The ballpark is a great place for theology Baseball and theology find a profound intersection in the work of Carmen Nanko-Fernández.

So it seems I appeared in US Catholic a month ago. Gracias for the shout out @uscatholic.bsky.social and Cassidy Klein. uscatholic.org/articles/202...

YouTube video by splitthisrock Martin Espada - Alabanza

A psalm for this day. Gracias @martinespadapoet.bsky.social ...¡Alabanza!
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@elivalentinny.bsky.social have you read this yet? Necessary commentary by @dominicpreziosi.bsky.social of @commonweal.bsky.social

Yes, the @nytimes.com obituary of David Tracy was dreadful!

Prof. Carmen Nanko-Fernandez on Pope Leo XIV, a graduate of the theology school where she teaches Get the latest on CBCNews.ca, the CBC News App, and CBC News Network for breaking news and analysis

Great interview with @cnankofernandez.bsky.social, Professor at Catholic Theological Union at Chicago about alumnus Pope Leo XIV, first pope to have earned his M.Div. from a school of theology and ministry deliberately founded in the spirit of the Second Vatican Council. www.cbc.ca/player/play/...

From pulpit to pitch: Pope Francis used sport to get his message to a wider world − that could continue with baseball-loving Leo XIV The sporting world mourned the death of Francis − a lifelong soccer fan. The new pope is more of a baseball guy.

My latest article in The Conversation. theconversation.com/from-pulpit-...

‘God’s Love Is Always Spoken in Dialect’ Francis was “of the people” in his understanding of theology: he drew on popular rituals and the stuff of daily life as theological sources.

An excellent piece by @cnankofernandez.bsky.social www.commonwealmagazine.org/francis-theo...

Out at Home? Under the Trump administration's book police, Jackie Robinson’s life and actions are considered dangerous memories.

www.commonwealmagazine.org/jackie-robin... Great piece by @cnankofernandez.bsky.social published just in time for Jackie Robinson Day (April 15)!

Seeking a New Way What does a saint and martyr from the late twentieth century have to say to a nation complicit in the very suffering he challenged until his death?

www.commonwealmagazine.org/seeking-new-...

Proposals are accepted through tomorrow (25 March) for the 2025 Annual Meeting. Propose a paper today! buff.ly/AfkIXEg

Opinion | Pope Francis Projects a Lonely Moral Voice in a New World of Politics and Trump The pope has emerged as an increasingly lonely moral voice against perilous global trends like nationalism and populism.

The NYT has come to embody that biblical question—Can anything good come out of it? (cf. Jn 1:46).

But as surely as at least ONE good thing came from Nazareth, I give you this fine essay from the great and good @gibsonwrites.bsky.social.

www.nytimes.com/2025/03/13/o...

This THREAD is essential for all of my colleagues in the academy.

PLEASE READ.

Universities are facing big cuts to research funding. At Duke, it's a time for 'damage control' Facing the potential loss of hundreds of millions of dollars in federal funding, Duke University is preparing for the worst.

Devastating! apnews.com/article/trum...

Pope Francis's Preferential Option for Elders Pope Francis has expressed solidarity with and concern for elders throughout his pontificate.

An excellent and timely piece by @cnankofernandez.bsky.social www.commonwealmagazine.org/pope-francis...

I was given the ball-point version as a high school graduation present

Tr$mp turned a tragic event into a MAGA political moment. Disgusting.

The Los Angeles Wildfires Have Indeed Been Biblical — But Not in the Way You Think If you’ve ever lived in Los Angeles or if you have loved ones who do, you know that the January wildfires have felt especially like hell—a unique experience even in a city as well acquainted with disa...

@jaxhidalgo.bsky.social on how the fires in LA are “biblical.”

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KNOW YOUR RIGHTS.

With mass deportations starting today across the country, it is vitally important - for both citizens and non-citizens - to know your rights.

You have the right to remain silent. Assert it. You have the right to a lawyer. Ask for one.

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Arelis R. Hernández post on X: "Migrants in Ciudad Juárez who were waiting for their 1 pm CBP1 parole appointments learned 20 minutes ago that the app has shut down & those appointments are no longer valid." There is a screenshot of video. A woman lays her head in her hands, leaning against a pole, and cries. As the video playes, multiple cameras are pointed at her and there is the sound of a DSLR or film camera shutter going off.

The first visual of the Trump presidency at the border; a sobbing woman in Ciudad Juárez stands outside the Paso Del Norte port of entry, clutching a pole as she weeps having learned that her 1:00PM appointment for a chance to seek asylum in the US has been cancelled. x.com/arelisrhdz/s...

Opinion | The clergy giving cover to Donald Trump’s plans for mass deportation MAGA clergy and religious figures standing with Trump may get more than they bargained for.

“How will Dolan react if ICE comes into a parish or Catholic school in New York?”

@antheabutler.bsky.social writes how MAGA clergy and religious figures standing with Trump may get more than they bargained for.

READ MORE: www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...

St. Norbert recommends eliminating more faculty members. It's the third round of cuts since September 2023 The college is attempting to reduce a multimillion dollar deficit by cutting faculty. It's the third round of cuts since September 2023.

Horrible news about cutbacks at St. Norbert College, including the elimination of the theology demartment! www.greenbaypressgazette.com/story/news/e...

Arturo Bañuelas, pioneer Latin@ theologian: “We find backpacks, Bibles, medicines, pictures of loved ones... items that tell the story of regular people making a dangerous journey to find a better life...It’s a profound moral failure when seeking a better life & safety results in death.”

Would love a copy!

A Sunday Scripture Reflection for Epiphany by @cnankofernandez.bsky.social learn.ctu.edu/the-epiphany/

Ep 173: The Jewishness of Jesus with Adele Reinhartz | Libertarian Christian Institute Ep 173: The Jewishness of Jesus with Adele Reinhartz  In this episode I talk with Dr. Adele Reinhartz, professor of religious studies at the University of Ottawa in Canada. She contributed a chapter t...

I am neither Protestant nor libertarian but this was a fun interview. Thanks, Alex! Released today. libertarianchristians.com/episode/ep-1...

Wearing my Cangrejeros jersey in honor of Roberto Clemente (and with gratitude to those who gave it to me as a gift)!

This Ox Has Gored Before Rejecting the use of John 8:44 in such proximity to Jews is the lowest bar imaginable for delineating criticism of Israel from antisemitism.

A piece worth pondering very seriously! "On Pope Francis, John 8:44, and liberal Catholic antisemitism" www.commonwealmagazine.org/ox-has-gored...

Happy Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe!

Never underestimate the value of schmoozing. And, of course, try to avoid taking things too seriously. Really.

The book display hall can seem like an academic version of Shark Tank, with eager authors trying to get editors to bite. Oh, and schmoozing (I spend plenty of time in the book display schmoozing w/ people I don't often see in person).