 2025 at 3:41 PM
There is also the problem where a lot of Christian cultural products are political propaganda on top of religious propaganda. You rarely have to worry about a Christian movie not featuring the main character turning to the camera and saying what kind of conservative he is.
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Pax Christi USA will hold weekly online prayer services on Mondays during Advent -- December 1, 8, 15, and 22. Sign up to join us, 8:30-9 PM Eastern. Find the Zoom registration link on our website.
Join us Monday evenings throughout Advent for evening prayer with the Pax Christi USA community
All members of the Pax Christi USA community are invited to join us for the Pax Christi USA Community weekly Advent prayer service, Mondays, 8:30-9pm ET, on Dec. 1, 8, 15, and 22. Join with members of the Pax Christi USA family from around the nation for a short evening prayer service with readings, reflections, the lighting of the Advent candles, and more.
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November 18, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Pax Christi USA will hold weekly online prayer services on Mondays during Advent -- December 1, 8, 15, and 22. Sign up to join us, 8:30-9 PM Eastern. Find the Zoom registration link on our website.
Just as I thought.
Historians Admit To Inventing Ancient Greeks https://theonion.com/historians-admit-to-inventing-ancient-greeks-1819571808/
November 19, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Just as I thought.
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Leo has agreed in principle to throw out the first pitch at a new White Sox stadium. “Schedule permitting.”
Well, that's an image. chicago.suntimes.com/pope-leo-xiv...
White Sox co-owner Justin Ishbia meets Pope Leo XIV — and invites him to throw first pitch at new stadium
The team's possible future chairman told the Sun-Times he asked their most famous fan "to bless the stadium" that Ishbia hopes to help bring to the South Side.
chicago.suntimes.com
November 19, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Leo has agreed in principle to throw out the first pitch at a new White Sox stadium. “Schedule permitting.”
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I checked out that interview. He also says that those movies are basically commercials for a certain brand of Christianity, so they don't grapple with issues of faith. Good stuff
November 16, 2025 at 11:02 PM
I checked out that interview. He also says that those movies are basically commercials for a certain brand of Christianity, so they don't grapple with issues of faith. Good stuff
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Can a Christian Thanksgiving really ignore who is missing from the table this year? Can it ignore the dispossessed? The forcibly disappeared migrants? The victims of greed and exploitation? To paraphrase Richard Rohr: we deny our monotheism if we deny the dignity of any human being.
November 16, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Can a Christian Thanksgiving really ignore who is missing from the table this year? Can it ignore the dispossessed? The forcibly disappeared migrants? The victims of greed and exploitation? To paraphrase Richard Rohr: we deny our monotheism if we deny the dignity of any human being.
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Bishop Flores Emerges as a National Catholic Voice Rooted in Service to the Poor
A border-diocese bishop rises to national leadership
A border-diocese bishop rises to national leadership
Bishop Flores Emerges as a National Catholic Voice Rooted in Service to the Poor
Texas Border Business Texas Border Business November 13, 2025- Yesterday, the U.S. bishops elected Bishop Daniel Flores of Brownsville as their new vice president. Flores, a member of Catholic Extensi...
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November 15, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Bishop Flores Emerges as a National Catholic Voice Rooted in Service to the Poor
A border-diocese bishop rises to national leadership
A border-diocese bishop rises to national leadership
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On the other hand...for the bishops to list all these outrages in a matter-of-fact "this is happening" way may be a good first step in educating Catholics who still, somehow, believe we once had "open borders" and now have sober and necessary enforcement of immigration law. They need to see reality.
November 14, 2025 at 2:02 PM
On the other hand...for the bishops to list all these outrages in a matter-of-fact "this is happening" way may be a good first step in educating Catholics who still, somehow, believe we once had "open borders" and now have sober and necessary enforcement of immigration law. They need to see reality.
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E.G., if your position is something other than "people have a right to migrate" "asylum is a human right" "our society has an obligation to welcome the stranger" "every human deserves the full protection of the law" then you are not in accord with Catholic teaching and you better fix your soul!
November 14, 2025 at 12:38 PM
E.G., if your position is something other than "people have a right to migrate" "asylum is a human right" "our society has an obligation to welcome the stranger" "every human deserves the full protection of the law" then you are not in accord with Catholic teaching and you better fix your soul!
“War is never holy; only peace is holy, because it is willed by God.” - Pope Leo XIV
November 14, 2025 at 2:33 AM
“War is never holy; only peace is holy, because it is willed by God.” - Pope Leo XIV
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It's a little mean to do this to Greg this year because he's recovering from shoulder surgery, but it's a long tradition to fill his November and December with wild feats of impossible logistics to get kids who rely on school breakfast/lunch fed over winter break.
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11th ANNUAL
BULL CITY FOODRAISER
FUNDRAISING THREAD
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It's that time again! 🦃 For the 11th year in a row, we need your help providing groceries to 5,100+ schoolkids!
➡️ GoFundMe: www.gofundme.com/f/11th-annua...
➡️ PPGF: www.paypal.com/US/fundraise...
(Plus other donation options in thread!)
11th ANNUAL
BULL CITY FOODRAISER
FUNDRAISING THREAD
***
It's that time again! 🦃 For the 11th year in a row, we need your help providing groceries to 5,100+ schoolkids!
➡️ GoFundMe: www.gofundme.com/f/11th-annua...
➡️ PPGF: www.paypal.com/US/fundraise...
(Plus other donation options in thread!)
November 13, 2025 at 5:48 AM
It's a little mean to do this to Greg this year because he's recovering from shoulder surgery, but it's a long tradition to fill his November and December with wild feats of impossible logistics to get kids who rely on school breakfast/lunch fed over winter break.
"Are we standing at the threshold of a new era, or will human beings sooner or later bring about their own extinction through the introduction of artificial forms of life? Will we degenerate into mere simulations that no longer recognize human dignity?"
www.vaticannews.va/en/vatican-c...
www.vaticannews.va/en/vatican-c...
Cardinal Parolin: Protect the dignity of children in the age of AI - Vatican News
In a message to an international conference in Rome, Cardinal Pietro Parolin warns that humanity risks “its own extinction” if artificial life forms ...
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November 13, 2025 at 1:54 AM
"Are we standing at the threshold of a new era, or will human beings sooner or later bring about their own extinction through the introduction of artificial forms of life? Will we degenerate into mere simulations that no longer recognize human dignity?"
www.vaticannews.va/en/vatican-c...
www.vaticannews.va/en/vatican-c...
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Pope John Paul II, in his 1999 letter to artists, distinguishes creating and crafting; only God can create from nothing, to craft is to manipulate what is already present
He states that artists, made in the image & likeness of God, are able to participate in true creativity.
AI cannot.
He states that artists, made in the image & likeness of God, are able to participate in true creativity.
AI cannot.
November 9, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Pope John Paul II, in his 1999 letter to artists, distinguishes creating and crafting; only God can create from nothing, to craft is to manipulate what is already present
He states that artists, made in the image & likeness of God, are able to participate in true creativity.
AI cannot.
He states that artists, made in the image & likeness of God, are able to participate in true creativity.
AI cannot.
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Pax Christi USA 1998 Teacher of Peace Kathy Kelly writes about the ongoing misery in Gaza and the need for honest reporting about the scale of the damage inflicted on the people, the infrastructure, and the land. Despite the ceasefire, the onslaught continues and aid is held back in a chokehold.
Winter is coming to Gaza
By Kathy KellyPax Christi USA 1998 Teacher of Peace The most urgent task, to end genocide, requires truthful coverage about Israel’s war crimes. On Saturday, November 8, 2025, Dan Perry wrote in The Jerusalem Post about Israel's projected lifting of the media blockade on Gaza. Perry laments that Israeli censorship has left all reporting of the atrocity in the hands of Palestinians, who refuse to be silent.
paxchristiusa.org
November 11, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Pax Christi USA 1998 Teacher of Peace Kathy Kelly writes about the ongoing misery in Gaza and the need for honest reporting about the scale of the damage inflicted on the people, the infrastructure, and the land. Despite the ceasefire, the onslaught continues and aid is held back in a chokehold.
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WILL THE SUPREME COURT AGREE THAT IT WOULD IRREVOCABLY INJURE THE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENCY AND ARTICLE II OF THE CONSTITUTION TO INSIST THAT PROMISED MONEY BE MADE AVAILABLE TO STARVING CHILDREN
Thank you for your attention to this matter
Thank you for your attention to this matter
November 8, 2025 at 12:01 AM
WILL THE SUPREME COURT AGREE THAT IT WOULD IRREVOCABLY INJURE THE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENCY AND ARTICLE II OF THE CONSTITUTION TO INSIST THAT PROMISED MONEY BE MADE AVAILABLE TO STARVING CHILDREN
Thank you for your attention to this matter
Thank you for your attention to this matter
"Come now, you rich, weep and wail over your impending miseries... You have lived on earth in luxury and pleasure; you have fattened your hearts for the day of slaughter." - James 5
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Elon Musk wins $1 trillion pay package tying him to Tesla for a decade
In an era of skyrocketing CEO pay, the award is unprecedented. The deal sets up Elon Musk to become the world’s first trillionaire.
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November 7, 2025 at 12:49 AM
"Come now, you rich, weep and wail over your impending miseries... You have lived on earth in luxury and pleasure; you have fattened your hearts for the day of slaughter." - James 5
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
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Pax Christi International has announced that El Paso's Bishop Mark Seitz is the recipient of its 2025 peace prize, in recognition of Bishop Seitz's work for justice for immigrants. Special recognition is given to Annunciation House, Hope Border Institute, and Las Americas Immigrant Advocacy Center.
Pax Christi International awards 2025 peace prize to Bishop Seitz, with special recognition to others
Pax Christi International, based in Brussels, has awarded its 2025 peace prize to Bishop Mark Seitz of the Diocese of El Paso, Texas, in recognition of his years of work protecting the rights of migrants along the US-Mexico border and beyond. Bishop Seitz has made it clear that the commitment of the Catholic Church in the United States is to defend and protect immigrants, and to highlight the values and contributions that immigrants bring to our country, beginning with their deep faith: “There is a prophetic dimension to this work… Our solidarity must be visible… The way of love cannot be hidden under a bushel basket.
paxchristiusa.org
October 13, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Pax Christi International has announced that El Paso's Bishop Mark Seitz is the recipient of its 2025 peace prize, in recognition of Bishop Seitz's work for justice for immigrants. Special recognition is given to Annunciation House, Hope Border Institute, and Las Americas Immigrant Advocacy Center.
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Pope Leo at Angelus: “The peace agreement has gifted a spark of hope in the Holy Land. I encourage the involved parties to courageously continue the path outlined towards a just, lasting peace that respects the legitimate aspirations of the Israeli and Palestinian people.”
October 12, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Pope Leo at Angelus: “The peace agreement has gifted a spark of hope in the Holy Land. I encourage the involved parties to courageously continue the path outlined towards a just, lasting peace that respects the legitimate aspirations of the Israeli and Palestinian people.”
This is such a good point. Neglect of the poor negatively effects everyone, if not economically then politically.
“If politicians and professionals do not listen to the poor democracy atrophies, turns into a slogan, a formality; it loses its representative character and becomes disembodied, since it leaves out the people in their daily struggle for dignity, in the building of their future.” - Pope in Dilexi te
October 9, 2025 at 9:44 PM
This is such a good point. Neglect of the poor negatively effects everyone, if not economically then politically.
Pope Leo XIV urges support for Trump's Gaza peace plan. I hope Trump is motivated by the carrot of a Nobel Peace Prize rather than a scheme to turn Gaza into a Mediterranean resort. Leo's backing gives the plan legitimacy.
www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news...
www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news...
Pope calls on world leaders to commit to Gaza peace deal - Vatican News
Speaking at the close of Mass in St Peter’s Square, Pope Leo condemns both the “immense suffering” of Gazans and the rise of “antisemitic hatred” ...
www.vaticannews.va
October 5, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Pope Leo XIV urges support for Trump's Gaza peace plan. I hope Trump is motivated by the carrot of a Nobel Peace Prize rather than a scheme to turn Gaza into a Mediterranean resort. Leo's backing gives the plan legitimacy.
www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news...
www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news...
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One of the most common consequences of spiritual sadness is to choose nothing. The person who experiences it is seized by an interior laziness that is worse than death. To hope, on the other hand, is to choose.” - Pope Leo
October 4, 2025 at 12:22 PM
One of the most common consequences of spiritual sadness is to choose nothing. The person who experiences it is seized by an interior laziness that is worse than death. To hope, on the other hand, is to choose.” - Pope Leo