+Aidan

Bernie is right. No more playing dead. No more running to the center.

Sincerely,

Someone who has watched you do this after every election loss the past 50 years.

disrupt as much as possible. This cannot be normalized

Zelensky is a million times the man Trump could ever be.

Meditating with the Mystics: Celtic Contemplatives is a new series of contemplative retreats hosted by Fr. Aidan.
Join us for a day of deep reflection, sacred storytelling, and contemplative practice as we step into the wisdom of the mystics.

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The top 0.1% of Americans control $22 trillion in wealth.

The bottom 50% control $3.8 trillion in wealth.

Read that back.

Folks, this is what oligarchy looks like.

The LORD of heavenly forces proclaims: Make just and faithful decisions; show kindness and compassion to each other! Don’t oppress the widow, the orphan, the stranger, and the poor; don’t plan evil against each other! ~Zechariah 7:9-10

This is the sin of your sister Sodom: She and her daughters were proud, had plenty to eat, and enjoyed peace and prosperity; but she didn’t help the poor and the needy.
-Ezekiel 16:49

learn to do good.
Seek justice:
help the oppressed;
defend the orphan;
plead for the widow.
Isaiah 1:17

Speak out on behalf of the voiceless, and for the rights of all who are vulnerable. Speak out in order to judge with righteousness and to defend the needy and the poor. ~Proverbs 31:8-9

Whoever oppresses the poor shows contempt for their Maker, but whoever is kind to the needy honors God. Proverbs 14:31

I exhort all the faithful of the Catholic Church, and all men and women of good will, not to give in to narratives that discriminate against and cause unnecessary suffering to our migrant and refugee brothers and sisters. With charity and clarity we are all called to live in solidarity and fraternity, to build bridges that bring us ever closer together, to avoid walls of ignominy and to learn to give our lives as Jesus Christ gave his for the salvation of all. 10. Let us ask Our Lady of Guadalupe to protect individuals and families who live in fear or pain due to migration and/or deportation. May the “Virgen morena”, who knew how to reconcile peoples when they were at enmity, grant us all to meet again as brothers and sisters, within her embrace, and thus take a step forward in the construction of a society that is more fraternal, inclusive and respectful of the dignity of all.

Letter from Pope Francis to the American Bishops. It’s pretty short and worth a read.

press.vatican.va/content/sala...

“The New Testament, without going into details, gives us a pretty clear hint of what a fully Christian society would be like… To an extent a Christian society would be what we now call Leftist… it’s economic life [would be] very socialistic.” -C.S. Lewis, Mere. Christianity

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“When immigrants live in your land with you, you must not cheat them. Any immigrant who lives with you must be treated as if they were one of your citizens. You must love them as yourself, because you were immigrants in the land of Egypt; I am the Lord your God.”
‭‭Leviticus‬ ‭19:33-34‬ ‭CEB‬‬

Don’t mistreat or oppress an immigrant, because you were once immigrants in the land of Egypt. Don’t treat any widow or orphan badly. If you do treat them badly and they cry out to me, you can be sure that I’ll hear their cry.
Exodus‬ ‭22:21-23‬ ‭CEB‬‬

The “culture wars” are funded by the wealthy to divide the working class so we don’t rise up against them.

YouTube video by Dan McClellan Was Jesus rich or poor?

Jesus was poor. He constantly condemned the rich. The Gospel is for the poor and oppressed. Judgment is for the rich and powerful. Any “preacher” who tells you otherwise is a charlatan and an antichrist.

youtu.be/g8SNuXAuyu8?...

SHE SAID WHAT SHE SAID

YouTube video by Dan McClellan Responding to an attempt to justify nativism

I have a lot of respect for Dan as a scholar and an honest interlocutor.

youtu.be/JQUAoByJM1k?...

I honestly believe our most powerful position in a toxic time that feeds on cynicism, apathy,& despair is to genuinely care and act for a better world.

Cynicism is our enemy. We should check it, incl. on the left. It’s not intellectually superior. It’s the virus they’re trying to infect us with. NO

JD Vance: Your compassion belongs first to your fellow citizens.
Jesus: Your compassion belongs first to the those who are suffering the most.

Americans not being allowed to use TikTok while other nations still can feels very similar to when I wasn't allowed to see Harry Potter in highschool when all my friends could. Embarrassing.

Good to see you here!

Man, I’m gonna miss seeing you on TikTok! Keep up the good work.