Trying to explain St Augustine to the pope, the former head of the Augustinian order, who wrote his doctoral thesis on Augustine, on his way back from celebrating mass at the Basilica of St Augustine in Annaba, Algeria, overlooking the site where Augustine lived is peak Adult Catholic Convert.

Questionable “meat”, but hot dogs are an affront to god and man

I suspect the Pope sounds "woke" to many Christian conservatives because the US is steeped in prosperity theology, where the point of worship is to deliver health and wealth to believers. Thus, "feed the hungry" and "show mercy for the poor" sounds needlessly political and "woke."

"Pope Leo XIV continues to proclaim the Gospel of Christ by upholding human dignity and serving as a tireless advocate for peace. His message transcends partisan political divisions in this or any country and I’m deeply grateful for Pope Leo’s inspiring example. I ask members of the Notre Dame community to pray for peace and work together with all people of goodwill to build a more just and humane world."

A statement from University President Rev. Robert A. Dowd, C.S.C., in support of Pope Leo XIV:

Not real but also perfection

Pope Leo XIV @Pontifex X.com Those who pray are aware of their own limitations; they do not kill or threaten with death. Instead, death enslaves those who have turned their backs on the living God, turning themselves and their own power into a mute, blind and deaf idol (Ps 115:4-8), to which they sacrifice every value, demanding that the whole world bend its knee. Enought of the idolatry of self and money! Enough of the display of power! Enough of war! True strength is shown in serving life. #Peace 1:32 PM • 4/11/26 • 412K Views

Pope Leo:

“Enought of the idolatry of self and money! Enough of the display of power! Enough of war! True strength is shown in serving life. #Peace”

Earth and Moon from DSCOVR NASA's Earth Polychromatic Imaging Camera (EPIC) aboard the Deep Space Climate Observatory (DSCOVR) satellite captured this unique view of the Moon as it moved in front of the sunlit side of Earth last month. This view shows the fully illuminated “dark side” of the moon that is never visible from Earth. Ian Regan processed this version of the image to account for the Moon's motion. NASA / NOAA / Ian Regan

I hadn't seen this before. This is pretty remarkable.

Earth and Moon in one NASA photo.

ht @astrokatie.com

Space will forever be the coolest

Death is always lurking. We see it in violence, in the wounds of the world, in the cry of pain that rises from every corner because of the abuses that crush the weakest among us, because of the idolatry of profit that plunders the earth's resources, because of the violence of war that kills and destroys.

The pope is tweeting like a wide receiver. cc: @dennycarter.bsky.social

Mood fr

That's home. That's us.

This image of home just came down from the Artemis II crew.

Taken after their translunar injection burn, there are aurorae at top right and lower left, and zodiacal light at lower right.

Credit: NASA/Reid Wiseman

one of them has to do the moon’s haunted bit

Angel at the Tomb of Christ, by Benjamin West, 1813, 📸 by @HancockPhoto

The ball is tipped

There’s an interesting debate to be had about who the ”best” player in women’s college basketball is, but there is absolutely no debate as to who Got the Most Dawg in Them

Pope Leo is the first Pope to have ever experienced the US healthcare system, so there's that

Wow that East region is ROUGH

I was “write a letter to the Observer” mad about the pro-life weirdos ruining my graduation week

your favorite basketball player is no hannah hidalgo

I bet we can get this shit lower still, LFG

What a photo from the Freep

I think Connor Hellebuyck should get a gold medal regardless

THAT’S MY FUCKIN QB

MILAN, ITALY - FEBRUARY 19: (EDITOR'S NOTE: Image was captured using a remote camera positioned above the field of play.) Megan Keller #5 of Team United States scores the game winning goal in overtime against Claire Thompson #42 and Ann-Renee Desbiens #35 of Team Canada to win the gold medal during the Women's Gold Medal match between the United States and Canada on day 13 of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic games at Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena on February 19, 2026 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)

put it in the Louvre

The discovery that ICE began using Subarus shook me to my core. My culture is not a costume

Off to the side doesn’t do this justice. He crossed the remainder of their run, crawled under a fence, crossed an adjacent mogul run, and then collapsed.

Reminder, here is how Skeleton is scored:

- the bones are their money
- so are the worms
- the bones equal dollars
- they will pull your hair up but not out
- all they want is another chance at life

"Fight against being ass" is a message that more people need to receive, tbh