You guys know how much I hate to hand a win to the anglicans, but this is the way

Noticing that Democrats are passing “right to die” laws before passing “right to housing” or “right to healthcare” laws www.nprillinois.org/government-p...

A religious display that shows Jesus being harassed by the govt? This is unprecedented

My son (7) and I watched this with envy. Wondering if they need theologians in Oulu...

This needs a rapid and direct response from the City Council. The afflicted community is beautiful profiled by @shamimmalekmian.bsky.social here: "In Arabic, he says, “الناس أعداء ما جهلوا”. People see the enemy in what they don’t know." www.dublininquirer.com/on-hardwicke...

“It's not my duty as Mayor to make sure you have a parking spot. For me it's the same as if you bought a cow, or a refrigerator, and then asked me where you're going to put them.” — Mayor of Pontevedra, Spain (re-elected 6 times)

I guess it's fitting that it's a reimagined, worse version of someone else's artwork

Just saw the biggest douche in the grocery store. At least I think he was, I was zipping down the aisle pretty fast on my Segway.

Anybody near Kilkenny or Gorey fancy doing a random act of kindness for my son and picking up a Lego Minecraft Advent Calendar from Arts & Hobby and posting it to Mayo? Available only for click and collect, with the only other options being the Lego touts... www.artnhobby.ie/products/leg...

my brain when someone is waffling in a meeting

SKULL OF THOMAS AQUINAS: TAKE A LEFT NOW PRIEST: No, the GPS says we have to keep going— SKULL: I KNOW A SHORTCUT PRIEST: Do you remember the last ti— SKULL: FOR THOSE WITH FAITH, NO EVIDENCE IS NECESSARY; FOR THOSE WITHOUT IT, NO EVIDENCE WILL SUFFICE

Superb piece here from Keith Adams of @jcfjustice.bsky.social www.irishpenalabolitionnetwork.com/blog/blog-po...

laser sighted precision

This is bad! Life is something which is given and received, not taken or chosen.

"I am in open rebellion."

These "Enhanced Games" are such a dystopian joke that somehow you would become an even bigger loser if you ended up "winning" www.irishtimes.com/sport/2025/1...

Great news for theology (and the church) in Ireland.

You could not pay me enough money to express an opinion on this topic in front of a microphone, but that's just me, a human who is anatomically excluded from the conversation

If only there were a cautionary tale about being too eager to accept the apparent time-saving capabilities of new technology.

“Eight Hundred Years of Giving” is of course the official slogan of Britain in Ireland.

Clocking into work as a theologian like:

Get in loser, we're losers. This is the loser bus

It's clear to everyone that we no longer have a relative ally in the USA.

Is there any greater proof that the EU is something worthwhile than the richest person in the world calling for its destruction. The EU, imperfect as it is, is one of the very few means in the world to hold people like Musk to account.

Hey guys. If you, too, enjoy the seasonal insanity of moving a tree into your house and covering it with tack, you gotta thank the Protestants in your life. A rare win for us on the "doing stuff that are fun" file.

Reminded by Micro-Giant that the historical figure who became Santa Claus was a theologian.

This is grotesque. But also, so depressingly predictable. Evil is often that way

I'm trying to buy some books for my very smart 17 year old goddaughter. Any recommendations?

It's not my place to tell a bishop what to do but I wouldn't think it unreasonable for this professed Catholic to be denied communion until they publicly repent of this horrendous bloodlust. A literal call to repentance is the only appropriate response.

"what practical goods?" etc etc etc

james cameron every couple of years for some reason:

Broke: Die Hard is not a Christmas movie, it’s an action film Woke: Die Hard is set at Christmas. Christmas film Bespoke: Die Hard is about death, judgement, and deliverance from evil (and people anticipating the celebration of Christmas with an office party) and is therefore clearly an Advent movie

I was in a children's hospital yesterday (not for a sad reason) and saw an emergency team move a newborn baby past in some kind of crisis incubator. The sheer number of human hours required to assemble that team, for the sake of this tiny life, is the only "civilization" I can care about

I'm missing this because I've an Elders meeting but I can testify that it's an amazing platonic ideal of a book you should buy your uncle for Christmas and my story about an earnest girl from Monaghan who helped set up Man City is not nearly the best entry...

I have refined The uranium That was in The centrifuge And which You were probably Saving For power generation Forgive me It was so powerful I am Become death

Forgive me for my running-late-to-church thoughts but what is Christmas except a whisper that babies are, indeed, a pathway to the love of God? #advent

I'm very very surprised you are not all as into Alien Earth as I am.

Dubliners love to complain about our absolutely desperate traffic and then vote for and support the dinosaur politics that are dedicated to worsening it. Their refusal to build 21st century infrastructure is so depressing.

Black Friday/AAR sale! You can get The Fullness of Time for the low, low price of $11.50 with the code CONFSHIP. Help me order a pizza next October with my massive royalty check. (Seriously, it will help you understand our current political moment) wipfandstock.com/978153268937...

Lots of people sharing this clip because it's funny and cathartic but I also genuinely believe it's important. We have to win the narrative battle between "I live in a corrupt society and that's just how it is" and "I live in a corrupt society and we are going to defeat and humiliate these ghouls."

sounds a little bitter but would probably have a few @kevinhargaden.bsky.social

The technology used to compose the thought below originated ~3800 years ago

I'm suddenly in support of facial recognition, but only for the folks behind this lawsuit. When the subway gets built, if these dudes try to board, the train shuts down and emits a loud booing noise www.thejournal.ie/metrolink-ju...

The design team met with local residents more than 20 times. Compensation equivalent to an average annual salary in Dublin is being discussed. And still this handful of people are blocking the single most important piece of infrastructure in the country www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2025...

Which way, Western man? (I love second-hand bookshops)

🇦🇹 35% der 14- bis 25-Jährigen in Österreich bejahen ein religiöses Selbstverständnis – gegenüber lediglich 27% in der Gesamtgesellschaft. Auch stimmen sie der Aussage, kein religiöser Mensch zu sein, mit 37% seltener zu als mit 48% in der Gesamtstichprobe. #Österreich #Religion

I'm at breakfast before more sessions at #aarsbl in Boston and eavesdropping on that most American conversation: a bunch of dudes trading stories about nightmarish car accidents they have survived

He said "Amen" straight into the drop Lmao Pope Leo threw a rave for an archbishop's 75th birthday this is kind of incredible