Rev. Robert Sirico
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@ActonInstitute Co-Founder and President. @GRDiocese priest.
Joined October 2010
There is simply no way the entire Siberian Orchestra is Trans. There: I said it.
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Incredibly moving.
Aramaic rendition of the Our Father that the modern world cannot comprehend. We traded this for guitars playing 70’s tunes to shallow theology. 🤦♂️
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I really appreciate the Pillar. Actually, I met David Chase on the set when visiting my brother. He said he had read some of my articles and some time later he called the Acton office to ask my thoughts about the scene where Carmella goes to confession. I gave him my thoughts.
On airplane. Rewatching season one of Sopranos. Two thoughts:. 1. How hard would it have been to get a priest to help make the Eucharist scene even mildly accurate? . 2. It is entirely plausible to think that the Roman Pontiff has watched The Sopranos. How crazy is that?.
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Shame and stupidity.
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This expresses my exact opinion as well. Simply incapable.
Bishop Peter Elliot, Emeritus bishop of Archdiocese of Melbourne, has expressed support for Cardinal Pell following the dismissal of his appeal. "I believe the George Pell is totally incapable of what he's been accused of, and what he's been convicted for. Totally incapable.”
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@austeni @CardinalBCupich The procession to the altar rail for reception of Holy Communion is more fluid and less disruptive than walking up, waiting, putting out your hand, stepping aside and then recessing back to you seat. Also take less than half the time.
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At 2019 Acton University with 1000 friends learning about the importance of human freedom.
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@BloombergTV Wow. Communists are so very nervous at the mere mention of Jimmy Lai’s name that they escorted journalists out of the room.
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Pray for Jimmy Lai on this his birthday, and for the people of Hong Kong and all China to one day be free of the tyranny of Communist rule.
If you don't know Jimmy's story, you can learn it in our @ActonInstitute documentary film THE HONG KONGER: JIMMY LAI'S EXTRAORDINARY STRUGGLE FOR FREEDOM. The film is streaming now, on demand, for free at
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12 students with documented disabilities in our small school, w/two Down’s syndrome students all served without a cent of state money; & their parents pay taxes on tuition. Moreover, none of our teachers’ money goes to unions advocating the abortion of DS fetuses. Just saying.
@BetsyDeVosED @dogrschools @robertsirico Bets- how many students w disabilities do they serve? Still asking.
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At least during the New Deal we were paying people to do public works projects. Now we pay them to stay at home.
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I will join this noble effort in prayer.
🔥 BREAKING: So, it's happening. On Christmas Eve at 10a.m GMT I will sit in a cage outside the Chinese Embassy in London, beginning 12 hours of protest with 12 demands in the spirit of the "12 Days of Christmas", and joined by other friends throughout the day. 🎄🤶🎅
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Too true. History will record their honorable fidelity.
Among the Catholic clergy I most admire are those who endured the disastrous seminary formation of the late 60s, 70s, and 80s and yet managed to emerge as solidly orthodox and not obsessed with sociology, psychobabble and the zeitgeist, as are so many clergy formed in that time.
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How is it when National Fascist Socialists demonstrate they are associated with "conservative Christianity. They are heretics.
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Isn’t there something odd that on Election Day in America one is required to wear a mask but not have an ID to vote?.
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They are not. Come see. You might want to ask the press that question, not the Secretary. But good try in attempting to raise racial tensions.
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We don’t want or accept public funds. We only want our parents to have their money used for the education of their children.
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Depending of what happens, this could be one of the most significant images to emerge from the papal funeral.
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Simply astounding.
BREAKING: Pope Benedict in his letter complained that the Vatican had chosen a "virulent," ''anti-papist" theologian who attacked his teaching to celebrate the thought of Pope Francis. #lettergate.
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With great sadness I have received news that a personal friend and a great man and Cardinal of the Catholic Church, George Cardinal Pell, passed away a few hours ago in Rome. More information to follow. RIP.
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I was delighted to learn today that my friend and former Acton Institute board member Betsy DeVos was nominated Secretary of Education.
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Funny how in this age of tolerance and including we can get a anti-Catholic crack like this. Right out of the Know-Nothings.
@BetsyDeVosED @dogrschools @robertsirico When did @BetsyDeVosED become Education Secretary for the Vatican?.
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High on shrill and low on facts. Yet again.
You can’t make this up: a guy who identifies as a lay Dominican tries to lecture me on economics (he’s a libertarian) and climate science (he’s a denier). This is the quintessence of the quasi-schism.
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@vincentcuratola Thank you Vince. I and my family are grateful for the love you and Maureen showed our family during the funeral. He loved you.
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Is real freedom living under extensive, intrusive and pervasive government? Is that the solution?.
Real freedom isn’t living under the thumb of giant corporations. Real freedom isn’t living in debt, one crisis away from disaster. Real freedom isn't watching opportunities snatched up by the rich and powerful. Real freedom comes when everyone has the opportunity to prosper.
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Anyone have a translation of the lyrics? Or the story/context of the tradition?.
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This must be viewed. You cannot say you did not know.
There is a genocide happening — right before our eyes — in China right now.
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@ArchbishopKurtz Your Excellency: in light of the emergence of the fuller context of the encounter with the students, might we expect a retraction from you?.
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What about the statues (and ideas) of Karl Marx, who said about an opponent: “he. proved by his cranial formation and his hair, (he) descends from the Negroes. assuming that his mother or grandmother on the paternal side had not interbred with a n***er. ” And worse.
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What a magnificent city Hong Kong once was. So sad.
Well of course. Why would anyone want to holiday in a police state?. Silent night: Hong Kong tourist traps are empty, locals stay home as gov't drive to revive evening economy begins via @hkfp.
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That is precisely what you do not understand. The money doesn’t “moulder”- it is invested in things that create wealth, that gives people jobs and feeds people. Think the servants entrusted with the talents. Be open-minded and read the book then make your critique of it. It used.
@robertsirico I appreciate the offer, but if you don't understand that holding on to a billion dollars to simply let it moulder in a crypt somewhere while millions of poor people starve. I have some *serious* questions about your gospel scholarship, so color me skeptical :). Be blessed!.
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@Delta As both a Diamond and 3mil mile member I am getting a little sick of D’s increasingly PC corporate policy posture. Stay out of politics. I fly you for service, not your ill-informed politics. And your customer service could use some work as well.
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The Clarence Thomas documentary on PBS was excellent. Be sure to catch it.
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I just completed reading the introduction to Phil Lawler’s new book Lost Shepherd: How Pope Francis is Misleading his Flock. It is painful and disconcerting to read. But necessary.
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This is nonsense. Please provide citations for your fiction. The opposite it the case if you simple search the Acton web site on the topics of theonomy, integralism and the like.
@Ezra4Liberty Be careful. They try to reconcile Mises (secular Jew, atheist) Hayek (agnostic) and Rothbard (atheist) with Conservative Christianity, especially Conservative Catholicism. It doesn't work. It's led them to flirt with bizarre movements like Theonomy and Christian Reconstructionism.
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And I can certainly understand people around the world who have benifited at unprecedented levels from the global prosperity made possible by a market economy also being enthusiastic about an economic system from which they prosper - unless they are ungrateful or ignorant.
@DavidBahnsen @DavidAFrench @NRO @cvpayne @KatTimpf @AndrewCMcCarthy @robertsirico @benshapiro I can certainly understand why a man who heads a wealth-management firm and probably makes many millions of dollars a year would be enthusiastic about an economic system that has made him so rich.
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Who is John Grift?.
The Ayn Rand Institute received a PPP loan of between $350K and $1 million.
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We kick off Acton University Online in less than 30 minutes. Won't you join us?. Last minute registrations are still available at and financial aid/discount applications will be expedited.
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The truth of the matter is that Vigano’ brought this on himself by asking Benedict to offer “a brief and intense” review of the series. What ever did he think he was going to get?
Simply astounding.
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The momentum builds. Add your voice!.
“Mr Lai should not be in prison. He should be released immediately and unconditionally…Australia has an important role to play in speaking up about the treatment of #JimmyLai”: thank you @SenatorClaire 🇦🇺for your support and your powerful words #FreeJimmyLai
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Which came first: the New Testament or the Church?.
No one becomes Roman Catholic reading the Bible. There’s no pope, no transubstantiation, no purgatory, no treasury of merit, Mary is not called sinless nor Queen of Heaven, there’s no praying to Mary or other departed saints in the Bible. This is why they hate Sola Scriptura.
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This is for you, Michael. Thanks for the good times. RIP
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There is a limit to my moral tolerance and what I can take from groups like yours, Susan, and you have crossed the line! Franzia, indeed. As an Italian-American I find that offensive. Heading off to a safe space. Fr. Bob.
Please join us for Couples MOVIE NIGHT in the parish hall this Friday. We will be watching Fireproof and will have pizza and Franzia available. Discussion to follow on how we will allow this movie to impact the way our husbands approach marriage.
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As a priest who has presided at such funerals I am also aware that frequently there are other young people present at the funeral of a friend also thinking of suicide. It is a delicate task for the homilist to tenderly point out the pain and sin of so tragic a decision.
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Economic freedom IS the practical freedom of man, and I would like someone to identify an advocate for it who says it should be absolute and not come under the exigencies of justice.
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@MassimoFaggioli This could be a great blessing to the evangelical and charitable work of the Church in freeing it from the secularist boundaries that limit the Church’s transcendent mission. Hope he is successful.
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What’s going on with Twitter not permitting a post of the NYPost’s article on Hunter Biden’s emails?.
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@RyanTAnd If you have ten head of cattle they call you rich. If you have ten kids they call you . ? The culture of death immolates itself. The culture of life replenishes itself. In the end, we win!.
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Odd how the first reporting on this from the Gray Lady (NY Times) never even raised this possibility. Given the recent incidents in France, it was the first thing that popped into my head.
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Watch my exclusive interview for Acton University Online with Hong Kong media entrepreneur and democracy activist @JimmyLaiApple here on YouTube at 11am EDT: @ActonInstitute.
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I am here in Oslo at the Oslo Freedom Forum picture with the nephew of Che Guevara. A different man from his uncle.
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Rev. Robert Sirico: Pope Francis makes an enemy of the poor's best friend—the free market #FoxNews.
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@DouthatNYT Point well taken. But this gives no permission for NYTime reports to distort the story.
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Who knew it was so simple to create happiness?.
Happiest countries have the highest tax rates.
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Oh yes. Read it months ago. We reviewed it in our publications. What substantive books of ours have you read? Mine? Gregg? Our Journal of Markets and Morality? Other than just impressions and tweets?.
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How do you think a cliche or a truism becomes such? By being the first to be a classic. It is those who come after who become cliches, etc. The lines became tired because so many imitated them.
Watched Casablanca for the first time. It was so cliche and uses all these tired lines and tropes that are in tons of other movies. Don't get the hype.
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@DrSamuelGregg This is another appalling atttempt by leftist ideologues to use coercion instead of reason to defeat a person with whom they disagree. Disagree with Finnis all you want. But argue with him. Don’t bully him.
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@Chris_SmithsJ How silly and superficial. DM me and I will send you a free copy of my book to add some perspective: .
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This analysis of the Cardinal Pell verdict is like seeing a hot knife go through butter. The author is John Finnis, a legal scholar and former professor of Law and Philosophy at Oxford. This injustice must be overturned! .
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Please join me in praying for the comfort and well being of the Holy Father, Pope Francis.
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I will appear on The World Over with Raymond Arroyo on EWTN this evening to discuss the violence in the Capitol. See local listings for time.
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@UnionSeminary Sometimes you just cannot spoof progressives. They do it to themselves so very well.
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My take on the Barrett nomination in the Dallas Morning News: There should be no religious test for the Supreme Court
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3/3 We often pray for "world peace". In this context the words of Teresa of Calcutta come to mind: "the greatest destroyer of love and peace is abortion." The example of Mary, Jesus' Mother and ours, inspires us—especially judges- to care for the least of these, the unborn.
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This letter will be noted in the history books.
Read @MargaretAtwood 's powerful letter to #ImprisonedWriter Jimmy Lai, who is set to take the stand on Wednesday in his trial on national security charges. Read the full letter here: #FreeJimmyLai
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Brava!.
🚨BREAKING: Meloni will defy the EU to travel to the U.S next week to negotiate a trade deal on Italy’s own terms. Trump is dismantling the EU.
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From my brilliant colleague at the Acton Institute Fr. Ben Johnson, a critique of the descending banality of First Things’ editorial positions.
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I don’t know what kind of Christianity you were taught or even if you believe, we place a high value on truth. The pictures you saw were taken by the media, not by either the Secretary or our school. By your inference you obviously wanted to imply racial prejudice here. Untrue.
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Would you care to cite precisely where I’m any of the documents of Vatican II a passage that upholds your assertion?.
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I’m just a parish priest and can only WISH I had quiet time in my sacristy.
@rbbadger2 @robertsirico And when would a metropolitan archbishop ever be alone in a sacristy on a Sunday?.
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Nobel Laureate Vernon Smith speaks publicly on faith and science for the first time @ Acton University.
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Let Catholics be Catholic: some thoughts on the liturgy wars.
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History? They just need to read current events.
@JZmirak @SebGorka @WarRoomPandemic @JackMaxey1 @robertsirico @willchamberlain Someday kids will learn the true history of fascism in school. Someday.
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Pay attention to how economic liberty is tied to personal liberty. When you lose one you will eventually lose the other. Actually, all economic liberty is, is personal liberty expressed in a market. It may not always be right, but it should be free.
Realistically, what can the attention of the world do?. "A lot, actually, in a situation like Hong Kong. One of the reasons why Hong Kong still tells you they have all these freedoms is that it is a financial center. Its currency is trust that your transaction will clear, that.
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I look forward to being with you! A great occasion.
.@i_respublica is conmemorating the centenary of John Paul II. We are glad to host @robertsirico from @ActonInstitute in our next activity. He is going to talk about JPII and the economy next monday, May 18th at 10 am ET. Join us:
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@drantbradley Anthony, you need to visit Sacred Heart Academy right here in Grand Rapids. 400 k-12 students who learn Latin from the outset and attend Mass each day. Happy to arrange a tour. The hymn the children in the clip are singing is Jerusalem.
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A secret desire I have always had was to be the first priest in space. I can almost hear the Muppets say that last line: “Priests in Spaaace”!.
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@iEricKohn @ActonInstitute @tiktok_us This is both deplorable and predictable. Yet, truth has a way of interring it’s undertakers.
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