Thomas Reese, S.J.
@ThomasReeseSJ
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Follow me at https://t.co/CSOhgDBEfC, https://t.co/z7EmmgYajq, https://t.co/3lep2jzmjF
Joined December 2012
I’m going to spend today, the 46th anniversary of my ordination as a #Jesuit priest, demonstrating that #BlackLivesMatter
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I love you Francis, but that won't work.
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That’s me in the middle.
Catholic priests protesting Floyd killing, Trump, outside blocked-off White House today
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Bishop in Tigray sends out an SOS for his people
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The USCCB has no canonical authority over Joe Biden. He is subject to his local bishop, who in January will be Cardinal Gregory. @USCCB cannot pass judgment on him as a Catholic or deny him Communion. Whether he can go to Communion is up to each bishop in his diocese.
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Ask your children, "What do you fear more, guns or trans classmates?".
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The best thing I did as editor of @americamag was hire @JamesMartinSJ, good writer, good man, good #Jesuit, & good priest.
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New report highlights #Tigray atrocities, says Ethiopia could face famine #TigrayFamine via @NCRonline.
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As war continues in #Ethiopia's #Tigray region, Catholic relief programs struggle via @NCRonline @CRSnews.
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What I looked like 60 years ago when I entered the Jesuits. 1st row, 3rd from right.
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Homilies at funerals are supposed to be on the Scripture readings, not a eulogy. #PopeBenedictXVI.
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Note to journalists: Please stop referring to cardinals as "princes of the church." This is no longer acceptable in the church.
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It is ironic that the bishops & cardinals calling for unity in the church are the same ones who sowed disunity under #PopeFrancis. #conclave.
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Nearly 2,000 Catholic nuns sign letter demanding Trump ‘count the votes’ via @RNS @jackmjenkins #ElectionResults2020.
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Cardinal Tobin leads hundreds of Catholics in protest against ICE in Newark | National Catholic Reporter
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The Virgin Mary in handcuffs: How a viral image humanizes the immigration debate via @phillyinquirer.
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The appointment of San Diego Bishop Robert McElroy as cardinal shows once again that for Pope Francis the man is more important than the city. Francis again skips over Los Angeles & Philadelphia. #Cardinals @Pontifex.
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Excellent piece by Bp McElroy: Attacks on @JamesMartinSJ expose a cancer within the US Catholic Church @americamag
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Fr. @JamesMartinSJ Sr. Simone Campbell to speak at Democratic convention | National Catholic Reporter
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Megachurch pastor John Ortberg kept a family member’s attraction to children secret. Then his son blew the whistle. via @RNS @bobsmietana.
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Me and my brother at the Dubliner in DC. Eddie preached at McCain funeral in National Cathedral.
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Pope sends letter praising priest who ministers to #LGBTQ Catholics via @RNS @JamesMartinSJ @Pontifex.
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Award winning article by @JamesMartinSJ: How Catholic Leaders Helped Give Rise to Violence at the U.S. Capitol #January6th.
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Let's pray for a peaceful election day and that all candidates accept the will of the people.
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Bishop Budde went viral because she showed us what's wrong with American religion
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Cardinal-designate Robert McElroy has a B.A. from Harvard University, a Ph.D. in political science from Stanford University, a S.T.L. from the Jesuit School of Theology of Santa Clara University and a S.T.D. in moral theology from the Gregorian University in Rome.
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Mike Pompeo said all Muslims are 'potentially complicit' in terrorism. He's unfit to be secretary of state. @NBCNews
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Today in 1816, John Adams wrote to Thomas Jefferson: "I do not like the reappearance of the Jesuits. Shall we not have regular swarms of them here, in as many disguises as only a king of the gipsies can assume, dressed as printers, publishers, writers and schoolmasters.".
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Virtually all women aged 15–44 who have ever been sexually active have used contraception at some point in their lives, including 98% of Catholic women.
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What took him so long? Priests like @JamesMartinSJ have been crucified by these folks for years. Bishop Barron hosts invite-only meeting to discuss 'rad trads,' online vitriol via @ncronline.
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I grew up in segregated Jim Crow Alabama, where no one batted an eye if the police killed a black man. So it is a source of pride for me that so many have taken to the streets — peacefully — to say that they care: that they, too, are sick and tired of being sick and tired.
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#Ethiopia’s #Tigray Region Still “hell on earth” Despite Peace Agreement: Catholic Bishop via @aciafricanews.
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Catholic nuns' letter declares trans people ‘beloved and cherished by God’ via @RNS @jackmjenkins #LGBTQ.
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At least we can dump the pretense that the GOP is the ‘pro-life’ party - The Washington Post
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Fr. James Martin urges Catholics to examine attitudes toward LGBT community via @ncronline @CatholicNewsSvc @JamesMartinSJ.
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The #synod could change whether women can be ordained as deacons or priests. These women are hopeful. via @NCRonline @HeidiSchlumpf @dearmisskate.
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A modest proposal: Spread the priesthood by eliminating clergy. ordain priests for 10 years. The celibacy question becomes immediately irrelevant (gender, too, one can hope). Some people who are very good at the role would be reappointed. via @ncronline.
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Er, Can I Ask a Few Questions About Abortion? You know who really reduced abortion numbers in the U.S.? President Obama, with the Affordable Care Act. @NickKristof
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“Oh, but you’re erasing history,” defenders of such memorials always say. Nonsense. The monuments themselves are an attempt to rewrite history and assert white supremacy. Put them in some sort of Museum of Shame, if you must, but get them out of the public square.
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Tropical forests can recover from deforestation remarkably fast and on their own, new study finds
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#PopeFrancis says ‘everyone will calm down’ about same-sex blessings via @RNS @ClaireGiangrave #LGBTQ.
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How Catholic Leaders Helped Give Rise to Violence at the U.S. Capitol | America Magazine @JamesMartinSJ
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Young Catholics say social issues give Dems the edge in presidential race via @NCRonline #Election2024.
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Sad that such a great priest is picked on.
Grateful to Archbishop Wester for going on the record to set the record straight about anonymous comments in a recent @cnalive article. (Also, I never heard anything negative from Jesuit superiors, nor was I ever given a "talking to." That's also false.).
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Reminds me of when America editors took on Joe McCarthy in the 1950's. Makes me proud.
The editors of America: Donald Trump is a unique threat to the Constitution . 1/.
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Notre Dame adjunct rebuts Barr's contentious talk on religious freedom. "I have never read or heard remarks from a government official in the United States that were so inaccurate and disturbing." via @ncronline.
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Today is the feast of St Francis de Sales, patron of Catholic writers and journalists.
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These Catholic-led groups are supporting #KamalaHarris in the 2024 election via @NCRonline @HeidiSchlumpf #Election2024.
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Trump did not understand his audience at Smith dinner.
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There is no earthly reason any of this nation’s public spaces should be defiled by statuary honoring generals, soldiers and politicians who were traitors, who took up arms against their country, who did so to perpetuate slavery, and who — this is an important point — were losers.
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Blasphemy.
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Got the second shot of my COVID vaccination this afternoon. 😷Finally, there is an advantage to being old.
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My @RNS column at @NCRonline: I forgive Pope Benedict. I hope others can too. | National Catholic Reporter
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Catholic Priest in Troubled Tigray Region Says Ethiopia’s Situation Worsening Day by Day via @CNAdeutsch.
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Sr. Katarina Schuth should be made a cardinal. She is smart, articulate and pastoral. I hope people, especially bishops, listen to her. via @ncronline.
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#PopeFrancis says some 'backward' conservatives in US Catholic Church have replaced faith with ideology via @RNS.
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Father Martin hopes to bring #LGBTQ voices in synodal discussions via @RNS @ClaireGiangrave @JamesMartinSJ.
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So far, no one has mentioned the poor or global warming at #NationalCatholicPrayerBreakfast.
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Catholics supporting #NoDAPL movement see call to protect creation - National Catholic Reporter:
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Bishops at #USCCB18 are considering a resolution demanding the pope release all documents relating to the McCarrick scandal, something many of them are not willing to do in their own dioceses.
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US priest who runs outreach for #LGBTQ+ Catholics tapped by #PopeFrancis to join major #Vatican gathering via @RNS @JamesMartinSJ.
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Cardinal Schönborn says Church cannot refuse blessing for gay couples
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The US has an opportunity to elect a female president. Our Scriptures would approve. via @RNS #Election2024 #KamalaHarris2024.
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