Call that man what you want, but TO ME, if your grandmama was a mixed-race Black Creole, your African ancestry is not "one drop". That's several drops. A teaspoon, at least. #PopeLeoXIV

In Lincoln Park: "He has eaten our dogs"

Kids in Chicagoland predict the pope... <3

A Chicago Pope implies the existence of an MLA Pope and APA Pope

I may be the only lawyer targeted by Trump willing to speak on camera, but for me it wasn't a choice. All of us have an obligation to speak out against what Trump is doing. All of us have an obligation to fight for democracy. I am fortunate to be a lawyer and to have a platform -- and I will use it.

Reflections from me on the passing of Pope Francis. open.substack.com/pub/htctiest...

Crows in a lab were able to distinguish shapes that exhibited right angles, parallel lines, and symmetry, suggesting that, like humans, they have a special ability to perceive geometric regularity.

[If we are to resist sin] we must enlarge the horizon of our love to contemplate the loving gentleness of the humanity of the Lord.~ St. Aelred (Office of Readings)

The thing is, Americans are already turning on Trump, and part of the reason is that Democrats are not being louder in denouncing him. If Dems yell about Trump being bad, Americans tune it out. If Trump Take Egg though, that's serious. We have to deal in reality. This is reality.

“If the end times arrive while you have a sapling in your hand, finish planting it.” — paraphrased from the Musnad Ahmad ibn Hanbal

Since January 24, 14,482 adults and 1,541 infants have died as a consequence of a single frozen USAID program. USAID implements the PEPFAR program.

DC-and-nearby people. Happening in one hour...

Free webinar tonight at 5pm. Please do share.

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Got your red cards? www.ilrc.org/red-cards-ta...

Happy to have a chance to chat with Bo Bonner on the The Catholic Morning Show this morning, talking about my book on parenting... www.youtube.com/watch?v=mr5t...

For the first time outside of Amsterdam, an exhibition reconstructs Anne Frank’s hiding place during the devastation of the Holocaust. Here’s a look inside. nyti.ms/3PMhVJV

El Paso’s Bishop Seitz: The Executive Order “strikes fear into the heart of our community, cynically layering a blanket of anxiety on families when they are worshiping God, seeking health care and dropping off and picking up children at school.” elpasomatters.org/2025/01/21/b...

Maybe you're concerned for neighbors who will now face new attempts to remove them from their families & communities. Maybe you're angry that they can now be targeted at houses of worship. Maybe you want to help make sure they understand their Constitutional rights. docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Today in PC's Western of Development Civ program: the fall of Rome. What was it, exactly? How do empires fall? What does it feel like for those in and around it?

January 20: The feast of St. Sebastian Enlisted in the Roman army to gain access to persecuted Christians & care for them in secret When authorities realized he was a Christian, they brought him to the emperor & he was sentenced to death. He "did not cease to bear witness to Christ..." Pope Francis

You're invited to take part in the Spring '25 Attention Project (at no cost)! (But don't wait to sign up. We start tomorrow!) www.bit.ly/AttentionProject

As I said to students yesterday: "multitasking" is a myth! thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/how-multitas...

New semester in PC's Development of Western Div program and trying out a new framework: the "Three Ways" (rooted in the Trivium). Also talking with students about skills like "deep work" and "deep reading," suggesting they might do both in connection with the virtue of fortitude. Feeling hopeful...

My fave thing right now: a new collaborative Substack with friends, What Sustains Us. "An investigation into beauty, joy, and solidarity...rooted in a sacramental vision of who we are & how we relate to one another."

Kash Patel at the helm of the FBI is good only for very select groups of people: organized crime, sex trafficking rings... and anyone who can trick Donald Trump into wreaking vengeance on their enemies for them. www.nytimes.com/2024/12/03/o...

You know, you don't have to buy e-books and audiobooks from Amazon's Kindle or Audible. Book experts suggested the best digital book sellers that aren't Amazon. (Wow, people love Libro.fm.) Plus, book recs! wapo.st/3Z9ZFP0

Immigration Advocates Network is "dedicated to harnessing the power of technology and collaboration to support immigrants and their allies. Created in 2007 "to increase access to justice for low-income immigrants and strengthen organizations serving them." They sponsor webinars like this one:

*declare a national emergency and... use military assets to address illegal immigration “through a mass deportation program".... *military funds would be used to build “vast holding facilities" *plans to stop issuing... passports and Social Security cards to infants born...to undocumented parents

The Challenge of Catholic-Jewish Theological Dialogue, edited by myself, Alan Brill, and Matthew Levering, is the first book to engage the thought of Aquinas and Augustine on law in the context of Catholic-Jewish dialogue. Forthcoming from CUA Press.

Women may struggle to get diagnoses for health problems — including sleep apnea, thyroid issues and certain heart conditions — early enough if their symptoms are misattributed to anxiety.

Tomorrow brings a brunch for Theology students at my house. Can't wait!

“I suspect I won’t be running again unless you say, ‘He’s so good we’ve got to figure something else out,’ ” Mr. Trump told Republicans, who appeared to take it as a joke. www.nytimes.com/2024/11/13/u...

"Your body, my choice" comes from alt-right influencer Nick Fuentes After Trump's recent win he posted: Your body, my choice. Forever. The phrase went viral (mostly with young men) Then Fuentes was doxxed (illegal in IL). But that doesn't end the viral spread So hard to put the cat back in the bag

"The image of a wall falling transforms a complicated history into a simple moment. But when we embrace that image of something that never happened, we lose everything that we need to remember, everything that is human and interesting." snyder.substack.com/p/the-berlin...

Local history with 1st-yr's today. Within 15 mi of our campus (Providence College in RI): 1st recorded contact between Native People & Europeans; Birth of modern religious freedom; birth of industrial rev in U.S.; launch of 1000 slave-trading ships, & more! Looking beyond the walls of the classroom.

Looking forward to teaching in the new Certificate in Catholic Theology program in the diocese of Providence. Come sign up! evangelizeri.org/certificate-...

Great conversation today with students whose homework was to listen to an audio recording of the gospel of Mark. "Why does Jesus say the first shall be last? What does THAT mean??"