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John A. Monaco

@johnamonaco

Byzantine Catholic layman. Dominican tertiary. Husband, & father of 3. Doctoral candidate in theology, seeking the true, good, and beautiful.

San Francisco, CA Katılım Aralık 2016
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John A. Monaco
John A. Monaco@johnamonaco·
Today, on the feast of St. Thomas Aquinas (1225 - 1274), I want to share with you a prayer of his that has been on my mind recently. 🧵It’s called the “Prayer for Ordering One’s Life Wisely” (ad vitam sapienter instituendam):
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Bishop Robert Barron
Bishop Robert Barron@BishopBarron·
Over the past several weeks, Carrie Prejean Boller has complained that she was removed from the Presidential Commission on Religious Liberty because of her Catholic beliefs, and she has called out myself and other Catholic members of the commission for not defending her. This is absurd. Mrs. Prejean Boller was not dismissed for her religious convictions but rather for her behavior at a gathering of the Commission last month: browbeating witnesses, aggressively asserting her point of view, hijacking the meeting for her own political purposes. The Catholic position on matters of “Zionism,” to which I fully subscribe, is as follows: all forms of antisemitism are to be unequivocally condemned; the state of Israel has a right to exist; but the modern nation of Israel does not represent the fulfillment of Biblical prophecies and hence does not stand beyond criticism. If Mrs. Prejean Boller were dismissed for holding these beliefs, it is difficult to understand why I am still a member of the Commission. To paint herself as a victim of anti-Catholic prejudice or to claim that her religious liberty has been denied is simply preposterous.
Carrie Prejean Boller@CarriePrejean1

Your Excellency, you shared with me through text message to me that my position reflects Catholic teaching, especially that the modern state of Israel is not the fulfillment of Biblical prophecy. That is the position I expressed, and yet I was removed from the Religious Liberty Commission. Respectfully, it is difficult not to conclude that this commission does not truly care about religious liberty when a Catholic can be removed for faithfully articulating the Church’s teaching. Asking me to deny Catholic teaching in order to satisfy a political ideology is itself a violation of my religious freedom. As Pope Leo XIII warned, “To recoil before an enemy, or to keep silence when from all sides such clamor is raised against truth, is the part of a coward.” Whether I serve on this Commission or not, my voice will only grow louder for those being persecuted for their faith. I believe this appointment was ordained by God, and I will not abandon my Catholic faith to keep a position on a commission that has abandoned its mission. If my religious freedom is not protected, then no one’s is. Please speak up. Please stand up for Catholics. Be brave, Bishop Barron. The world needs brave men.

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Heritage Foundation
Heritage Foundation@Heritage·
‘The American founders established a government that very closely resembles the ideal regime laid out by St. Thomas Aquinas. The framers may not have been reading Aquinas, but they were reading the men who read him.’ - @michaeljknowles
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John A. Monaco
John A. Monaco@johnamonaco·
Nah. While trying new things can be good, fulfillment comes not simply through novelty for novelty’s sake, but rather a continuous, long gaze at a select few things. LeBron James didn’t become LeBron James by playing a new sport every 2 weeks. Bach didn’t become Bach by dabbling in art, architecture, and politics. Routine isn’t always bad; it’s only bad when it’s geared towards mediocrity. It’s okay to limit yourself to a select few activities. Actually, in doing so, you avoid being a dilettante. It’s okay to try and go beyond surface deep for these select few things. That’s how excellence is achieved. Not by just treating life like a trial version or a taste test.
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Autism Capital 🧩
Autism Capital 🧩@AutismCapital·
Life pro tip. Not enough people talk about this. The secret to having a "fulfilling" life is doing new things. Radically doing new things. Consistently. Every day. New activities, people, goals, even something as simple as trying new foods. Life feels longer when you're a kid because every day is packed with almost infinite amount of new learning. As you get older, you've already acclimated to your environment, the new inputs stop, so your perception of time speeds up drastically. You fall into routine, which is a time accelerant. If you want to feel like you have a long infinite lifespan, like you did as a child, you MUST be having new experiences, which slows time down.
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zach@zachleft·
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Father Brian O'Brien
Father Brian O'Brien@frobrien·
I'm thrilled to announce Dr. Alexander Skufca as the new Headmaster of Holy Family Classical School in Downtown Tulsa, OK! A faithful Catholic educator and proven leader in classical education, he brings a passion for forming students in wisdom, virtue, and wonder. Welcome, Dr. Skufca & family! holyfamilyclassicalschool.org/holy-family-hi…
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Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib
Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib@RepRashida·
Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Today we celebrate Irish heritage and renew our hope for an equal and United Ireland. 🇮🇪
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Max Brodeur-Urbas
Max Brodeur-Urbas@MaxBrodeurUrbas·
Of course that’s your contention. You’re a first time founder who just moved to the mission. You just finished reading some twitter vague post about markdown being code, Garry Tan prob’ly, and so naturally that’s what you believe until next month when you discover pmarca and get convinced that self reflection is only for poor people. That’ll last until you realize he's one shotted, then you’ll be in here regurgitating Paul Graham saying taste trumps technical ability and the capital-forming effects of the gender ratio in SF Well as a matter of fact, I won’t because PG drastically underestimates the impact of – – PG drastically underestimates the impact of parasocial dynamics predicated upon proximity to e-girls, especially inherited proximity through hacker houses in Hayes Valley..." You got that from the G-Stack right, README.md, right. Yea I read that too.
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John A. Monaco
John A. Monaco@johnamonaco·
@lukei4655 @7Qwerk I’m not anti-OCIA, but how do we square the question, “What is to prevent me from being baptized?” with the formal processes of the Church for initiation?
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Multiclassing Cleric
Multiclassing Cleric@lukei4655·
@7Qwerk Being a Catholic is a life long and life altering thing. The process will be a benefit for your soul in the long run. It's not mere formalism, it is formation for your life going forward.
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Alex Smith
Alex Smith@7Qwerk·
Spoke with the Priest at my local Church today and honestly I want to cry It seems like I might have to wait two more years for the Sacraments. OCIA doesn’t start until August. I’ve finally tracked down my (unfortunately still legal) wife whom I’ve been separated from for 10 years. And my Priest told me it could be up to a year for an annulment with not even that guaranteed. And if it IS granted I have to marry the mother of my children (which I already intend to do) as quickly as possible meaning a beautiful wedding takes backseat over court house “one and done” The mistakes of my past just won’t leave me alone. Talk about spiritual warfare. If I wasn’t so certain in the One True Church I’d probably just give up 😭 I just wanna go home guys
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John A. Monaco
John A. Monaco@johnamonaco·
@NYCMayor “How can I make St. Patrick’s Day about my political football team without acknowledging anything explicitly Christian about the Saint?”
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Joe Kent
Joe Kent@joekent16jan19·
After much reflection, I have decided to resign from my position as Director of the National Counterterrorism Center, effective today. I cannot in good conscience support the ongoing war in Iran. Iran posed no imminent threat to our nation, and it is clear that we started this war due to pressure from Israel and its powerful American lobby. It has been an honor serving under @POTUS and @DNIGabbard and leading the professionals at NCTC. May God bless America.
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jonpalin
jonpalin@jonpalin·
@johnamonaco @realrikkidoolan With respect, the Mass is the highest form of worship, but I would think you know that true worship of God can occur outside of it, requiring acknowledgment of God as Creator and Savior and submission to Him.
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Rikki Doolan
Rikki Doolan@realrikkidoolan·
Mass worship of Jesus in a coffee house in the USA. This is what revival looks like.
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David
David@StyliteLight·
@johnamonaco @realrikkidoolan It is true that worship requires sacrifice, and the best worship is the Mass. While they are not offering their hearts along with Christ to God the Father as is done in the Mass, they are still offering their hearts. God alone knows when He is being worshipped.
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Fr. Herman ❤️‍🔥
Fr. Herman ❤️‍🔥@hmkherman·
@johnamonaco @realrikkidoolan I’m surprised that you would think that the celebration of the Eucharist is the only form of worship. Vespers isn’t worship? Baptisms? Tenebrae or the Great Canon of St. andrew of Crete—all not authentic worship?
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C.C. Gong
C.C. Gong@CCgong·
you went to a real SF party this weekend if you talked about - openclaw and how it’s a paradigm shift but also zomg so unsafe - peptides - how impossible dating in SF is - AI agents replacing everyone - the Anthropic tender driving up housing prices - creatine
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John A. Monaco
John A. Monaco@johnamonaco·
@CCgong It’s called being terminally online. SF would benefit from a turn to the humanities.
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C.C. Gong
C.C. Gong@CCgong·
makes me realize very few of us have actual original thoughts
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John A. Monaco
John A. Monaco@johnamonaco·
@cjfraud1 @SFBART I rode BART daily for my first 7 months in the Bay Area. I dealt with the delays, the pan handlers, the schizos, the violence, the OD’s, the massive crowds. Between BART and MUNI, I was spending $$ and 3 hours a day on an inefficient product. Waymo will have the range soon.
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CJ Fraud
CJ Fraud@cjfraud1·
@johnamonaco @SFBART Definitely inaccurate. Especially per rider. Also autonomous vehicles like Waymo simply don’t have the range that BART offers. And if you are afraid of crowds and other people you can just say that. And once again, evidence finds BART is safer…
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BART
BART@SFBART·
BART keeps the Bay Area moving. We serve folks of all income levels but especially those who don’t drive or who want to avoid traffic, gas prices, parking prices, and car collisions. And those who recognize cars contribute to global warming.
Peter Kazanjy@Kazanjy

@SFBART You guys exist to fund ridiculous union and administrator salaries. Eagerly looking forward to your bankruptcy and receivership.

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