Paul Prins
@paul.urbanmonastic.org
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Let us pray.
This is the Urban Monastic Collect for our second week of Ordinary Time.
This is the Urban Monastic Collect for our second week of Ordinary Time.
January 17, 2026 at 9:54 AM
Let us pray.
This is the Urban Monastic Collect for our second week of Ordinary Time.
This is the Urban Monastic Collect for our second week of Ordinary Time.
This is nothing... right?
January 16, 2026 at 8:48 PM
This is nothing... right?
This is like the ICE version of the Red Wedding from game of thrones.
There are somethings for which I struggle to comprehend what repentance and making a mends looks like. This is one of those situations.
There are somethings for which I struggle to comprehend what repentance and making a mends looks like. This is one of those situations.
January 16, 2026 at 1:51 PM
This is like the ICE version of the Red Wedding from game of thrones.
There are somethings for which I struggle to comprehend what repentance and making a mends looks like. This is one of those situations.
There are somethings for which I struggle to comprehend what repentance and making a mends looks like. This is one of those situations.
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Holy shit.
Renee Good was alive when the bystander physician asked to check her pulse. She was alive when ICE refused to let him help. She was alive when they told him “I don’t care.”
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
Renee Good was alive when the bystander physician asked to check her pulse. She was alive when ICE refused to let him help. She was alive when they told him “I don’t care.”
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
Live Updates: Newly Released Records Detail Chaos During Fatal ICE Shooting in Minneapolis
www.nytimes.com
January 16, 2026 at 3:43 AM
Holy shit.
Renee Good was alive when the bystander physician asked to check her pulse. She was alive when ICE refused to let him help. She was alive when they told him “I don’t care.”
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
Renee Good was alive when the bystander physician asked to check her pulse. She was alive when ICE refused to let him help. She was alive when they told him “I don’t care.”
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
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I can confirm via friend that works at MSP….”there was a confrontation with Ice and tsa yesterday. They were confronting the tsa in the checkpoints and asking for THEIR papers”
January 16, 2026 at 4:19 AM
I can confirm via friend that works at MSP….”there was a confrontation with Ice and tsa yesterday. They were confronting the tsa in the checkpoints and asking for THEIR papers”
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Les religieuses bénédictines de Montmartre « sous emprise » pendant quarante ans, selon un rapport
Les religieuses bénédictines de Montmartre « sous emprise » pendant quarante ans, selon un rapport
La prieure générale Mère Marie-Agnès a fait régner un climat de « terreur et de suspicion », relève une enquête indépendante commandée par la congrégation, dans laquelle témoignent des sœurs. Le contrôle de la nourriture et du poids des femmes était au cœur de la politique de domination de leur supérieure.
www.lemonde.fr
January 15, 2026 at 5:33 PM
Les religieuses bénédictines de Montmartre « sous emprise » pendant quarante ans, selon un rapport
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"The Gospel Is Anti-Fascist"
January 15, 2026 at 2:45 PM
"The Gospel Is Anti-Fascist"
I think I've replied to all the emails and people who have reached out to Urban Monastics since Advent... sorry it took so long, but if you sent a note and didn't get a reponse could you let me know?
January 15, 2026 at 2:51 PM
I think I've replied to all the emails and people who have reached out to Urban Monastics since Advent... sorry it took so long, but if you sent a note and didn't get a reponse could you let me know?
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I'm so tired of the american military complex and the devastating real impacts of the lie of american exceptionalism.
I grieve that people in power who don't know peace in their own hearts spew their bitter bile upon the world. This is not the way to peace. War and violence are failures.
I grieve that people in power who don't know peace in their own hearts spew their bitter bile upon the world. This is not the way to peace. War and violence are failures.
January 3, 2026 at 10:33 AM
I'm so tired of the american military complex and the devastating real impacts of the lie of american exceptionalism.
I grieve that people in power who don't know peace in their own hearts spew their bitter bile upon the world. This is not the way to peace. War and violence are failures.
I grieve that people in power who don't know peace in their own hearts spew their bitter bile upon the world. This is not the way to peace. War and violence are failures.
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“We can be Christians today in only two ways, through prayer and in doing justice among human beings.”
- Dietrich Bonhoeffer
- Dietrich Bonhoeffer
January 15, 2026 at 5:07 AM
“We can be Christians today in only two ways, through prayer and in doing justice among human beings.”
- Dietrich Bonhoeffer
- Dietrich Bonhoeffer
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Le papier à lire ce matin dans #LaCroix c’est celui sur les bénédictines du Sacré Cœur de Montmartre. www.la-croix.com/religion/les...
Les Bénédictines du Sacré-Cœur de Montmartre, 40 ans d’abus spirituels et d’emprise psychologique
Un rapport publié le 15 janvier par la Commission indépendante sur les abus spirituels et les emprises psychologiques (Ciasep), constituée à la demande des Bénédictines du Sacré-Cœur de Montmartre, dé...
www.la-croix.com
January 15, 2026 at 7:34 AM
Le papier à lire ce matin dans #LaCroix c’est celui sur les bénédictines du Sacré Cœur de Montmartre. www.la-croix.com/religion/les...
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Saint Paul schools will be closed Tuesday and Wednesday to prepare for optional online learning.
I’ve seen schools close for snow, for pandemic, for natural disaster. I’ve never seen schools close because of threat from our own government.
I’ve seen schools close for snow, for pandemic, for natural disaster. I’ve never seen schools close because of threat from our own government.
January 15, 2026 at 1:05 AM
Saint Paul schools will be closed Tuesday and Wednesday to prepare for optional online learning.
I’ve seen schools close for snow, for pandemic, for natural disaster. I’ve never seen schools close because of threat from our own government.
I’ve seen schools close for snow, for pandemic, for natural disaster. I’ve never seen schools close because of threat from our own government.
This is the second time in a week, I’ve woken up to learn that ICE agents shot someone in Minneapolis. I hate this.
I’m praying for everyone resisting tyranny in MN and the US. I’m praying for the person(s) shot today. May love supplant hatred and fear. May the dawning sun melt away the ICE.
I’m praying for everyone resisting tyranny in MN and the US. I’m praying for the person(s) shot today. May love supplant hatred and fear. May the dawning sun melt away the ICE.
Near Lyndale and 24th Ave in Minneapolis tonight, feds have reportedly shot another person.
Preliminary info is shaky for now, hearing two people injured.
BORTAC just rolled up in an armored vehicle. A crowd is gathering outside the police tape—MPD presence as well.
Preliminary info is shaky for now, hearing two people injured.
BORTAC just rolled up in an armored vehicle. A crowd is gathering outside the police tape—MPD presence as well.
January 15, 2026 at 2:31 AM
This is the second time in a week, I’ve woken up to learn that ICE agents shot someone in Minneapolis. I hate this.
I’m praying for everyone resisting tyranny in MN and the US. I’m praying for the person(s) shot today. May love supplant hatred and fear. May the dawning sun melt away the ICE.
I’m praying for everyone resisting tyranny in MN and the US. I’m praying for the person(s) shot today. May love supplant hatred and fear. May the dawning sun melt away the ICE.
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Early career scholars in religious studies:
Consider applying for the Manfred Lautenschlaeger Award for Theological Promise! The deadline for the 2027 Award is June 15, 2026. The Award is given to 10 scholars, and each receives a prize of € 3,000.
More details: fiit-heidelberg.de/awards/laute...
Consider applying for the Manfred Lautenschlaeger Award for Theological Promise! The deadline for the 2027 Award is June 15, 2026. The Award is given to 10 scholars, and each receives a prize of € 3,000.
More details: fiit-heidelberg.de/awards/laute...
January 14, 2026 at 9:16 PM
Early career scholars in religious studies:
Consider applying for the Manfred Lautenschlaeger Award for Theological Promise! The deadline for the 2027 Award is June 15, 2026. The Award is given to 10 scholars, and each receives a prize of € 3,000.
More details: fiit-heidelberg.de/awards/laute...
Consider applying for the Manfred Lautenschlaeger Award for Theological Promise! The deadline for the 2027 Award is June 15, 2026. The Award is given to 10 scholars, and each receives a prize of € 3,000.
More details: fiit-heidelberg.de/awards/laute...
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So to be clear we have actually reached the point where NATO states are deploying tripwire forces to deter *another NATO state* from invading *another NATO state.*
I struggle to communicate the strategic and just regular insanity of this moment.
I struggle to communicate the strategic and just regular insanity of this moment.
Sweden is over Trump's nonsense about Greenland and is sending in troops.
SWEDEN, PEOPLE.
SWEDEN, PEOPLE.
January 14, 2026 at 5:57 PM
So to be clear we have actually reached the point where NATO states are deploying tripwire forces to deter *another NATO state* from invading *another NATO state.*
I struggle to communicate the strategic and just regular insanity of this moment.
I struggle to communicate the strategic and just regular insanity of this moment.
This is certainly a move. Not a winning move, but it is one of the moves of all time.
Chris Madel, a candidate for the Republican nomination for governor of Minnesota, is providing legal counsel to ICE agent Jonathan Ross as dual state and federal investigations into his shooting of Renee Good remain ongoing.
bit.ly/49ZN0nh
bit.ly/49ZN0nh
January 14, 2026 at 6:14 PM
This is certainly a move. Not a winning move, but it is one of the moves of all time.
An Expert in the law, asked Jesus a question to test him. “Teacher, which commandment in the law is the greatest?”
He said to him, “ ‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul & with all your mind.’ This is the greatest & first commandment. And a second is like it:
He said to him, “ ‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul & with all your mind.’ This is the greatest & first commandment. And a second is like it:
"Love and Protect your Neighbors Don't Trust the Feds" seen on a Minneapolis middle school.
South Minneapolis, January 2026
South Minneapolis, January 2026
January 13, 2026 at 5:31 PM
An Expert in the law, asked Jesus a question to test him. “Teacher, which commandment in the law is the greatest?”
He said to him, “ ‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul & with all your mind.’ This is the greatest & first commandment. And a second is like it:
He said to him, “ ‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul & with all your mind.’ This is the greatest & first commandment. And a second is like it:
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BREAKING:
We've found 40+ cases of agents using banned chokeholds & other moves that can cut off breathing
People have had seizures. They passed out.
“I felt like I was going to die” said 16-yr-old citizen
Admin won't say whether any agents have been punished
www.propublica.org/article/vide...
We've found 40+ cases of agents using banned chokeholds & other moves that can cut off breathing
People have had seizures. They passed out.
“I felt like I was going to die” said 16-yr-old citizen
Admin won't say whether any agents have been punished
www.propublica.org/article/vide...
January 13, 2026 at 12:06 PM
BREAKING:
We've found 40+ cases of agents using banned chokeholds & other moves that can cut off breathing
People have had seizures. They passed out.
“I felt like I was going to die” said 16-yr-old citizen
Admin won't say whether any agents have been punished
www.propublica.org/article/vide...
We've found 40+ cases of agents using banned chokeholds & other moves that can cut off breathing
People have had seizures. They passed out.
“I felt like I was going to die” said 16-yr-old citizen
Admin won't say whether any agents have been punished
www.propublica.org/article/vide...
The Minnesota River!
(though pretty close to where it joins the Mississippi)
(though pretty close to where it joins the Mississippi)
My favorite Twitter prompt was "RT this with your home river," so reskeet this with your home river.
Mine is the Patuxent.
Mine is the Patuxent.
January 12, 2026 at 9:27 PM
The Minnesota River!
(though pretty close to where it joins the Mississippi)
(though pretty close to where it joins the Mississippi)
This is how @jordanprins.com and I are doing today...
Good morning BlueSky
Let me sum up my current mental state with a video
Let me sum up my current mental state with a video
January 12, 2026 at 4:25 PM
This is how @jordanprins.com and I are doing today...
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During our Gathering last night, we held a moment of silence for Renee Nicole Good & all people around the world that are struggling under oppressive governments. May God give them hope in the midst of trying times.
Timestamped link if you'd like to hold time today: www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lML...
Timestamped link if you'd like to hold time today: www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lML...
Holding a Moment of Silence for Renee Good, and all struggling under oppressive governments
YouTube video by Urban Monastic
www.youtube.com
January 12, 2026 at 2:53 PM
During our Gathering last night, we held a moment of silence for Renee Nicole Good & all people around the world that are struggling under oppressive governments. May God give them hope in the midst of trying times.
Timestamped link if you'd like to hold time today: www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lML...
Timestamped link if you'd like to hold time today: www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lML...
Can't baptize people with ICE...
You need water that has been warmed by the tender mercy and love of our God. For all who are baptized are adopted into the family of God, which is without the borders of space and time.
I cannot imagine wasting my life to impose boundaries our God has transcended.
You need water that has been warmed by the tender mercy and love of our God. For all who are baptized are adopted into the family of God, which is without the borders of space and time.
I cannot imagine wasting my life to impose boundaries our God has transcended.
January 11, 2026 at 2:13 PM
Can't baptize people with ICE...
You need water that has been warmed by the tender mercy and love of our God. For all who are baptized are adopted into the family of God, which is without the borders of space and time.
I cannot imagine wasting my life to impose boundaries our God has transcended.
You need water that has been warmed by the tender mercy and love of our God. For all who are baptized are adopted into the family of God, which is without the borders of space and time.
I cannot imagine wasting my life to impose boundaries our God has transcended.
We had three baptisms today at church in Paris, so that means there was Crémant d'Alsace (bubbles!) after service to celebrate! During the liturgy we were invited to remember our own baptisms. I would probably have renounced evil without sparkling wine (as I am known to do), but it does help. ⚓
January 11, 2026 at 2:02 PM
We had three baptisms today at church in Paris, so that means there was Crémant d'Alsace (bubbles!) after service to celebrate! During the liturgy we were invited to remember our own baptisms. I would probably have renounced evil without sparkling wine (as I am known to do), but it does help. ⚓
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At last night’s candlelight vigil for Renee Nicole Good, Bishop Rob Hirschfeld of the Episcopal Diocese of New Hampshire announced he had asked the clergy of the diocese to get their affairs in order and to make sure they have their wills written ...,
January 11, 2026 at 12:48 AM
At last night’s candlelight vigil for Renee Nicole Good, Bishop Rob Hirschfeld of the Episcopal Diocese of New Hampshire announced he had asked the clergy of the diocese to get their affairs in order and to make sure they have their wills written ...,