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A. Rascal

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A. Rascal @rascality.bsky.social · 11d

“Someone who says I’m against abortion but I’m in agreement with the inhuman treatment of immigrants in the United States, I don’t know if that’s pro-life.”

~Pope Leo XIV

Pope Leo XIV Wades Into Durbin Debate

The number of bishops who have condemned Cardinal Cupich’s decision to honor Durbin with a 'lifetime achievement award' has risen to 10, including two bishops emeritus.

www.ncregister.com

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A. Rascal @rascality.bsky.social · 18m

I fell in love with her in Annie Hall

and then again in Manhattan

a love letter to New York City

A. Rascal @rascality.bsky.social · 1h

so good to have both my kids home

next year they’re both going to come home to visit

going to have to keep improving recipes 👨🏻‍🍳

A. Rascal @rascality.bsky.social · 4h

and Punjabi Mutton Curry 👨🏻‍🍳 🌶️ 🌶️ 🌶️ 🌶️ 🔥 🚒

served with naan 🫓

and a Kingfisher 🍺 (me)

PUNJABI MUTTON GRAVY RECIPE | PUNJABI DHABA STYLE MUTTON CURRY | DHABA MUTTON CURRY

YouTube video by Spice Eats

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A. Rascal @rascality.bsky.social · 4h

making two dishes simultaneously:

Paneer Butter Masala (subtitles on) with basmati 👨🏻‍🍳 🌶️ 🌶️

Paneer Butter Masala | होटल जैसा पनीर बटर मसाला | Restaurant Style | Chef Sanjyot Keer

YouTube video by Your Food Lab

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A. Rascal @rascality.bsky.social · 5h

*makes Dick in the John jokes*

yes I’m 12 🤣

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Mark Harris @markharris.bsky.social · 7h

Terribly sad news about one of the greats. Diane Keaton has died at 79.
people.com/diane-keaton...

Diane Keaton, Famed for Roles in 'Father of the Bride,' 'First Wives Club' and More, Dies at 79 (Exclusive)

Diane Keaton has died at age 79. Keaton was best known for roles in movies like 'Annie Hall,' 'The First Wives Club,' 'Something's Gotta Give' and 'The Godfather.'

people.com

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Boorke Gutslinger @bleaktheology.bsky.social · 7h

The church in action.

ICE would have arrested and deported Oscar Romero and every other Latin American liberation theologians if they were here.

Rich Raho @richraho.bsky.social · 13h

Coalition for Spirituality & Public Life host a Eucharistic Procession from St. Eulalia in Maywood to the ICE Detention Center in Broadview where there will be prayer & Communion. The Coalition will also try to bring Holy Communion to those detained in the facility, which is a right by Illinois law.

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Jason G. Edwards @jasongedwards.bsky.social · 8h

Karl Rahner once wrote, “The Christian of the future will be a mystic or will not exist at all.” It’s the kind of quote that makes you pause, tilt your head, and wonder if you’ve just been handed a clue or a dare.

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Rich Raho @richraho.bsky.social · 8h

As the procession reaches Broadview, priests have been denied access to ICE detention facility in order to bring the Eucharist to detainees.

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A. Rascal @rascality.bsky.social · 7h

I’ve seen a bottle like this in my parents’ basement

alongside another one of Chivas Regal

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C @notmiddlec.bsky.social · 8h

Unsolicited click pic

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A. Rascal @rascality.bsky.social · 8h

🤣 👠

A. Rascal @rascality.bsky.social · 8h

Morrissey - Everyday Is Like Sunday

Everyday Is Like Sunday

YouTube video by Morrissey - Topic

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A. Rascal @rascality.bsky.social · 8h

“Hi, I think I know you from church.”
“Yes.”
“I’m [first name redacted].”
“Rascal.”
“Hi.”
“Hi.”

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 12h

If a pharmaceutical company could mass produce whatever compassion pills Marjorie Taylor Greene seems to have been taking lately, we could save the world

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A. Rascal @rascality.bsky.social · 9h

yes 👨🏻‍🍳 ❤️

A. Rascal @rascality.bsky.social · 9h

youngest (ducatrix bellorum) is leading her high school’s mock trial team this weekend into glorious battle against fearsome rival schools at a local tournament

making her something equally spicy, but vegetarian 👨🏻‍🍳

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A. Rascal @rascality.bsky.social · 10h

oldest is back from college for the weekend

quick trip to the supermarket, Indian grocery, and Asian grocery to get the necessary provisions 👨🏻‍🍳

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A. Rascal @rascality.bsky.social · 10h

Trust by Hernan Díaz

A. Rascal @rascality.bsky.social · 10h

I was going to use this one

but I thought better of it 🤣

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A. Rascal @rascality.bsky.social · 10h

unsolicited chick pic

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A. Rascal @rascality.bsky.social · 10h

“A nasty coastal storm, known as a nor’easter, is organizing off the Southeast US and is poised to deliver tropical storm-force wind gusts, soaking rain and dangerous seas up most of the East Coast into early next week.”

Incoming nor’easter threatens major coastal flooding and damaging winds along East Coast | CNN

A nasty coastal storm is organizing near the Southeast and is poised to deliver significant impacts up most of the East Coast into early next week.

www.cnn.com

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Eric Reinhart @eric-reinhart.com · 1d

Psychiatrists/NPs/therapists who could provide off-the-books, no-fee, Zoom-based care for individuals in crisis in ICE-targeted Chicago communities, please email me: [email protected]. Include whether you can prescribe, speak Spanish (or other languages), and available hours per week/month.

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A. Rascal @rascality.bsky.social · 10h

“When we misconstrue transgender people as a threat or representative of an ideology, we’re not just making a theological error, we’re shaping laws that endanger lives.”

Catholic Tradition Has Always Included Trans People Like Me

In my experience, those opposed to inclusion make two major errors.

sojo.net

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Sojourners @sojo.net · 2d

"When I encounter Catholic teaching or speakers who promote falsehoods by implying that transgender people are, at best, confused and, at worst, predatory, I take exception."
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Catholic Tradition Has Always Included Trans People Like Me

In my experience, those opposed to inclusion make two major errors.

sojo.net

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