Fr. Bruce Wilkinson - Spoutible, Tribel, Threads
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“Science is not only compatible with spirituality; it is a profound source of spirituality.” - Carl Sagan
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Catholic Church documents/teaching don’t support single issue voting and the denial of the equal importance of the sacredness of life beyond the womb is anti-Catholic. Apparently, Bishop Strickland is ignorant of this fact, taught and proclaimed by our Church from 1974 forward.
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My dad was born 120 yrs ago today. He was extremely against my decision to enter the Priesthood. When I was kicked out of the seminary my 1st yr theology (for being too Black) he said you’re being stupid - leave! I said I can’t help being in love with God & God won’t let me go.
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(1) Just became real emotional. In 1980 I was pulled over in Worthington, OH after a cop saw me pass his parked car. I had IL plates and he asked why was I driving here at 11:30p & said I had been driving erratically. I told him “WE” were on our way to an all-night restaurant ...
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(3) ... that “we” had been pulled over for doing nothing. They just didn’t understand. I knew that by the grace of God a racist cop got stopped that night by seeing 2 White males in my car. I cried later that night after we got back to the Joss. Some Black males never get home.
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Just found out that
#AmandaGorman
who rocked the
#InaugurationDay
with her poetry is
#Catholic
and attends St. Brigid parish in L.A.,
@TheJosephites
staffed community * So how about that being some good news.
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I just received an email that Bishop Fernand Cheri, Auxiliary Bishop of New Orleans, was placed on hospice care tonight. Please pray for him as he prepares to transition from this earthly life.
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Today is my 40th anniversary of ordination to the priesthood. Sadly all the photos from my 1st 15 yrs of service, including those of my ordination Mass, were stolen during a break in. But this is a favorite photo I still have from a parish
#HatDaySunday
. I wore a
#WhiteSox
cap.
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(2) ... and were students at the seminary. He then looked into the car and saw 2 White guys with me. He then handed me a warning slip, telling me to be careful. On the slip it said single Black occupant in vehicle during suspicious behavior. My friends couldn’t believe ...
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As I was leaving church after Mass a member stopped me saying she thought I was stirring up hatred. She said - “I don’t see color. I just see people.” I replied, well sad you don’t see color. You’re missing out on all the beautiful variety God has made. No color is boring.
#IMHO
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My Archbishop has issued a statement the no priest may sign a medical waiver permission from taking any of the Covid vaccines. I’m grateful to the Lord he took this position. But for those in the parishes serving in North Georgia I’m sure the fireworks have just begun.
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Today is the birthday of Servant of God, Sr. Thea Bowman. This is one of my favorite photos of her (with her was my mentor, Archbishop Lyke). I loved listening to her - speaking, singing, preaching, and laughing. Her cause for canonization continues to move forward. Pray for us.
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The pastor of St. Anthony of Padua, Atlanta (Fr. Vic) asked for any visitors at Mass on Sunday to stand and introduce themselves to the congregation. This guy stood up. Love my home parish.
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Servant of God Sr. Thea Bowman had a firm position when it came to racism, injustice and inequality - as a Black Catholic and woman religious, there is no compromise with these evils. I agree.
Sr. Thea - intercede before Christ for our Church to be converted.
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My faith in the American justice system wasn’t shaken today, because I have very little faith in the system. There’re people sitting in jails serving 20+ yrs based on far less evidence that was shown at the Trump trial. If you’re a rich man in the US you rarely have to worry.
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I want to thank the Vatican for helping to make a whole lot of people feel unhappy and unwelcome today.
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For most of my life I’ve lived within a society that tells lie after lie. 1) trickledown economics will help make everyone happy & wealthy; 2) the more guns we permit the safer our country will be; 3) reverse Roe V Wade and abortions will end. I’m tired of living with lies.
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In 1986 I experienced the 1st of many funerals of parishioners who died because of AIDS. I began a ministry in our parish and community to address the needs of the Black LBGT Catholics. I was punished by Church leadership - I didn’t care and continued on.
#BlackChurchPBS
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Fr. Martin J. Carter, S.A., who served as a pastor & as the director of the Black Ministry Office in Brooklyn, died this morning. He was an inspiration & mentor to me as I began my ministry as a priest in Atlanta. Fr. Carter was a member of the Franciscan Friars of the Atonement.
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“There comes a time when one must take a position that is neither safe, nor politic, nor popular, but he must take it because conscience tells him it is right.”
― Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Happy birthday, Dr. King! May your dream become reality.
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About to receive my Covid booster shot.
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I grew up in the Chicago neighborhood, 2 blocks away, from where Ms. Mahalia Jackson lived. Every once in a while as I would be riding my bike by her house I would hear her singing as she played her grand piano. What memories!
#BlackChurchPBS
#BlackHistoryMonth
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#CatholicChurch
leaders, many bishops and priests, openly supported Adolph Hitler’s rise to power and subsequent atrocities. Too many US
#Catholic
leaders enabled the Trump mentality to grip parts of the Church in America. These leaders are a disgrace to the Gospel of Christ.
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One of the biggest obstacles to the Church’s gospel message in the West is it’s fear of tying bodily movement to the joy of faith. I attended a Mass yesterday where the majority of worshippers looked like stiff robots. No smiles, no movements, no physical engagement. That’s death
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@SteveSchmidtSES
The police would have come out full force if the protesters had been Black or Hispanic.
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I often think that if legal abortion ended tomorrow that the
@USCCB
would unfortunately discover they have publicly discussed very little else that matters to many people. It’s like listening to Republicans talk about tax cuts as being the only tool that matters to economics.
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If I were given a vote as to who the
@TIME
magazine person(s) of the year should be, I would choose the brave men and women of the Capitol Hill Police.
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Very shortly I’ll be celebrating Mass. But I’ll have a tear in my eye. Yesterday it was announced that my home parish St. Clotide in Chicago is closing, along with other Black parishes. The
#CatholicChurch
is dying in the Black community. Unfortunately the cure is ignored.
#Sad
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I read the U.S. Catholic Bishops statement regarding what the Church will (is) ready to do if Roe v Wade is eliminated - to stand with pregnant women in their needs. I pray this promise is more authentic than the promise made to address the sin of racism in the Church.
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42 years ago today, June 27, this young dude was ordained a Catholic priest in Atlanta. Unfortunately most all of any photos he possessed were stolen out of a storage unit during his 2016 Sabbatical period. But I thank God for all the moments of this wonderful priesthood journey.
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To be
#Catholic
/
#Christian
means to live a life witnessing the sacredness of life from conception to natural death. And that sacredness extends to loving & protecting the
#environment
and our home planet.
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Rather telling that many of the people who put in their bio description that they’re “traditional
#Catholic
” DM me with really hate filled messages. Makes me happy I’m not a traditional Catholic (whatever traditional means).
#CatholicTwitter
and
#CatholicChurch
in America.
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Just received word that one of my brother priests in the Archdiocese of Atlanta, Fr. John Paul Ezeonyido, pastor of Christ Our Hope in Lithonia died last night. He had been battling cancer. Nice guy - relatively young man. Pray for his family. May God welcome him into paradise.
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This is an perfect example of religion gone off the rails. Sadly the congregation is screaming hatred because of their pastor - in the name of God?
Just a normal Sunday at Global Vision Bible Church as right-wing pastor Greg Locke literally screams at his congregation "do not get vaccinated" while saying that only "crack-smoking, demon-possessed leftists" think Biden is the legitimate president.
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Please keep in prayer the National Black Catholic Clergy (bishops, priests, deacons & wives, seminarians) meeting beginning today - virtual meeting this year because of
#COVID19
. I pray that we are able to address some of the major challenges our
#CatholicChurch
faces today.
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Just remember … before you settle down to work on a serious project it’s never a bad idea to do a bit of workspace remodeling.
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Bishop Joseph Howze, age 95, died today. Bishop Howze was one of the “original 10” Black bishops who served & spoke during the 1970-80s as the guiding voice to the
#CatholicChurch
for Black Catholics. He was the founding bishop of the Diocese of Biloxi. Well done faithful servant
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@existentialfish
@mmfa
One of the main connections between autocratic and Fascist governments / organizations is their need to rewrite history so that the truth can’t accuse them of any moral deficiencies. Many Americans have an insufficient knowledge of their own country or world history.
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Just had to say - God is GOOD! The Zoom meeting I’m in of the National Black Catholic Clergy Caucus is feeding my soul and faith. Making me want to shout!
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@IamKingWilliams
Poor Bethany - she didn’t know how to incorporate a traditional word from historical Black culture into her white supremacy narrative.
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Celebrating my 41st anniversary of ordination to the
#Catholic
priesthood with a very good friend. Thanks
@goldencorral
for the tasty stuff. God is good!
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#HappyBirthday
to Sister Thea Bowman, born
#OnThisDay
in 1937. She was the first black Catholic nun to join the Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration in the 1960s. (Photo Credit: Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration). Sr. Thea,
#PrayforUs
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@Morehouse
This relationship should have been terminated last year when the negative & racist statement against Black NFL players was spoken.
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As 2022 gets a few moments under its belt I ask everyone to keep in prayer these men preparing for priestly service in various religious communities and American dioceses. God bless you
@TheNBCSA
members.
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Amazing how all MAGA
#Catholics
on Twitter respond if you don’t agree with them by saying … We’re reporting you to your bishop. 😂😂😂 It’s like an immature child saying I’m telling your mommy that you don’t like me. All I can do is ask God to love them even more closely. 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾
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I love being a person of faith. BUT! I love living in a society that upholds the separation of church & state. Do I want to live in a state run by clerics or autocrats? Look at Iran & we see the despair. Look at Hong Kong & see repression. God speaks of freedom, not coercion.
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I hope that everyone here heard these words at least once today already, but in case you haven’t - God LOVES you!
Ain’t that some great news?!!!
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Congratulations to Governor-elect
#KatieHobbs
who beat the Trump backed extremist
#KariLake
. I can now safely visit Arizona in 2023.
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This is the Christian faith being shown. Thank you
@Pontifex
for lifting my pit today by your actions.
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Preparing now for a Zoom conference with fellow Black Catholic priests from around the country. May the blessing of Holy Spirit give our discernment and discussion the ability to bare fruit for the glory of God’s name.
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The
#CatholicChurch
in the Black community is always on fire. My co-home parish in Chicago gave out rolls of Duck Tape to the men for Father’s Day. The priest told them - like Jesus, Duck Tape fixes everything! Gotta love the Holy Spirit for revealing the truth. 😂👍🏾😇
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@thejoyfulpriest
Your message is a reminder that the ends does not justify the means. The “Pro-Life” life movement embracing an evil to address an evil is morally reprehensible.
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God works amazing events to become visible and known. My Archbishop wrote and published a letter to our diocese acknowledging the presence of systemic racism within its structure, apologized for the hurt its caused, and pledged to work on eliminating its presence. Pinch me! Quick
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Prayers needed y’all. Have a doctor friend (grew from a pastor / parishioner relationship) who broke down in tears today. She travels in her practice & told me she’s witnessed so many Covid deaths it’s rattled her spirit. People dying alone. I just can’t imagine her pain fully.
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Trying to wrap my head around the idea that it’s now illegal in Georgia to give a person a bottled water or a sandwich if they are standing in a line to vote. And my supposed Christian governor says he stands for Biblical values ... LOL
#RacismIsNotComedy
#ReligiousFreedom
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On a completely more beautiful note (as opposed to all the Catholic police folks telling me and you welcoming visitors is bad), I just spent time on my patio with my tomato, jalapeño, and chive plants. Thank you God for this St. Francis of Assisi moment. Twitter ain’t reality.
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@SenMullin
Ummm … the Secretary of Labor isn’t the same as the Secretary of Commerce. But then Senator if you had more education you would be able to represent Oklahoma better than just seeking 5 minutes of public fame.
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Fr. Avery Daniel - becomes the 5th African American priest to be ordained for the Archdiocese of Atlanta since it was established in 1956. May the Lord give him an abundance of the Holy Spirit.
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Just received my 2nd vaccine jab. Thank you, LORD! And thank you health care workers. Waiting during safety precaution. At
@Morehouse
❤️👍🏾
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The so called
#ProLife
#CatholicChurch
has once again gone into radio silence after the horrendous events in
#Kenosha
. But
#Catholic
leaders are parading across the
#RepublicanConvention
stage talking about how
@realDonaldTrump
is one of us. Uh, no he’s not.
@USCCB
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I recall sitting in a diocesan clergy meeting where I was told that we had to prepare for the “deluge of Latinos” that will flood our parishes. I mentioned then that I hope this deluge was treated better than Black Catholics are treated or there would be an exodus. I was silenced
The number of U.S. Latinos who identify as Catholic is continuing to decline, with only about 43% affiliating with the faith tradition, according to
@pewresearch
. The percentage of religiously unaffiliated Latinos has risen dramatically to 30%.
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Senator Corey Booker of New Jersey attended Mass at my home parish today - St. Anthony of Padua in Atlanta. He’s in town attending an events supporting Georgia Democratic candidates.
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I’m watching the special on
@MSNBC
about
@BarackObama
presidency. I feel so sad & in pain recalling the tremendous amount of hatred that was/is directed at him - from day one. Reminds me of my own journey as a Black man/priest in the
#CatholicChurch
. Rather speechless.
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I must say the Texas’ “Citizen anti-abortion enforcers” sounds a lot like the old Southern “White Citizens Councils” that were erected to enforce racial separation and Jim Crow laws. America loves to re-wrap and regift its worst gifts.
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Whenever I walk into a room filled with
#Catholic
priests, and I’m one of 3 Black American clergy out of 200 in that space, I get reminded always why
#AffirmativeAction
action policy was so important to help diversify education and business institutions in the United States.
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It saddens me to say this but my Archdiocese of
#Atlanta
really disrespects and belittles Black people with most of their decisions and plans for ministering on a pastoral level. They increasingly build a wall to Black Americans to the
#CatholicChurch
.
#Racism
is just plain evil.
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Venerable Fr. Augustus Tolton, ordained to the priesthood on April 24, 1886 in Rome. First openly acknowledged Black priest to serve in the United States, Archdiocese of Chicago. Patron of Black
#Catholic
clergy in the U.S. - pray for us
#BlackPriests
&
#BlackSeminarians
.
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The huge spike in
#HateCrimes
against
#AsianAmericans
follows the hatred that became huge against
#Muslims
after 9/11,
#Jewish
&
#AfricanAmerican
folks for centuries, and Native peoples since the early 1600s. America sadly has a
#WhiteSupremacy
sickness & no vaccine developed.
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Personally I feel that America was on trial in Minneapolis. A jury of 12 people stated with strong conviction that everyone is held to account, even in a racist society. Despite the guilty verdicts there is still sadness - loss all around for us all because things won’t change.
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This will sound rather petty but I’m thrilled that Aaron “anti-vaccine”Rogers and the Green Bay Packers got knocked out of the playoffs yesterday. Happy Sunday everyone.
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Many times a social media post will say “you should read this” because a person is looking for likes or a retweet number. But I’m so happy I did read this recommendation from
@SteveSchmidtSES
. The piece speaks to the healing our society needs, and for me what the church needs.
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The Annunciation of the Lord * March 25
Isaiah 7: 10–11
The LORD spoke to Ahaz, saying:
Ask for a sign from the LORD, your God; let it be deep as the nether world, or high as the sky!
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This is what our Church teaches. But a small but vocal fringe in the Church try to say that only abortion matters. This is false. All life from conception to natural death is sacred & every life issue should be weighed with serious consideration in choosing a candidate.
Commentary: Catholic teaching provides ways for voters to evaluate candidates on the basis of abortion — and of other serious issues like the pandemic or racism. No Catholic is bound to vote on the basis of abortion alone.
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@PiusOP
@JamesMartinSJ
If we’re going to deny communion to one whose sin we have judged to be greater than any other sin is to make ourselves the first person to cast the stone and to say we are more holy than they. Only in America can such a false judgement of righteousness become a reality.
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Bishop Fernand Cheri died this morning. Eternal rest grant to him, O Lord, and may he and all the faithful departed receive the glory of the resurrection.
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Join me and tell
@ArchbishopGomez
of
@lacatholics
and
@USCCB
to apologize to the Black Catholics he insulted:
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In so many professions workers/laborers are being exploited to do more tasks for less compensation and job security. Teachers, Screen Writers, Railroad personnel, truck drivers, etc … all so that the owners and shareholders can rake in massive profits. Unions are the wall.
David Simon, the creator of The Wire, says he’s on strike to protect new generations of writers and make sure they aren’t exploited by studios.
He also explains how studios are cutting jobs to please shareholders and making TV shows almost impossible to run. cc
@AoDespair
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So unbelievable to be living in a country & time actually seeing the complete unraveling of society due to a crazy belief that an inanimate object called the gun is able to have complete control over the rights of human life. And conservatives talk about the evil of abortion?
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Yes, there are people in this country who don’t like President Biden, especially accusing him of not protecting the sacredness of human life … BUT … his new policy on dealing with Covid and vaccinations is the biggest action uplifting the sacredness of life I’ve recently heard.
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@ArmendarizDis16
I’m always saddened when I read a person like yourself who wants adult responsibilities either write something childish or ignorant. Please try to show you have respect for others by not misusing a tragedy to score cheap political points.
#GunSafetyNOW
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As I prepare to go to bed I’m placing before the Lord all those young adults whose depression is leading them to contemplate suicide. Just learned of two former parishioners I knew as teens have taken their lives this week. O Lord, lead these youth to find help & support. 😢😢
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Just completed the Liturgy for
#GoodFriday
about 30 minutes ago. I’m always struck by the fact that, while all the miracles that Jesus performed were breathtaking & amazing, it is his willingness to die so painfully for humanity that changes everything in a broken world. God’s ❤️
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I cringe when I hear legislators talk about the purpose of good education is creating a sustainable “work force” for future industries. Why can’t education be about enabling humans to have a fulfilling life - not just about how much money they can create for a dystopian society.
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I don’t drink much 😜. But I know the danger of alcohol. I lived with a couple of addicts to alcohol. It was awful at times. AWFUL! I don’t believe that alcohol should be banned. America tried that once and it was a disaster. Abortion banning won’t stop abortion. Only more pain.
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2nd year observing the Mass of the Lord’s Supper without a congregation because of the pandemic. Yet many Church members viewed via live streaming. Parish did a wonderful media presentation of members videos washing their family members feet, while the choir sang about service.
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Striking that the same people who defended the memory of the Confederacy and Jim Crow, then the Southern border wall and separating families, embraced voting suppression and banning books, have now moved to praise Putin and a war against Ukraine. Evil leaves no stone unturned.
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About a yr ago the “powers that be” in many states & localities were trying to move Heaven/Earth to “protect” kids from the tyranny of having to wear a mask. Laws passed overnight. Speeches on tv about loving children & families being able to attend school normally. Hypocrites!
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1/3 * Today is my 40th Anniversary of Ordination
Office of Readings * From a homily by St. Pope Paul VI
“Not to preach the Gospel would be my undoing, for Christ himself sent me as his apostle and witness. The more remote, the more …
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Today I remember the lives of Chaney, Goodman, and Schwerner. James Chaney was Catholic. Goodman & Schwerner were Jewish. All 3 died helping others - all three witnessed the power and love of God.
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I have not regrets in my choice to be a diocesan priest, but I realize that my inner being is really a Jesuit at heart. The influence of Jesuit spirituality was evident at
#InaugurationDay
, and the
#Catholic
faith’s best side was shown in the invitation to all to work together.
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Keeping the Carter family in my prayers as the former president begins this part of his earthly journey. 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾
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I had to turn off the
#January6thCommittee
hearing. The
#CapitolPolice
giving testimony today just me too emotional. I know the horrible feelings of being dismissed by religious superiors when racism and hatred has been directed toward you. I was told to suck it up & be quiet. 😡
Until January 6th, “no one had ever, ever called me ni**er while wearing the uniform of a Capitol Police Officer.”
- Officer Harry Dunn
#January6thCommission
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Today I had the great joy of being at Mass with newly ordained priest, Fr. Carl Gales SVD, soon to be serving in Chicago. He continues to celebrate Masses of Thanksgiving, today in Decatur, Georgia at the parish he used to be the minister of music. God is good!
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#MemorialDay
- my family and I have been thinking about our cousin today, Milton Olive III, died in Vietnam, awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor. May all who gave their lives serving for our country be remembered and Rest In Peace.
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What an amazing way to bring in 2019 with an episode like tonight. Thanks
@NBCThisisUs
for the journey and the thrills.
#ThisIsUs
we all won!
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After I became a pastor (a Black parish) I was instructed by my diocese to visit Northside majority White parishes to ask for financial support. Being naive I did so. After 1 Mass I was told that the parish really wanted to adopt a parish in Haiti but got stuck with us. I stopped
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Given the 78% rise in reported new Covid infection cases in Georgia, I’ve decided to wear my mask 100% of the time outside my home even though I’m fully
#vaccinated
. I pray that all seek to be protected -
#GetVaccinated
and
#WearAMask
when needed.
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