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@ChristopherHale While that can happen to any side in many issues, in today's world that has been happening with the religious right, Catholic or not. That spiral has gotten so out of control that for anybody outside of it it's incredible that they are unable to realize what they have become. 2/2

@ChristopherHale Another possible angle: when anybody, of any political and religious side, goes all in with the end justify the means, it will inevitably end up with a spiral of doing or letting others do or justifying things totally against their ideals until they get destroyed. 1/2

Let me say to my conservative Catholic friends the thing I have wanted to say for a long time. Your movement has been hijacked by a celebrity populism that puts evangelical grievance ahead of Catholic conscience, and only you can take it back. The faithful who built the American Catholic conservative tradition — who prayed the rosary outside clinics, fought for school choice, defended the reverence of the Latin Mass when bishops would not — those faithful did not sign up to be silent partners while the Pope is insulted. You do not owe fidelity to men who will not defend the Holy Father. Your fidelity belongs to Christ and to the Church he founded upon Peter. For my part, I promise this. Those of us on the other side of the aisle must earn your trust back through deeds, not slogans — through policies that honour the unborn and the immigrant alike, the family and the worker, the reverence of the sanctuary and the dignity of those living on the street. Changing your convictions is not what I ask. I ask only that you refuse a bargain that requires your silence while your Pope is treated as a punchline. Pope Benedict warned us what happens when politics tries to do the work of God. We saw it in recent days on a small screen — a man portraying himself as Christ while treating the Vicar of Christ as a fool. That, in Benedict’s exact words, is demonic. The hour for conservative Catholic silence has passed. Before we are Republicans or Democrats, we are Christians — siblings in the Lord. And in the One, we are one. thecatholicherald.com/article/two-ca…

@CORVO_NEJRO @Samael_Gz Jones es una apuesta que puede dar muchísimo dinero si un día logra aprender a finalizar. Todavía no es capaz, pero ha mejorado una barbaridad en un año. Puede seguir mejorando. Y si lo logra, con esa velocidad que tiene, va a la Premier por muchos millones. Veremos.

@Samael_Gz Sí. Borja e Jutglá por Andrés Martín e Fran Navarro. E a Jones por algún calquera que seguro que será mellor.

Rematan Mingueza, Ristic, Cervi e Aidoo que teñen salarios medio-altos. Haberá que descontar isto, non? Veremos que pasa con Iago e Marcos Alonso con soldos moi altos e Unai dase por vendido ó Valencia. Fai falla vender titulares?

@kmbiamnozie @Asteroid_ELE Gemini: It was almost certainly generated by an AI and then perhaps slightly adjusted or copy-pasted into a chat or post by a person. It reads exactly like a response to a prompt such as: "Explain the paradox of prayer if God is all-knowing and his will is perfect."

That’s very deep and thoughtful, however, the question you raise isn’t new, it’s ancient. And it deserves more than a surface answer. The assumption beneath it is that prayer is an attempt to correct God as though man, in a moment of urgency, can improve upon divine perfection. But that is not the biblical vision of prayer. Scripture reveals something far more mysterious. In The Bible, God is indeed all-knowing: “known unto God are all His works from the beginning of the world” (Acts 15:18). Yet the same scriptures also show a God who invites participation, not because He lacks knowledge, but because He ordains relationship. Consider this: In Genesis 18, Abraham intercedes for Sodom. He reasons, pleads, even bargains: “Will you sweep away the righteous with the wicked?” And God listens. Not because He is ignorant, but because He chooses to engage man in the unfolding of justice. In Exodus 32, after the sin of the golden calf, God declares judgment. Yet Moses stands in the gap, and the text says, “the Lord relented.” Was God mistaken before? Or was Moses’ intercession itself part of the divine design? In 2 Kings 20, King Hezekiah is told he will die. He prays and fifteen years are added to his life. The decree changed. But did God’s knowledge change? No. The prayer itself was already within the architecture of God’s will. Even in the New Testament, Christ Himself prays in Gethsemane: “Not my will, but Yours be done.” Prayer here is not about altering God, it is about alignment, surrender, and participation in what is already perfect. And then there is James 5:16: “The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much.” That is not the language of pointlessness. That is the language of power, ordained power. So what are we left with? Not a contradiction my friend,but a paradox. God is sovereign, yet He invites intercession. God’s will is perfect, yet He commands us to pray. God knows the end, yet He involves us in the means. Prayer, then, is not about changing God’s mind as though He were fallible. It is about God, in His sovereignty, choosing to make human participation through prayer - part of how His will is carried out on earth. So the deeper truth is this: Prayer does not reveal a flaw in God’s plan. It reveals the depth of it.

I am not merely a Catholic by affiliation, I nearly walked the path to the priesthood. Scripture, to me, has never been casual reading; it has been studied with the care of a sculptor refining form; patiently, attentively, reverently. And so I say this with both conviction and humility: Prayer is not performance. It is not spectacle. It is a sacred act, an intimate communion between the human spirit and the divine. A means not only to speak, but to interface with the heavens, the hosts of heaven themselves. When we pray, we approach with humility. With thanksgiving. With love. Just as one brings offerings into the house of the Lord, not in arrogance, but in surrender. Which is why moments of public prayer demand even greater care. When figures such as Paula White stand before the world in prayer, the expectation is clear: to seek wisdom, not validation. To ask that leaders like Donald Trump be guided toward justice, compassion, peace, and discernment. To intercede for the poor, the vulnerable, and the preservation of life. That is what true supplication looks like. But to elevate any political figure especially during the sacred solemnity of Holy Week to a comparison with the sinless Son of God is not devotion. It is error. And more than that, it borders on blasphemy. Likewise, when Franklin Graham invokes the Book of Esther as justification for the destruction of a modern nation such as Iran, it reflects not divine insight, but a troubling misapplication of scripture. Context matters. Theology demands responsibility. Sacred texts are not instruments for political ends. Faith was never meant to be weaponized. It was meant to guide, to correct, to humble. And if we are to invoke God in matters of leadership and war, then let it be done with trembling reverence, not confident distortion. Because the danger is not in believing too deeply but in believing wrongly. I am ashamed, this is our Holy Week for Gods sake. God have mercy.

@Andres_271205 Ficha del filial y a alternar con el primer equipo, no?

ANDRÉS ANTAÑÓN EDAD: 19 años CLUB: Celta Fortuna Al igual que Burcio, grandísima temporada en Primera RFEF, y yendo con las inferiores de España, también debutó esta temporada, y si sigue esta progresión es otro que va a ser importante dentro de poco tiempo

🧵Fichajes que me gustarían para el Celta 26-27

@Andres_271205 Uno de los que se salva del Sevilla este año, seguro que acaba en un equipo con más pasta que el Celta, pero sería un fichazajo.

JOAQUÍN MARTÍNEZ "OSO" EDAD: 22 años CLUB: Sevilla Otra irrupción inesperada de esta temporada, carrilero zurdo con gran facilidad para llegar a área rival y sumar números, no acaba de hacerse con la titularidad en Sevilla, aunque algunos rumores dicen que se va al Villarreal

@Andres_271205 Un Marcos Alonso, por la edad y porque puede jugar al ataque (en este caso de centrocampista) cuando se necesita en el partido, que a Giráldez le da a veces por atacar subiendo uno de los centrales, ya sea Rodríguez o Alonso. Éste haría ese papel que ni pintado.

ANDREAS CHRISTENSEN EDAD: 29 años CLUB: Barça Bastante desapercibido los últimos dos años, acaba contrato y buscará un equipo donde recuperar su nivel y confianza, y a buen nivel es de los mejores centrales de Europa, casi imposible que suceda, pero por qué no soñar?

@Timodc @JDVance He is positioning himself for the MAGA lane of the 2028. While Rubio is positioning himself for the Interventionist lane. And they will go to a public mud fight in 2028 while Trump will be in the stands eating popcorn, enjoying the fight until he declares one as the winner.

Lets go @JDVance! Trump needs his Hall Monitor in Chief starting X beefs over this war ASAP. Where are the lectures about how liberal elites are out of touch with real 'mericans like Peter Thiel & your ma-maw who enjoy paying higher gas prices bc they love our troops that much.

@TopoBalaidos Me pregunto si el club realmente quiere al Fortuna en Segunda o que siga en Primera RFEF. Segunda es otro mundo y no siempre es lo mejor para el desarrollo de todo tipo de jugadores. Quizá la respuesta a esa pregunta nos diría cuánto van a usar a los chavales en Primera.

@hipogrito Tiene pinta. O Burcio/Antañon

MIGUEL. 3 MESES!!!!!! 🤦🏼🤦🏼🤦🏼 De conformarse, adiós a la temporada. Lesión grave. La parte positiva, si la hay, es que las lesiones óseas tienen mejor pronóstico que las musculares pero la cosa no es ninguna broma.

Would you imagine what a world without wars would be like? #PrayTogether

@RadioMarcaVigo Los partidos de fuera van a ser como ir al dentista sin anestesia. Ganando en Vigo es como podemos volver a Europa y sería algo bien bonito para la afición.

¡EL CALENDARIO DEL CELTA EN LIGA! 🏟️ Balaídos: Real Madrid, Deportivo Alavés, Real Oviedo, Elche, Levante UD y Sevilla ✈️ Fuera: Betis, Valencia, Barça, Villarreal, Atlético de Madrid, Athletic Club de Bilbao 🤔 ¿Cómo veis las opciones del Celta de acabar en puestos europeos?

@maestro_totosai @TopoBalaidos Esa temporada empezamos empatando cuatro partidos seguidos y luego fue un temporadón de cuidado. Algo parecido a ésta.

@TopoBalaidos Temporada 98-99 1-2 en Bernabéu, 5-1 en Balaídos

Será cierto que si le ganamos al Madriz el viernes será la primera vez en la historia que le ganamos los 2 partidos en una misma temporada ❓

@igne_natura @LaVitrina1923 No tengo ni idea, pero yo diría porque está más fuera que dentro para el año que viene. Wstando en la clasificación donde estamos, no hay ningún riesgo dar más minutos a los que sí que parece que van a estar. Es una posible explicación.

@LaVitrina1923 Ahora Mingueza no juega tanto.. una idea de porque ?

Radu Javi Starfelt Marcos Rueda Ilaix Vecino Carreira Aspas👑 Borja Williot

@Oscarmg24 Me alegra ver a Vecino ahí. Tiene buena pinta. Y vamos a necesitar un jugador ahí que tenga más experiencia que los chavales para situaciones de control del partido.

Repiten cuatro de Grecia. Es un buen XI

@jaytatum0 (Not joking) Two nights ago I dreamed that you finally came back to play some minutes and something else happened that nobody paid attention to that at the beginning. And then I was like, hey, have you guys seen? Tatum came back! Bizarre dream. Hope you heal fully.

40 weeks🙏🏽 I’ve really grown to appreciate this journey I’ve been on and allow time for me to pat myself on the back for showing up everyday!

A quick moment here to say that this year @NBA AllStar is actually watchable!!!! I have complained year after year after year that it wasn't basketball but, with the new format and the right players attitude, it actually resembles a game of basketball!! Congratulations to us all!

@PaincersFan @BillSimmons Sorry, you forgot a 0... The past 20 years... ;-)

@BillSimmons Is he wrong? They are playing hard. We’ve had to endure people complaining about the lack of effort for the past 2 years. Hearing Reggie say it a few times won’t kill anyone.

Can NBC please tell Reggie to stop telling us how hard everyone is playing? Or just cut off his mic? I’d settle for either option.

@Oscarmg24 Totalmente inexplicable y espero que sea una de las jugadas elegidas por la Liga para revisar durante la semana.

Las explicaciones posteriores me parecieron igual de malas que el gol anulado, que sigo sin entender. Da rabia, pero ayer el equipo mostró coraje y amor propio hasta el final. No es sencillo levantarse de un golpe así. También errores que se repiten. A por el PAOK.

@cnavas_jimenez @RCCelta Garcés está mejorando mucho el modelo anterior. El Celta es el Celta. Tenemos muchas restricciones. Un año en Europa, otro año luchando por mantenernos, otro año bajando a segunda. No es fácil encontrar el equilibrio financiero vs deportivo en esa situación. Por ahora, muy bien.

📈 Garcés | Tras renovar hasta el 2030 con el @RCCelta como Director de Fútbol, este es su mercado de invierno junto a su equipo de trabajo, para mi opinión mejorando la plantilla para este tramo final y con decisiones de futuro muy interesantes, avanzando temas para junio. 🔜