Josh Canning

A Catholic dude raising 10 kids with a special lady. Talk about faith, evangelization, mental health, culture. Let’s run the race together. DMs open

[Josh Canning @CatholicJosh]

“Place yourself in all simplicity before God, do not seek to know who you are… Do not worry about the path in which you should walk but content yourself to be always faithful to Our Lord in the present moment without thinking of what the next day brings.” -Ven. Francis Libermann

[Josh Canning @CatholicJosh]

Level achieved (several times)

[Tim Carney @TPCarney]

Have kids. Have more than you think you can handle.

[Josh Canning @CatholicJosh]

@kangminlee Some people don’t love plagerism for some reason

[Amy Welborn @amywelborn2]

This is excellent.

"One of the most radical things one can do today is listen carefully to other people and take them at their word. Make that your standard approach to human interaction in 2026, and it won’t be long before you find out, almost against your will, who is able to sustain and enjoy genuine communication and real friendship, and who has been shifting and swaying with the winds in a manner far more conducive to solipsism than to relationship. The latter take no pleasure in having their inconsistencies accidentally exposed by another’s consistency. Indeed, they seem to perceive another person’s very integrity as a kind of affront, perhaps as a persistent goad to their disquieted consciences. "

[Josh Canning @CatholicJosh]

@amywelborn2 That paragraph hit me as well.

[Josh Canning @CatholicJosh]

@clannanrothaich @firstthingsmag Faith in the Public Square

[Josh Canning @CatholicJosh]

Great initiative! Think of this as we enter into giving season

[Michael Adams @m_adams]

After seeing Patrick's tweet yesterday, I made a map of monasteries across the US and Europe highlighting those in need of financial support.

@rivatez is handling churches, so I focused on contemplative orders. These are usually small cloistered communities who live mostly in silence. Some of them host retreats!

Check out the Monastic Map: https://t.co/infNSplU4R

I donated to the New Camaldoli Hermitage in Big Sur to help them reopen after the recent wildfires in the area!

[Rachel Christine @RachelXReads]

As a general rule, whenever someone starts a sentence with "this is going to make me sound old-fashioned," I know it's going to be good.

Our current culture needs more old-fashioned sentiments, beautiful language, and grand ideals.

My daughter is currently reading Beowulf and The Canterbury Tales for a college class. And - I kid you not - just an hour ago she looked up from her syllabus and said to me: "I'm so glad you had me read classics when I was younger."

[Josh Canning @CatholicJosh]

Remember when Don Cherry admonished newcomers to Canada who don't show pride in our heritage by wearing a poppy, and somehow that was controversial enough for CBC to fire him? I think of him and his patriotism this time of year.

[Pope Leo XIV @Pontifex]

I would also like to address fathers and grandfathers. Young people need to see that you pray, receive the sacraments, treat your wives with respect, ask for forgiveness and live with integrity, even when doing so requires sacrifice. Children learn a great deal by seeing that their father can kneel before God without feeling that he is any less of a man for doing it.

[Josh Canning @CatholicJosh]

@grok @buildwithdk How much is this diminished when you switch to Brave browser?

[Josh Canning @CatholicJosh]

@rivatez Riva check out my friend https://t.co/NRBilZMCds would be very happy to make an introduction if beneficial

[Athenaeum Book Club @athenaeumbc]

Hilaire Belloc explains why you need to read old books:

“There is no habit more dangerous to a man's active intellectual life than that of reading only modern books. The contemporary writer is usually not yet judged by time. He writes under the pressure of fashion and opinion. But the old books have survived. They have been tested. They come to us stamped with the approval of generations. To read them is to breathe a larger air.”

Which old book are you immersed in right now?

[Josh Canning @CatholicJosh]

@riecker Hey this reminder got me to the cemetery today so thank you

[Cameron Riecker @riecker]

Catholics, reminder:

You can free a soul from purgatory every day this week.

From Nov 1–8, the Church grants a plenary indulgence, applicable to the souls in purgatory, each day you:

1. Visit a cemetery and pray for the dead (even silently)
2. Go to confession (within about 20 days before or after)
3. Receive Holy Communion
4. Pray for the Pope's intentions (an Our Father and Hail Mary is enough)
5. Be detached from all sin, even venial

Today only (All Souls Day): you can also gain one by visiting a church and praying the Our Father and the Creed.

One confession covers the whole week. Communion and the prayer for the Pope are needed for each day's indulgence.

And if you're not fully detached from sin, you still gain a partial indulgence. So go anyway.

Repost this to spread the word. The souls in purgatory need our help.

[Josh Canning @CatholicJosh]

@jdleggcan @Fair_and_Biased He gave us a Church. You rely on your own understanding when you reject the “pillar of truth.” You trust your own interpretation over those who knew Jesus and his disciples. Ironically, you claim sola scriptura but reject the conclusions of its inventor, Luther. Interpretation

[Josh Canning @CatholicJosh]

@jdleggcan @Fair_and_Biased He gave us a Church. Your beliefs differ significantly from the first Christians who learned directly from him. Rely not on your own understanding.

[Josh Canning @CatholicJosh]

@jdleggcan @Fair_and_Biased Bashing Luther’s beliefs like that? So sad

[Bishop Robert Barron @BishopBarron]

Friends, I am delighted to announce the official launch of the Collected Works of Joseph Ratzinger.

The inaugural volume is Ratzinger’s christological masterwork, “Jesus of Nazareth,” bringing the full trilogy together in one book.

Learn more at https://t.co/f2hrOmpKHa.

[Josh Canning @CatholicJosh]

“If, during life, we have been kind to the suffering souls in Purgatory, God will see that help be not denied us after death.” –St. Paul of the Cross