The cross is laid on every Christian. When Christ calls a man, he bids him come and die. “This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you. Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.”

All this consternation from Europeans is going to look really funny when they all elect far-right parties over the next decade, and by "funny", I mean "incredibly depressing"

I'm glad social media exists, because watching this without other people posting would be a real "Which one of us is having a stroke?" moment.

Nobody’s in the office. Going to take off my shoes and start dancing to ELO’s “Mr Blue Sky”.

Going back in time to tell 1980s Bill Kristol that he’s in a political coalition with socialists against American aggression but not to worry because a Franco-Swedish NATO task force will deter Washington.

[Karate club] instructor: always expect the unexpected me: but if I expect the unexpected, it won’t be unexpected when it happens instructor: *stabs me* me: hmm, I wasn’t expecting that

The two big tells in Barron's piece: 1) CST is applied here to public corruption (which is fair); CST is not referenced at all with respect to immigration 2) Agrees w/ USCCB on border and immigration law; no reference to other 7 paragraphs in the USCCB's statement (www.usccb.org/news/2025/us...)

I remember when the fact-checkers wagged their fingers at Democrats and assured us that Trump had disavowed “Project 2025.”

Ice used 5 year old as bait. So are you looking for a millstone already, dear bishop.

Kinda crazy to admit that you see ICE murdering Good, arresting kids, violating the 4th amendment, and people being upset about all that as a distraction, Bishop Barron ngl

so…work will set you free?!

If Francis had given him a nice see, instead of banishing him to the southern fringes of Minnesota, he might have become a lib in hopes of further advancement. But since his ecclesiastical career had clearly stalled, the only way to pursue attention and fundraising was total groyperization.

I don’t really have any words for this

Honestly that’s a good point I didn’t even consider. He’s talking to his audience. If there was an intent to talk to people at large there are many publications that I’m sure would have taken an editorial. Publish through Fox and then his content show it was a conscious choice through and through.

It's absolutely wild that he published this through Fox news.

Really, this is on CBP and ICE. People from the Upper Midwest may seem nice, but as a Dallas Stars fan, I’ve learned that can change very fast when you’re in the wrong building.

I know you all secretly love my posts. Silence is just another form of admiration.

This is a concise prayer, and an acceptable one. I think knowing God, He calls, He doesn’t choose. We choose to obey or we choose to disobey. Many of the prophets and apostles disobeyed, some even persecuted, and killed, but were still called. I pray Barron repents, and uses his gifts for justice.

fwiw—an IRL friend who knows his stuff holds an annual Lenten Hardcore Bible Study online annually. We're studying Isaiah this year using An Introduction to the Study of Isaiah by Jacob Stromberg. If you want in, DM me your email, and I'll see if he has space.

I meant here in where I live, but I would definitely participate in a Bluesky book club

Und thus, modernity comes to a close just like it started, with a guy ranting at windmills

I hate to amplify faux news or Bp. Barron, but I think we should all pray for him. Lord, guide Bp Barron and us all to knowledge and truth to better serve you in the marginalized, the oppressed, strangers, and the poor. Guide Pope Leo and all your bishops to righteous judgement and good counsel.

This is what this Successor of Judas and Simon Magus wants to run interference for:

Herr Reichsbischof Barron, everybody:

Jesus: Blessed are the Meek. Bishop Barron: These are the meek. And stop calling them Nazis

Folks, the Bishop of Winona Rochester had opinions and now you all are going to hear about it. It is rare that you get to read the actual letter that someone penned selling their soul to evil, but here is one in it’s full in Fox News www.foxnews.com/opinion/bish...

Just saw on KARE 11 that this boy was sent to a detainment facility in Texas and that his family didn't know his whereabouts for almost 24 hours.

Feeling risky. Might stall out later…

And the Swiss were neutral in WWII (I mean, there’s lots you can say about that, but…)

Hey, I get it. The practicalities of calling a general strike in a nation this size both population and demographically is pretty tough. OTOH *gesturing angrily at the locked door with no handle on my side*

Ouch. Authoritarian Winnie the Pooh just told us to get our act together and he's right.

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hard to believe that the Charlie Kirk firings / pearl clutchings happened mere months ago but here we are

Them: America sucks! Me: No argument here. Them: Trump sucks! Me: Preach! Them: You suck! Me: Can't say I disagree there, either. Glad we're on the same page.

We have always been allies with Iceland and have always been at war with Greenland a piece of ice.

I know we say this every time he speaks, but I don’t think it can be emphasized enough just how bad he sounds in this press conference and I don’t mean content. I mean he sounds like a man who is suffering from a lot of neurological problems. Rambling, speech blocking, no subject- verb agreeement

The Insurrection Act in no way whatsoever suspends, closes, or bypasses the courts. It is not a suspension of habeas corpus. It is not martial law. It does not authorize rule by decree. It allows using troops for law enforcement but that's it. It's not an instant dictatorship switch.

Michael Corleone calls for "immediate negotiations" among the five families after his father's death, but rules out using force. www.cnbc.com/2026/01/21/t...

me and my therapist just kind of shrugging at each other

I suppose that “testing the limits of his presidency” is one way to say “doing blatantly unconstitutional and impeachable shit on a daily basis.”

Barron has yet to say anything about ICE waiting outside place of worship to kidnap families, detaining Christian clergy who had correct documentation , and shooting a wife and a mother in the head. Surely Bishop Robert Barron and @bishoprobberbaron.bsky.social have merged into one.

The news is awful. So tell me your most unhinged opinion about literature (can be either an individual work or a more macro view or even a meta view).

Mafia goon: Nice house you got here...it'd be a shame if something happened to it Media outlets: Mafia goon rules out use of force. Expresses regret at the mere thought of it

We have always been allies with Greenland and have always been at war with Iceland.

Jessica: The WSJ is reporting that there are incentives for ICE Agents because they need to meet that insane 3,000 people per day quota—they are getting rewarded even if they bring in people who then get released…

Just like the government shutting down a publisher because it disagrees with their viewpoints is a violation of freedom of speech, but not me boycotting Word on Fire because their Cult-of-Personality Bishop is the American Alois Hudal selling his soul for personal access to the Nazi regime.

"You're not ready for how much the rest of the world hates Americans" I live here man I'm extremely used to the concept of hating Americans

Please keep a special intention in your prayers today.

Paul had epistles. Peter had a fishing net. Barron has a booking form

the median voter wants no taxes & no debt but still healthcare & pensions, they want clean energy, clean water, cheap beef, & cheap gas, & they want a bruising take-no-prisoners military that embraces lesbians & furries & single moms without threatening anyone's masculinity