Catherine Fink

Communicator, curator of resources, wife, mother, reader, lover of stories, child of God.

[EWTN Vatican @EWTNVatican]

Pope Leo XIV shared a special musical moment with the children of the Vatican’s summer camp in the Paul VI Hall, joining them in singing “Jesus Christ, You Are My Life,” the official hymn of World Youth Day 2000 in Rome, composed by Marco Frisina. During the meeting, the Pope encouraged the children to build real friendships — spending time together, playing, talking, and praying — without letting technology replace human relationships. “God does not want to look at our phones,” he reminded them. “God wants to look at our hearts and at our lives.”

[Liberal Lisa in Oklahoma @lisa_liberal]

Whoever did this. Just know that I love you.

[Christopher Webb @cwebbonline]

South Carolina Republicans: “Quick, let’s eliminate the one Black district before anyone catches on.”

Black South Carolina voters: “Hold my beer.”

[Pope Leo XIV @Pontifex]

I urge everyone to accompany this moment of delicate diplomacy with prayer, in hopes that a willingness to dialogue may become the means to resolve other conflict situations in the world as well. #PrayTogether #Peace

[Shane Claiborne @ShaneClaiborne]

It needs to be said…
This is not just a sickness of the mind.
It is also a sickness of the Spirit.

Donald Trump needs Jesus.
And we need every person who loves Jesus to stop acting like this is okay.

It’s not okay. It is sinful, deranged, and very unChristlike.

Follow Christ. Not Trump.

[Vatican News @VaticanNews]

Pope Leo's Easter message:

"Let those who have weapons lay them down! Let those who have the power to unleash wars choose peace! Not a peace imposed by force, but through dialogue! Not with the desire to dominate others, but to encounter them!"

[Dalai Lama @DalaiLama]

MESSAGE

I wholeheartedly endorse the powerful appeal for peace made by the Holy Father, Pope Leo, during his Palm Sunday Mass. His call for the laying down of arms and the renunciation of violence resonated profoundly with me, as it speaks to the very essence of what all major religions teach.

Indeed, whether we look to Christianity, Buddhism, Islam, Hinduism, Judaism or any of the world's great spiritual traditions, the message is fundamentally the same: love, compassion, tolerance, and self-discipline. Violence finds no true home in any of these teachings. History has shown us time and again that violence only begets more violence and is never a lasting foundation for peace.

An enduring resolution to conflict, including the ones we see in the Middle East or between Russia and Ukraine, must be rooted in dialogue, diplomacy and mutual respect — approached with the understanding that, at the deepest level, we are all brothers and sisters.

I urge for and pray that the violence and conflicts may soon come to an end.

DALAI LAMA

31 March 2026

[James Martin, SJ @JamesMartinSJ]

Christ with me,
Christ before me,
Christ behind me,
Christ in me,
Christ beneath me,
Christ above me,
Christ on my right,
Christ on my left,
Christ when I lie down,
Christ when I sit down,
Christ when I arise,
Christ in the heart of everyone who thinks of me,
Christ in the mouth of everyone who speaks of me,
Christ in every eye that sees me,
Christ in every ear that hears me.

Happy St. Patrick's Day
(From the "St. Patrick's Breastplate" Prayer)

[NC State University @NCState]

"If you laugh, you think, and you cry, that's a full day. That's a heck of a day. You do that seven days a week, you're going to have something special." 👏
— former men's basketball coach Jim Valvano, born on this day in 1946

[The Honey Badger @Nance726]

“Today more than ever, humanity cries out and pleads for peace,”
~ Pope Leo XIV

[Catherine Fink @CFickenFink]

@BlackMediaHub Happy Birthday (a little late), Toni!

[Christopher Webb @cwebbonline]

“I am somebody” shaped how millions of us saw ourselves as kids, including me. That message mattered. It still does.

Rest in power, Jesse Jackson
🙏🏽

[Sesame Street @sesamestreet]

Please don't ever forget that you are loved. ❤️

[Catherine Fink @CFickenFink]

@GolfChannel What the heck!? No coverage of Rickie Fowler making his way up the leader board, except to say negative things the one time you show him??!?? Ridiculous!
Do better.

[Annie @AnnieForTruth]

❤️❤️❤️

[Barstool Pack @BarstoolPack]

RIP Grayson Ketchie

The Greatest NC State Superfan

[Black Media Hub ✊🏿 @BlackMediaHub]

Comedian Redd Foxx and Malcolm X were best friends and worked together as dishwashers at the same restaurant in Harlem in the 1940s. The staff called Malcolm “Detroit Red”. and Foxx “Chicago Red”.

Before history froze them into separate legends, Redd Foxx and Malcolm X were just two young Black men trying to survive Harlem in the 1940s.

They were best friends, hustling side by side as dishwashers at the same Harlem restaurant, scraping by in a city that offered talent but very few chances. Among the kitchen staff, they earned nicknames that followed them like street folklore:
Malcolm was called “Detroit Red”, sharp, fiery, and already intense in thought and presence.
Foxx was “Chicago Red”, quick-witted, loud, and endlessly funny—even while elbow-deep in dirty plates.

What makes their story powerful isn’t just where they ended up, but where they started. One would grow into a revolutionary voice that challenged America’s conscience. The other would become a comedy icon, using laughter to expose the same truths from a different angle. Different paths. Same roots. Same grind.

Long before microphones, speeches, or television fame, they were brothers in struggle—laughing, debating, surviving—proving that greatness often begins behind the scenes, unseen and uncelebrated.

History rarely tells us how close legends once stood to each other. But sometimes, the most extraordinary futures are born in the most ordinary places—like a Harlem kitchen sink.

[Rich Villodas @richvillodas]

A brief reflection on 4 specific gifts of black preaching and the black church.

https://t.co/fEmVMesKye

#BlackHistoryMonth

[Barack Obama @BarackObama]

Black History Month is a time to recognize the lived, shared experience of all Black folks who have fundamentally shaped, challenged, and ultimately strengthened America. It’s about taking an unvarnished look at the past so that we can create a better future. As we mark 100 years of celebrating Black history, let’s honor the sacrifices of the leaders who came before us, and recommit ourselves to continuing their work.