Because everyone wants to know what Ignatius would say about Rick and Chelsea in the third season of White Lotus catholicmoraltheology.com/what-would-s...

The annual Easter Egg Roll, sponsored by CoreCivic. Please no.

“The abortion policy, in theory, is supposed to protect life, and in my case it did the opposite,” Nakagawa said. “It almost led to my children not having a mother.”

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Internal Memos: Senior USAID Leaders Warned Trump Appointees of Hundreds of Thousands of Deaths From Closing Agency One million children will go untreated for severe malnutrition, up to 166,000 people will die from malaria and 200,000 more children will be paralyzed by polio over the next decade, the memos…

Tuberculosis, the deadliest infectious disease on the planet, kills more than 1.25M people a year. New infections are expected to surge by 30% as a result of closing USAID, a memo says. The increase will inevitably lead to cases in the U.S.

Barron media empire gaslighting & NCR coverage is right on target once again
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In my piece about Conclave: “In a key scene, Sister Agnes has to remind the churchmen that God also gave women eyes and ears. Though these aren’t currently the body parts that make one eligible for ordination in the church, perhaps change will come eventually.”

If you’ve ever taken the oath to uphold the Constitution, this is the time to live up to it.

Cardinal Michael Czerny: Don't be afraid to walk with migrants At an event focused on synodality in America, Jesuit Cardinal Michael Czerny emphasized that the massive deportation of undocumented migrants would be incompatible with Catholic doctrine.

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Really important conference held at USD. I’m especially grateful for the leadership of Victor Carmona. Ecclesia in America brings together theologians and practitioners from the Americas for bridge building and mutual accountability.

We can’t say this enough: When people in Trump‘s orbit deliberately lie about how our constitutional democracy works, they violate the oaths they take to uphold the law. & they violate the trust the American people place in them.

Pope Francis’s Stunning Rebuke of JD Vance Exposes MAGA’s Dark Soul The vice president took a stab at theology to defend the administration’s rank cruelty. Then a higher authority weighed in.

Pope Francis’s Stunning Rebuke of JD Vance Exposes MAGA’s Dark Soul newrepublic.com/article/1914... via @newrepublic.com

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Harvesting the last batch of the season from our tree - feeling grateful for nature’s bounty

The Church stands with immigrants.

Today at 2 at St. Joseph Cathedral
Let’s lament and resist and stand together 🙏🏻

So glad you enjoyed your visit! The USD chapel is Founders Chapel. Immaculata is a diocesan parish on our campus. But both are beautiful!

I’m choosing to believe that the good bishop is smiling because of my umbrella’s message of equality and belonging.

Editorial: Silence in the face of Trump's cruelty is complicity It is time to name the result of this chaos — unbounded cruelty. Complicit Catholics, in particular, must stop aiding and abetting cruelty by asserting that this administration is in any way pro-life....

Cruelty this truly is, with no other apparent motive than to demean others and to save what amounts to a paltry sum in federal spending. For those of us in the Catholic community, cruelty should be especially alarming. And a call to action.

Best thing about a rainy day in San Diego? My WOC umbrella ☂️ @ordainwomen.bsky.social

Trump’s Foreign Aid Freeze Leaves Millions Without HIV Treatment President Trump’s pause on aid, and the gutting of the primary aid agency, could jeopardize the health of more than 20 million people worldwide, including 500,000 children, experts say.

Two weeks into President Trump’s sweeping freeze on foreign aid, HIV groups abroad have not received any funding, jeopardizing the health of more than 20 million people, including 500,000 children.

Exclusive: Catholic Relief Services lays off staff, cuts programs after USAID shakeup An internal email says CRS is likely to be cut in half this year from Trump's freeze of U.S. foreign assistance. Cuts will "cost people's lives and livelihoods," a former bishops' conference official ...

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Next week on Zoom:

A conversation with Jessica Coblentz & Stephanie Edwards, facilitated by Annie Selak (all BC Theology alums!), which kicks off a month-long series of adult faith formation events on Faith, Hope, and Mental Wellness.

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Photo of workers harvesting strawberries amid eerie orange glow from wildfire smoke with the text overlay "Scary Times: Farm workers need your help!"

We are in scary times with immigration sweeps, executive orders & farmworkers laboring in thick wildfire smoke. We're scrambling to do everything at once & our resources are stretched thin. Be there for farmworkers. Make a donation today ufw.org/scarytimes or paypal.com/paypalme/ufwdonate #WeFeedYou

Saints Elizabeth and Mother Cabrini, pray for us. catholicmoraltheology.com/still-more-s...

It is as bad as we thought it would be.

Yes, and… I’m not sure that my strategy of reading Louise Erdrich’s _Future Home of the Living God_ this week was a good one. Dystopia is closer than we think.

View from today’s hike. Good for my soul.

World AIDS Day 12-1-2024.

Some choices in life are very difficult.