I♥Jesus. Jesus♥us. He leads us to his heart! Catholic priest at @lccheshire. SThD Theology prof at @HolyApostlesedu. Host @VaticanSQPN AKA @AutisticPriest
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Here's a piece I wrote on how we Catholics should use AI. I look at both the Vatican & the spirituality of Madonna House, which would be more against using it. frmatthewlc.com/blog/2026/09…
The word "deacon" (diakonos) is just the Greek word for "helper," & can also refer to 1 performing Christian charity.
So, any instance of this word in the New Testament or early Church can mean simply a helper, refer to a charity worker, or speak of an ordained minister.
Happy feast day of St. John Paul II!
When I was looking for models of the priesthood in the seminary, the top 2 I thought of were St. John Paul II & Bl. Fulton J. Sheen who met once, just before Sheen's death.
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🕊️ “He is the life; He is the truth; He is the way”
Today, we remember St. John Paul II with these words he spoke to thousands of young people in Santiago, Chile, in 1987
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew is spitting fire in pointing out how unjust the Russian invasion of a neighbor they promised to protect is.
“The Russian military invasion laid bare the hypocrisy of those Russian ecclesiastical figures who claimed to care for the Orthodox faithful in Ukraine. Without a shred of shame, they proclaimed to the entire world their heretical views and theories regarding war. They dubbed it "holy," sought to provide it with a theological and metaphysical foundation, and blessed the fire directed at the Ukrainian people—the very people whom, prior to the invasion, they had called their "brothers."”
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew has accused the leadership of the Russian Orthodox Church of the heresy of justifying war.
In an interview with Byron Karydis for Books’ Journal, the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew addresses Russian church officials’ stance on the war, criticizing the conflict’s theological justification and support for the military invasion.
“The Russian military invasion laid bare the hypocrisy of those Russian ecclesiastical figures who claimed to care for the Orthodox faithful in Ukraine. Without a shred of shame, they proclaimed to the entire world their heretical views and theories regarding war. They dubbed it "holy," sought to provide it with a theological and metaphysical foundation, and blessed the fire directed at the Ukrainian people—the very people whom, prior to the invasion, they had called their "brothers," while all the while—with a diabolical intent—insisting that they remain under their spiritual tutelage, or rather, subjugated to the ethno-phyletic ideology of the "Russian World."”
"The land of loneliness is a human heart opening itself to the possession of God, as far as human hearts understand total possession." -Catherine Doherty
A brief reminder: if women “hear the call to priesthood,” they are not hearing this call from God.
God has definitely declared, through Pope St. John Paul II, that nobody can ever have the power to ordain women as true Christian priests.
A new senior Vatican official has reaffirmed her previous push for female deacons, saying that women “hear the call to priesthood”.
✍️ Michael Haynes
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Everyone here in Connecticut would point out this is missing Pizza from Connecticut, as we are officially the "Pizza Capital of the U.S."
When God gives us pain, we should recognize it as an opportunity to imitate the Son & be led to the Father.
(Not all pain is given by God in this way.)
It's depressing how common "we buy homes for cash" ads are on daytime TV. These are almost always a horrible deal for the seller.
I've been in the waiting room at the mechanic for an hour & there were too many. I feel bad for anyone who falls for these.
Sports Betting needs to be investigated for scamming men & ruining their financial lives.
(Down 10 this late, it's very hard to win, but field goal > onside kick > Hail Mary is likely the best odds the Jets have.)
The priest "performed a mass"
We need more religious literacy in journalists as @tweetmattingly has repeatedly reminded us.
A priest has been killed by a falling crucifix at a church in Ecuador as he performed a mass that was being live streamed online. cnn.it/4zA49yO
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(Please note where 1 is better, not call 1 bad: I think both are good, but each will likely have better areas.)
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"Be like little children, resting with total confidence in the heart of our Blessed Mother. Every day, she shows us how to incarnate her Son & his words." Jean Fox
I'm likely going to vote early this year as I'm busy on election day.
I think I'm just going to write in "Jesus Christ" or "Pobert Prevost (Pope Leo XIV)" for some positions, as neither option seems great, & 1 side has over a 95% chance of winning.