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Arthur Urbano @arturoviaggia.bsky.social · 2h

what's the number we can reach you at?

bleary @bleary.off-the-records.com · 4h

If anyone needs me I will be in the museum, lying down next to the bog bodies.

Did people really memorize phone numbers before cell phones, or is that just a movie thing?
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I was watching some old shows from the 90s and noticed people would just dial numbers from memory - like they'd call their friends or family without looking anything up.
Made me wonder if that was actually normal back then? Did people genuinely have all their important numbers memorized, or did most folks keep a little address book or written list nearby?

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Arthur Urbano @arturoviaggia.bsky.social · 1d

First dedicated to "the Lord Jesus Christ" under Theoderic, Ostrogoth King of Italy (493-526)

Re-dedicated to St Martin of Tours after the Byzantine conquest and seizure of the church (6th c)

Re-dedicated to St Apollinaris after the saint's relics were transferred here (9th c)

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Sant'Apollinare Nuovo (Ravenna, Italy)

The church of Sant'Apollinare Nuovo in Ravenna was build during the reign of the Ostrogoth king Theoderi (493-526). It was originally dedicated to "the Lord Jesus Christ." After the Byzantine conquest...

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Arthur Urbano @arturoviaggia.bsky.social · 17h

*and* those who are Catholic will find a way to dismiss and criticize this group

Arthur Urbano @arturoviaggia.bsky.social · 21h

The thing about the Ambrosian rite is that the differences from the Roman rite are so subtle that if you're not aware of it, you just think the priest made some mistakes, forgot to say a couple prayers.

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Arthur Urbano @arturoviaggia.bsky.social · 21h

TIL that in the Ambrosian rite, vestments are red from Pentecost until the third Sunday in October.

#SartorialTheology

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Annette Yoshiko Reed @annetteyreed.bsky.social · 22h

I will miss the event but just got the book in the mail and SO excited to read

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Arthur Urbano @arturoviaggia.bsky.social · 21h

Yes, I'm looking forward to digging into it too!

a man in a suit and tie is playing drums .

ALT: a man in a suit and tie is playing drums .

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Providence College Jewish-Catholic Theological Exchange @jewscatholicspc.bsky.social · 1d

Society for Post-Supersessionist Theology promotes research and discussion that advances post-supersessionist thought. www.spostst.org

Society for Post-Supersessionist Theology | Jewish-Christian Relations

The Society for Post-Supersessionist Theology exists in order to promote reflection, research, and discussion that advances post-supersessionist thought and Jewish-Christian relations.

www.spostst.org

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🦋Fiona McGee🦋🚫👑 @judymccarthy.bsky.social · 1d

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Arthur Urbano @arturoviaggia.bsky.social · 1d

The bell tower was added in the 11th century.

Arthur Urbano @arturoviaggia.bsky.social · 1d

It's hard to get a full shot of the facade and bell tower, unless you have the right kind of lens, because the street is so narrow.

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Arthur Urbano @arturoviaggia.bsky.social · 1d

First dedicated to "the Lord Jesus Christ" under Theoderic, Ostrogoth King of Italy (493-526)

Re-dedicated to St Martin of Tours after the Byzantine conquest and seizure of the church (6th c)

Re-dedicated to St Apollinaris after the saint's relics were transferred here (9th c)

flic.kr/p/2ryReK3

Sant'Apollinare Nuovo (Ravenna, Italy)

The church of Sant'Apollinare Nuovo in Ravenna was build during the reign of the Ostrogoth king Theoderi (493-526). It was originally dedicated to "the Lord Jesus Christ." After the Byzantine conquest...

flic.kr

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Denis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 1d

This isn’t fearmongering — it’s reality. Hospital-acquired COVID can delay care or cost you your health — even your life.

Infection control measures — masks, ventilation, testing, and staff/patient protections — should be standard care in every healthcare setting.

Source: x.com/PrognosticCh...

Prognostic Chats @PrognosticChats

Some day you’ll be in hospital for surgery or chemotherapy or with another illness & a nurse, or doctor or visitor at the next bed, or the patient opposite you will give you a Covid infection & your treatment will get delayed & your life will be put at unnecessary risk.

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Claire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · 1d

this is more than just marching in full regalia to Broadview and praying outside of it

this is very deftly trapping ICE into the position of having to literally - LITERALLY, to them - turn Christ away from the door

any Catholic ICE officer was probably shook, I’m really not exaggerating

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Elise Wang @elisewang.bsky.social · 1d

For those not fluent in Catholic: refusing the Monstrance is not denying prisoners the Eucharist, it is refusing Christ himself, since Christ is present in the Monstrance.

If Portland’s blow up animals are the right language for Portland, this is the right language for Chicago.

Rich Raho @richraho.bsky.social · 2d

Chicago priest Fr. Larry Dowling describes procession to ICE facility: “No one had the courage to speak directly to us. No one from Homeland Security could stand in the presence of the Monstrance holding the Blessed Sacrament. No wonder. Evil is repelled, recoils in the presence of Christ.”

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Denis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 2d

Italy: New COVID cases show signs of stabilising.

From 2 October to 8 October:

🔸Positivity rate: 11.1% (-1.7%)

🔹Reported cases: 4,272 (Stable)
🔹Reported deaths: 18 (-51.3%)
🔹Hospitalisations: 959 (+14.3%)
🔹ICU: 30 (Stable)

www.adnkronos.com/cronaca/la-c...

La curva del Covid si stabilizza, Pregliasco: "Possibile coda e nuova risalita"

'Ma a questo punto speriamo che torni a crescere dopo l'inverno', auspica il virologo. 'Il mancato mix di Sars-CoV-2 con i virus respiratori stagionali sarebbe un elemento positivo'

www.adnkronos.com

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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 1d

Tens of millions of people have died from Covid.

Every country should have responded with record investments in public health infrastructure.

Instead the US government is putting us all at greater risk of more catastrophes by firing hundreds of top scientists whose job is to prevent outbreaks.

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Arthur Urbano @arturoviaggia.bsky.social · 2d

love it!

Rich Raho @richraho.bsky.social · 2d

Chicago priest Fr. Larry Dowling describes procession to ICE facility: “No one had the courage to speak directly to us. No one from Homeland Security could stand in the presence of the Monstrance holding the Blessed Sacrament. No wonder. Evil is repelled, recoils in the presence of Christ.”

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Angie Rasmussen @angierasmussen.bsky.social · 2d

I don’t know who needs to hear this but the CDC is being eviscerated right now. America is not going to have any kind of outbreak response capacity after tonight. Americans’ health data is no longer secure. Say goodbye to federal public health in any capacity. It’s a disaster. We won’t recover.

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Arthur Urbano @arturoviaggia.bsky.social · 2d

Seems to me that peace makers are people who make peace. Everywhere.

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Arthur Urbano @arturoviaggia.bsky.social · 2d

In the Boston area? Check out Jessica's talk. She is one of the leading experts on Jews and archaeology in Rome. Her new book "A Jewish Archaeology: The Christian Discovery of Jewish Catacombs in Rome" (Brill, 2025) is out now!

International Catacomb Society @catacombsociety.bsky.social · 2d

We have partnered with Lehrhaus in Somerville, MA to bring you an exciting class taught by Dr. Jessica Dello Russo on 10/30 at 6pm: "Whispers from the #Catacombs: Discovering Jewish Culture Under Ancient #Rome"

Registration required: t.co/4tlXs5o1mH

photo of Dr. Dello Russo in an underground excavation.
"Whispers from the Catacombs...etc."
Thursday, October 20, 6pm
In this class, we’ll examine a range of catacomb artifacts that reveal Jewish identity—from inscriptions and symbols to intricate artwork.

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Jesse "Pecke in the Crowne" Locker @jessemlocker.bsky.social · 2d

On his election in 1655, Pope Alexander VII commissioned Gian Lorenzo Bernini to sculpt a skull in marble, which he kept on his desk as a reminder of death's omnipresence. The sculpture was rediscovered in 2021 at Schloss Pillnitz, Dresden

Guido Ubaldo Abbatini, Pope Alexander VII with Bernini's skull (1655-56), Art Collection of the Sovereign Order of Malta, Rome. Pope Alexander VII sits in an elaborately carved chair, carved with the Chigi coat of arms, and rests his hands on a carved skull on the desk in front of him and looks out at the viewer

A realistic, life-size marble skull with teeth missing, carved out of marble by Gian Lorenzo Bernini(1655)

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Arthur Urbano @arturoviaggia.bsky.social · 2d

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Simcha Gross @simchagross.bsky.social · 4d

I ran a similar exercise, but with this card "game" - phariseesgame.com. The video lays bare how the Pharisees are cast as the eternal Christian other, the Christian antithesis. But the game’s playful tone highlights how deeply embedded these assumptions still are.

Pharisees Party Group Game

Pharisees Game

phariseesgame.com

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