Debbie Adams

Pope Leo criticizes 'inhuman' treatment of immigrants in US Pope Leo on Tuesday appeared to offer his strongest criticism yet of U.S. President Donald Trump's hardline immigration policies, questioning whether they were in line with the Catholic Church's pro-life teachings.

Pope Leo in remarks to journalists tonight: "Someone who says I am against abortion but I am in agreement with the inhuman treatment of immigrants in the United States, I don't know if that's pro-life.” www.reuters.com/world/pope-l...

Pope Leo: “I am pleased to announce that on November 1, during the Jubilee of the World of Education, I will confer the title of Doctor of the Church on Saint John Henry Newman, who contributed decisively to the renewal of theology and to the understanding of the development of Christian doctrine.”

Mayor Brandon of Chicago responds to a question from a reporter if pushing back will make things harder?

“Can you imagine if my ancestors would have had the same rationale? Let’s not fight against the Confederacy. Let’s just try to get along, and maybe one day they’ll give us our freedom?”

Score on Libby! I was able to "skip the line" on a book hold where I was #444. Feeling like I won the lottery. 😄

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Pope Leo: “Dear brothers and sisters, the Church and the world do not need people who fulfill their religious duties as if the faith were merely an external label. We need laborers who are eager to work in the mission field, loving disciples who bear witness to the Kingdom of God in all places.”

ICE agents scatter as SD Bishop Pham, other clergy visit immigration court "Our presence made a difference," one priest said, quoting an immigration lawyer saying their client was given more time to prepare for another hearing.

“…masked immigration agents weren’t leaning against the off-white walls, waiting to grab people. They scattered Friday after seeing a clergy delegation led by Bishop-elect Michael Pham…Like the story of Moses and Exodus, the Red Sea parted.” timesofsandiego.com/life/2025/06...

"You love your enemy when you do not brood over the evil another person has done to you, but instead grieve over the sin on that person's soul while continuing to act with love for the love of God." #SaintFrancisOfAssisi #LiveTheGospel

The "Trump as Pope" image is offensive to Catholics, but more offensive to Catholics should be Trump's treatment of the poor, the marginalized, and the migrants that Jesus loved so much.

Movies you've watched more than six times.

Maybe they pray the Angelus at noon?

Oh, I love this art!

Introduce yourself with four movies.

Happy feast day of the Conversion of St Paul!

Thanks for the reminder of these intercessors in heaven! I'll be calling on them. 🙏

I don't live in Massachusetts, but I'm going to give this challenge a try. Just need to find something more PNW for the October one. #booksky

The Gorman book changed my whole attitude about Paul. It helped me really begin to understand him as a Jew living in a Roman culture influenced by Greek philosophy, and how those impacted his faith in Christ. I read it years ago, and it still feels new.

Thanks. I'm in the middle of it - very good!

Looks interesting! Have you read this one?

St. Ignatius of Loyola always ends up popping up in various conversations.

To quote Jimmy Akin: "It's always demons (or aliens, if it's not demons)."

Amazing episode.

"What I can do, you cannot. What you can do, I cannot. But together, we can do something beautiful for God.” #MotherTeresa

Pope Francis today made a special appeal for those on death row in the United States, praying that their sentence can be "commuted, changed".

Francis has revised Catholic teaching to say the death penalty is "inadmissible" and should be abolished.

Thanks be to God for the Sacrament of Reconciliation! #nosingang

Something about Tanner's annunciation painting is so powerful

I have a framed print of this along with the Fra Angelico Annunciation in my prayer space. Kind of a new/old thing going on. I love all Tanner's stuff - his "Nicodemus Visiting Jesus" is another favorite. Thanks for sharing!

Yikes.