Nicole Olea

Currently surfing a daydream. Making pixels + words do my bidding.
Writer | Photog | Host @RebelSaintsPod
Staff Reporter @CathStandard
Musings here are my own.

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“For us as a nation we can pass by no more.”

Cardinal Robert W. McElroy, archbishop of @WashArchdiocese , addressed immigration and the Parable of the Good Samaritan in his Sept. 27 homily for the World Day of Migrants and Refugees.

Read his full homily: https://t.co/soUKKxBYul

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Are you #Catholic and on #Substack?

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Catholic rabbit holes, saints, culture, books, new episodes & ideas I can’t stop thinking about.

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“Will there be meaningful work left?”
At a Labor Day Mass in Washington, Cardinal Robert W. McElroy warned that AI will radically transform the workplace and called for the dignity of workers to remain at the center of decisions about AI and automation.
Read more: https://t.co/fLYG2QYiWw
#ArtificialIntelligence #AI #CatholicSocialTeaching #DignityOfWork #LabordayMass

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Augustine didn’t start as a saint.

Watch or listen to Rebel Saints: St. Monica & St. Augustine, Part One. #rebelsaintspodcast #catholic

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@bosversenecemre Just Google Catholic Saints.

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@CathStandard @saintanselms ♥️

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Had the best time writing this story.

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At St. John’s Summer Program in Hollywood, Maryland, young Catholics are spending their summer serving, building friendships and growing in faith together.

As one young adult put it, they need “other people who want to run to heaven with us.”

https://t.co/soJy1MHEns

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Absolutely loved writing about how excited the people of the @WashArchdiocese are for our two new auxiliary bishops one a former @MilArchUSA former chaplain. As the spouse of a 23 year veteran, our catholic communities led by wonderful catholic priests made all the difference.

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“Look at you, Church.”

Joy and hope marked the reception celebrating Bishops Gary Studniewski and Robert Boxie III following their episcopal ordination.

“It was clear they love the sheep, and the sheep love them.”
Read more:https://t.co/BQr9BRaHBY

#BishopStudniewski #BishopBoxie #ArchdioceseOfWashington

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At Fort McHenry, sixth grader Reese Paolucci picked up a discarded juice pouch from the historic grounds. "People fought here and died here," she said. "I don't want people disrespecting it."

Students from Sacred Heart Bilingual Catholic School in Washington visited the War of 1812 landmark this spring through an American Battlefield Trust grant — connecting lessons on freedom and citizenship to the place where "The Star-Spangled Banner" was born.

Read more: https://t.co/UxIonRyf3A

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So excited to cover this for the @CathStandard as a former Youth Minister these types of conferences offered so much opportunity.

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The #Exult Youth Conference is officially SOLD OUT! Don’t worry, if you didn’t have a chance to register your group, you can get your group on the waitlist today: https://t.co/iSBv8wZPOI

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Everyone's asking what AI can do.
We're asking what #AI should do.
Can artificial intelligence serve truth? Protect human dignity? Help lead people toward Christ?
I asked Peter Cooney of @AcutisAI
🎧 New episode: https://t.co/hXsVsREIwK

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Catholicism isn’t scared of AI, it’s answering it.
New on YouTube from @RebelSaintsPod The #Catholic Answer to ChatGPT? @AcutisAI Explained
Peter Cooney (co-founder) on building AI rooted in Catholic truth, human dignity, and real faith.
Watch now: https://t.co/URaF2sbhb9

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‘Marriage is part of God’s dream for humanity,’ bishop says at Wedding Anniversary Mass honoring sacrament and vocation of marriage
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How's your first week of Lent going? Tune in https://t.co/u5kbu66Z6L #catholic #catholicpodcast #podcasts

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Most trippy AI.

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AI is eventually going to eat us. In particular, the creative industries.

With the click of a button, music artists (both dead and alive) are transported into a fake virtual reality mashup. I am uncomfortable about this. What do you think?

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@JamesMelville This is the most trippy AI. Ugh. Where do we get in line for dinner?

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Dear @elonmusk, I’ve had my M-Y for 3 wks-currently on 1st road trip. The second I drove off the lot I thought, ‘Welp, guess I can’t go back to anything else.’ Road trip simply re-confirmed, I’m officially a Tesla person now. Sending you a big hug b/c of smile I’ve worn all day.

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✨ For the first time in history, see all of Jan van Eyck's portraits together. Only once, only at the National Gallery. ✨

Our 2026 exhibition, 'Van Eyck: The Portraits', brings together from across Europe all nine of the artist's known painted portraits, making up half of his surviving works worldwide.

Join us in autumn 2026 for this once-in-a-lifetime exhibition: https://t.co/vaOlgOSgR3

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Pilgrims walked in solidarity and hope with migrants over the weekend in D.C. https://t.co/W7en3zwuKl

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@SunTzusWar I was thinking this could be the husstle.