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J Cluny retweeted
I just found out that Sir Patrick Stewart has died.
Here is a video he made on the advice he would give to his younger self.
RIP
A fish doesn’t know it’s in water.
Ladies and Gentlemen and any other entity that may read this
It takes a legal immigrant to explain why America is special compared to the rest of the world
Marnie Jones details all the specifics of what drew her to visit and then settle in the United States of America
This is a culture worth preserving
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#RIP Patrick Stewart of Star Trek and X Men ...
On 12-4-1997, after getting a @PressClubDC coffee mug, he was asked, "Just from a purely logical point of view, why is it that a Captain whose name is Jean-Luc Picard have a perfect English accent?"
Patrick Stewart answer here:
J Cluny retweeted
Archbishop Sample says none of the political parties in this country embody all of Catholic Social Teaching.
But the Democrat party embodies ideas that are specifically ANTI-Catholic social teaching; pro-abortion, pro-euthanasia, anti-family & pro-LGBT.
When we start with our Catholic faith, it's not hard to see which party's political platforms are more in line with church teaching.
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In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to:
Johns Hopkins Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center Fund
alzresearch.org/giving/
Alzheimer’s Foundation of America Caregiver Resources
alzfdn.org/donate/
Photo Credit: Tommy Garcia
J Cluny retweeted
These are choices made by the political preferences of the residents. Failure is a choice
J Cluny retweeted
"We're not going to let people lie about what America can and can't do anymore. We're just going to do it."
Palmer Luckey says analysts claiming it's too expensive to manufacture in the US are lying to protect megacorps
"I think I have a more realistic view than almost anybody. One of the problems with all these analysts that are telling you that it's going to cost $37,000 to build an American iPhone or $100,000 to buy an American computer."
"They're trying to prop up a status quo that the megacorporations want to keep going. They want to outsource everything. They want to hire cheaper non-American labor."
"They are willing to say and do anything to convince you that it can't be fixed, that it can't come back, that America is this helpless, neutered, post-relevant empire, and it is just not the case."
"How do I know that? Because I have to make stuff in America every day because I work in the defense industry. The stuff that Anduril makes every day is not actually that different from a computer. My drones are basically computers. They have memory, a GPU, a CPU, sensors, batteries, a rugged integration."
"The only difference between an Anduril attack drone and a laptop is a keyboard and a screen. That is not that hard to figure out, especially for a guy like me who started Oculus and comes from the consumer electronics space."
"We're not going to let people lie about what America can and can't do anymore. We're just going to do it."
J Cluny retweeted
I think Austin Ruse raises some profoundly important questions about Fr James Martin SJ in his latest Crisis Magazine article & I find myself agreeing with his criticism. For a start, I have been attending Mass for over five decades and cannot remember ever hearing a sermon devoted to condemning homosexuality or even mentioning it. Not one. Yet Martin repeatedly presents anecdotes suggesting that gay Catholics are being driven from the Church by relentless denunciations from the pulpit. I find these stories impossible to believe, particularly as representative of ordinary Catholic parish life.
But there is a much more fundamental problem here.
The Catholic Church does not teach that people experiencing same-sex attraction are somehow less worthy of love, dignity or belonging, quite the opposite. She teaches that every human being is made in the image and likeness of God, called to holiness, and capable of living a life of profound love and fulfilment. What she does not teach is that sexual expression is essential to human happiness and this distinction is absolutely essential.
Our sexuality is not simply an appetite demanding satisfaction. It is an integral part of the human person, ordered towards a particular understanding of love, marriage and the gift of self. Chastity is not a punishment for those who cannot marry. It is a virtue to which every Christian is called, according to their state in life.
I believe people experiencing same-sex attraction deserve sensitive, intelligent and compassionate pastoral care. But what sort of care would it be to suggest, even implicitly, that the Church's moral teaching is an obstacle to their flourishing? What is the point of bringing people into the Church if we are unwilling to introduce them to the fullness of what she believes?
Ruse also raises the notorious Fiducia Supplicans photograph. The supposedly spontaneous blessing of two men, conveniently captured by a New York Times photographer, was an extraordinary piece of publicity. Whatever the precise arrangements, it was clearly a public media event, not merely a private pastoral encounter. What makes this still more concerning is that one of those men, Jason Steidl Jack, subsequently contributed a testimony included in the Synod's Study Group 9 report, presenting his same-sex marriage as an expression of God's grace. The study group's own commentary then appeared to move beyond simply listening to his experience towards a theological interpretation that sits uneasily with the Catechism.
Surely we are entitled to ask where all this is going?
Ruse describes Martin's influence as poisonous. That is strong language, certainly, but I understand his concern. Persistent ambiguity about moral doctrine, especially when amplified by a priest with Martin's extraordinary public profile, can have profoundly damaging consequences for souls. What troubles me most, however, is the institutional question. Fr Martin remains a prominent Catholic priest in good standing, while his ministry repeatedly raises serious questions about the relationship between pastoral accompaniment and fidelity to the Church's teaching. Where is the clear episcopal response? The Church desperately needs an intelligent, compassionate and theologically coherent ministry to Catholics experiencing same-sex attraction. We need to explain why the Christian understanding of sexuality is good news, why chastity is possible, and why a person's dignity and capacity for love cannot be reduced to sexual activity.
I simply cannot see how Fr Martin's direction of travel accomplishes that. Authentic pastoral care must lead people towards Christ, not quietly suggest that the demands of discipleship are negotiable. crisismagazine.com/opinion/t…
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There was once a shepherd who found a wolf caught in a snare at the edge of his pasture.
The wolf begged to be freed.
“I was hungry,” it said. “That is all. Spare me, and I will remember your mercy!”
The shepherd cut the rope.
The next night, three lambs were gone.
Again the shepherd found the wolf. Again it pleaded. Again the shepherd convinced himself that mercy was proof of his goodness.
By winter, half the flock was dead.
An old farmer finally asked him, “Why do you keep freeing it?”
The shepherd answered, “Because I refuse to become cruel.”
The farmer looked at the empty field and said, “Then understand what you have done. You were not merciful to the wolf. You were cruel to everything that trusted you to keep them safe.”
That’s the lesson.
Mercy without judgment isn’t virtue. When someone openly intends to destroy what has been entrusted to you, endless forgiveness doesn’t make you righteous. It makes everyone behind you pay for your vanity.
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From @FoxNews: Chicago Cardinal Blase Cupich is scheduled to recognize pro-abortion billionaire Michael Sacks at the Rerum Novarum Awards Dinner.
Kelsey Reinhardt, president and CEO of CatholicVote, said, "The U.S. bishops have taught that Catholic institutions should not give ‘awards, honors or platforms’ to those who act in defiance of our fundamental moral principles. A little over a year ago, Catholics made clear their disappointment that the Archdiocese of Chicago attempted to honor a public supporter of abortion."
Reinhardt added, "We urge Cardinal Cupich to reconsider this honor. The pre-born babies and the faithful who support them cry out once again."
J Cluny retweeted
I was unaware my personhood gave me automatic access to legislative representation in whatever country I happen to be in at the moment
U.S. bishops are opposing proposed Census Bureau rule changes for the 2030 census, arguing that excluding noncitizens without lawful permanent resident status from the apportionment count would effectively deny them recognition as persons.
ewtnnews.com/world/us/u-s-bi…
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Again, you can disagree with the Pope here and remain in a state of grace. The statement “there is no such thing as a holy war” is orthodox if it means that no war becomes morally righteous merely because a ruler invokes God's name or claims divine authorization.
However, to say that war can never be morally justified, that Catholics may never fight for a just cause, or that the Church's traditional doctrine of just war is erroneous, would be misleading and incorrect.
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Human dignity is not conferred by the Census. It precedes every civil count.
Apportionment of representation is a juridical act of the community.
Excluding non-citizens and those without lawful permanent residency from that count does not deny that they are persons. It declines to treat non-membership as membership.
The Catechism distinguishes the stranger’s natural dignity from the authority of political communities, for the common good, to regulate entry and participation.
The bishops’ statement collapses that clear distinction.
U.S. bishops are opposing proposed Census Bureau rule changes for the 2030 census, arguing that excluding noncitizens without lawful permanent resident status from the apportionment count would effectively deny them recognition as persons.
ewtnnews.com/world/us/u-s-bi…
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CatholicVote President & CEO Kelsey Reinhardt on the Catholic bishops and archbishops praying over Trump:
"We preach the Gospel to death-row inmates. No one is beyond the mercy of God. So the idea that Donald Trump is somehow prohibited from being prayed over, or that these bishops should apologize for praying, is absurd."
@catholickelsey
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American glass. American metal. American silicon. American batteries. American workers. American everything.
BlueChip is the first American computer in decades. Don't let anyone lie to you and say it can't be done.
Designed in California. Built in America.
Wow
Portland’s Royal Sonesta: bought for $108.3M in 2016. Now reportedly sold for $6.83M for 220 rooms—just $31,000 per key. A staggering 93.7% price collapse.
This is what happens when government fails at public safety, downtown disorder spirals, Measure 110’s consequences go unaddressed, and Multnomah County’s mental-health system fails people in crisis.
Tourism doesn’t thrive where visitors feel unsafe and downtown businesses struggle to survive.
Portland didn’t get here by accident. Policy choices have consequences—and taxpayers, workers, businesses, and property owners are paying the price.
@mitch4portland
@pnwpolicyangel
@TeacherTiff4PDX
@kanalforpdx
@MayorKWilson
J Cluny retweeted
We've been told for months that this election is about everything except what it actually is. It's framed as a referendum on tone, on personality, on whether we're being too intense. It isn't. It's a referendum on whether the country still believes that life has a beginning worth defending, that a border is a real thing, that a child is not a medical procedure, and that faith is not a costume you put on for a camera.
You already know the record. You don't need me to recite it. What you need is permission to stop apologizing for caring.
And to the ones who are tired — I hear you. You've argued with family. You've watched people you love vote against everything you think protects them. You've posted into silence and wondered if it matters. It does. Not because one post flips a district, but because the alternative is silence, and silence is how the other side wins without firing a shot.
So put the matter plainly, vote. Not as a protest. Not as a reflex. As an act of stewardship — for your country, for your Church, for the kids who inherit whatever we leave them. Then talk to one person. One. Not a mob. One friend, one relative, one neighbor who stopped paying attention somewhere around twenty twenty and hasn't looked back. Tell them why you haven't stopped. Not with statistics. With the reason underneath the statistics.
We're close. Closer than the noise suggests. The people who want you hopeless aren't stupid. They're misfits who mistake the scream for the story. Don't hand them the finish line they couldn't earn.
Stand up straight. Pray like it matters — because it does. Vote like the mission depends on it — because it does. And when the crowning comes, and it will, you'll be glad you didn't flinch at the hardest part.
— Joseph Fosco
October 27, 2026
