Brian O'Shea

“Claims to be.” As if Catholicism requires nodding approval when the Pope passes off his personal views as the Gospel. She is not alone.

4️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ feet for Austin Riley! #BravesCountry

When Fulton Sheen is beatified this September in St. Louis, it will mark the second time that the singular Catholic personality has drawn crowds of thousands to the downtown of the ‘Rome of the West.’ Read the full story at ow.ly/cTIY50YK48M

Catholic school peeps: The emotional displacement of losing a part of your community. From Salena Zito salenazito.com/2026/04/16/the…

The view from the International Space Station is breathtaking—but what makes it truly mesmerizing is how it constantly evolves. The ISS circles Earth roughly every 90 minutes, completing about 16 orbits per day. In that short time, our planet rotates eastward beneath the Station, shifting its ground track westward with each pass, giving us view cycles through different continents, oceans, cities, and weather patterns. It's a beautiful constantly changing mosaic of our planet!

A sad day for Celtic music in Ireland. Moya Brennan, the voice of Clannad, sister of Enya and vocalist on Chicane's Saltwater, has passed away peacefully in County Donegal, aged 73😢 Rest in eternal peace, Moya 🕊️ 🕊️ #MoyaBrennan #Ireland #Music

The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette was set to stop publication next month. It is getting a new owner instead. on.wsj.com/3O6KmFj

Georgia brings 10 batters to the plate in the bottom of the first inning, scoring five runs on four hits and three free passes. Kenny Ishikawa is back on the mound for the second with Georgia leading, 5-1. He's at 20 pitches.

Content creators can teach us a lot mailchi.mp/newsmediahelpd…

Happy Pecan Day: the most “on brand” holiday for me My grandfather started Stuckey’s as a roadside pecan stand in 1937. We’re still growing them in our orchard Fun Fact: pecans are the only snack nut native to the US
 So yes… I was born into America’s original snack 😉

Starting April 20, the Black Theatrical Ensemble (BTE) will celebrate 50 years of expression and exploration of culture through storytelling and performance, marking a landmark moment of promoting Black culture at the University of Georgia. redandblack.com/culture/celebr…

Dozens of Palestinians were caught inside a garbage truck while trying to enter Israel through a crossing…

RED FLAG: Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern want approval for the biggest rail merger in a generation, But their initial filing did not pass muster. As @RealJoeGrogan put it: “In a transaction this large, process is not a technicality. It is the foundation for whether the deal strengthens or weakens the American economy. The public deserves nothing less.”

From 2023: Marty Krofft tells a delighted Dragon Con audience of success, failure ajc.com/life/arts-cult…

Phil Garner, a three-time All-Star infielder who went on to manage the Houston Astros to their first World Series appearance, has died. He was 76. abcnews.link/eowJgyZ

From @EliLake in @TheFP: “[T]he two recent Iran wars have largely reduced Iran’s nuclear program—not to mention its defense industrial base, missile stocks, Navy, and Air Force—to rubble. Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu made this point over the weekend in a speech. ‘We reached a situation where Iran does not have a single active enrichment plant,’ he said. Vance put it similarly in his press conference Saturday evening: ‘Their nuclear program, such as it is—the enrichment facilities that they had before—they’ve been destroyed.’… For Iran, the clock is ticking. It seems to have lost its ability to play for time in dazzling feats of negotiation with American counterparts who want a deal more than any particular nonnegotiable outcome from a deal. And, if the U.S. Navy succeeds in neutralizing the threat to commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, Iran will have lost its only piece of real leverage. This may force the regime to accept a new reality. Its military is defanged. Its nuclear program is severely degraded. Its economy is in ruins. And its ability to dictate the terms of war and peace in the Middle East has been reduced to virtually nothing.”

The 2026 Masters champion: Rory McIlroy. #themasters

That close to birdie on 17 for Scottie ...

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All eyes on the leader. #themasters