Andrew 🕊️

"Lord, you are our peace. You who proclaimed blessed are the peacemakers: set human hearts free from hatred, violence, and the spirit of revenge." #PopeFrancis #PrayForPeace

Spiritual Literacy Month is one couple's legacy of right intention (RNS) — Mary Ann Brussat and her husband, Frederic, introduced 'Spiritual Literacy Month' back in the 1990s. They're still at it.

“It’s important for people to recognize that pretty much anything they do can be spiritual with the right intention,” said Mary Ann Brussat. “People are a lot more spiritual than they think they are.”
https://religionnews.com/2024/12/16/a-guide-to-spiritual-literacy-month-with-author-mary-ann-bruss…

Psalm 25

How realistic is ‘Conclave,’ the movie that lifts the lid on how a pope is elected? | CNN This has been a blockbuster election year politically, so it’s fitting that a new movie shines a light on an ancient and highly secretive voting process: the selection of a new pope.

How realistic is ‘Conclave,’ the movie?

It tries to showcase the battle for the soul of the church that takes place during a papal election & examines the tension between the demands of faith and the desire for high office.

My @cnn.com analysis:

www.cnn.com/2024/11/19/e...

What now for the Anglican Communion? LONDON (RNS) — Besides needing to pick a new leader, the Church of England has an urgent need to show in short order that it can respond to abuse.

The Church of England and the wider Anglican Communion are in uncharted waters after the voluntary resignation of Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, who quit just five days after he vowed that he would not resign.

Just a reminder about this: Per @prripoll.bsky.social, white evangelicals *dramatically* flipped on the issue of politicians’ character back in 2016, and basically never looked back.

It’s been a useful stat for my reporting ever since.

Up the Union! Up the Union of Omaha! 🦉💚🇺🇸⚽🏆🏆 #Soccer

Adam Schiff: "The problem today is that people are working and they still can't get by. When people see the quality of life their parents had and say 'that's better than what I have have,' all too many will entertain any demagogue who comes along promising they alone can fix it"

The Spirit took a big victory lap around Audi Field at the end of this one. Trinity Rodman and Tara McKeown were really revving up the crowd. Back in the title game for the first time since 2021.

The Attention Trap The idealized image of attention as control is not so much a virtue as a phantom or mirage of one.

Attention is like time: it’s tempting to believe that it has always been there regardless of our noticing, but it is in fact shaped by and inseparable from our means of counting it."

Antón Barba-Kay on 'attention' discourse:
www.commonwealmagazine.org/attention-trap

My wife said we should call them skywritings instead of tweets. Is there any ideas on this front?

“Let gratitude be the pillow upon which you kneel to say your nightly prayer.” #MayaAngelou #Goodnight #GodBlessYou

I'm not looking forward to JD Vance being the most visible public #Catholic in America. 🇻🇦🇺🇸

Anyway, hire more religion reporters.

At fall meeting, US Catholic bishops turn toward Pope Francis' agenda BALTIMORE (RNS) — The presentation on ‘Laudato Si’,’ a central document approaching its 10-year anniversary next year, was particularly notable because the bishops have previously sidelined Francis’…

After years of complaints that they've ignored Pope Francis’ teachings in their biannual meetings, the USCCB this week seemed to make up for lost time, discussing topics including human dignity, the environment, and migration.

The #Sabres so rarely play well against the Flyers. I'm beginning to believe it's a curse.

US Bishops Announce "“We Stand in Firm Solidarity with Our Immigrant Brothers and Sisters” - FULL TEXT Catholic Church, Catholic News World, Vatican, Pope Francis, Breaking, Pope News, c na, Catholic Headlines,

US Bishops Announce "“We Stand in Firm Solidarity with Our Immigrant Brothers and Sisters” - FULL TEXT - #USCCB #Catholic
www.catholicnewsworld.com/2024/11/us-b...

I don't actually have a lot of photos of myself so the photo will have to wait a beat. #BlueSky