These are the only thoughts on Pope Francis I feel capable of writing publicly with any confidence.
The Both/And Pope
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It’s April 26.
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In the other place - X - Ross Barkan is assailing Jesse Singal for his tenacious and courageous exposure of the fast-tracking of sex reassignment for children, mainly gay and lesbian, without any solid medical basis.
He is trying to argue that good journalism should not happen if some bigots might want to deploy it for nefarious ends.
I just want to say that in my view, Jesse’s reporting has been scrupulous and prophetic and courageous. If Pulitzers were still given on the basis of merit instead of ideology, he’d have racked up several.
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On this Divine Mercy Sunday, I'm removing the paywall from this short essay I wrote two years ago about the time a complete stranger showed extravagant mercy to yours truly. May you have the gift of showing mercy to someone who needs it, like this guy. Or, if you need it yourself, may you receive it with gratitude.
An Everyday Mercy
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Always love having on the podcast; we talked about the state of the box office (it's looking up!) and why SINNERS is looking like it could (potentially!) get close to profitable on domestic box office alone and why that matters.
Bulwark Goes to Hollywood
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