it was fun to learn decades after falling in love with this book that feiffer had been married into my (distant) family for a while

Rob Reiner: I'm going to make a coming of age drama, a fantasy adventure story, a romantic comedy, a psychological horror and then a courtroom drama. Us: Across your entire career? Reiner: In a 6 year period. Us: That sounds- Reiner: -Each one will be arguably the best movie in that genre.

There’s a weird way in which the West Wing is about a sort of proto-Trumpian governance style. Everyone on that show is constantly violating the Hatch Act and a small crew of viziers are deciding government policy on the fly. I think the through line is “administration as good TV.“

Original watercolor illustration for Tomie dePaola’s The Lady of Guadalupe, at the Marian Library at the University of Dayton, Ohio.

I'm privileged to work with Harrison, who spent a day off as a volunteer interpreter at an immigration detention center. He wrote about the experience for Jesuits.org, and I can't recommend it enough for your Our Lady of Guadalupe feast day reading. www.jesuits.org/stories/what...

Nativity by Allan Rohan Crite, 1978.

A husband walked into his asylum interview in Houston looking for safety and ICE dragged him out on the spot. No criminal record. Married to a U.S. citizen. Doing everything by the book. This is becoming routine, and mixed status families are scared. Read: www.khou.com/article/news...

Here's a great Christmas gift for Bodacious Ignatius and the rest of his family. www.amazon.com/Audacious-Ig...

thank you to @klaskeymusic.bsky.social for bringing this to my attention

I owe you an apology. I wasn't really familiar with your theological game.

Oh hey, I found the war on christmas

St. Elizabeth of Hungary spinning wool for the poor, by Marianne Stokes, oil on canvas. 1895

incredible content www.youtube.com/watch?v=VmOF...

Pope Leo absolutely cooking

The last thing you see before she steals the ball and your soul is the orthodontic glint of the Bracèd Banshee

Artist: @kibbyer.bsky.social (www.libbykercher.com/) #sacredart #protestart #immigrationjustice #nokings #hailmary #virginmary #abolishice #defundice

Cool Dad Raising Daughter On Media That Will Put Her Entirely Out Of Touch With Her Generation https://theonion.com/cool-dad-raising-daughter-on-media-that-will-put-her-en-1819572981/

Today my daughter's preschool is holding a farewell assembly for one of her classmates whose mother has no choice but to self deport. The school is hoping it will be joyful in tone, so we might make this less upsetting for this 3 year old. There's just no words for the uselessness of this cruelty.

I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.

It was a real treat to write about the best indie band Notre Dame has produced since Ted Leo graduated in 1993. Listen to @ratboysband.bsky.social! magazine.nd.edu/stories/ratb...

“It was heartbreaking to watch,” said Watson. “Even if you’re not a mother, seeing kids coming out buck naked and taken from their mothers, it was horrible.”

Mississippi recently declared a public health emergency because its infant mortality rate has surged. And with Medicaid cuts coming, experts fear the crisis may worsen in other states.

Tomorrow's releases include the new Jeff Tweedy triple album, the first Neko Case album in 7 years, and an insanely buzzy PTA movie. Public Service Announcement: If you need to reach any dads Friday, they will not be available.

i'm tired of people telling me that the houston texans aren't real. obviously they are not real in the literal sense. i don't think anyone is saying they are. but they impart lessons that have a lot of truth to them. god never intended them to be taken at face value

“…we’ve always been opposed to this party, made up of a union of delinquents or thieves or assassins or idiots, in short today’s Fascism. …I leave you yelling Long live Matteotti. Long live Liberty. Long live Christian Democracy. Death to the tyrants. Pier Giorgio”

I considered writing a long carefully constructed argument laying out the harms and limitations of AI, but instead I wrote about being a hater. Only humans can be haters.

Can I tell you about a far more influential Creator

Florida’s Republican administration blocks Catholic priests from ministering to immigrants jailed at Everglades detention camp: migrantinsider.com/p/catholic-p...

A new paper in The Lancet, one of the world’s foremost peer reviewed medical journals, estimates that USAID prevented 91 million deaths across 133 countries over 20 years. The paper estimates that Elon Musk’s DOGE funding cuts to USAID will lead to 14 million deaths by 2030 (4.5 million children).

Happy to share the @jesuits.bsky.social comms team brought home 14 Catholic Media Association awards last week! www.jesuits.org/stories/jesu...

After ICE agents enter 2 Diocesan churches, San Bernardino’s Bishop Rojas adamantly speaks out: “Cease these tactics immediately, in favor of an approach that respects human rights.” www.sbsun.com/2025/06/24/a...

Self-Learning Netflix Algorithm Produces Jeffrey Dahmer Stand-Up Special theonion.com/self-le...

What happened here is an example of the Trump administration “de-documenting” people. His workers all had work permits; it seems they were Nicaraguans who entered through CHNV parole. But the Trump admin stripped them of their status then rounded them up, making even his supporter mad.

Mozart and Salieri

I'm thrilled to be in the great LMU Magazine as part of their series on loss. I wrote about the patron saint of lost things and never returning the books I borrow. magazine.lmu.edu/articles/a-b...

"Roughly 1,500 babies have been born HIV-positive every day since January 21, because Musk cut off their mothers’ medication." prospect.org/power/2025-0...

RIP Alisdair MacIntyre. He said he didn't like emails so wouldn't respond if he wrote him, but he always wrote back. I asked him in '09 for his views on hosting Obama as commencement speaker and giving him an honorary degree. A few memories from his class that stand out... (1/x)

On the new #AMDG pod, @jamesmartinsj.bsky.social shares his experience of being part of the ABC News team that covered Pope Francis’ funeral, the conclave and the first moments of Pope Leo XIV’s pontificate. 🎧 ow.ly/mxZt50VX82h

It was great to have @jamesmartinsj.bsky.social on the AMDG pod to discuss his time in Rome covering Pope Francis' funeral, the conclave and the first moments of Pope Leo XIV's pontificate. He shared some fascinating behind-the-scenes stories. open.spotify.com/episode/2sXy...

Diocese of Nashville in response to immigration raids: “Our churches remain open to welcome and serve our parish communities, but no Catholic is obligated to attend Mass on Sunday if doing so puts their safety at risk.” www.nashvillecatholic.org/news/posts/s...

I'm a YIGBY (Yes In God's Backyard)

Pope Francis’ popemobile, “the very vehicle from which he waved and was close to millions of faithful all around the world, is being transformed into a mobile health unit for the children of Gaza,” per his wishes. www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news...

NEW: After USDA cuts aid to food banks, one charity in WV tries to make lunch out of craisins, crackers and vegetable soup. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/28/u...

my only contribution to pope discourse: when he came to the city in 2015, the Post assigned me to ask a bunch of pizza places what kind of pies they would make for the pope, and Bleecker Street Pizza came up with this one nypost.com/2015/09/23/t...

On this episode of our Lenten podcast, we talk to @mikelaskey.bsky.social, director of communications for the Jesuit Conference and Jesuit Media Lab, about Lent as a time of reconciliation. soundcloud.com/jesuitconfer...

Dangerous dreams have been detected Streaming over the southern border www.youtube.com/watch?v=5HxY...

“I think it’s fine to say something like, ‘Lisa was an adventurous spirit,’ but it’s definitely too much to mention the Sky Sailors Hot Air Balloon Company specifically.”