Cassidy Rose Klein

Dorothy Hood Photo by Leigh Patrick on Pexels.com Please view Dorothy Hood’s painting, Haiti, at the Museum of Fine Arts Houston. Because I don’t have permission, I’m linking to the work of ar…

Sunday reading: @votang.bsky.social's blog post about a recent visit to the Houston MFA on a super hot day. Thinking of everyone in Texas right now.

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so grateful for Kristen and her writing!!

aww thank you so much Kristen!!!! this means so much to me🥹💛💛

They Denied Themselves Indulgence in Everything — Except Their Art The Shakers eschewed mansions, but their “gift drawings” tell a different story.

a delight to research and write about Shaker gift drawings for @sojo.net 🤍https://sojo.net/sojoshare/NzIzNTl8MjM2MTgyfDE3NTAyNzYyMDZ8NQ==

this is such an excellent exhibit, loved getting to write about it!

A sister to the world on discerning religious life

my latest blog post roseinwinter.substack.com/p/a-sister-t...

Support Midwest Immigration Bond Fund this #indiebookstoreday! We're hosting a reading & teach-in with Alejandra Oliva, Diego Báez, Daniel Borzutzky, Faisal Mohyuddin & Angelica Julia Dávila with all proceeds going to MIBF to pay immigration bonds to free individuals from ICE custody. Sat, 6:30 pm!

todos todos todos 🤍 I was at World Youth Day with a group from @dignityusa.bsky.social when we heard him say these words. we will miss him so much

Pope Francis’s Most Timeless Insights on Art and Artists Among his many legacies, the late pontiff left behind a trove of musings on contemporary art, the role of museums, and even the pitfalls of the art market.

“The artist is the witness of the invisible, and the work of art is the strongest proof that incarnation is possible.” —Pope Francis on artists and faith

Visibly Invisible The Trump administration hopes not only to deport migrants, but also to make them feel so unsafe they no longer participate actively in our communities.

I wrote about the ways that the Trump admin has been purposely fucking with the visibility of ICE enforcement/the increased invisibility of undocumented people in daily life/feeling called into visibility as a neighbor

www.commonwealmagazine.org/ICE-immigrat...

All possible cranberries very fine very mine and mine is my valentine (or the world is my valentine) art by Corita Kent Today I’m writing about the joy of archives: The joy of going down holes and peering under rocks…

"Engage in the world, you lovely valentines—engage engage, be involved, have courage to accept the responsibility of being alive, dare I say the responsibility you have to the Other, the Other who is your neighbor." from All Possible Cranberries, the latest by @cassroseklein.bsky.social

thank you Kristen!!! so grateful to be in writing community with you💛

JD Vance @JDVance Just google "ordo amoris." Aside from that, the idea that there isn't a hierarchy of obligations violates basic common sense. Does Rory really think his moral duties to his own children are the same as his duties to a stranger who lives thousands of miles away? Does anyone?

6. Christians know very well that it is only by affirming the infinite dignity of all that our own identity as persons and as communities reaches its maturity. Christian love is not a concentric expansion of interests that little by little extend to other persons and groups. In other words: the human person is not a mere individual, relatively expansive, with some philanthropic feelings! The human person is a subject with dignity who, through the constitutive relationship with all, especially with the poorest, can gradually mature in his identity and vocation. The trueordo amoristhat must be promoted is that which we discover by meditating constantly on the parable of the “Good Samaritan” (cf.Lk10:25-37), that is, by meditating on the love that builds a fraternity open to all, without exception.[3]

JD Vance last month on the left, vs. Pope Francis today on the right.

All possible cranberries very fine very mine and mine is my valentine (or the world is my valentine) art by Corita Kent Today I’m writing about the joy of archives: The joy of going down holes and peering under rocks…

latest blog post about the joy of archives and other things :) snowflakesandroses.com/2025/02/10/a...

Fighting fascism is an act of love, says this activist Anti-fascism is an ethic of love, and all Christians are called to live it out, resisting fascism wherever it grows.

Thinking a lot about this interview I did with Eric Martin last year—talked about his experience in Charlottesville in 2017 and what enemy love looks like in a fascist creep uscatholic.org/articles/202...

i cant wait to read it!

Why Does Religion Journalism Matter to Democracy? Ask a Texas Reporter Robert Downen knows the connections between the Texas GOP, David Barton, and the SBC crisis. And he hopes you’ll pay attention.

I was thrilled to talk with the incomparable @robertdownen.bsky.social about religion and democracy's intertwining worlds, reporting on religion as a place of power/impact, and more for this week's newsletter. sojo.net/articles/int...

A reflection for the fourth Sunday of Advent Emily Sanna reflects on the Sunday Mass gospel reading for December 22, 2024 (Year C), the fourth Sunday in Advent: Far from subservient.

What do Jael and Mary have in common? Read my lectionary reflection for next Sunday’s readings to find out!

little plug that I have an email newsletter for my writing and I'll be sending one out this week so sign up if you would like:) d51e8c806bc511efa58bfbbb239dcf47.eo.page/fvhvf

that link looks sketchy but it is legit haha

Pope Francis is bringing out the debt component of the Jubilee Year in a big way in his message for the 58th World Day of Peace (and connecting it in interesting ways to abolishing the death penalty and ending the arms trade)!
www.vatican.va/content/fran...

For feast of the Virgin of Guadalupe, activist devotees adorn Mary with Palestinian symbols (RNS) — The image of Our Lady of Guadalupe, whose feast day falls on Dec. 12, has emerged as a symbol among Latino activists and artists in the U.S. and Mexico of their support for Palestinians in…

To one activist, there was no better way to evoke reaction than by communicating through the Virgin of Guadalupe. “We wanted to reach people’s hearts. The Virgin is a figure of authority. It’s as if she’s saying, ‘My children, don’t be indifferent.’”
https://religionnews.com/2024/12/11/for-feast-of…

and speaking of Mary, here's a beautiful reflection written by my partner Greg Sutherland: 💛https://snowflakesandroses.com/2024/12/09/all-you-marys/

Feast of the Immaculate Conception Commentary by Brooke Matejka

the feast of the immaculate conception is a feast I never quite know how to make sense of, so found this reflection by Brooke Matejka really powerful futurechurch.org/lectionary/y...

thank you mitchell!!

The Catholic Law Students Who Help Trans Folks Change Legal Names At two Jesuit universities in California, volunteer clinics have helped more than 1,200 trans and nonbinary people change their legal names.

beautiful dispatch by @cassroseklein.bsky.social on the legal clinics run by students at a Jesuit college to help trans/nb folks with name changes. sojo.net/articles/new...

Rotting with life Who dunnit, who carried you?—Malcolm Holcombe 11/21/24: Today snow is dumping, the first of the season, and everything feels charged and humming and thick with God. The hum of this snow and frosted…

wrote about the month of November and apples and Shaker gift drawings and other messiness snowflakesandroses.com/2024/11/26/r...

Corita Kent, the joyous revolutionary “Pop art nun” Corita Kent inspires us to find beauty in each boundary-bending moment.

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Finding Solace in the Work of the Pop Art Nun Artists and activists are still learning from the vision of Corita Kent.

here are some pieces I've written about her sojo.net/interactive/...

corita kent was born on this day in 1918, and it's always a joy to celebrate her and her art 💛