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I want to share with you one New Year resolution you are tempted to overlook - something that might just change how you experience 2026!

Watch here:
The New Year Resolution You Can't Miss!
YouTube video by The Wonder of Tolkien
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January 1, 2026 at 8:18 PM
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Pope Leo at Cemetery Mass on All Souls Day: Praying for the dead “is not so much about looking back, but instead looking forward towards the goal of our journey, towards the safe harbor that God has promised us, towards the unending feast that awaits us.” www.vatican.va/content/leo-...
November 2, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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September 1, 2025 at 12:49 PM
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#BehaviouralScience is not always about nudging. The authors @susanmichie.bsky.social @robertjwest.bsky.social argue "tackling the challenges facing humanity requires a collective, capacity-building approach" that boosts competences, opportunities, & motivations for individuals to act together.
Moving from nudging to boosting: empowering behaviour change to address global challenges | Behavioural Public Policy | Cambridge Core
Moving from nudging to boosting: empowering behaviour change to address global challenges
www.cambridge.org
August 3, 2025 at 8:55 PM
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Pope Leo in message for World Day of Migrants: “In a world darkened by war and injustice, even when all seems lost, migrants and refugees stand as messengers of hope. Their courage and tenacity bear heroic testimony to a faith that sees beyond what our eyes can see…” www.vatican.va/content/leo-...
July 25, 2025 at 10:51 AM
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“The mass arrest and removal of our neighbors, friends and family members on the basis of immigration status alone, particularly in ways that are arbitrary or without due process, represent a profound social crisis before which no person of good will can remain silent.” www.usccb.org/news/2025/co...
“Count on the commitment of all of us to stand with you in this challenging hour,” says Archbishop Broglio
“As your shepherds, your fear echoes in our hearts and we make your pain our own. Count on the commitment of all of us to stand with you in this challengin...
www.usccb.org
June 17, 2025 at 1:48 PM
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This lil’ beaut lands in less than 3 weeks! It’s a funny, fact-filled guide to the Stone Age for kids aged 8+, co-written with @brennawalks.bsky.social

I’d be v. grateful if you lovely peeps might pre-order a few copies, as it makes a MASSIVE difference to the success of a book — thank you! 🙏 📚😎
June 16, 2025 at 6:45 PM
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@schumer.senate.gov can we expect a press briefing? We want action. They are dismantling democracy.
Powerful statement by Sen. Alex Padilla.

Please notice that anytime senators or representatives try to conduct oversight, they’re blocked.

In this case, a sitting US senator was tackled to the ground and handcuffed—for asking a question.

Where the hell has Chuck Schumer been on this?
June 12, 2025 at 7:56 PM
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Instructions for living a life:
by Mary Oliver

Pay attention.
Be astonished.
Tell about it.
June 4, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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Professor Anna Rowlands, in our Department of Theology and Religion/Centre for Catholic Studies, has written for TIME magazine about what Pope Leo’s Augustinian background tells us about his papacy. Discover more time.com/7284812/pope...
What Pope Leo’s Augustinian Background Tells Us About his Papacy
Pope Leo XIV is the first Pope from the Order of St. Augustine, which suggests he will promote peace and dialogue.
time.com
May 13, 2025 at 1:45 PM
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Every book published in the United States is sent to the Library of Congress. Also, if you are under 16 you cannot use the reading room or order books.
Reporter: The president fired the Librarian of Congress. Why? 

Leavitt: There were quite concerning things she had done at the Library of Congress in the pursuit of DEI and putting inappropriate books in the library for children.
May 9, 2025 at 10:15 PM
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Just read this graf. Share it with people you know who don’t pay attention to politics or news.
February 28, 2025 at 11:16 PM
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"When conspiracy theories and nonsense cures are widely accepted, the evidence-based concepts of guilt and criminality vanish quickly too."

www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
The New Rasputins
Anti-science mysticism is enabling autocracy around the globe.
www.theatlantic.com
January 7, 2025 at 2:29 PM
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UK safeguarding minister accuses Musk of endangering her life

https://www.ft.com/content/0949466b-85a6-4f33-8e5d-5ef3a6c59b9a
UK safeguarding minister accuses Musk of endangering her life
Jess Phillips hits back at tech billionaire after he attacks her handling of grooming scandal
www.ft.com
January 7, 2025 at 9:08 PM