The Magnificast

For my young comrades One plus a friend plus a friend plus a friend don't say that makes four the whole is greater than the sum of its parts small numbers mean friendship large ones revolution Begin with what you can count on your fingers for a friend does not dominate a friend always has time or knows someone else who does a friend always finds an answer or knows someone else who will a friend is always competent or will find someone else who is Small numbers provide a network large ones build the new city

By German theologian Dorothee Sölle, from Of War and Love (1983)

A scene from. Chick track. A kid is saying "hey friend, remember all those things you told me? You were wronged. You goofed!

Remember when Trump said he was trying to go to heaven?

He goofed.

We love these guys

It's always "the bible is clear..." until it says something they don't like.

Shout out to James and his cat for the pics!

Enough is enough in Sojourners magazine

Enough is enough in Sojourners magazine

Enough is enough in Sojourners magazine

Enough is enough in Sojourners magazine and cat

An excerpt from the first chapter of our forthcoming book was in Sojourners this month!

You can read it online!

sojo.net/magazine/mar...

Just a reminder to everyone doing the Mark Wahlberg 40 day challenge: Sundays are feast days!

Lent is the time of year Christians emulate Jesus who, in the desert, Christmogged Satan and showed us all how to holinessmax

Folks, what if we gave up capitalism for lent...and then also for the rest of our lives.

He gave up showering for lent

Mark wahlberg with ashes in his forehead. Chyron reads Mark Wahlberg's 40 day challenege

It's day 2 of Mark Wahlberg's 40 day challenge!

Pre-order now: Enough is Enough: Degrowth, Capitalism, and Liberation Theology Pre-order from Fortress Press Pre-order from bookshop.org Buy it somewhere else, but review it on Amazon What’s the book about? Capitalism’s excessive patterns of production and consump…

Pre-order the book when you're done reading

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While Christianity facilitated the emergence of capitalism, it never did so without internal opposition. Christians on the underside of capitalism speaking up for themselves and the lives of oppressed people have always found conflict with other Christians privileging the imperative of economic growth at all costs. Degrowth prompts us to rediscover the prophetic critiques of growth and the communitarian commitments, the other tools within Christianity, that could destabilize the idol of economic growth.

Go to @sojo.net and read the new excerpt from Enough is Enough: Degrowth, Capitalism, and liberation Theology

sojo.net/magazine/mar...

A New Book Smashes Idols of Economic Growth This excerpt from ‘Enough is Enough: Degrowth, Capitalism, and Liberation Theology’ makes the case for faithful resistance to wanting more and more.

Folks, want an excerpt from the book @deandettloff.bsky.social and I wrote?

Look no further than @sojo.net

sojo.net/magazine/mar...

Lent is the time of year Christians emulate Jesus who, in the desert, Christmogged Satan and showed us all how to holinessmax

Chat, are you ready for the first day of lent?

Bones from Santa Maria della Concezione dei Cappuccini in Rome

Bones from Santa Maria della Concezione dei Cappuccini in Rome

Good morning. You came from dust and, someday you'll be dust again!

But before that, you'll be bones!

Bones from Santa Maria della Concezione dei Cappuccini in Rome

Bones from Santa Maria della Concezione dei Cappuccini in Rome

Good morning. You came from dust and, someday you'll be dust again!

But before that, you'll be bones!

The Pope’s words during the Angelus were very good, calling for a sincere, serious, and effective dialogue. I believe that is what we need right now – for everyone to sit down and talk, for spaces of listening to open within the country and also between the authorities of both countries, so that a path toward a solution can be found for the suffering of a people who cannot [endure] much more. Do you think this dialogue is possible? I believe it is possible. I believe it is possible and we cannot give up. Look, violence and confrontation always generate suffering. Dialogue always engenders hope, and that must be promoted. And the Church is willing to do it, and to take whatever risks it must take to do so. We cannot abandon that. I would tell you: we must look at Cuba. The world must look at Cuba and see its suffering, the suffering of its people, and get close enough to see it firsthand. When priests send me reports from their parishes, photographs of the charitable works of the parish Caritas, photos of the elderly, of the state of their homes, it is very painful. The world does not fully know this. On the other hand, it’s true that many years have been spent talking about the suffering of Cuba and the Cuban people, and perhaps the world is tired of hearing the same thing. But this is the moment to tell the world: do not close your eyes, and much less your heart, to the suffering of the Cuban people. This is not the time. It is not the time to condemn. It is not the time. It is the time for dialogue, and a dialogue that seeks effective solutions. As the Pope said.

Bishop González Amador, president of the Cuban conference of Catholic bishops, calls for dialogue between the US and Cuba: "do not close your eyes, and much less your heart, to the suffering of the Cuban people. This is not the time. It is not the time to condemn."

Christian Nationalism and the Far Right (13-Mar-2026) Event overview Christian Nationalism is a prominent movement within contemporary far right politics. Its influence is particularly clear in the US, where the Trump administration seeks to create a so...

Online panel discussion on Christian Nationalism in the UK and US

Featuring @marika.bsky.social and more

13th March, 19.00-21.00

londonjesuitcentre.churchsuite.com/events/ywnqr...

A call to action We urge policymakers and leaders to pursue a course that reduces hardship for ordinary people and expands humanitarian space. We call for steps that: reduce barriers that prevent communities from accessing food, medicine, and basic necessities by lifting the embargo and removing US sanctions enable faith-based and humanitarian partners to provide assistance without fear, obstruction or unnecessary delay support sustained diplomatic engagement and practical cooperation that serves human life reject rhetoric and strategies that rely on escalation, destabilization or collective punishment.

We call on communities of faith across the United States to respond with prayer, public witness and active solidarity. Speak about the suffering of the Cuban people in your congregations and communities. Share accurate information and resist rhetoric that treats hardship and instability as acceptable tools of policy. Contact your members of Congress and urge them to support a course of engagement that expands humanitarian access and rejects strategies that deepen deprivation in order to force political change.

A group of 18 Christian churches or organizations in the US have released a call to action for Cuba, directed to decision-makers and faith communities. Please share--and answer yourself!
pcusa.org/news-storyte...

As Cuba faces perhaps its most challenging period since the 1950s Christians need to step up our solidarity. @mattbernico.bsky.social and I made this zine a few years ago showing the long, diverse history of Christian solidarity with Cuba. Let's create more examples.
drive.google.com/file/d/1KdoT...

Kelly Latimore's painting of The presentation of christ.

Kelly Latimore's painting of The presentation of christ features Joseph with an @ufw.bsky.social shirt on.

Absolutely losing my mind about this.

The US is gearing up to literally starve Cuba into submission. It is absolutely criminal and obscene. And this to a country that everyone knows poses *zero* threat to the US.

The people of Cuba need our full solidarity in resisting this onslaught.

Screenshot of a discord post that says "Helpful burrito rolling gif" above a still from aforementioned gif

This is the kind of content you too could be getting in our discord community:
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Nothing Will Save Us w/ David C. L. Driedger

Ok we also have episodes not about bones.

Listen to this one about @davidcldriedger.bsky.social's new book

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Christians have to be careful at protests because God could dox you by writing your name in the lambs book of eternal life.

Listen to our podcast instead and find out the latest on which saints have the best bones.

Nothing Will Save Us w/ David C. L. Driedger Podcast Episode · The Magnificast · 2026-01-27 · 56m

First podcast in the books! Much thanks to @themagnificast.bsky.social for their generous engagement of my book!!

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A screenshot of a guide detailing items you should bring to a protest, including: cell phone (possible a burner) cash protest stole cell phone power bank sharpie (to write important info on your body) snacks water (for hydration and first aid) plastic bags for wet/sticky objects extra t-shirt backpack to carry everything first aid kit

The Episcopal Church has put together a very impressive toolkit for protesting, including tips for clergy in particular. Truly inspiring. This is how Christians ought to be engaging the moment.
www.episcopalchurch.org/protesting-f...