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Pope Leo at the Angelus address: “It is a challenge to remain faithful to Jesus’ teachings and to proclaim his word: to respond to hatred with love, to arrogance with meekness, and to discouragement with perseverance.” www.vatican.va/content/leo-...

Pope Leo: "Enough with words of hate, enough with insults, with bullying, enough with all those things that wage war between people, between communities, between countries.”

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Pope Leo at Sagrada Familia: “We cannot believe in Jesus and make war. We cannot believe in Jesus and kill the innocent. We cannot believe in Jesus and abandon those who suffer, those who weep, those who flee from misery.”

In a just society, everyone is enabled to fully participate. This may mean accessibility, training, support, education, provision of communication aids and a legal framework that ensures that all may experience fairness and equality, and treated with equal dignity and respect.

What does a "good life" look like for autistic kids (and adults)? Well, we can guarantee that if you don't ask autistic people themselves, you're probably going to miss the mark. Thankfully researchers DID ask autistic people, and their parents. Here's what they reported: osf.io/preprints/os...

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Wednesday is new episode day! A conversation with Jo Siedlecka of Independent Catholic News #CatholicPodcast 🎧️ allkindsofcatholic.substack.com/p/104-an-inv...

Industrialists in the late 1800s promised that technology would solve the future. It's a promise that AI-controllers are making today. It's important that the Church respond, stand up, and insist on the protection of workers, the environment, and our communities. www.ncronline.org/news/church-...

I wouldn't swap Unai Emery for any manager in world football. This man is now immortal at Aston Villa. He has changed our club immeasurably. Build the statue❗️ #AVFC

I am so proud to be a Villa fan. #AstonVilla

Unless WW3 breaks out this evening, please do not attempt to contact me. I am mildly interested in a Football match in Istanbul. If my team win, expect me to be slightly chuffed. If we lose, it will be a fleeting disappointment. #AstonVilla #UpTheVilla @avwfc-official.bsky.social

As harmful autism disinformation campaigns go, grievance parents‘ attempt to break off “ #profoundAutism” as a separate diagnosis via smearing #neurodiversity advocates is notable—mostly for its spitefulness. Select observations by @embergreen.bsky.social: thinkingautismguide.com/2026/03/debu... 1/

Tell Starmer to keep his promise and ban hunting trophies NOW! British trophy hunters are shooting giraffes, bears, lions, elephants, monkeys, zebras and leopards… for ‘fun’. They then bring home their bodies as ‘trophies’ to show off #BanTrophyHunting 🦒🦁🐻🦌 bantrophyhunting.org

Just got a massive smile on my face right now #avfc

To produce that performance, one of #AVFC's best, most tactically and physically astute of the season felt significant. Particularly to overcome any psychological block and a chance to win a major trophy for the first time in 30 years. www.nytimes.com/athletic/725...

ASTON VILLA ARE IN THE EUROPA LEAGUE FINAL!!! #AVFC

Ever heard of the “social model” of disability? It suggests that people are disabled not by their impairments, but by societal barriers, negative attitudes, and exclusion. www.ted.com/talks/stella...

"Pope Leo on Friday named a formerly undocumented immigrant who was smuggled into the U.S. in a car trunk to be bishop of West Virginia" From fleeing violence to working construction and other jobs, Bishop Evelio Menjivar-Ayala embodies the dignity of immigrant labor and the power of perseverance.

I am autistic, I don’t ‘have’ autism and I am not a person ‘with’ autism. It isn’t an add-on; I was born like this, it is intrinsic to who I am. For example, you can be gay; you don’t ’have’ it or are a person ‘with’ it, you are born gay. Language matters. It conveys a message. #autism

Great sides are built off huge moments. That minute with the Martinez save & Tammy's winner was one of them. Unai running on the pitch to celebrate. It just *feels* like a huge moment in the Emery era at Villa. An extraordinary finale. What a team. I love this team. #avfc

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I have re-designed my blog to focus on the Catholic understanding of Autism I am developing. Please let me know what you think. And please subscribe for reflections on the theology of autism, dignity, and the image of God. #autism #theology #catholic deaconmarkblog.wordpress.com

Disability is difference, not deficit. In the image of God, there is no single template of the human—only a rich plurality of lives, each bearing that image in its own way.

Thank you, Caritas Salford, for inviting me to speak about my Autism resources for parishes and schools. Thank you too, to Dr Minna Moffat-Feldman for arranging it all. I feel blessed to be doing this. #autism #catholic #inclusion

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Sum total of wars started by women = 0 (unless you think Helen of Troy was real). Perhaps, if more women and fewer wannabe Alpha Male men were in power, we would not have pointless war after pointless war after pointless war.

It was a privilege to take part in ‘Hossnna!’, a cantata for Easter performed by adults with learning disabilities. I was moved to tears. #disability