Bishop Robber Baron

Friends, as a member of the Religious Liberty Commission I am watching the Body of Christ be denied to Catholic detainees, and inspired by the great twentieth-century Trappist Thomas Merton I am meeting this moment with the most powerful tool in the contemplative’s arsenal: silence.

Friends, join me on a European tour called the Via Pulchritudinis (“Way of Beauty”) where we’ll imbibe the glory of architectural marvels from the Foro Mussolini to Franco’s Arco de la Victoria!

Friends, I am proud to be criticized both from the right and the left, both by those who want to exterminate the homeless and those who want everyone to have healthcare

The Church has a preferential option for the poor—but who are the poor? Might they be a President with low approval ratings? Might they be the aspiring trillionaire getting wrecked by Joyce Carol Oates on their own website?

Friends, the farmers and rural folks of my diocese of Winona-Rochester are thriving under the tariffs and trade wars. At least, I think they are—I’m usually traveling.

If I know Jesus, he would rather be worshiped in a gorgeous cathedral than paraded in a desolate place among criminals

I feel that maintaining open lines of communication and engaging in dialogue with Beelzebub constitute the most constructive way forward.

Throughout the centuries, the great Christian martyrs have filled up the treasury of merit by their courageous witness. I’m thrilled to announce that you can now take up their mantle by purchasing the Word on Fire bitcoin, Crypt Currency™

The Lincoln Bathroom in the White House, post-renovation. Donald J. Trump/Truth Social, via CNN

I have often said: lead with Beauty. Lead with Bach, lead with Dante’s great Commedia, lead with Chartres

Friends, the so-called “woke” mob claims Trump is anti-democratic, but with the end of SNAP, the gutting of USAID, and the empowering of anti-vax ideas, countless souls will be enfranchised in what the great G.K. Chesterton called the democracy of the dead

Friends, I am appalled by the notion that X is a “Nazi p*rn” app. It is simply a neutral tool of the New Evangelization, spreading the gospel through dewy-eyed AI girlfriends and the great modern-day apostle, Grok

Congrats to the great Matt Fradd for turning St. Thomas Aquinas into a product worthy of the Daily Wire!

Friends, I grew up a few miles from where the Broadview facility is now allegedly depriving people of food, water, and medical treatment. Since this falls outside my jurisdiction in Winona-Rochester, I will withhold comment. I want to talk today about the spiritual decline of Europe

Friends, I am appalled by the notion that X is a “Nazi p*rn” app. It is simply a neutral tool of the New Evangelization, spreading the gospel through dewy-eyed AI girlfriends and the great modern-day apostle, Grok

To the ministers and people of faith being shot in the face with pepper balls and denied the freedom to pray outside ICE facilities, I would point to the Sermon on the Mount. Not the part about being persecuted, but the part about praying in your closet. Have you tried it?

Throughout our nation there is a vast, aggressive bureaucratic apparatus comprising fellow Americans who get up every day and tear families apart. They are called teachers, and they are using pronouns without parental consent

Zuckerberg, Bezos, and Musk at the Trump inauguration

Jesus takes the side of the poor, of Lazarus, over against Dives. But politically, discerning the side of “Dives” is difficult and requires prudence

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Friends, Vice President Vance has made some remarks about Haitians and other immigrants that I may not agree with, but he has also done something far more significant, which is to bring theological Latin phrases into mainstream discourse

Bishop Robert... @Bishop... • 28m g • • • I did not criticize the administration. My comments were pastoral, not political. I simply asked that detained Catholics have access to the sacraments—a request met with openness from federal officials. Ruth Graham @publicroad • 2h New from me: Two bishops with ties to Trump's Religious Liberty Commission, including Bishop Robert Barron, criticized the administration's treatment of Catholics detained by immigration officials this wee...

I did not criticize the administration. Please don’t put in the newspaper that I criticized the administration.

What a rich experience it was to attend Charlie Kirk’s memorial service in Phoenix, Arizona. I was moved to hear so many government officials honoring Jesus with their lips

Friends, civil discourse—something basic to our civilization—is in danger of being lost. Recently, I spoke with Fox News to discuss this dangerous trend.

Is Elon Musk personally responsible for the deaths of 400,000 children? Well, not so fast. Let’s consider the doctrine of double effect

Is Elon Musk personally responsible for the deaths of 400,000 children? Well, not so fast. Let’s consider the doctrine of double effect

Friends, in light of the estimate that shutting down USAID has resulted in 600,000 deaths and counting, I’d like to discuss St. Thomas Aquinas’s distinction between moral obligation and supererogation

I can think of another leader who had difficulty speaking—and he led God’s people out of Egypt.

I don’t blame “women in the workplace” for the sexual misconduct that was alleged at Word on Fire. I blame the sexual revolution as a whole

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Zuckerberg, Bezos, and Musk at the Trump inauguration

Jesus takes the side of the poor, of Lazarus, over against Dives. But politically, discerning the side of “Dives” is difficult and requires prudence

Bishop Robert... @Bishop... • 28m g • • • I did not criticize the administration. My comments were pastoral, not political. I simply asked that detained Catholics have access to the sacraments—a request met with openness from federal officials. Ruth Graham @publicroad • 2h New from me: Two bishops with ties to Trump's Religious Liberty Commission, including Bishop Robert Barron, criticized the administration's treatment of Catholics detained by immigration officials this wee...

I did not criticize the administration. Please don’t put in the newspaper that I criticized the administration.