It makes me deeply sad that this kind of hateful, dehumanizing language is now used on a regular basis, and we don't even flinch. It is bad for policy, bad for people, and bad for our souls.
I didn't but am not surprised!
Some final #AARSBL25 #SBLAAR25 photos. (American Academy of Religion / Society of Biblical Literature) in Boston. Had a great time, and also glad to be home! Thanks to all who stopped by the @litpress.bsky.social booth!
We are having way too much fun at the @litpress.bsky.social space at the Society of Biblical Literature / American Academy of Religion! #sblaar25 #aarsbl25
Thanks to everyone who stopped by the @litpress.bsky.social booth for Day 1 of #SBLAAR25 #AARSBL25! Looking forward to more gatherings today!
Our director Therese Ratliff and editor for pastoral and parish resources Justin Huyck are at the Frankfurt Book Fair this week with publishers from all over the world, sharing our catalog of books and discussing industry trends!
Fatma Tanis (NPR) on the lost opportunity in Uganda with the cancellation of USAID funding, and how it was ripped away from those who were promised a lifeline. www.npr.org/sections/goa...
Tim Rohn (Politico): "[W]hatever direct connection between a migrant’s behavior and a decision to arrest them might once have existed, that connection is now broken. . . .there is no longer any distinction between 'applying for asylum' and 'entering illegally.'"
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What Sept. 11 teaches us about death and resurrection.
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What I love about this story is that the pastor went to a workshop, learned about sensory rooms for the first time, and asked an expert parishioner to lead the charge to build one. This is ministry! www.americamagazine.org/faith/2025/0...
We are deeply saddened to hear of the death of author, Nathan Chase. He was a man of deep faith, who in recent years served as Assistant Professor of Aquinas Institute of Theology (St. Louis, MO) and Co-editor of Pray Tell Blog. May perpetual light shine upon him. praytellblog.com/index.php/20...
This is a moving interview from @colleendulle.com of America Magazine on Pope Francis's health and why many feel so connected to him as our Holy Father. May our God of peace and healing strengthen him in this time. m.youtube.com/watch?v=NbXQ...
Today is the feast of St. Brigid of Ireland. Friends at Sober St Patrick’s Day made this beautiful short film based on my reflection in @giveusthisdaylp.bsky.social Enjoy!
Clarke: "Many actors in that new media realm are unrestrained by facts or traditions of journalistic ethics, trading in hyperbole, insinuation and thorough fabrications produced by bought-and-paid-for influencers, political operatives and assorted flim-flam artists."
@clarkeatamerica.bsky.social:"You know who is not getting rid of fact-checking? The editors & journalists in the much-derided legacy media...news sources many Americans have abandoned in exchange for an emerging mediascape of podcasting commentary & fabulism" www.americamagazine.org/politics-soc...
“There’s never a time when they can relax a little bit,” said Andrew Pekosz, a virologist at Johns Hopkins University. “That’s a really challenging and exhausting thing to ask someone to do."
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The human family & today's Feast of the Holy Family: Do we allow baptismal virtues (Colossians 3) to soften our hearts, that we may protect the human dignity of every person in these callous times? | Text in graphic from my Baptism: Alive in Christ @litpress.bsky.social: litpress.org/Products/640...
Happy Thanksgiving! Check out this great story on the many culinary talents of Brother Aelred Senna, Publisher of @giveusthisdaylp.bsky.social
I was fortunate to have a great convo with Terkel in the early 2000s when I was a page at the Chicago Historical Society's Research Center (and he was Distinguished Scholar in Residence). He threw down some wisdom but then promptly got me talking about my family - I can say I was a Studs interview!
Welcome to the Liturgical Press official Bluesky account! We're excited to be here! Follow along to hear about our authors, books, and current happenings in the Church.
Pope Francis on "covertly prefabricated histories" & "exclusionary memories": "The work of historians and knowledge of their findings are of decisive importance today and can serve as an antidote to this lethal regime of hatred that rests on ignorance and prejudice" press.vatican.va/content/sala...
Housekeeping Part III: I am also the author of two books with Liturgical Press and Little Rock Scripture Study: Baptism, Alive in Christ and From Home to Home, Finding Meaning in Mobility | More about my ministry background, speaking, and writing here: www.faithshape.org/about/
Housekeeping Part II: I am Editor of Pastoral and Parish Resources at Liturgical Press, a position I started this year after 20 years in ministry. I work remotely from Ohio, but was pleased to be at Liturgical Press and Saint John's Abbey in Minnesota for a regular visit last week | www.litpress.org
Welcome to those connecting with me on Bluesky! Housekeeping: The posts before this were imported or re-posted from those that previously appeared on Twitter, except that links (e.g. to articles) were removed, and re-tweets or quoted posts were not imported.
Joint Message for the Protection of Creation: www.vatican.va/content/fran...
For Christians this way of thinking & acting is unacceptable,since it sets certain political preferences above deep convictions of our faith: the inalienable dignity of each human person regardless of origin, race or religion & the supreme law of fraternal love (PopeFrancis. Fratelli Tutti, no. 39)
No one will ever openly deny that [migrants] are human beings, yet in practice, by our decisions and the way we treat them, we can show that we consider them less worthy, less important, less human. (Pope Francis, Fratelli tutti, no. 39)
Our own days, however, seem to be showing signs of a certain regression. Ancient conflicts thought long buried are breaking out anew, while instances of a myopic, extremist, resentful and aggressive nationalism are on the rise. (Pope Francis, Fratelli tutti, no. 11)
Happy Easter! One option for today's readings is Colossians 3:1-4. It reminds us that #Easter is not simply "turning the page" but helps us embrace the meaning of Christ's suffering and death in the light of his resurrection. I reflected on this passage in my book on baptism.
