The Spirit of the Lord ….has anointed me (us) to bring glad tidings to the poor….to proclaim liberty to captives and recovery of sight to the blind….to let the oppressed go free, and to proclaim a year acceptable to the Lord.
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"Our life with Christ ought to have some bearing on our lives as citizens. We cannot approve or practice publicly in the name of Caesar what the Lord condemns, disapproves, or curses, whether it be failure to honor our word, exploiting of the poor, police torture, or regimes of terror." #Mauriac
The world’s leading genocide scholars’ association has passed a resolution saying that the legal criteria have been met to establish Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, its president says. There was no immediate response from the Israeli foreign ministry.
No statement, theological, political, or otherwise, should be made that would not be credible in the presence of starved children.
We can end partisan gerrymandering for good. Leader Thune, I am calling on you to bring the Freedom to Vote act to the floor immediately. Let’s have a vote. The American people deserve to know where their representatives stand on this
Unless/until we are willing to tackle the ROOT CAUSES of our most pressing problems, both global and local, things will not get better, and may well get a lot worse. Pray for a change of mind and heart (conversion) on a massive scale. 🙏
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What’s really going on in Texas? I give you Rep. Jolanda Jones in two parts speaking from temporary exile while they deny a quorum to state Republicans. She lays out every bit of it out - chapter and verse. These Texas Dems are the real deal. @texasdemocrats.bsky.social Here’s Part 1:
It cannot stand forever. Racism is inherently evil.
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Today marks the 60th anniversary of the passage of the Voting Rights Act. The beginning of true democracy in America. A offering to this country paid for by the work, dedication and lives of ordinary Black people. We’ve always had to fight. Are you prepared to fight to protect our rights?
Dear friends: I was so happy to be invited to Wild Card with Rachel Martin on @npr.org. Rachel asked me several surprising questions and I had a lot of fun. Hope you enjoy it! www.youtube.com/watch?v=wU_r...
WATCH: Sen. Ossoff defeated an effort to defund the CDC in a key Senate Committee.
It is not antisemitism to criticize and advocate against policies and practices of the government of the state of Israel and its representatives.
It is not antisemitism to criticize and advocate against policies and practices of the government of the state of Israel and its representatives.
Israeli fire kills dozens in Gaza, officials say, as aid delivery remains chaotic after new measures religionnews.com/2025/07/30/i...
It is not antisemitism to criticize and advocate against policies and practices of the government of the state of Israel and its representatives.
It is not antisemitism to criticize and advocate against policies and practices of the government of the state of Israel and its representatives.
"Alligator Alcatraz is a catchy name for an American concentration camp deep...The name will likely carry on in history as shorthand for President Donald Trump's unmitigated and escalating cruelty." #PrayForAmerica www.ncronline.org/opinion/edit...
Pope Leo reminds us that true communication is not only about being effective but rather it is about healing, about not hurting others with our words. www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news...
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An aid worker in northern Gaza tells NPR that people are starving, water is scarce and basic supplies are out of reach. He warns thousands could die in the coming days if nothing changes.
"Why Is the World Letting It Happen?": U.K. Surgeon, Back from Gaza, on Starving Children
Epstein matters, but there's a much greater story of American moral depravity that ought to be leading the news America is building an archipelago of squalid concentration camps. No one knows where this will end. The time to scream 'Never again'? Now! My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/us-c...
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The militaristic display in MacArthur Park was part of a national “campaign of intimidation.” Masked federal agents, “acting like a secret police,” intending “to intimidate us all, to scare people, to get them to self-deport.” www.americamagazine.org/politics-soc...
100+ aid organizations are warning that “mass starvation” is spreading in Gaza, with aid workers among those suffering from the lack of adequate food.
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“(God’s) mercy is from age to age … He has … dispersed the arrogant of mind and heart. He has thrown down the rulers from their thrones but lifted up the lowly. The hungry he has filled with good things; the rich he has sent away empty.” - Mary proclaims (excerpts from Luke 1)
I’m thinking there are lessons here for Christians and others who would resist “Christian nationalism”: www.ncronline.org/opinion/thes...
I’m thinking there are lessons here for Christians and others who would resist “Christian nationalism”: www.ncronline.org/opinion/thes...
Israeli soldiers opened fire near a food distribution site in southern Gaza on Saturday, killing at least 32 people, Gazan health authorities said. The UN said this past week that more than 670 Palestinians had been killed in similar episodes near aid sites.
“We shouted: ‘food, food’, but they didn’t talk to us. They just opened fire." #PrayForPeace #RememberThePoor www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
The Trump Administration's terrorizing and racial profiling of hardworking families is cruel and inhumane. It's not making us safer and there is no justification for it, full stop.
As a Black woman, I have heard this man intentionally spew venom for years. While some may refer to his comments as dog whistles, to me they are loud, clear, and hateful calls to violence by a person carrying a torch for white supremacy. open.substack.com/pub/leslyesl...
Yes, loud, clear, hateful. Racism is an intrinsic evil that violates human dignity.
Catholic Church teaches that torture is intrinsically evil. “…torture which uses physical or moral violence to extract confessions, punish the guilty, frighten opponents, or satisfy hatred is contrary to respect for the person and for human dignity” (Catechism 2297).
#139 “We are faced not with two separate crises …but rather with one complex crisis …both social and environmental." #48 “Both everyday experience and scientific research show that the gravest effects of all attacks on the environment are suffered by the poorest". Laudato Si - Pope Francis
#139 “We are faced not with two separate crises …but rather with one complex crisis …both social and environmental." #48 “Both everyday experience and scientific research show that the gravest effects of all attacks on the environment are suffered by the poorest". Laudato Si - Pope Francis
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Sitting in Brunswick GA Federal court just behind the good man Martin Sheen with other supporters of Ploughshares protestors on trial for their nonviolent demonstration against US Trident nuclear submarines. Even the mere possession of nuclear weapons is immoral.
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WATCH: Senate Republicans just blocked Sen. Ossoff’s amendment to prevent the cutoff of food aid to starving children in war zones.
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Here is Jen Psaki's full interview with @ossoff.bsky.social : youtu.be/JiBfIuzk4D8
That this is even a possibility being considered by an American government is … beyond my words.
Via @apnews.com: Leaders of Holy Land churches condemn Israeli settler violence during a West Bank visit —> apnews.com/article/west...
This has nothing to do with the nonviolent Jesus of the Gospels. This is tragic.
Pax Christi International has released a new statement in support of UN Special Rapporteur on Palestine Francesca Albanese, who is facing sanctions by the US for her report on the illegal occupation of the West Bank and the ongoing destruction of Gaza. We stand with Ms. Albanese.
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We need to speak up for due process for all, and for keeping families united, whatever the person’s views. We need reconciliation, not revenge.
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USAID is the best of America.
It is not antisemitism to criticize the policy or actions of the government of the state of Israel.
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It is not antisemitism to criticize the policy or actions of the government of the state of Israel.
It is not antisemitism to criticize the policy or actions of the government of the state of Israel.
It is not antisemitism to criticize the policy or actions of the government of the state of Israel. www.nbcnews.com/world/gaza/g...
Yes. I’m trying to look at Sec Rubio’s eyes in this NYT photo, and find some consciousness or conscience, even conviction. The photo is not the man of course. Matthew 5:44 - “love your enemies, and pray for those who persecute you”.
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Again, no irony in this administration that would so brazenly weaponize Scripture to fit their corrupt, godless, heartless and anti-Christian schemes. bit.ly/44TMAgD
Yes, by DT, with lots of accomplices.
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The picture is even worse for lifesaving assistance. More than 2/3s of the way through the FY, USAID’s humanitarian assistance bureau down 92% on new obligations compared to full-year FY24. USAID’s global health bureau was down 93%. State hasn't picked up any of the slack.
If Secretary Rubio would like to reverse this surely mistaken cancellation of life-saving assistance in DRC, he could start with reinstating awards 720BHA24IO00248 and 72066024FA00002... www.wsj.com/world/africa...
Howard Thurman- “Jesus and the Disinherited”
Dear friends: If you've got some free time this weekend, you might want to check out some of the episodes from our new America Media podcast "The Spiritual Life," where we speak to people about their experiences of God in their prayer and daily lives... www.americamagazine.org/thespiritual...
HAPPENING NOW: Emergency proceedings are underway related to the potential deportation of 8 men to South Sudan before Judge Randy Moss in Washington. The men are teed up to be transfered at 7pm tonight. But Moss is sending the case to MA, where he says it should be handled.
How about supporting a local food pantry?
Mercy Sister Mary Haddad, president of @thechausa.bsky.social on Trump’s bill passage:
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There’s nothing beautiful about betraying the poor, turning our backs on the stranger, and abandoning the sick. Jesus said, “Whatever you do to the least of these…” And we just did the opposite.
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Medicaid is more popular than apple pie.
I implore my colleagues formed by the Judeo-Christian tradition to think of the 2,000+ verses of Scripture that tell us how to treat the poor. What does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God? Micah 6:8
Less 'radical traditionalism' ... and more traditional radicalism! ✝️
Senator Chris Murphy “ I am shaking with fury over what just happened “
Laughing in front of cages designed to hold migrants and refugees, many of whom came to this country fleeing extreme violence and poverty, and hoping to raise their children in a more compassionate country. And many of whom followed all the legal procedures to enter the country.
