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catholic. friendly neighborhood ideas editor @thedispatch. previous @nytopinion, @tfas fellow. I AM FROM CHICAGO

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Joined January 2015
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“I’m a die-hard conservative Republican, but when it comes to my land, I’m a tree-hugging hippie.” Today in @thedispatch, Amelia Gramling has a FANTASTIC piece on when a data center came to Kentucky. Link below:
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Literally me and my students.
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I've been to two weddings this month that were "church ceremony with lots of people --> cake down the hall." We're so back
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Replying to @scriptivist
I'm from Chicago. Cold never bothered me.
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I think I feel a decent amount of (self-imposed?) pressure to do more as a Catholic, especially in the areas of evangelization and service to the poor. And I probably do need to do more! But I think one of the things the cloistered religious life reminds me is that prayer matters, and that even participating in Mass and trying to lift others up in prayer in simple, domestic ways is a meaningful part of my contribution to the Kingdom of God.
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Women now have more money, more degrees, and more power than any generation before them. They do not seem to have more joy. In the push for women's equality, we have forgotten what women are. Some women are trying to change that. In @thedispatch thedispatch.com/article/femi…
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They’re making the Flock Cameras in Bushwick shoot on 35mm
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i actually love every pokemon game that i’ve played because im not miserable
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For the 17th year in a row, Lane Pryce ranks as the #1 Halloween costume in America among both men and women
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Replying to @KarlieInCali
Karlie: You did not have an abortion. The Church doesn't prohibit the medical procedure you underwent. Nor does the Church prohibit the medical treatment of an ectopic pregnancy. If someone told you otherwise, they were either misinformed or were deliberately misinforming you.
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Me and Krobus at red rocks for the special 10 year extravaganza concert. Thanks everyone here for coming and I hope you have a good time.
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this only happens if u live in brooklyn
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slim fit. no outerwear. limp polo. boring. vs. shape and drape. outerwear. using clothing as visual language shaped by cultural history.
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I wrote a review of You Can See Everything, a documentary that forfeits the hate-watching value we've come to expect from movies about tech CEOs thedispatch.com/article/eliz…
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Pokemon is one step away from overtaking NVDA as the world's best-performing asset
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You know what the most magical thing about New York City is? Interactions with random strangers who tell you tidbits of life stories or who do their not-great job with such elan that you feel awe and respect. Or passing every kind of person each day. Endless potential for grace.
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