DJT is not equal to the Vicar of Christ!

DJT is not Jesus and that AI image he posted of himself as Jesus immediately made me think anti-Christ. I reject DJT and all his empty promises.

Trump Administration Abandons Efforts to Impose Orders on Law Firms

Trump Administration Abandons Efforts to Impose Orders on Law Firms www.nytimes.com/2026/03/02/u...

BREAKING: The Department of Education has ended its directive that attempted to restrict diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts in schools nationwide.

This is a victory for academic freedom and education equity.

If people are required to show proof of citizenship to vote, then all the documentation one has to get must be made free and easy to get otherwise it is akin to having a poll tax that the poor and isolated cannot pay.

Trump has done more to undermine the culture of life than he has to build it up.

Compassion in a Divided World – Gloria Purvis

Listen to the full episode of @deaconspod.bsky.social featuring @iamgloriapurvis.bsky.social at:

#ICE #ConstitutionalRights #Black

Don't miss this online event (Jan. 6) on the relation between #faith and #democracy.
An absolute stellar panel with @crawfordstuff.bsky.social, @revjimwallis.bsky.social, @iamgloriapurvis.bsky.social and @sharonbrous.bsky.social.
Organized by Franciscan Action Network and @paxchristiusa.bsky.social

Trump calls D.E.I. ‘immoral.’ Catholic teaching disagrees. While Donald Trump’s executive orders claim to defend civil rights through “colorblind” neutrality, his rhetoric exposes what this supposed neutrality protects: not equality, but an unjust racial stat...

www.americamagazine.org/faith-and-re...

Vance is using a dog whistle.

This says a lot about the state of America. MAGA believes racism will appeal to most of the Republican base…. even the Catholic ones. Is MAGA right about that?

I don’t see any daylight between Fuentes and the man killed in Utah. Why are ppl who supported him now freaking out over Fuentes? Both accurately represent MAGA. Anti-blackness wasn’t a deal breaker so what is the basis for the uproar now?

It is interesting to see Ben Shapiro, Dinesh D’Souza, Vivek R et al freak out over the white supremacy chads in the R party letting them know that despite their anti-Black rhetoric they still aren’t welcome. #irony

If you think diversity statements must not be part of the application process for orgs that value diversity, do you also think statements of faith must not be part of the application process for orgs that value faith?

If you encounter someone who is thinking about coming to Church, or is thinking about leaving the Church, what would you say to them to give them #hope?

That's the question posed to @iamgloriapurvis.bsky.social in this snip from a recent episode of our #podcast @deaconspod.bsky.social:

This is a snip from a recent episode of @deaconspod.bsky.social featuring @iamgloriapurvis.bsky.social.

Full episode:

paulist.org/gloria

On Oct. 15, at 6 p.m. Eastern, Gloria will deliver the Gallagher Talk (online and in-person) in #GrandRapids, on “The Role of Compassion in a Divided World.”

What are Black Catholics hearing when church leaders praise Charlie Kirk? For many Black Catholics familiar with Charlie Kirk's full record, endorsements of his message by Catholic leaders can be devastating.

“When Catholic Church leaders, clergy and lay alike, publicly praise Charlie Kirk, many Black Catholics hear them sanctifying a figure who championed rhetoric that served to maintain white supremacy.” www.americamagazine.org/faith-and-re...

What are Black Catholics hearing when church leaders praise Charlie Kirk? For many Black Catholics familiar with Charlie Kirk's full record, endorsements of his message by Catholic leaders can be devastating.

Mr. Kirk positioned himself as defending white people from “replacement,” claimed white families face existential threats and argued that qualified white people are losing opportunities to undeserving Black people. www.americamagazine.org/faith-and-re...

What are Black Catholics hearing when church leaders praise Charlie Kirk? For many Black Catholics familiar with Charlie Kirk's full record, endorsements of his message by Catholic leaders can be devastating.

Mr. Kirk’s rhetoric represents the latest threadbare cover for racism. His argument that the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was a “mistake” that created “anti-white weapons” inverts remedies for racial harm into threats against white people. www.americamagazine.org/faith-and-re...

What are Black Catholics hearing when church leaders praise Charlie Kirk? For many Black Catholics familiar with Charlie Kirk's full record, endorsements of his message by Catholic leaders can be devastating.

It signals that abhorrent views about Black people are compatible with Catholic faith, as long as someone is sufficiently vocal about their love of Jesus. www.americamagazine.org/faith-and-re...

What are Black Catholics hearing when church leaders praise Charlie Kirk? For many Black Catholics familiar with Charlie Kirk's full record, endorsements of his message by Catholic leaders can be devastating.

Initiative Senior Fellow Gloria Purvis writes in America, “It reveals a broader pattern where many in the Catholic Church in America have historically failed to see, understand or prioritize the experiences and dignity of Black Catholics.” Read more at www.americamagazine.org/faith-and-re...

What are Black Catholics hearing when church leaders praise Charlie Kirk? For many Black Catholics familiar with Charlie Kirk's full record, endorsements of his message by Catholic leaders can be devastating.

www.americamagazine.org/faith-and-re...

Paramount Officially Acquiring The Free Press and Making Bari Weiss CBS News Editor in Chief: Report Paramount Skydance will be officially acquiring The Free Press and hiring its founder Bari Weiss as editor in chief of its CBS News division, with the deal to be announced this coming Monday, accordin...

In case it wasn’t clear, the anti-DEI crusade has never been about merit. Zero news experience. Never been a reporter. Elevated to Editor in Chief of CBS News, one of the most storied news institutions in the nation. www.mediaite.com/media/news/p...

Deacons Pod: Compassion in a Divided World – Gloria Purvis The Deacons welcome Catholic speaker and broadcaster Gloria Purvis who will deliver the ⁠2025 Gallagher Talk⁠ at the ⁠Catholic Information Center⁠ in Grand Rapids, MI in October.

A thought-provoking new episode of our podcast @deaconspod.bsky.social dropped this morning!

Today, @deaconmike.bsky.social and Deacon Dennis Rybicki speak with esteemed Catholic speaker and broadcaster @iamgloriapurvis.bsky.social.

Please listen here or at your favorite podcast player:

#PopeLeo #BlessingHolyWater

2025 Gallagher Talk: The Role of Compassion in a Divided World - Catholic Information Center Speaker Gloria Purvis.

@iamgloriapurvis.bsky.social will deliver the 2025 Gallagher Talk on October 15 at 6 p.m. Eastern at the Catholic Information Center in #GrandRapids, #Michigan.

Anyone interested in the talk may register to attend in-person or online:

grcic.org/event/2025ga...

Deacons Pod: Compassion in a Divided World – Gloria Purvis The Deacons welcome Catholic speaker and broadcaster Gloria Purvis who will deliver the ⁠2025 Gallagher Talk⁠ at the ⁠Catholic Information Center⁠ in Grand Rapids, MI in October.

Our Podcast: Deacons Pod spoke with @iamgloriapurvis.bsky.social this week and it was a seriously provocative discussion. #racism #canyoubewokeandcatholic