Scott P. Richert

Advisory consultant for apostolates, publishers, and nonprofits. Catholic author and speaker. Husband of @amyjoan, father of 8.

[Courtney Mares @catholicourtney]

No, this isn’t a Real Madrid match in Bernabéu stadium

It’s 80,000 Catholics with Pope Leo XIV

[Scott P. Richert @ExecutiveEditor]

@pvncher @hosmelq Thread tools in my long-running orchestrators aren’t reliable. They suddenly can’t read a worker thread or can’t send a message, or the worker thread can’t report back, or the tool is exposed but returns “no handler registered.” It’s great when it works, but it doesn’t always.

[Scott P. Richert @ExecutiveEditor]

I love the orchestrator thread in Codex—when it works. But thread tools sometimes go missing from the session, or they fail with “no handler registered,” forcing the orchestrator to create workarounds (mine built a kanban board and ordered threads to report to it). @guinnesschen

[Pope Leo XIV @Pontifex]

I invite you to be new threads to weave new networks that harmonize every aspect of life for a renewed society in which time is imbued with eternity, culture preserves memory and fosters dialogue, education promotes the search for truth with a critical spirit, art awakens wonder and gives rise to noble emotions, business recognizes the dignity of each person, and work continues to be a driving force for hope. #ApostolicJourney https://t.co/2IeHrzWmSb

[Pope Leo XIV @Pontifex]

It is not merely a matter of bringing out the monstrance, but of allowing ourselves to be brought out of our selfishness and indifference, of a comfortable, private faith, so as to respond to His invitation to conversion, to change our perspective, and to welcome His presence which transforms us and makes us builders of a new world.

[EWTN Vatican @EWTNVatican]

This is the view of 1.2 million people from above. This is happening in Madrid, in the famous Plaza de Cibeles and its surroundings, where Pope Leo XIV will preside over the solemn Corpus Christi Mass, followed by a historic procession.

[Courtney Mares @catholicourtney]

Speaking with Pope Leo XIV on the papal plane about JRR Tolkien and the Lord of the Rings after he quoted Gandalf in his first encyclical

[Murray Rothbard @MurraySuggests]

The Iranian navy, which has been destroyed eight times, has apparently closed the Strait of Hormuz again, because the United States, for the seventh time, won the war that wasn’t a war, so now the United States has to open the Strait of Hormuz that was already open before the not-war began.

The not-war began because Iran had uranium that was totally, completely, beautifully obliterated, so they can’t build the nuclear bomb they weren’t building, which is why the United States had to start the not-war it definitely didn’t start.

Now the United States, which has nuclear weapons, is threatening to use nuclear weapons to stop Iran from getting nuclear weapons, because nuclear weapons are far too dangerous for countries with nuclear weapons to allow other countries to have.

If the United States saw the United States doing what the United States does in other countries, the United States would invade the United States to liberate the United States from the tyranny of the United States.

[Fr. Joseph Krupp @Joeinblack]

God gives us all we need to love Him well.
Sometimes what He gives us is internal, sometimes external.
This is why The Body of Christ is so essential; we are to be interdependent, working together to be who God made us to be.
Our origins as a species and as individuals is communal- it’s hardwired into us to be and work together.
Community is not an option for Christians, it’s an essential element and expression.
Strive to be a good member of your Christian community.
God requires it, the community craves it and your soul desperately needs it.

#talkedtotheboss

[David Rattigan @davidmrattigan]

buying this and then dying immediately and forcing my descendants to finish building it over the next 100 years

[Scott P. Richert @ExecutiveEditor]

@Kappaemme1926 Orchestrator threads can’t control threads on remote machines. I want an orchestrator on my MacBook Air that can control local Codex threads and Codex threads on my MacBook Air mini.

[Dana Rachel 🇻🇦 @thyflameoflove]

“It is painful to see how, especially in the West, the space for genuine freedom of expression is rapidly shrinking. At the same time, a new Orwellian-style language is developing which, in an attempt to be increasingly inclusive, ends up excluding those who do not conform to the ideologies that are fueling it.”

- Pope Leo XIV’s Address to the Members of the Diplomatic Corps accredited to the Holy See delivered on January 9, 2026

In simple terms, Pope Leo XIV is saying:
People are becoming less free to speak honestly about what they believe, especially in Western countries. And some forms of "inclusive" language are actually becoming exclusive because they pressure people to accept certain ideas or stay silent.

💬 Do you agree with Pope Leo XIV's statement? Why or why not?

[Rich Raho @RichRaho]

Pope to Catholic Colleges and Universities: “Unless Catholic education instills in students a true passion for the truth — and not only intellectual truth, but the Truth that is Christ himself — we can hardly expect people to be willing to put forth the effort required to recognize truth and adapt one’s life accordingly.” https://t.co/8YWgp0X5DY

[Luke Burgis @lukeburgis]

“It is impious to wait upon God to do that which simple justice could bring about.” —Vladimir Soloviev

[Luke Burgis @lukeburgis]

If anyone were to begin making you an idol, or a messianic figure, you would have a moral responsibility to shatter their dreams.

It’s very difficult to find examples of prominent people at any point in history who intentionally did this—or who pointed to someone or something other than themselves.

John the Baptist is the model for anyone seeking signs and wonders.

[The American Conservative @amconmag]

The U.S. House votes 215-208 to end President Trump's war in Iran. Cheers erupt as the vote is read.

[Scott P. Richert @ExecutiveEditor]

@guinnesschen Is it supposed to be possible for Codex to orchestrate remote threads as well? It seems to be able to send messages to a remote thread, but not read one, and remote threads can't reliably send messages back.

[Catholic Sat @CatholicSat]

Ahead of Corpus Christi, Pope Leo XIV encourages the practice of public Eucharistic Processions as a witness of our Faith:

“In the Eucharist, we contemplate Jesus, the bread broken and given for each of us.

Processions with the Most Holy Sacrament, which take place in the streets of many towns, are an expression of popular Eucharistic devotion. In this regard, I encourage you to keep alive the beautiful public witness of the Faith.”

[Scott P. Richert @ExecutiveEditor]

Still not sure whether Codex orchestration is supposed to work across machines. I get this when my orchestrator thread on my laptop tries to direct a thread on my Mac mini: No AppServerManager registered for conversationId. Codex thinks it should be able to do it, but it can’t.

[Paulina Guzik @Guzik_Paulina]

Pope Leo appointing a lay woman - young (for a Vatican executive role), intelligent, and shaped in her leadership by communications standards of DC rather than Via Conciliazione - for a prefect of Holy See’s Dicastery of Communications, is a historic move that is going to reshape Vatican communications, and possibly change it forever.

I can’t remember this, as I was one year old, but when Joaquin Navarro-Valls was appointed Director of Sala Stampa in 1984 - the shock must have been similar to the one today when @MontseEWTN was appointed to her role.

What did Navarro-Valls tell the pope on the first lunch for which Wojtyła invited him to to ask how Vatican communications should look like - and after which John Paul knew he wants Navarro as his communications face?

„The Vatican doesn’t need a reform. The Vatican needs a revolution,” Navarro told him, quite honestly and bluntly for a first official meeting - honesty appreciated by the pope throughout the pontificate.

In a world shaped by algorythms, which is so brilliantly highlighted in „Magnifica Humanitas,” that single sentence of „Dr Navarro,” as John Paul used to call him, gains modern significance.

How did Navarro-Valls - a psychatrist by training, who became a face of the Vatican in a pivotal moment of history - made the revolution succeed?

These elements of the change he brought to the Holy See were key - and are crucial for any new communicator of the Vatican to flourish:

1/ direct access to the pope
2/ transparency
3/ not leaving questions unanswered

Dr Navarro was one of the few people who had a key to the papal apartment. Whenever he needed to discuss things, he could have a spontaneous meal with the pope.

When journalists asked him questions, they knew he’s not lying to them, and that what he says, is aligned with what the pope thinks. He was accessible. He was honest. He was smart. When he told journalists that the pope had an accident in the bathroom, Vatican officials were furious he revealed where the accident happened. „Doesn’t the pope use the bathroom?” he asked them.

When Vittorio Messori asked for an interview with the pope for the 15th anniversary of the pontificate for RAI television and John Paul simply did not have time (it needed 3h from his schedule) - Navarro had to tell Messori „no.”
But he also had a surprise - the pope gave him a stack of papers written at night - and signed them: „Crossing the threshold of hope.”
JPII told Navarro that they „can’t leave important questions unanswered” and the answers he gave - in another form, but he still delivered - became the biggest bestseller in the history of modern papacy, and was translated to 40 languages.

History likes to repeat itself, and even if Vatican communications is in a different era than it was in 1984, it still needs a direct access to the pope, in a renewed force, it needs transparency, and not leaving questions unaswered.

Monste was not appointed spokesperson - the role of Navarro - but needs to be a comms strategist in her executive role, like Navarro was as director of Sala Stampa.

Catholic media preferences aside, every Catholic should pray for Maria Montserrat Alvarado to succeed in her new role.

I will.