Brianne Jacobs

The Rattlesnake Test A handy framework for assessing the power of Christian witness

In which my book gets a little shout out.

Church and State: Roman Catholicism in an Era of Christian Nationalism One of the most courageous and faith-filled developments of the Roman Catholic Church has been its shift in relationship with the role and purpose of state government. The Roman Catholic Church has de...

Loved writing this!

Mark Zuckerberg says Meta's chatbots will supplement your real friends: "The average American has fewer than 3 friends ... but has demand for ... 15 friends" (h/t x.com/romanhelmetg...)

As the parent of an autistic kid, it is hard even to formulate a sentence these days. The rage bubbles like molten lava under my skin.

The audacity of a regime that illegally tears a father from his autistic child to claim that it is autism that destroys families…

He is preaching eugenics.

Anyone have fav scifi/cyberpunk artists? Self-recs welcome.

Environmental/bg skills essential, but also especially looking for folks who have queer folks and non-white people in their portfolios.

C.D.C. Will Investigate Debunked Link Between Vaccines and Autism Dozens of studies have failed to find evidence of a link. The decision to re-examine the question comes as a measles outbreak, driven by low vaccination rates, widens in Texas.

There is no connection. And. Measles is scarier than autism.

Will Musk and Trump go to Hell for defunding the corporal works of mercy? If you believe the Scripture is the Word of God, the message is clear: Musk and Trump will go to Hell for defunding the corporal works of mercy. Will we?

My @rns.org column: Will #Musk and #Trump go to Hell for defunding the corporal works of mercy? | National Catholic Reporter www.ncronline.org/opinion/gues...

Can confirm

Tyranny works same in every context, which is why Trump—in the Oval Office regarding world politics and war—hit like an angry derisive parent. Not because Zelensky was childish but because tyranny is always about coercive belittling violence, whether between family members or nations.

Opinion | Francis isn’t dead yet but it’s not too early to start talking about how the next Pope needs to be a real Catholic.

by Ross Douthat and JD Vance

As ever @katemanne.bsky.social nails it

It’s about power, not softening of image

open.substack.com/pub/katemann...

I learned that the FAFSA is requiring students to select M or F to access federal funding. Trans and nonbinary students now have to misgender themselves to access their education (I’m not convinced it will be an easy switch). I’ve called my reps / am outraged at the violation of my students’ rights.

Don’t tell no lie about me, won’t tell no truth about you…

The track the pope laid down this morning against Vance slaps like Not Like Us, methinks

"The true ordo amoris that must be promoted is that which we discover by meditating constantly on the parable of the 'Good Samaritan,' that is, by meditating on the love that builds a fraternity open to all, without exception”

NEXT WEEK: Elyse Raby will be in conversation with our own
Ellen Koneck about gender and synodality!

Register here: events.fairfield.edu/catholic-stu...

From Kübler-Ross’s interview with a nun in “On Death & Dying” (1969). Feels like whole game right now.

Grateful for this!