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Director of Academic Technology @GrinnellCollege | #Catholic theologian | husband | dad | runner | cantor | #Texan | puzzle/games geek

Grinnell, Iowa Katılım Nisan 2009
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ArtButMakeItSports
ArtButMakeItSports@ArtButSports·
The Mocking of Christ, by Cimabue, 1280 (flipped), 📸 by @albello55
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Mo Pelzel (@mopelzel)@MorrisPelzel·
Minute Cryptic - 20 April, 2026 "Heavy sculpture of Jesus, facing out across Brazilian city?" (7) 🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣 🏆 0 hints – 3 under the community par (101,998 solvers so far). minutecryptic.com/?utm_source=sh…
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Rich Raho
Rich Raho@RichRaho·
Pope Leo in Cameroon: “The multiplication of the loaves and the fish happened while sharing: that is the miracle!  There is bread for everyone if it is given to everyone.  There is bread for everyone if it is taken, not with a hand that snatches away, but with a hand that gives.” vatican.va/content/leo-xi…
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Emma Green
Emma Green@emmaogreen·
These days, I'm thinking a lot about what makes us human. Local community over national politics. Making physical things. Relationships. Religion. My latest , about a new Catholic trade school in Steubenville, Ohio, is about all of that. Give it a read. newyorker.com/news/annals-of…
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Eric Adler
Eric Adler@ProfEricAdler·
A thoughtful, learned piece from Jonathan Zimmerman. It's a must-read for academics, especially those in denial about the problems that plague us. chronicle.com/article/why-hi…
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Tony Annett
Tony Annett@tonyannett·
Every church needs this sign.
General Mike Flynn@GenFlynn

This was at a prominent Catholic Church in Florida today. This type of information warfare against “MAGA”, against President Trump, is just beginning. It is dangerous, it is very political, it is fifth generational, and most definitely, it is spiritual warfare. There are approximately 1.4B Catholics worldwide. The largest Christian denomination in the world. Fact is, without the Catholic vote, one cannot be @POTUS . This Pope is consciously choosing political sides. He is emerging as a woke globalist instead of a humble servant of Jesus Christ representing the Church of Peter. The @Pontifex should represent humility and courage in the face of the evil that walks the earth. Does he truly see @realDonaldTrump as evil? I think not. I believe he is moving at a speed directed by his masters (not God). The Pope, as a man, needs to be reminded that humility in the face of God is courage. Courage without humility in the face of man is dangerous. It is shocking how many Catholics are upset at Trump currently. It shows the unhealthy allegiance that they hold for any man, including the Pope. In Revelation 19:10, we are told not to worship even an angel, but only God, so certainly we should not worship a man, even the Pope. In Acts 10:25, Peter (the first Pope) says that he is just a man and not to worship him but to worship only God. In Jeremiah 17:5 says that we are cursed if we trust in man or in our strength. With access to greater knowledge, all of us see a darker underbelly of our international political systems and the depravity of humanity (truly). So what? Thrust yourselves into the word of God instead of focusing on the word of man. I know that is the challenge of a lifetime, but for some individuals and even for a few nations, it could save lives. Why? Because all men say dumb things at times. It may be purposeful for a circumstance or it may just be ignorance. If our hope and trust remains in Jesus, that allows us to walk through these uncertain times unphased. If it isn’t clear enough yet, it will become even more clear in the months ahead.

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James M. Patterson
James M. Patterson@McGillPatterson·
It 100% does. Deneen’s introduction to his Conserving America? ends with a call to refound the US. And this was back in 2016! Vermeule has repeated stated his desire for an executive-led administrative state! Pappin wanted Queen Melania! They’re kind of kooks! Sorry they lied to you.
Meg Hansen@megmhansen

Contrary to Patterson’s claim, postliberalism isn’t a rejection of the U.S. Constitution or capitalism. It rejects liberalism’s elevation of individual rights and market logic as the highest ends of politics. It’s also context-bound. In Central Europe, it offers an antidote to post-communist disillusionment, EU left-wing moral pressure, and social breakdown. Here’s how I described it in an essay for @AmericanThinker in 2023.

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Minute Cryptic - 19 April, 2026 "Ordinary guy from Istanbul dared to assassinate inaugural emperor?" (8) 🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣 🏆 0 hints – 2 under the community par (114,633 solvers so far). minutecryptic.com/?utm_source=sh…
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Pope Leo XIV
Pope Leo XIV@Pontifex·
If the two disciples of Emmaus recognize Jesus when He breaks the bread for them, we too should recognize Him in this way. Not just in the Eucharist, but wherever there is a life that becomes broken bread, wherever someone makes a compassionate gift of themselves, like He did. With the grace of the Risen Christ, we can become this broken bread that transforms reality. #GospelOfTheDay (Lk 24:13–35) #ApostolicJourney #Angola
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Robert Horvath
Robert Horvath@RG_Horvath·
The banality of evil. Rod did not just 'repost fake news.' He circulated a vile slander that Peter Magyar had microwaved his family's pet in front of his children. This was not merely 'dumb' - it testified to how he had internalised the dehumanising discourse of Orban's propagandists. He didn't think to verify the absurd, Orwellian claim because it was 'normal,' received wisdom, for those on the regime's payroll. As Arendt understood, modern tyranny owes less to malice than to thoughtlessness and a failure to reflect on the consequences of one's own actions.
Rod Dreher@roddreher

Friend just reminded me I reposted fake news (that I fell for) abt Peter Magyar before election. I’d forgotten. I was dumb to believe it & repost. I apologize. Moving soon, but I love Hungary & its ppl, and wish the incoming PM good luck serving this great land.

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Brad Stulberg
Brad Stulberg@BStulberg·
On excellence, growth, and playing the infinite game:
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Matthew Sitman
Matthew Sitman@MatthewSitman·
Since just-war theory and, thus, St. Augustine have been "in the news," I wanted to mention how helpful I've found Garry Wills as an interpreter of Augustine. Wills is a classicist and, as a "psychologist," has been influenced far more by Shakespeare than Freud
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Thomas D. Howes
Thomas D. Howes@ThomasDHowes·
For Catholics, this would be easy if so many weren't fooled by a cache of Orban-bought Catholic intellectuals and influencers who somehow convinced people that Orban's Hungary was a model. If you want to look for a successful Catholic country, at least look to Poland, not Hungary.
Thomas D. Howes@ThomasDHowes

Having read a couple Orban cope pieces, here's my take: The real lesson from Hungary was that postliberalism failed just like it's failed every other time that it's been implemented. None of what ails our society requires a move to more authoritarian and illiberal governance.

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Eva Fernández
Eva Fernández@evaenlaradio·
El #papa durante el trayecto a #Angola: “Mis discursos en África no eran respuestas al presidente de EEUU, con quien no tengo intención de seguir debatiendo” (Una aclaración en respuesta a la narrativa de los medios que han interpretado sus palabras en esa dirección)
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Mo Pelzel (@mopelzel)@MorrisPelzel·
A bit of "This is the week that Robert Prevost became Pope Leo XIV" framing here. But the "Quiet American" understanding of Leo was never a good fit to begin with. How Trump Helped Pope Leo Find His Voice nytimes.com/2026/04/18/wor…
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Hemant Mehta
Hemant Mehta@hemantmehta·
When SCOTUS let Texas gerrymander more GOP seats, Family Research Council Action's Director Matt Carpenter called it a "huge victory" for Republicans. But Virginia's (pro-Democrat) redistricting referendum? That's anti-Christian. Incredible hypocrisy.
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