Thomas Howes has an excellent article in The Dispatch calling out antisemitism among young Catholic influencers: thedispatch.com/article/cath...

It’s the “season of love and giving”…but this year, doesn’t it seem more like a “season of fear and taking”? Like many of you, I’ve been saddened by the human impact of draconian government budget cuts and how angry many housed Americans are at unhoused Americans. 🧵 1 of 9

GOP Rep. Thomas Massie and Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna plan to draft articles of impeachment against AG Pam Bondi over the DOJ’s failure to release all Epstein files as required by law.

Just beautiful!

Leaving you tonight with a reminder of the works of our forebears. The greatest generation. Funded by moms across America mailing in their dimes to help prevent a disease they all feared.

This was a human being. What the fuck is wrong with you?

The federal government is twisting and misrepresenting concepts of Catholic social teaching in order to shut down the work of Catholic Charities Rio Grande Valley.

Pray for us down here, servant of God Rachel Held Evans. 🫶🏼

Today I received FOUR death notifications for people in ICE custody. That's 30 deaths since Trump took office. It's appalling & unacceptable.   ICE is required—by law—to ensure detainees are safe & their basic needs are met. It's clear this isn't the case. We NEED answers.

In this 3rd week of Advent, we pray for the resilience and patience required to wait for the Lord to bestow us with the strength to continue to stand tall with our immigrant brothers and sisters.

How much of our taxpayer money did he waste on this? At this point every asset of Trump, and his children’s, needs to be seized to repay taxpayers of their scams and bullshit.

USCCB’s Migration Chairman Responds to Catholic Critiques of Bishops’ Stance on Immigration #CLINICDaily: mailchi.mp/cliniclegal/...

First tipped by @religiondigital and now corroborated by 3 sources on the ground here in Chicago, Pope Leo to name Joliet’s Bishop Ron Hicks (58) as the 11th Archbishop of New York. The move is seismic as it signals how Leo intends to lead the US church.

Like most Republicans these days, it's Wiles who is suffering from Trump Derangement Syndrome. A person with a basic sense of morality and decency would simply walk away from such a deranged person and the party that enables him. It's not that hard. Many have done so. Susie has chosen not to.

The country mourned a beloved filmmaker. Trump’s first instinct was to desecrate. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...

Anthony Geary, the actor who defined soap opera stardom as Luke Spencer on “General Hospital,” has died. He was 78.

Rob Reiner: “Silence in the face of authoritarianism is complicity. Speaking out is a patriotic act. Democracy doesn’t defend itself. It requires participation, vigilance, and courage from ordinary people."

How a human being responds.

NEW: After freezing billions in U.S. foreign aid and putting countless lives at risk around the world, Trump administration officials in Washington celebrated with a sheet cake. By @annamaria.bsky.social & Brett Murphy, photos by @peterdicampo.bsky.social

Rob Reiner was an acclaimed actor & director but he was also a vocal critic of Trump He warned the American public that they only had a year to save their democracy That year is almost up Honour his legacy by fighting fascism. Fight for democracy. Fight for what’s right. Fight against tyranny.

The Nativity is one of multiple immigration-themed religious displays that have popped up in different parts of the country in recent weeks. religionnews.com/2025/12/05/i...

14 December 1934 | A Dutch Jewish girl, Martha Doof, was born in Amsterdam. She arrived at #Auschwitz on 11 February 1943 in a transport of 1,184 Jews deported from Westerbork. She was among 1,005 of the murdered in gas chambers after the selection.

If you're not Jewish and you're having trouble contextualizing the Sydney attack, imagine a shooting at a public Christmas tree lighting in NYC. Little kids running around. Lovely Hanukkah lights. Maybe some singing. That's what these gunmen shattered. That's what we have to carry into Hanukkah.

Daily life in 2025. #AI #Tech #JustLetMeBe #FFS

Happy 250th birthday, Jane Austen!

What a powerful video! Words matter. The R word blinds people from seeing capabilities. Its use degrades and dehumanizes people with disabilities. When it's hurtful and wounds millions of people, their families and friends. Via Grace Strobel on IG #Pinks

Snoot booped! Snoot booped!! We got booped by the snoot!!! We had a most wonderful encounter with a curious manatee today :)) #manatee #manateesofcoralcity #seacow #seapotato #boop #boopthesnoot #whiskers #sirenia #cutiepie #coral #coralhead #coralcitycamera #miami #portmiami #biscaynebay #coralcity

Brown University is a beautiful place, where people come to work and learn. I am filled with horror by news of this tragedy.

She looks and sounds demonic.

Our Lady of Guadalupe, pray for us!

December 12, Our Lady of Guadalupe, patron of the Americas I love this feast day — a burst of color in the quiet darkness of Advent Icon written by Cecilia Lawrence for my parish, St. Francis of Assisi, Ann Arbor, Michigan www.deviantart.com/theophilia/a...

Sandy Hook, 13 years later. And all Americans have done is to elect a fascist regime. www.ctpublic.org/news/2025-12...

"Children who were vaccinated against COVID-19 last season had a substantially lower risk of emergency department and urgent care visits related to the virus." www.ctvnews.ca/health/artic...

Pivotal moment in the decline of the US. I thought GWB would go down as the most corrupt, incompetent President in history. He was only the opening act.

Torrential rain has swept through the Gaza Strip, flooding hundreds of tent camps sheltering families displaced by the war. A U.N. report said 761 displacement sites hosting about 850,000 people are at high risk of flooding and thousands of people had moved in anticipation of heavy rain.

NEW: The Trump-Vance White House has falsely accused an ally of Pope Leo — Sr. Norma Pimentel — of illegal activity tied to migrant aid, and cut off all federal funding to Catholic Charities in Texas. Church leaders say it’s a targeted, political reprisal against Pope Leo and the Catholic Church.

I need you to listen to and share this story - of how Trump is preparing to abandon Ukraine in exchange for Russian money for his billionaire friends. It could be the greatest corruption of American foreign policy in our history. Russia gets Ukraine. Trump's friends get rich.

TONIGHT! Over 500,000 Americans have been killed by guns since Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting. @schiff.senate.gov, @repjahanahayes.bsky.social, and @frost.house.gov will be attending the 13th Annual National Vigil for All Victims of Gun Violence. bit.ly/NationalVigi...

Community members in Kenner, Louisiana, activate rapid-response teams to follow Greg Bovino and his Border Patrol goons through the neighborhood. They alert residents and warn them not to open their doors unless CBP has a court-ordered warrant.

Uneducated MAGA voters have no clue about healthcare in the United States! ACA vs. Obamacare?

On United Nations Human Rights Day 2025, we reaffirm that human rights are not optional - they are universal. Dignity, freedom, and equality belong to every person, everywhere. May we speak up, stand together, and act for justice. 🌍✊ #HumanRightsDay

"I will not be quiet. Not speaking out — it equals resignation." Tennis legend Martina Navratilova on the importance of standing up to Trump and his enablers:

“I am so bored by AI. One of the things I love about the theatre is AI can’t do it.” Ethan Hawke is a dude 👌🏻

#annunciation, #Benedictine, #challenge, #Christ, #Expectation, #gospel, #Hope, #ImmaculateConception, #kingdom, #KingdomValues, #lectiodivina, #love, #messiah #StBernardofClairvaux #trust #VirginMary Blog post for the feast of Immaculate Conception on turveyabbey.org.uk/pilgrimage/?...

“The people of God have the right to expect that, when they come to church, they will encounter genuine opportunities for prayer and Catholic worship, not divisive political messaging,” Call the Archdiocese. Standing with the vulnerable is the actual meaning of the incarnation. 617-254-0100

Finland has emerged as a global leader in countering “fake news”. Here's how they've done it

“A Dominican nun from Argentina, Lucía Caram, revealed that the late pontiff set aside a significant portion of his will to support her humanitarian mission by financing ambulances for civilians living under the shadow of war.” zenit.org/2025/12/03/n...

What is interesting is that, as we understand MAGA 2.0, it lays the groundwork for what is outlined in Project 2025. Refusing the Counterfeit: Thomas Merton and Christian Resistance Today allthingscyberspace.com/2025/12/04/r...

Grace Wilson, a former volunteer with the Los Angeles Catholic Worker, writes of Utah's response to Trump's executive order criminalizing homelessness, & how CW hospitality can provide an alternative. #thecatholicworker