Bro Chris Patiño FSC

De La Salle Christian Brother currently serving as @lasalleorg General Councilor

[U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops @USCCB]

Praying for Pope Francis on the anniversary of his passing. Rest in peace, Holy Father.

[OSV News @OSVNews]

"Underscoring he is not a politician as Successor of Peter, Pope Leo clearly said that he isn’t interested in engaging in a debate with Trump on foreign policy, and warned that he doesn’t believe “the message of the Gospel is meant to be abused in the way that some people are doing.” His is a message of peace, he reminded us, in an impressively unflappable response. Which, of course, we knew.

As threats to peace and escalations of violence continue across the globe today, Pope Leo is right to use his office to advocate for the peace Christ brings. But even more important than that, Pope Leo has modeled how to respond when an aggressor attacks unjustifiably. Both talking the talk and walking the walk is a rare combination in the world today.

As Pope Leo models for us the importance of authenticity and integrity, particularly vital for one who proclaims the Gospel, we can begin to understand why he chose to first greet the world with a salutation of peace nearly 12 months ago. This is what the world needs today. Pope Leo is truly a pope for our times."

Read @HeinleinMichael's piece: https://t.co/K47Ww5qajy

[Bro Chris Patiño FSC @BroChrisFSC]

As a faithful and religious brother, never have I been so moved to pray for the Holy Father. May God’s wisdom, the love of Jesus, and the Holy Spirit’s guidance surround him.

[James Martin, SJ @JamesMartinSJ]

Dear friends: I don’t know any Catholic in the United States, from the most traditional to the most progressive, who does not have strong feelings about the comments from President Trump and Vice President Vance about Pope Leo XIV. These include not only President Trump’s initial disrespectful Truth Social post about the Holy Father, but also Vice President Vance’s similarly disrespectful comments about Pope Leo having to be “careful” when he speaks about theology.

Let me share some of my own feelings. First of all, it is shocking that a President and Vice President would treat such a good, holy and learned man with such disdain. Imagine telling a man with the Holy Father’s learning and experience (and authority) that he doesn’t understand theology sufficiently. What’s more, imagine attacking him as, ridiculously, “weak on crime” or somehow not understanding foreign policy.

Second, I’m edified by Pope Leo’s charitable and courageous response to all this. Charitable because he has not responded in any way other than with charity and respect. As some of you may know, I know the Holy Father slightly, thanks to our being seated together at the Synod for two weeks, and know him to be a kind, reserved, discerning and highly intelligent person. In a word, holy.

But courageous too: as we have seen during his time in Algeria and Cameroon, Pope Leo has not shied away from continuing to preach the Gospel, and speaking out in favor of peace (and yes, he understands St. Augustine’s concept of the “just war”) and against, as he said today, tyrants and those who would use God’s name to support violence of bloodshed.

So, where will this all end? It’s hard to say. But I would imagine that now that the taboo has been broken, politicians will continue to denigrate him and thus try to persuade people, without saying it explicitly, to think that the Pope’s words do not need to be listened to.

But this will be in vain for two reasons. First, Pope Leo is clearly fearless. A few hours after he was elected as pope, I spoke with a fellow Augustinian priest who had known “Bob” for decades. “He’s a great listener, very kind and much loved.” Then he paused. “But he’s no pushover.” But the main reason that the Pope’s words will be heard is less about Robert Prevost’s own many virtues but something else: the Vicar of Christ will be heard because he is preaching the Gospel. As Jesus told his disciples, “Heaven and earth may pass away, but my words will never pass away.” So, in these strange times, fear not.

[Pope Leo XIV @Pontifex]

Let us reject the logic of violence and war, and embrace peace founded on love and justice—an unarmed peace, not based on fear, threats or weapons. This peace is disarming, because it is capable of resolving conflicts, opening hearts, and generating trust, empathy, and hope. I strongly reiterate: The world thirsts for #Peace! Enough of war and all the pain it causes through death, destruction, and exile! #ApostolicJourney #Cameroon

[Bro Chris Patiño FSC @BroChrisFSC]

Yes! This is Los Angeles!

[SportsNet LA @SportsNetLA]

Opening Day in LA isn’t just baseball, it’s family.

“Different neighborhoods, different lives, different languages… same jersey, same hope.”

Let’s go @Dodgers 💙⚾ #OpeningDay

[JORGE RAMOS @jorgeramosnews]

¿A quién le vas hoy en el Super Bowl?
Yo a Bad Bunny 🐇

[Bro Chris Patiño FSC @BroChrisFSC]

From South Sudan to Rome, the last week has allowed for close accompaniment of our mission in S. Sudan and to continue our engagement with the inter-congregational project, Solidarity w/ South Sudan. Particularly grateful to our Brothers who have & continue to serve in S. Sudan.

[Bro Chris Patiño FSC @BroChrisFSC]

Life of a General Councilor & Superior General: I arrived home last night. Our Superior General arrived this morning. I leave tonight for a next visit & he leaves tomorrow AM. So, when do you schedule a meeting? On the walk from the Generalate to the Airport Bus Shuttle! 🙃👏

[Kevin Ahern @kevin_ahern]

For friends in Rome or those who want to join virtually, we are excited to share this joint symposium on #dorothyday

[Christopher Hale @ChristopherHale]

As a struggling, sinful, but determined Catholic, I find myself profoundly proud in this moment. I am proud that my Church is meeting the moral urgency of this hour with the full truth of the Gospel — that every person is deserving of dignity, compassion, and justice.

Watching the bishops look into the camera and unequivocally defend migrant families, I felt the same mix of hope and determination that clearly millions of others did.

This is what it means to be “pro-life” in the fullest sense: to stand up for vulnerable lives wherever they are threatened.

With over five million views, the bishops’ viral video has, in a sense, become a 21st-century pulpit, and its sermon is love. And judging by the worldwide response, it’s a sermon people have been longing to hear. https://t.co/m7Cm6CagCz

[Christopher Hale @ChristopherHale]

NEW: Following Pope Leo XIV's lead, the U.S. bishops release a new video condemning the Trump-Vance White House’s “inhumane” deportation raids.

[Kevin Ahern @kevin_ahern]

@lasalleorg On this feast of All Souls, I visited the cemetery where many Lasallian brothers are buried, including Br Luke Salm one of the first non cleric theologians in the United States
@Lasallian_RELAN @lasalle

[Bro Chris Patiño FSC @BroChrisFSC]

A blessed week with the 40 delegates representing our Pacific Asia young brothers as they reflected on being leaven of faith, service, & community. Encouraged by their desire to deepen the gift of our fraternity in service to the Institute and needs of the mission. 🙏

[Bro Chris Patiño FSC @BroChrisFSC]

A blessing to be participating in the Jubilee of Synodal teams. The reflection by Cardinal Rys this evening provided much to consider and reflect with.

[Synod.va @Synod_va]

His Eminence, Cardinal Grzegorz Ryś, Archbishop of Łódź (Poland), reflects on #Synodality in the face of tensions in the #Church, reminding us that only through #transformation in #Christ can we move from me to us, #unity without uniformity, and preservation into #mission.

[Bro Chris Patiño FSC @BroChrisFSC]

It was a blessing for @lasalleorg to serve as the host site for the @NCCHM and Instituto Fe y Vida, a Lasallian ministry, Jubilee of Migrants meetings. We, too, walk as pilgrims of hope, especially with our migrant sisters and brothers at this time.

[The Hope Border Institute @HopeBorder]

“It’s not an easy kind of hope. Pope Francis taught us that hope is both a gift and a duty,” said @DylanCorbett23 (Executive Director of @HopeBorder) to the @NCCHM “Pilgrimage of Hope” in Rome earlier this month.

https://t.co/IvFOxTj689

[The Hope Border Institute @HopeBorder]

Today, the Hope Border Institute and @BishopSeitz presented the pain, anguish and hopes of the immigrant community in the United States to Pope Leo XIV.

This was the video we showed the Holy Father.

Listen to their stories here.

[Massimo Faggioli @MassimoFaggioli]

Laudato Si' is not going away

[Bro Chris Patiño FSC @BroChrisFSC]

Before you like, retweet, or comment, visit the Holy Land, visit the West Bank, and understand the reality. He is not speaking to reality.

[Department of State @StateDept]

“There is no Palestinian state, and the only time there will ever be one is if there's a negotiation with Israel, which right now is impossible because they have a war going on with Hamas…The only leader in the world really that can broker that or bring that together is President Trump.” — @SecRubio on @CBSMornings

[Bro Chris Patiño FSC @BroChrisFSC]

Our La Salle - Rumbek, South Sudan Brothers’ Community. Four Brothers from four different countries responding to the call to the peripheries. A gift for the mission, the Church, and witnesses that another world is possible.

[Lasallian Region of North America (RELAN) @Lasallian_RELAN]

In a letter to Young Brothers of the Institute, Brother Álvaro López Falcón, FSC, explains the importance of the call to catechesis. All Young Brothers of the Institute are invited to reflect upon the topic in Sept. 28 online dialogue. https://t.co/Yq8hc7AMFg