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[39 New Saints @39NewSaints]

@carleolson How do these people sleep at night? They're like the "tailors" sewing the emperor's new clothes. Working very hard at doing nothing. Criminy.

[Carl E. Olson @carleolson]

I've been slogging through this turgid document and its many references to "process/es" (37x). It does manage to keep the word count down by not talking much, if at all, about Jesus Christ, evangelization, and such (to be fair, there is one mention of "proclaiming the Gospel"). It's about "journey" (35x), "share/sharing" (30x), "implementing" (19x), and such.

At times, and in long stretches, it reads like a corporate handbook. But, of course, most corporations have some sense of what they are trying to accomplish. The synodal documents continue to impress with their remarkable level of empty wonkiness, stale word salads, repetitive vapidity, and almost desperate need for control.

But perhaps I'm not open enough to the "spirit" of Synodality. After all, if this sort of verbiage doesn't get you pumped up for the synodal process, you're probably a hater:

"An evaluation (assessment) Assembly is a spiritual process and a celebratory moment in which the threads of a communal journey of growth in synodality are drawn together. Synodality is an essential dimension of the life of the Church, rooted in communion and ordered to mission. For this reason, the aim of the assessment process is the growth of the whole People of God in relationships and in fidelity to the Church’s mission in the world, with particular attention to the participation of women, young people, the poor, and those who live on the margins of our communities."

[39 New Saints @39NewSaints]

@Wodeshed I've found that homosexual priests - understandably - are the most lax when it comes to proclaiming and holding to the importance of the Church's moral teachings. I've confessed sexual sins to them, and they're like, "No big deal."

[Matthew Schmitz @matthewschmitz]

Discrimination against Christians is pervasive in elite institutions.

@ErnestJesuyemi learned this the hard way when he was forced out of a prestigious fellowship.
https://t.co/TogpMdlbV3

[39 New Saints @39NewSaints]

@RepRileyMoore Hurray!

[39 New Saints @39NewSaints]

@AmberImperiale Cont. "Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other"

[39 New Saints @39NewSaints]

@AmberImperiale John Adams said "We have no government armed with power capable of contending with human passions unbridled by morality and religion. Avarice, ambition, revenge, or gallantry, would break the strongest cords of our Constitution as a whale goes through a net."

[39 New Saints @39NewSaints]

@AmberImperiale I ask the opposite question: Can secular humanist bigots like you stay out of government. We have just as much right to the public sphere, maybe more.

[39 New Saints @39NewSaints]

@RorateCaeli Not a single male among them.

[CatholicVote @CatholicVote]

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Rep. Brandon Gill grills an abortionist and exposes the profession for exactly what it is:

"What's your favorite type of abortion?"

[Zeale @ZealeMedia]

The world's oldest nun, Sister Francis Dominici Piscatella, marked her 113th birthday on Long Island yesterday.

What an extraordinary life ❤️

[39 New Saints @39NewSaints]

I agree with Dr. Maalouf. Call them to Christ, don't confirm them in their infidelity.

[Dr. Maalouf ‏ @realMaalouf]

Christians are not even allowed to set foot in Mecca for being considered spiritually impure and dirty. So why on Earth would the Vatican do something like this?!

[39 New Saints @39NewSaints]

@FrMikeCSC Praise Jesus!

[39 New Saints @39NewSaints]

There was an old Pope who swallowed a fly ...

[EWTN News @EWTNews]

Pope Leo’s run‑in with a rogue fly during his trip to Equatorial Guinea was an unexpected comedy break — a light reminder that the man who leads the Catholic Church is still just human and wonderfully, hilariously relatable.

[39 New Saints @39NewSaints]

@SamanthaRedeemd About 30% do.

[39 New Saints @39NewSaints]

@noah_mwamfupe Yes.

[Catholic News Agency @cnalive]

Victoire Ingabire Umuhoza once imagined a life of prayer as a nun; instead, she became one of Rwanda’s most prominent opposition leaders. Her outspoken career has led her back to prison as her second trial begins this week. https://t.co/BM6KvPL5lX

[Cardinal Dolan @CardinalDolan]

You’re not alone, you know! God has appointed an angel to protect each one of us. Beautiful prayer we learned as kids: Angel of God, my guardian dear, to whom God’s love commits me here, ever this day be at my side, to light and guard, to rule and guide. @thegnewsroom

[39 New Saints @39NewSaints]

@BarrettShortt Hi Edward, I’d like to send you a pitch for the Herald — is DM still the best way, or would you prefer email? I tried sending you a message, but neither your name or handle came up.

[39 New Saints @39NewSaints]

@allienixon620 YES! Hurrrrraayyyyyy!!!!!