Dr. Matt Murphy

Jesus. Husband to Kelly. Dad to Joshua, Caleb, Gideon, & Sarah. Pastor.🎙@jackedtheology Doctorate: Ancient and Future Christian Communities He/Him Jesus Juker

[Scott Bell @sbell021]

OSU dodged a bullet with Dusty May. Not sure if Jake Diebler will be great, but May’s claim to fame is a lucky postseason run last year. You had never heard of him before that. And don’t forget, FAU got to play 16th-seeded Fairleigh Dickinson in the 2nd round.

[Dr. Matt Murphy @matthewmurphy]

@WhiteHouse This is not the flex you think it is

[Dr. Matt Murphy @matthewmurphy]

@conservmillen God is nicer than we are including your bigotry

[Dr. Matt Murphy @matthewmurphy]

@RightWingWatch It’s funny to think he thinks he’s masculine

[Dr. Matt Murphy @matthewmurphy]

@B1Gsad Asking for peace in Gaza makes Jewish people unsafe? Just stop.

[Dr. Matt Murphy @matthewmurphy]

@RegentHubbard So speaking out against genocide is wrong?

[Dr. Matt Murphy @matthewmurphy]

@TKoenig96233 @On3NIL @RossDellenger Michigan is the bigger draw an per the agreement between the leagues it’s Big Tens turn. Big Ten will win.

[Yaxel Lendeborg @Yaxel_Lendeborg]

Thank you Michigan for the best year of my life! ❤️ Go blue forever !〽️

[James Martin, SJ @JamesMartinSJ]

Yes, he really said that.

Yesterday Vice President JD Vance criticized Pope Leo XIV for not knowing enough theology: "I think it's very, very important for the pope to be careful when he talks about matters of theology ... If you’re going to opine on matters of theology, you’ve got to be careful, you’ve got to make sure it’s anchored in the truth," he said, at a Turning Point conference.

One of the many, many, ironies about that statement is that it came in response to Pope Leo's comments about war and peace and, specifically, the concept of "just war," which originated with St. Augustine. As many have already noted, when the Vice President was making his comments, Pope Leo XIV, a member of the Augustinian Order, and twice Prior General of the Augustinians before his election as Pope, was visiting the hometown of St. Augustine, then called "Hippo," now in Annaba, a town in modern-day Algeria. For good measure, Pope Leo XIV, the man critiqued for insufficient theological education, earned not only a master's degree in divinity, but also licentiate and a doctorate in canon law from the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas in Rome.

JD Vance's recent conversion to Catholicism is beside the point, because many converts are of course not only highly intelligent (and learned in theology) but faithful and energetic Catholics. We rejoice over everyone entering the church.

What most of us do not rejoice over, however, is a deadly combination of inaccuracy and hubris. Pace, Vice President Vance, but the current war in Iran is not a just war under Catholic doctrine. You can hear that from church leaders from across the theological spectrum, from Archbishop Timothy Broglio, the head of the military vicariate and former head of the @USCCB, to Cardinal Robert McElroy, Archbishop of Washington who holds doctorates in both theology and political science. You can look all that up online. Suffice to say, the Vice President doesn't seem to understand the tenets of just war.

Nor does he seem to understand the fundamental position of the church, which is for peace. "War is always a defeat for humanity," as St. John Paul II said. If that authority isn't enough, then turn to Jesus who said, "Blessed are the peacemakers," not "Blessed are the warmongers." And after the Resurrection, the Risen Christ says to the frightened disciples not "Vengeance is mine" but "Peace be with you."

Incidentally, the day before, the Vice President said that the Pope (and the Vatican) should stick to teaching about morality, also seeming to forget that war and peace are profoundly moral issues.

For his part, Pope Leo was focused yesterday on his spiritual father, St. Augustine. After what seemed like an emotional visit to Hippo, he celebrated Mass at the Basilica of St. Augustine in Annaba. During his homily he said, "The primary task of pastors as ministers of the Gospel is therefore to bear witness to God before the world with one heart and one soul, not permitting our concerns to lead us astray through fear, nor trends to undermine us through compromise."

Amen. Let's all continue to pray for the Holy Father as he works for peace.

(Image: Pope Leo XIV prays at the archeological ruins of Hippo, home of St. Augustine, in current-day Algeria. CNS photo).

[Julie Roys @reachjulieroys]

Controversial @PastorMark Driscoll says he’ll speak at Rededicate 250, a religious rally tied to @America250 & convened by Pres. Trump.

Driscoll previously resigned from Mars Hill Church amid bullying allegations, with similar concerns recently raised at his Ariz. megachurch.
https://t.co/Vm2zn8Lvks

[manny @mannyfidel]

oh my god. was trump told to tell the press that the image was "doctored," but misunderstood and told everyone that he was depicted as a "doctor"?

[Eric Lloyd @EricLloyd]

I went to find this clip and troll saying he “never misses a tackle” but now on the rewatch, he completely missed Corum altogether. Ope.

[Scott Bell @sbell021]

OSU dodged a bullet with Dusty May. Not sure if Jake Diebler will be great, but May’s claim to fame is a lucky postseason run last year. You had never heard of him before that. And don’t forget, FAU got to play 16th-seeded Fairleigh Dickinson in the 2nd round.

[Anthony Broome @anthonytbroome]

The team gets behind Dusty May while he’s speaking for one last time

[Dr. Matt Murphy @matthewmurphy]

@JonnyRoot_ Where does it say you can’t be homosexual and a Christian? Ill answer for you, it never says that. If you think you have to repent of every sin before you die to get to heaven then no one is in heaven.

[Mike Boynton @thacoachmike]

This Dusty May guy is not going be making any new friends any time soon. Whatever you call him though, make sure end it with “Champ”. 🤷🏾‍♂️ 🍾

#GoBlue 〽️

[Dr. Matt Murphy @matthewmurphy]

@JonnyRoot_ You’re just mad this happened

[Alejandro Zúñiga @ByAZuniga]

the champs are back

[Trey McKenney @mckenneytrey1]

Say it one more time for them in the back brother