Mark Choonara

CEO of @DCServices_UK, a family of Vincentian charities. Mainly tweets about Liverpool FC & Springsteen. All views definitely my own.

[Mohamed Salah @MoSalah]

I have witnessed this club go from doubters to believers, and from believers to champions. It took hard work and I always did everything I could to help the club get there. Nothing makes me prouder than that.

Us crumbling to yet another defeat this season was very painful and not what our fans deserve. I want to see Liverpool go back to being the heavy metal attacking team that opponents fear and back to being a team that wins trophies. That is the football I know how to play and that is the identity that needs to be recovered and kept for good. It cannot be negotiable and everyone that joins this club should adapt to it.

Winning some games here and there is not what Liverpool should be about. All teams win games.

Liverpool will always be a club that means a great deal to me and to my family. I want to see it succeed for long after I have moved on.

As I’ve always said, qualifying to next season’s Champions League is the bare minimum and I will do everything I can to make that happen.

[Mark Choonara @MarkChoonara]

It was lovely to return home to celebrate the Jubilee for Social Justice with @CSANonline this weekend. #DoJustice

Inspiring to hear some of the work taking place up and down the country through the Caritas network.

And three points against Everton just topped off the day.

[Mark Choonara @MarkChoonara]

Wonderful evening hearing from Maurice Glasman and Jon Cruddas on statecraft, Catholic Social Teaching, and seeking to build the Common Good in a time of challenge and change. Thanks to Jenny Sinclair @T4CG for hosting this series of lectures.

[Pope Leo XIV @Pontifex]

If we Christians and members of other religious traditions stand together, free from ideological and political conditioning, we can be effective in saying “no” to war and “yes” to peace, “no” to an economy that impoverishes people and the Earth and “yes” to integral development.

[Mark Choonara @MarkChoonara]

A wonderful piece, written straight from the heart.

Sincere, devastating, joyful, and so beautifully honest throughout.

Alisson Becker on love, loss, faith and family.

[The Players’ Tribune @PlayersTribune]

Four years ago, @Alissonbecker lost his father.

He pens this letter to his family — at home and at @LFC. https://t.co/Cgr6SeoCB5

[Mark Choonara @MarkChoonara]

Today we give thanks for the life and service of Pope Francis, an extraordinary leader, gone home now to God.

He brought the message of Matthew 25:40 to the heart of the Church.

Eternal rest grant upon him, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon him.

May he rest in peace.

[BookTrust @Booktrust]

📢 The #ReadingRights summit with Waterstones @UKLaureate @frankcottrell_b is happening today!

We're excited to be joined high-profile expert voices across a range of sectors to ensure the life-changing benefits of children's reading are taken seriously:

https://t.co/5aTJof59ys

[Mark Choonara @MarkChoonara]

An inspirational session today from @MariB_NEU on the work of @NoChildBehindUK for @DCServices_UK Vincentian Values Week.

Join us at 10am tomorrow as we hear from @Caritas_Patrick of @CaritasSalford on the centrality of inclusion in their work with marginalised communities.

[Mark Choonara @MarkChoonara]

We've had two wonderful sessions so far from @JRSUK and @DepaulUK for our @DCServices_UK Vincentian Values Week.

Join us tomorrow at 10am to hear from @MariB_NEU on the work of @NoChildBehindUK.

Further details on our speakers throughout the week at https://t.co/2uWdY0Ma0I

[Mari Burton @MariB_NEU]

Really excited for this! 👀

[Patrick O’Dowd @Caritas_Patrick]

Looking forward to joining @DCServices_UK this Thursday to take a look at issues of inclusion and isolation as part of Vincentian Values Week. Join the discussion on Zoom: https://t.co/EYhUPGNLbS

[Mark Choonara @MarkChoonara]

Great evening hearing from @jonkuhrt on the future of Christian social action, and our need for both grace and truth in service. An inspiring event hosted by @T4CG at @londonjesuit in memory of @frankfieldteam

[Mark Choonara @MarkChoonara]

Fascinating @CatholicUnionGB pub talk this evening. Lord Glasman on the role of Catholic Social Thought on our society and our politics as we look to the future.

[Daughters of Charity Services @DCServices_UK]

This weekend we were delighted to join with members of the St Joseph's community to celebrate 100 years of remarkable service.

This video helps tell the story of how St Joseph's has developed over the years, and of what makes it so special:
https://t.co/00I0rey3Pt

[Daughters of Charity Services @DCServices_UK]

Want to work for a charity that's dedicated to improving the lives of people in greatest need?

Apply to join our team as a Group Communications Manager!

[Daughters of Charity Services @DCServices_UK]

Tomorrow, Chancellor @Jeremy_Hunt will announce the #SpringBudget. The following 5 issues have been raised by our charities as the most pressing matters affecting the most vulnerable people in our society, and we believe it is vital that they are addressed in the budget.

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[Mark Choonara @MarkChoonara]

@spleenal @NedHartley I had some fun attempting to explain Seinfeld, & particularly George, to an 8 & a 6 year old at bedtime

[Mark Choonara @MarkChoonara]

I need to ask, @NedHartley is this a sneaky George Costanza reference, or am I once again reading too much into Bananaman?

[Mark Choonara @MarkChoonara]

@NedHartley @spleenal Certainly made me smile

[Daughters of Charity Services @DCServices_UK]

Ahead of the Autumn Statement next week, we join Vincentian organisations from across the UK in urging the government to put vulnerable people at the forefront of its spending plans. https://t.co/vGaHd3dV5l