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@mcprando.bsky.social
House-husband of @marypezzulo.bsky.social (who has more interesting things to say than I do.)
Not quite an academic.
Latin Catholic/internal critic of that tradition.
Congenital Tee-totaler.
Possibly (?) a Skeksis.
Hatred of neighbor is hatred of Christ
Not quite an academic.
Latin Catholic/internal critic of that tradition.
Congenital Tee-totaler.
Possibly (?) a Skeksis.
Hatred of neighbor is hatred of Christ
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@mcprando.bsky.social
· Dec 5
What @katelynburns.com said but since I do so much of my work with Christian folx I would love to hear from cis Christians.
Why do you support trans people and what are you willing to do to support us if the government comes for us?
Why do you support trans people and what are you willing to do to support us if the government comes for us?
I support because it is right (secular) & because hatred of neighbor is hatred of Christ (theological convergence w above).
I actually adopted that 2nd slogan *specifically* in reaction to Christian trans hate, although it applies more broadly.
Anything I can do.
I actually adopted that 2nd slogan *specifically* in reaction to Christian trans hate, although it applies more broadly.
Anything I can do.
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NEW: One of the most significant accomplishments of the Trump Admin: Decimating the US's humanitarian aid.
We went to S. Sudan to see the effects.
Rubio says no one has died from the cuts.
Spoiler: That's not true.
@annamaria.bsky.social & Brett Murphy:
www.propublica.org/article/usai...
We went to S. Sudan to see the effects.
Rubio says no one has died from the cuts.
Spoiler: That's not true.
@annamaria.bsky.social & Brett Murphy:
www.propublica.org/article/usai...
Trump Officials Celebrated With Cake After Slashing Aid. Then People Died of Cholera.
Behind closed doors in Washington, top advisers made a series of decisions that had devastating repercussions for the poorest country on earth. We went to South Sudan and found people who died as a re...
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December 15, 2025 at 12:10 PM
NEW: One of the most significant accomplishments of the Trump Admin: Decimating the US's humanitarian aid.
We went to S. Sudan to see the effects.
Rubio says no one has died from the cuts.
Spoiler: That's not true.
@annamaria.bsky.social & Brett Murphy:
www.propublica.org/article/usai...
We went to S. Sudan to see the effects.
Rubio says no one has died from the cuts.
Spoiler: That's not true.
@annamaria.bsky.social & Brett Murphy:
www.propublica.org/article/usai...
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Everyone who didn't say Charlie Kirk was a saint should be doxxed and fired from their jobs. Here's why it's fine that Donald Trump is celebrating Rob Reiner's death.
December 15, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Everyone who didn't say Charlie Kirk was a saint should be doxxed and fired from their jobs. Here's why it's fine that Donald Trump is celebrating Rob Reiner's death.
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It struck me that the text is not describing the Israelites escaping the desert. It’s specifically saying that the desert itself will bloom for them, when the time is right. They have to stay where they are in the desert in order to see the flowers.
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Gaude, Gaude, Emmanuel
Gaude, Gaude, Emmanuel, nascetur pro te Israel! Just for a moment, I felt the joy.
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December 15, 2025 at 3:53 AM
It struck me that the text is not describing the Israelites escaping the desert. It’s specifically saying that the desert itself will bloom for them, when the time is right. They have to stay where they are in the desert in order to see the flowers.
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The thing that makes me the angriest is that they involve children. Of course they abuse children in detention, they deport citizens with cancer, but they also appropriate harmless wholesome children's books to celebrate their cruelty. Leave children alone!
The Franklin folks need to sue the ass off of the people who stole their property.
December 15, 2025 at 12:53 AM
The thing that makes me the angriest is that they involve children. Of course they abuse children in detention, they deport citizens with cancer, but they also appropriate harmless wholesome children's books to celebrate their cruelty. Leave children alone!
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Adrienne was a toddler. Our internet had been off for days, and I came back from campus to find it had been turned back on. I opened social media and everyone was in shock. The president was crying.
December 14, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Adrienne was a toddler. Our internet had been off for days, and I came back from campus to find it had been turned back on. I opened social media and everyone was in shock. The president was crying.
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Once when we were walking from the bus stop, an Ollie's employee actually ran out of the store and shoved a Cookie Monster hat over toddler Adrienne's head. We still have the hat.
December 14, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Once when we were walking from the bus stop, an Ollie's employee actually ran out of the store and shoved a Cookie Monster hat over toddler Adrienne's head. We still have the hat.
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If you're not Jewish and you're having trouble contextualizing the Sydney attack, imagine a shooting at a public Christmas tree lighting in NYC. Little kids running around. Lovely Hanukkah lights. Maybe some singing. That's what these gunmen shattered. That's what we have to carry into Hanukkah.
December 14, 2025 at 6:43 PM
If you're not Jewish and you're having trouble contextualizing the Sydney attack, imagine a shooting at a public Christmas tree lighting in NYC. Little kids running around. Lovely Hanukkah lights. Maybe some singing. That's what these gunmen shattered. That's what we have to carry into Hanukkah.
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"The Democrats selectively released Epstein photos that make Trump look bad."
Dang, that's crazy. If only someone had the ability to release the files in their entirety, which would have diluted the impact of the Trump photos.
Dang, that's crazy. If only someone had the ability to release the files in their entirety, which would have diluted the impact of the Trump photos.
December 14, 2025 at 3:39 AM
"The Democrats selectively released Epstein photos that make Trump look bad."
Dang, that's crazy. If only someone had the ability to release the files in their entirety, which would have diluted the impact of the Trump photos.
Dang, that's crazy. If only someone had the ability to release the files in their entirety, which would have diluted the impact of the Trump photos.
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I have often thought it wonderful that at the winter solstice, when people of all faiths all over the year are observing the darkest and coldest night before the day begins to creep back, the Church’s antiphon begins “O Oriens,” O Dawn.
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O Oriens, O Dawn
O Dawn, brightness of eternal light and sun of justice, come give light to those who dwell in darkness and the shadow of death.
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December 13, 2025 at 10:00 PM
I have often thought it wonderful that at the winter solstice, when people of all faiths all over the year are observing the darkest and coldest night before the day begins to creep back, the Church’s antiphon begins “O Oriens,” O Dawn.
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On top of it all, when the guardian angel from Heaven showed up, he didn’t actually fix anything, he just scared George half to death. For this, he was awarded wings and George went from depressed to manic.
Why is this movie heartwarming? It’s a horror story.
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Why is this movie heartwarming? It’s a horror story.
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It's A Wonderful Night For A Christmas Movie
Now is the time of year for Christmas movies, and arguing about Christmas movies, so let's get started. Now is the time of year where everyone talks
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December 13, 2025 at 10:00 PM
On top of it all, when the guardian angel from Heaven showed up, he didn’t actually fix anything, he just scared George half to death. For this, he was awarded wings and George went from depressed to manic.
Why is this movie heartwarming? It’s a horror story.
www.patheos.com/blogs/steelm...
Why is this movie heartwarming? It’s a horror story.
www.patheos.com/blogs/steelm...
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The boilerplate and tip jar. Christmas is expensive. There's a big snowstorm coming in and it'll be here in an hour or two. It would be great to have a few more tips in the tip jar to get us through. Thanks to all my readers, more writing presently!
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Blogkeeping Notes For Fall 2025
Hi friends, This isn't a real post. This is just my every-few-months blogkeeping post, to help you keep track of what I've been up to and how to
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December 13, 2025 at 5:12 PM
The boilerplate and tip jar. Christmas is expensive. There's a big snowstorm coming in and it'll be here in an hour or two. It would be great to have a few more tips in the tip jar to get us through. Thanks to all my readers, more writing presently!
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Jesus was descended from the Father Himself and also from a long line of good-for-nothing people who did everything wrong, just like me, just like the families in LaBelle, just like every human who ever lived. Joseph of Nazareth was his foster father.
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Everything Good Comes Out Of Nazareth
The first two days of winter were brilliant, and then they weren't anymore. The sparkling crystal and white thawed into mud, and the sky went Can anything good come out of Nazareth? Everything Good di...
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December 13, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Jesus was descended from the Father Himself and also from a long line of good-for-nothing people who did everything wrong, just like me, just like the families in LaBelle, just like every human who ever lived. Joseph of Nazareth was his foster father.
www.patheos.com/blogs/steelm...
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The fifth woman mentioned in the Gospel According to Matthew is Miriam. Glorious things are said of Miriam, and justly so. Miriam was the most virtuous and the most important person in the whole world. But Matthew centers the story on Joseph. Look at Joseph.
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The Scandalous Genealogy Of Christ
The women mentioned in this genealogy are all women who did something scandalous, or had something scandalous done to them...
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December 13, 2025 at 5:08 PM
The fifth woman mentioned in the Gospel According to Matthew is Miriam. Glorious things are said of Miriam, and justly so. Miriam was the most virtuous and the most important person in the whole world. But Matthew centers the story on Joseph. Look at Joseph.
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A star, a star, dancing in the night with a tail as big as a kite, with a tail as big as a kite.
Swallowing that panic attack which rose up in my chest again and again, every single time another car passed me.
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Swallowing that panic attack which rose up in my chest again and again, every single time another car passed me.
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Rise Up Shepherd
It hasn't been the brightest Holiday season. I've been struggling with my poly-cystic ovary syndrome, specifically the anxiety it causes. My nerves
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December 13, 2025 at 5:07 PM
A star, a star, dancing in the night with a tail as big as a kite, with a tail as big as a kite.
Swallowing that panic attack which rose up in my chest again and again, every single time another car passed me.
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Swallowing that panic attack which rose up in my chest again and again, every single time another car passed me.
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Tonight, the smoke from Folansbee was very low. Something about the cold air or the low clouds made it spread out like a mushroom or a tau, instead of rising up.
I could almost imagine it was an angel with outstretched wings, descending to judge the valley.
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I could almost imagine it was an angel with outstretched wings, descending to judge the valley.
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Over The Wine-Dark Ohio
It was snowing, but I couldn't see it. This has been the most disappointing of winters-- mostly rain, sometimes slush, never enough snow to cover the mud
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December 13, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Tonight, the smoke from Folansbee was very low. Something about the cold air or the low clouds made it spread out like a mushroom or a tau, instead of rising up.
I could almost imagine it was an angel with outstretched wings, descending to judge the valley.
www.patheos.com/blogs/steelm...
I could almost imagine it was an angel with outstretched wings, descending to judge the valley.
www.patheos.com/blogs/steelm...
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I examined my conscience, counting the Ten Commandments on my fingers with all the silly mnemonics I memorized studying for my Confirmation class when I was Adrienne’s age. I told Him I was sorry, and hoped that was enough.
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O Precious The Snow
It's not to do with the sun disappearing and coming back. Winter is meteorological. It isn't winter until we get a good snow.
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December 13, 2025 at 5:04 PM
I examined my conscience, counting the Ten Commandments on my fingers with all the silly mnemonics I memorized studying for my Confirmation class when I was Adrienne’s age. I told Him I was sorry, and hoped that was enough.
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Maybe it’s not so complicated as we’ve been told.
Maybe the spiritual life involves a “yes,” and letting the Holy Spirit overshadow you, and then just doing whatever happens next.
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Maybe the spiritual life involves a “yes,” and letting the Holy Spirit overshadow you, and then just doing whatever happens next.
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And The Spirit Will Overshadow
And the angel won't exactly tell you how it will happen, except that the Holy Spirit will overshadow you, and then the fruit you bear...
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December 13, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Maybe it’s not so complicated as we’ve been told.
Maybe the spiritual life involves a “yes,” and letting the Holy Spirit overshadow you, and then just doing whatever happens next.
www.patheos.com/blogs/steelm...
Maybe the spiritual life involves a “yes,” and letting the Holy Spirit overshadow you, and then just doing whatever happens next.
www.patheos.com/blogs/steelm...
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That terrible wound echoes and reverberates throughout history like an atom bomb, and its fallout has hurt all of us.
It all rolls downhill quickly from there.
Abel is murdered and Cain runs away.
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It all rolls downhill quickly from there.
Abel is murdered and Cain runs away.
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For He Has Done Marvelous Deeds
I listened to the readings last night, at the Mass for the Immaculate Conception, and I began to ponder. I pondered Genesis, the account of the Fall of
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December 13, 2025 at 5:02 PM
That terrible wound echoes and reverberates throughout history like an atom bomb, and its fallout has hurt all of us.
It all rolls downhill quickly from there.
Abel is murdered and Cain runs away.
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It all rolls downhill quickly from there.
Abel is murdered and Cain runs away.
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Nowadays, it’s considered honest and relatable to be openly hateful. People try to score points and look edgy by making cruel remarks. They stereotype entire ethnic groups and this is treated like brave truth-telling.
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The Opposite Of Hate Is Curiosity
Hate is a vice. Most people say that the opposite of hate is love, but I don’t think it’s quite that simple.
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December 13, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Nowadays, it’s considered honest and relatable to be openly hateful. People try to score points and look edgy by making cruel remarks. They stereotype entire ethnic groups and this is treated like brave truth-telling.
www.patheos.com/blogs/steelm...
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She started mewing outside the second story windows every night at about sunset, and she was decidedly unimpressed by the way I filled her favorite cardboard box with warm blankets to burrow in. Adrienne and I were beginning to feel guilty.
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The Cat, The Cat House And The Plight Of The Homeless
Many of the stray cats in LaBelle have patron families who feed and spoil them. The homeless humans in Steubenville, and all over the country, are usually treated like vermin.
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December 13, 2025 at 4:58 PM
She started mewing outside the second story windows every night at about sunset, and she was decidedly unimpressed by the way I filled her favorite cardboard box with warm blankets to burrow in. Adrienne and I were beginning to feel guilty.
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That’s how I’d like to die, after all. Not in a cataclysm, but in the middle of my everyday life, doing the things that I’ve learned to be happy doing, finding ways to be good to my neighbors.
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The Light In Darkness, Outside The Gate
There was the Advent wreath, with a single purple candle lit and three candles dark.What good could one candle do, in all of this darkness?
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December 13, 2025 at 4:56 PM
That’s how I’d like to die, after all. Not in a cataclysm, but in the middle of my everyday life, doing the things that I’ve learned to be happy doing, finding ways to be good to my neighbors.
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Fact-check: true
December 14, 2025 at 5:36 AM
Fact-check: true
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The RFK, jr effect.
December 13, 2025 at 9:40 PM
The RFK, jr effect.
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Couldn't agree more. All of these proposals are constitutional, reasonable, and vital. (1/2)
December 14, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Couldn't agree more. All of these proposals are constitutional, reasonable, and vital. (1/2)