All hail the Bulwark pope!
(Kidding. Sort of.)
MAGA and the American Pope
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Our new Pope is amazing
As someone who wasn’t born or raised in the United States, I want to say something to my Catholic brothers and sisters in America—for what it’s worth (and it might not be worth much): don’t apologize for your influence on the universal Church. I know—America (and American Catholicism) is a mixed bag. But honestly, the spiritual fruit coming out of the Church in the U.S. is remarkable.
Last year alone, I traveled to over a dozen countries across Europe to evangelize—places like Austria, Ireland,…
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Ok, this article is weird.
The title of this piece is “It takes guts to quit on principle”.
But then the caption under the photo starts: “after being forced out of the FBI’s New York Field Office”
So which is it? Did he quit on principle? Or was he forced out?
It Takes Guts to Quit on Principle
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With the news that the Catholic church has a new Pope. The internet has been buzzing. With more surprise than anything else. Given that Pope Leo XIV is from Chicago and has mainly served as a missionary priest. It is an amazing time for us as Catholics as we now have a new leader.
The Pope, for good for ill, has a history of being a lightening rod for all kinds of things. Some will celebrate him for who he is. Others will go after him because he does not fit their worldview. Some will even call…
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“Do not be afraid to be saints. The world needs holiness more than it needs success, power, or even peace. Holiness is the true revolution.”
—Cardinal Robert Sarah
Yet another example of the kind of coverage that is so distractingly wrong that it makes it hard to focus on the supposed bigger issue. I continue to be mystified by editors who feel they need to do stuff like this
The New York Times gets ever more Orwellian in its effort to rewrite the story of Kilmar Abrego García's tattoos
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Why Prevost's papal prospects prompt pushback
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Pope Leo XIV, first Pope from both the USA and the Midwest, Viva il Papa!!
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"The picture of the world's richest man killing the world's poorest children is not a pretty one.”
"The world's richest man killing the world's poorest children"
In the Eucharist, Christ gives us the strength to continue, just as He did for Elijah. This 2024 homily from Pope Leo XIV (then Cardinal Prevost) reflects deeply on that grace.
The Lord Truly Is With Us
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Pope Leo XIV has the chance to be a great leader. It is up to us to pray every day for that to happen.
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I have an announcement: given recent events I have made the choice to no longer be a sedevacantist
1. You might be happy to know I do not watch Netflix.
2. Your introductions of speakers are always thought out & useful.
3. Your head nodding interviewing style, without interruptions are terrific.
4. Inserting your thoughts only at natural breaks is a great technique, bravo!
5. I question the speaker Brian Riedl's automatic notion that Tariffs = Inflation. Most tariffs never even get exercised, the conditions usually get negotiated away. And the tariffs $ help fund government spending. Tariffs funded US government spending until WWI.
6. Good info: 1) Ukraine $58B/year, less than 1% of spending. A rounding error to US spending. 2) Getting old US munitions out, buying new munitions that are American made is good. 3) supporting Ukraine has saved tons of US/NATO spending across much of Eastern Europe, if Russia pulled off their 3 week plan. Agreed tying Putin down in a stalemate and ruining the Russian military readiness through attrition, without any American deaths is a very good thing.
Great interview, thank you! BR
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