Andy Fowler

Communications Specialist @YankeeInstitute; @KofC baseball ‘historian’; Rosary Runner; Milford Board of Aldermen; @RealClearRelig page editor

[Andy Fowler @afowlXC]

With all the @Dodgers shenanigans, I’d like to offer a brief deep dive into Catholics’ impact on baseball which is vast…

(Pictures are hints for the full thread)

[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]

Silence can help us most to recognize the voice of God, since it fosters attention and recollection. Freed from the noise of a thousand voices, we come to recognize that some voices deceive our desires, others buy us without nourishing us, and still others speak out of self-interest. In silence, we understand that ideologies pass away, while truth remains. https://t.co/lbaMqHx1cJ

[Pope Leo XIV @Pontifex]

As evidenced by the unbridled promotion and implementation of technology at the expense of human dignity, we are truly experiencing an eclipse of the sense of what it means to be human. It is imperative to recover an understanding of the true meaning and grandeur of humanity as intended by God. It is in this sense that the challenge we currently face is not technological, but anthropological, and it is my hope that the Encyclical Letter to be published within a few days will contribute to answering this challenge.

[Ascension @AscensionPress]

Our Lady of Fatima, pray for us!

[Popes, Saints and Their Sayings @PopesSaints]

“Christ asks for everything, and in return He offers true life.”
- Pope John Paul II

[Pope Leo XIV @Pontifex]

“Have faith,” Jesus tells us in the #GospelOfTheDay (Jn 14:1). That is the secret! It is precisely this faith that frees our hearts from the anxiety of possessing and acquiring, and from the illusion that we must pursue a position of prestige to have worth. Each person already has infinite worth in the mystery of God.

[Yankee Institute @YankeeInstitute]

Connecticut’s $270 million in “relief” for towns sounds good — until you look closer.

Without safeguards, it could fuel more spending today and higher taxes tomorrow. #CTPolitics

Learn more: https://t.co/cb572jY7Zs

[Andy Fowler @afowlXC]

.@ALEC_states latest report shows the same story: CT’s affordability crisis is not new…but a “steady habit.”

We need to fix the real cost drivers: our burdensome tax & regulatory environment.

My latest for @YankeeInstitute 👇

[Yankee Institute @YankeeInstitute]

As the legislative session approaches its May 6 conclusion, a new national report by @ALEC_states underscores what many CT residents already feel: the state’s affordability challenges remain deeply entrenched.

Learn more: https://t.co/jDOfN9qwVY

[Yankee Institute @YankeeInstitute]

The data is clear: minimum wage increases alone do not address the broader structural challenges affecting #affordability.

Learn more: https://t.co/drUWsOHfUM

[Yankee Institute @YankeeInstitute]

What happens if Connecticut does opt in the Federal Scholarship Tax Credit program? More money would stay in CT --- meaning more students would be able to access opportunity! #education

@CTGOP @CTDems

[Yankee Institute @YankeeInstitute]

How much would it cost the state to opt in the Federal Scholarship Tax Credit program?

Zero dollars. Zero cents.

But this would help our students!

Tell your lawmakers to opt in the program. Take action here: https://t.co/34DrnoW4Xp

[Yankee Institute @YankeeInstitute]

SEBAC is not a typical labor contract: it is a centralized, multi-union agreement that shapes state wide policy.

This agreement locks in costs and limits flexibility for the short- and long-term.

[The American Mind @theammind]

Washington and the Vatican have long shared a natural alliance, working together to exercise formidable moral and geopolitical influence.

@afowlXC argues that reconciliation between the President and the Pope is both possible and necessary. https://t.co/XVsT2MJqTN

[Jack Fowler @jackfowler]

Dudes, chill!

https://t.co/WUYGowypN1 @afowlXC @theammind

[Yankee Institute @YankeeInstitute]

Collective bargaining is supposed to involve “give and take.” But this @UConn deal? Mostly “give.”

That raises serious questions about who’s at the table — and who isn’t.

Learn more: https://t.co/KONY6lLhLP

[i am dust @gaudio_tv]

Don’t worry about me no matter what happens in this world. Nothing can happen to me that God doesn’t want. And all that He wants, no matter how bad it may appear to us, is really for the best.

From a letter St. Thomas More wrote to his daughter, Margaret, while in prison, 1535

[Jack Fowler @jackfowler]

John Quincy Adams, the Declaration, and America’s Christian Essence https://t.co/DcsB9xXtZv @center4civilsoc #PhilanthropyDaily

[Yankee Institute @YankeeInstitute]

Connecticut is one of the heaviest taxed states. But here are 5 taxes you my have not known about!

#taxes #connecticut #ctpolitics

[Yankee Institute @YankeeInstitute]

Our own @afowlXC explains why nuclear energy is the way forward in New England @WSJopinion

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

You expired, Jesus, but the source of life gushed forth for souls,
and the ocean of mercy opened up for the whole world.
O Fount of Life, unfathomable Divine Mercy,
envelop the whole world and empty yourself out upon us.
(Diary of St. Faustina Kowalska, 1319)