John Wakefield

Unstructured, unaccountable, “wasted” time is essential for critical thinking, and in a world that seems to be striving to eliminate such a skill, we need to fight for it. For as many of us as possible.

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Disagreement, but yours looks like a very nice second place option

Is this the supplemental calories or the Thomas Merton talking

reverse heist movie where a single snake has to chase all the priests back into ireland

a man in an orange shirt says i 'm a man and i 'm 40 ALT: a man in an orange shirt says i 'm a man and i 'm 40

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The NFL will own 10% of ESPN, which licenses its name to a sportsbook.

The NFL will directly profit from sports gambling.

Goodell said in 2017, “We still strongly oppose legalized sports gambling. The integrity of our game is No. 1. We will not compromise on that.”

Interfaith prayer vigil held outside ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ amid reports of hunger strike inside facility - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports | Fort Lauderdale OCHOPEE, Fla. (WSVN) — Dozens of people of different faiths gathered at the Florida Everglades this weekend not to protest, but to pray for change.7NewsRead More

Dozens of people gathered outside "Alligator Alcatraz" in the Florida Everglades -- not to protest, but to pray for change. Sunday's interfaith prayer vigil took place as the Florida Immigrant Coalition said some detainees have gone on a hunger strike.

'This is domestic terror': Shaken by ICE raids, pastors rethink ministries (RNS) — The fear of raids has pushed some congregations back to pandemic-era worship strategies.

NEW: @rns.org has tracked at least 10 incidents of apparent federal agents conducting immigration enforcement activity on church grounds or in the immediate area, with incidents spread across five states and Puerto Rico.

“This is domestic terror,” one pastor said. religionnews.com/2025/08/04/w...

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I had a visiting 4yo grandkid walk up to me for communion, look at me super skeptically, and when I smiled and said “would you like some bread?” he looked at me and said “no way” and then walked straight back to his seat.

Today’s Sunday afternoon post-church sports cry: Trinity Rodman scoring a winner in stoppage time against Portland and breaking down in tears herself. Phew. 😭

‘Self-termination is most likely’: the history and future of societal collapse An epic analysis of 5,000 years of civilisation argues that a global collapse is coming unless inequality is vanquished

"But even if you don’t have hope, it doesn’t really matter. This is about defiance. It’s about doing the right thing, fighting for democracy and for people to not be exploited," says Luke Kemp about his book, Goliath's Curse -
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

It is 65 here this morning and it feels like paradise after weeks in the 80s. (And we lived in North Carolina for a decade.)

I realize it’s quite a drive, but we have a community brunch after our service each Sunday on the other side of our shared lake 😬 If you’re ever in South Haven, MI, you’re *more* than welcome. Sorry you’re going through this.

As I contemplate a sermon about prayer, I'm reminded of Mother Mary Clare, Reverend Mother of the Sisters of the Love of God in Oxford

She advised that the nuns were struggling to find words to pray, they could simply say

'Here I am God, what a mess'

I've used that advice a lot over the years

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I’m crying at the sports again on a Sunday afternoon… the post-service emotions are real. Amazing job, Lionesses. #euro2025

A group chat with channels for projects and space for photos and funny gifs and useful bots and the like… it really is a great tool. Wish more would learn to use it.

I tried this as well in Charlotte, but even with our staff, it never took. Having success on the seminary/diocesan level, and that’s going well. Just tried again at my new parish and for four of us who were texting too much, it’s splendid. 😂

Marcus Aurelius has freed me from the obligation of sharing my opinions.

Someone once said to me, revolution happens when the middle classes are hungry.

Desperately need videos of you trying this in real life

When I was little, the U.S. military came to our home at gunpoint and took me and my family away. We were imprisoned for years in barbed wire camps simply because we were Japanese American. I have spent my life telling that story, hoping it would never be repeated.

We started evening prayer this summer and it is wonderful…. Keep music as simple as possible, print out reusable bulletins. Didn’t work to also try to include the BCP while introducing it.

56 years ago today, Astronaut Buzz Aldrin received the Eucharist from reserve sacrament on the moon.

On July 20, 1969, he radioed back to Earth, “Houston, this is Eagle. This is the [Lunar Module] pilot speaking. I would like to request a few moments of silence…

I’m a priest married to an elementary school teacher, and we know a bunch of those. (My brother is also an engineer married to an accountant.)

oscar the grouch is sitting in a garbage can . Alt: oscar the grouch is sitting in a garbage can .

Oscar and I are not happy with Congress. Their priorities are backwards. Tax billionaires extravagantly and educate children extravagantly. Cutting education in order to cut billionaires’ taxes is wrong.

Yes, PBS has been a valuable part of our multi-pronged education strategy as a nation. RIP

If we have a chance at Colbert running for office in 2028, it might turn out okay?

A signature Netanyahu sotto voce apology for bombing an historical Catholic Church and killing a bunch of Christians

Tweet from @thekafkadude It's really funny how America and the UK stopped investing in infrastructure in the 1980s because the free market will pave potholes and make the trains run on time and now literally nothing works and you cannot go anywhere or do anything but like 4 people are richer than God.

The best response to Abundance talk is a single tweet from Ruairi Wood, RIP brother.

AL bats first

Tied up, 3 for the AL, 3 for the NL

NL wins with 4 homers to the AL's 3

The Polar Bear didn't even have to come up to bat, Schwarber did his job for him (or maybe Aranda did)

This All-Star Game 9-inning tie game "Swing Off" is a pretty fun idea, even though there was a Home Run Derby just last night. Three American League bombers, three from the National League. Most homers wins.

Not sure there has been a better HR Derby and All-Star Game in the last 20 years. Well done this year, MLB.