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Gloria Purvis @iamgloriapurvis.bsky.social · 3d

“When Catholic Church leaders, clergy and lay alike, publicly praise Charlie Kirk, many Black Catholics hear them sanctifying a figure who championed rhetoric that served to maintain white supremacy.” www.americamagazine.org/faith-and-re...

What are Black Catholics hearing when church leaders praise Charlie Kirk?

For many Black Catholics familiar with Charlie Kirk's full record, endorsements of his message by Catholic leaders can be devastating.

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Gloria Purvis @iamgloriapurvis.bsky.social · 3d

Mr. Kirk positioned himself as defending white people from “replacement,” claimed white families face existential threats and argued that qualified white people are losing opportunities to undeserving Black people. www.americamagazine.org/faith-and-re...

What are Black Catholics hearing when church leaders praise Charlie Kirk?

For many Black Catholics familiar with Charlie Kirk's full record, endorsements of his message by Catholic leaders can be devastating.

www.americamagazine.org

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Gloria Purvis @iamgloriapurvis.bsky.social · 3d

Mr. Kirk’s rhetoric represents the latest threadbare cover for racism. His argument that the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was a “mistake” that created “anti-white weapons” inverts remedies for racial harm into threats against white people. www.americamagazine.org/faith-and-re...

What are Black Catholics hearing when church leaders praise Charlie Kirk?

For many Black Catholics familiar with Charlie Kirk's full record, endorsements of his message by Catholic leaders can be devastating.

www.americamagazine.org

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Gloria Purvis @iamgloriapurvis.bsky.social · 3d

It signals that abhorrent views about Black people are compatible with Catholic faith, as long as someone is sufficiently vocal about their love of Jesus. www.americamagazine.org/faith-and-re...

What are Black Catholics hearing when church leaders praise Charlie Kirk?

For many Black Catholics familiar with Charlie Kirk's full record, endorsements of his message by Catholic leaders can be devastating.

www.americamagazine.org

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Initiative on Catholic Social Thought and Public Life @gucstpubliclife.bsky.social · 6d

Initiative Senior Fellow Gloria Purvis writes in America, “It reveals a broader pattern where many in the Catholic Church in America have historically failed to see, understand or prioritize the experiences and dignity of Black Catholics.” Read more at www.americamagazine.org/faith-and-re...

What are Black Catholics hearing when church leaders praise Charlie Kirk?

For many Black Catholics familiar with Charlie Kirk's full record, endorsements of his message by Catholic leaders can be devastating.

www.americamagazine.org

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Gloria Purvis @iamgloriapurvis.bsky.social · 7d

www.americamagazine.org/faith-and-re...

What are Black Catholics hearing when church leaders praise Charlie Kirk?

For many Black Catholics familiar with Charlie Kirk's full record, endorsements of his message by Catholic leaders can be devastating.

www.americamagazine.org

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Ida Bae Wells @nhannahjones.bsky.social · 11d

In case it wasn’t clear, the anti-DEI crusade has never been about merit. Zero news experience. Never been a reporter. Elevated to Editor in Chief of CBS News, one of the most storied news institutions in the nation. www.mediaite.com/media/news/p...

Paramount Officially Acquiring The Free Press and Making Bari Weiss CBS News Editor in Chief: Report

Paramount Skydance will be officially acquiring The Free Press and hiring its founder Bari Weiss as editor in chief of its CBS News division, with the deal to be announced this coming Monday, accordin...

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Paulist Fathers @paulistfathers.bsky.social · 14d

A thought-provoking new episode of our podcast @deaconspod.bsky.social dropped this morning!

Today, @deaconmike.bsky.social and Deacon Dennis Rybicki speak with esteemed Catholic speaker and broadcaster @iamgloriapurvis.bsky.social.

Please listen here or at your favorite podcast player:

Deacons Pod: Compassion in a Divided World – Gloria Purvis

The Deacons welcome Catholic speaker and broadcaster Gloria Purvis who will deliver the ⁠2025 Gallagher Talk⁠ at the ⁠Catholic Information Center⁠ in Grand Rapids, MI in October.

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Gloria Purvis @iamgloriapurvis.bsky.social · 12d

#PopeLeo #BlessingHolyWater

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Paulist Fathers @paulistfathers.bsky.social · 14d

@iamgloriapurvis.bsky.social will deliver the 2025 Gallagher Talk on October 15 at 6 p.m. Eastern at the Catholic Information Center in #GrandRapids, #Michigan.

Anyone interested in the talk may register to attend in-person or online:

grcic.org/event/2025ga...

2025 Gallagher Talk: The Role of Compassion in a Divided World - Catholic Information Center

Speaker Gloria Purvis.

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Deacon Mike Hayes @deaconmike.bsky.social · 13d

Our Podcast: Deacons Pod spoke with @iamgloriapurvis.bsky.social this week and it was a seriously provocative discussion. #racism #canyoubewokeandcatholic

Deacons Pod: Compassion in a Divided World – Gloria Purvis

The Deacons welcome Catholic speaker and broadcaster Gloria Purvis who will deliver the ⁠2025 Gallagher Talk⁠ at the ⁠Catholic Information Center⁠ in Grand Rapids, MI in October.

paulist.org

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Gloria Purvis @iamgloriapurvis.bsky.social · 13d

Thank you @deaconspod.bsky.social @paulistfathers.bsky.social @deaconmike.bsky.social for the conversation. I pray God is pleased with this work and that it will benefit many souls.

Paulist Fathers @paulistfathers.bsky.social · 14d

A thought-provoking new episode of our podcast @deaconspod.bsky.social dropped this morning!

Today, @deaconmike.bsky.social and Deacon Dennis Rybicki speak with esteemed Catholic speaker and broadcaster @iamgloriapurvis.bsky.social.

Please listen here or at your favorite podcast player:

Deacons Pod: Compassion in a Divided World – Gloria Purvis

The Deacons welcome Catholic speaker and broadcaster Gloria Purvis who will deliver the ⁠2025 Gallagher Talk⁠ at the ⁠Catholic Information Center⁠ in Grand Rapids, MI in October.

paulist.org

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Gloria Purvis @iamgloriapurvis.bsky.social · 13d

Hi!

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · Sep 13

Leaving aside the stupidity of wondering why a bully's victims didn't mourn the death of their bully, this is some incredibly dangerous shit.

Jacqueline Sweet @jsweetli.bsky.social · Sep 13

Elon sharing the name of 66 random not-famous people to his many millions of followers because this person said they said things she didn’t like about Charlie Kirk.

I erased the names and employers from the screenshot but you can see their jobs. Nurses, teachers etc.

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Gloria Purvis @iamgloriapurvis.bsky.social · Sep 13

If you know, you know!

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Gloria Purvis @iamgloriapurvis.bsky.social · Sep 12

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · Aug 25

This hits right on time…

My wife and I had the great privilege of visiting the African-American Museum in DC, and let me just tell you if you have not been…It is a masterpiece—go.

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Gloria Purvis @iamgloriapurvis.bsky.social · Sep 8

More news…

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John McCarthy and Gloria Purvis join ICST as inaugural senior fellows

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Gloria Purvis @iamgloriapurvis.bsky.social · Sep 7

Some news….

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PROVIDENCE COLLEGE HIRES CATHOLIC SCHOLAR AND SPEAKER GLORIA PURVIS – Media Relations at Providence College

(Providence, R.I.) - Providence College (PC) announced today that Gloria Purvis, a renowned Catholic scholar, speaker, and journalist, has joined the College as

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Gloria Purvis @iamgloriapurvis.bsky.social · Aug 25

Morning Prayer, Liturgy of the Hours

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Gloria Purvis @iamgloriapurvis.bsky.social · Aug 22

Hail Queen of Heaven!
#QueenshipofMary

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Gloria Purvis @iamgloriapurvis.bsky.social · Aug 20

Yes chattel slavery was bad.

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James Martin, SJ @jamesmartinsj.bsky.social · Jul 2

Dear friends: I just received word that "Come Forth: The Promise of Jesus's Greatest Miracle," a "deep dive" into the Raising of Lazarus, has been selected for an e-book and audiobook Prime Day Deal. Very reasonable prices for those on limited incomes.

E-book www.amazon.com/dp/B0B1DSFWJ...

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SC Appleseed Legal Justice Center @appleseedsc.bsky.social · Jun 29

South Carolina send in your messages NOW! The Senate is moving quickly to pass these devastating cuts. Flood their phone lines and message box today: www.votervoice.net/SCJustice/Ca...

#scpol #handsoffmedicaid

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Gloria Purvis @iamgloriapurvis.bsky.social · Jun 28

Hegseth insisted renaming bases after Confederate traitors who took up arms against the government to defend the enslavement of Black people — is “important for morale.”

#dogwhistle Things like this are 1 of the many reasons some people see MAGA red hats as equivalent to Klan hoods. bit.ly/44DE31a

Pete Hegseth says renaming military bases after Confederates ‘important for morale’

Defense secretary claims veterans and active-duty troops are thankful the previous names are returning to bases formerly named after confederate generals and officers

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