Dcn. Pat
@thetechydeacon.com
Roman Catholic deacon, father, ham radio operator NE4PO, occasionally an accidental theologian, Deacon Affiliate of the Paulist Fathers, other geeky stuff
Who says librarians are stuffy?
Once again, we have been so inspired by the amazing athletes at the #Olympics, we decided we needed to celebrate with Games of our own! 📚🥇🥈🥉🤓
February 17, 2026 at 5:45 PM
Who says librarians are stuffy?
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The latest episode of our podcast @deaconspod.bsky.social:
@deacondrew.bsky.social and @deaconmike.bsky.social have a wonderful conversation with Becky Eldredge, a spiritual director, retreat leader, and author of three books:
@deacondrew.bsky.social and @deaconmike.bsky.social have a wonderful conversation with Becky Eldredge, a spiritual director, retreat leader, and author of three books:
Deacons Pod: Encounter Grace: Moments of Hope, Joy, and Peace – Becky Eldredge
The founder of Ignatian Ministries discusses her new book and her work leading clergy, religious, and lay leaders in spiritual direction/
paulist.org
February 17, 2026 at 2:15 PM
The latest episode of our podcast @deaconspod.bsky.social:
@deacondrew.bsky.social and @deaconmike.bsky.social have a wonderful conversation with Becky Eldredge, a spiritual director, retreat leader, and author of three books:
@deacondrew.bsky.social and @deaconmike.bsky.social have a wonderful conversation with Becky Eldredge, a spiritual director, retreat leader, and author of three books:
When retired, work relationships just stopped.
What do people expect?
Folks, you need to cultivate a life outside of work and work adjacent people and events. This is one of the things telework helps with because you can't "be lazy" and settle for work friends.
geediting.com/d-bt-i-retir...
What do people expect?
Folks, you need to cultivate a life outside of work and work adjacent people and events. This is one of the things telework helps with because you can't "be lazy" and settle for work friends.
geediting.com/d-bt-i-retir...
I retired with a full pension, a paid-off house, and a loving wife — and by month four I was sitting in my truck in the driveway wondering what the point of any of it was
After achieving everything he'd worked 35 years for, he found himself sitting in his driveway, surrounded by success but drowning in the terrifying emptiness of having no idea what came next.
geediting.com
February 17, 2026 at 2:00 PM
When retired, work relationships just stopped.
What do people expect?
Folks, you need to cultivate a life outside of work and work adjacent people and events. This is one of the things telework helps with because you can't "be lazy" and settle for work friends.
geediting.com/d-bt-i-retir...
What do people expect?
Folks, you need to cultivate a life outside of work and work adjacent people and events. This is one of the things telework helps with because you can't "be lazy" and settle for work friends.
geediting.com/d-bt-i-retir...
Happy Saints Cyril and Methodius day!
February 14, 2026 at 12:32 PM
Happy Saints Cyril and Methodius day!
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Our president, Paulist Fr. René Constanza, recently was elected to a second, four-year term as head of the Paulist Fathers.
His second term begins this June.
Thank you, Fr. René, for your faithful service to our missionary society and the People of God.
May God bless you over the next four years!
His second term begins this June.
Thank you, Fr. René, for your faithful service to our missionary society and the People of God.
May God bless you over the next four years!
February 12, 2026 at 10:36 PM
Our president, Paulist Fr. René Constanza, recently was elected to a second, four-year term as head of the Paulist Fathers.
His second term begins this June.
Thank you, Fr. René, for your faithful service to our missionary society and the People of God.
May God bless you over the next four years!
His second term begins this June.
Thank you, Fr. René, for your faithful service to our missionary society and the People of God.
May God bless you over the next four years!
Can you say "arbitrary and capricious"
Trump: "So I put on a 30% tariff, which is very low. I got an emergency call from I believe the prime minister of Switzerland. She was very aggressive ... I didn't really like the way she talked to us, so instead of giving her a reduction, I raised it to 39%."
February 11, 2026 at 3:16 PM
Can you say "arbitrary and capricious"
Critical thinking 101:
If the source of the information has a vested interest in you believing the information, you must be skeptical of it until an independent 3rd party (or two) can verify the information.
If the source of the information has a vested interest in you believing the information, you must be skeptical of it until an independent 3rd party (or two) can verify the information.
February 11, 2026 at 3:14 PM
Critical thinking 101:
If the source of the information has a vested interest in you believing the information, you must be skeptical of it until an independent 3rd party (or two) can verify the information.
If the source of the information has a vested interest in you believing the information, you must be skeptical of it until an independent 3rd party (or two) can verify the information.
Misery may love company, but joy throws a party 🥳
February 9, 2026 at 7:47 PM
Misery may love company, but joy throws a party 🥳
How long before they bring back separate drinking fountains, restrooms, entrances, etc.? They posted that video because they feel they are "better than others" and "superior."
Every action they do is another grievous attack on human dignity.
Every action they do is another grievous attack on human dignity.
February 7, 2026 at 8:56 PM
How long before they bring back separate drinking fountains, restrooms, entrances, etc.? They posted that video because they feel they are "better than others" and "superior."
Every action they do is another grievous attack on human dignity.
Every action they do is another grievous attack on human dignity.
This is one good argument to go back to requiring banks to return the actual canceled check with a paper statement.
abc7.com/post/wells-f...
abc7.com/post/wells-f...
Wells Fargo denies $28K refund after check altered, cashed by mail thieves
Mail thieves stole a couple's property tax payment from the mail, wrote in their own name and cashed the $28,000 check. Wells Fargo says it's too late to get a refund.
abc7.com
February 7, 2026 at 3:02 PM
This is one good argument to go back to requiring banks to return the actual canceled check with a paper statement.
abc7.com/post/wells-f...
abc7.com/post/wells-f...
The chief executive is to see the laws Congress passes are faithfully executed. This includes appropriations for public infrastructure. Congressional appropriations are not at the discretion of the executive.
Extortion isn't surprising given his history.
Extortion isn't surprising given his history.
February 6, 2026 at 11:44 PM
The chief executive is to see the laws Congress passes are faithfully executed. This includes appropriations for public infrastructure. Congressional appropriations are not at the discretion of the executive.
Extortion isn't surprising given his history.
Extortion isn't surprising given his history.
People do not belong in warehouses
February 6, 2026 at 12:38 AM
People do not belong in warehouses
Let me be perfectly clear, I support legitimate law enforcement. On the best days, law enforcement officers have a difficult job. These people play acting as law enforcement on ICE's payroll are not professional law enforcement and only make legitimate law enforcement officers' jobs more difficult.
January 30, 2026 at 12:32 AM
Let me be perfectly clear, I support legitimate law enforcement. On the best days, law enforcement officers have a difficult job. These people play acting as law enforcement on ICE's payroll are not professional law enforcement and only make legitimate law enforcement officers' jobs more difficult.
Can we please ban "make <whatever> great again" from the English language? Like "nuke it from orbit, it's the only way to be sure" elimination. Please, pretty please.
January 29, 2026 at 8:27 PM
Can we please ban "make <whatever> great again" from the English language? Like "nuke it from orbit, it's the only way to be sure" elimination. Please, pretty please.
So if it wasn't already on your list, a Superbowl boycott seems appropriate. Oh, how an empty stadium and abysmal TV ratings would highlight the problem.
www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/j...
www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/j...
ICE agents expected to be deployed for Super Bowl in California, officials say
Local officials confirmed that ICE will conduct immigration operations during 8 February game in Santa Clara
www.theguardian.com
January 29, 2026 at 2:08 PM
So if it wasn't already on your list, a Superbowl boycott seems appropriate. Oh, how an empty stadium and abysmal TV ratings would highlight the problem.
www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/j...
www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/j...
If an elected official is concerned their conduct will result in impeachment should the opposition party gain power, perhaps said official should alter their conduct. Just a thought.
January 28, 2026 at 12:04 PM
If an elected official is concerned their conduct will result in impeachment should the opposition party gain power, perhaps said official should alter their conduct. Just a thought.
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A brand new episode of our #podcast @deaconspod.bsky.social has dropped!
Today, @deaconmike.bsky.social and Deacon Mike Berstene speak with @lisahendey.bsky.social.
Lisa's new book is "Jesus Every Day, Jesus Every Way: A Weekly Devotional" from @loyolapress.bsky.social.
Please listen here:
Today, @deaconmike.bsky.social and Deacon Mike Berstene speak with @lisahendey.bsky.social.
Lisa's new book is "Jesus Every Day, Jesus Every Way: A Weekly Devotional" from @loyolapress.bsky.social.
Please listen here:
Jesus Every Day, Jesus Every Way – Lisa Hendey
open.spotify.com
January 27, 2026 at 10:34 PM
A brand new episode of our #podcast @deaconspod.bsky.social has dropped!
Today, @deaconmike.bsky.social and Deacon Mike Berstene speak with @lisahendey.bsky.social.
Lisa's new book is "Jesus Every Day, Jesus Every Way: A Weekly Devotional" from @loyolapress.bsky.social.
Please listen here:
Today, @deaconmike.bsky.social and Deacon Mike Berstene speak with @lisahendey.bsky.social.
Lisa's new book is "Jesus Every Day, Jesus Every Way: A Weekly Devotional" from @loyolapress.bsky.social.
Please listen here:
"A government shutdown, even a partial one, does not serve the American people well," - J. Thune
But somehow allowing ICE agents to murder people does...
But somehow allowing ICE agents to murder people does...
January 27, 2026 at 3:02 PM
"A government shutdown, even a partial one, does not serve the American people well," - J. Thune
But somehow allowing ICE agents to murder people does...
But somehow allowing ICE agents to murder people does...
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It's not quite the most pressing issue at the moment, but the American people absolutely have a right to know the names of the federal officials who shot and killed a man peacefully protesting, who was on his knees, prone in the street when they shot him in the back.
January 27, 2026 at 1:58 PM
It's not quite the most pressing issue at the moment, but the American people absolutely have a right to know the names of the federal officials who shot and killed a man peacefully protesting, who was on his knees, prone in the street when they shot him in the back.
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NOTICE: Due to inclement weather, all Library of Congress buildings on Capitol Hill and in Culpeper, Va. will be closed on Tuesday, January 27, 2026.
Photo of the Library of Congress Madison Building covered in snow by Shawn Miller/Library of Congress.
Photo of the Library of Congress Madison Building covered in snow by Shawn Miller/Library of Congress.
January 27, 2026 at 1:03 AM
NOTICE: Due to inclement weather, all Library of Congress buildings on Capitol Hill and in Culpeper, Va. will be closed on Tuesday, January 27, 2026.
Photo of the Library of Congress Madison Building covered in snow by Shawn Miller/Library of Congress.
Photo of the Library of Congress Madison Building covered in snow by Shawn Miller/Library of Congress.
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The Feast of the Conversion of St. Paul is January 25th. This year the Sunday observance takes precedence. But our community #PaulistFathers will celebrate its patronal feast nonetheless! Society needs an ongoing conversion experience as well. May St. Paul intercede for us all during this time!
January 25, 2026 at 1:10 AM
The Feast of the Conversion of St. Paul is January 25th. This year the Sunday observance takes precedence. But our community #PaulistFathers will celebrate its patronal feast nonetheless! Society needs an ongoing conversion experience as well. May St. Paul intercede for us all during this time!
Appeasement never works
January 20, 2026 at 2:40 PM
Appeasement never works
Today is a holiday in the USA because at one point, the government realized civil rights matter and should be universal. Furthermore, they recognized that the past injustices prevented future equality and resolved to try and make amends and do better.
"I have a dream" - me too Dr. King, me too.
"I have a dream" - me too Dr. King, me too.
January 19, 2026 at 6:20 PM
Today is a holiday in the USA because at one point, the government realized civil rights matter and should be universal. Furthermore, they recognized that the past injustices prevented future equality and resolved to try and make amends and do better.
"I have a dream" - me too Dr. King, me too.
"I have a dream" - me too Dr. King, me too.
Homan claimed that Nicole Good's actions could meet the definition of "domestic terrorism" and invited people to "look it up." The definition that matters is in the US Code 18 USC 2331 to be exact. Spoiler alert - it doesn't.
uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?r...
www.nbcnews.com/video/shorts...
uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?r...
www.nbcnews.com/video/shorts...
January 16, 2026 at 8:48 PM
Homan claimed that Nicole Good's actions could meet the definition of "domestic terrorism" and invited people to "look it up." The definition that matters is in the US Code 18 USC 2331 to be exact. Spoiler alert - it doesn't.
uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?r...
www.nbcnews.com/video/shorts...
uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?r...
www.nbcnews.com/video/shorts...
They are not professional agitators. They are "we the people"
January 15, 2026 at 10:31 PM
They are not professional agitators. They are "we the people"