Paul D. Melley, PhD
@paulmelley.bsky.social
Theologian @ Providence College; Sacramentality/Liturgy; Karl Rahner; Secularism; Music; Rel. Ed. Theory; Ecclesial Ministry, PhD Boston College. Retweets; follows ≠ endorse
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Jason Kint called it. Looks like Meta management were absolutely mendacious thieves at immense scale.
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March 20, 2025 at 9:27 PM
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Thrilling that many lost literary treasures may be discovered this way! #news #archaeology #classics www.bbc.com/news/article...
First glimpse inside burnt scroll after 2,000 years
The document charred by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius is being 'unwrapped' using X-ray scans and AI.
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February 5, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Thrilling that many lost literary treasures may be discovered this way! #news #archaeology #classics www.bbc.com/news/article...
This is — to my mind— the most Irish (and Catholic thing) I’ve seen in a while. Come at me.
144K views · 2.1K reactions | Do you believe in fairy forts?
From The 2 Johnnies Podcast Ep.363 out now and available to watch or listen to on Spotify.
#irish #ireland #folklore #fairies #irishfolkl...
Do you believe in fairy forts?
From The 2 Johnnies Podcast Ep.363 out now and available to watch or listen to on Spotify.
#irish #ireland #folklore #fairies #irishfolklore #spooky #ghoststories.
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January 29, 2025 at 1:28 AM
This is — to my mind— the most Irish (and Catholic thing) I’ve seen in a while. Come at me.
Happy Feast of Thomas Aquinas!
January 29, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Happy Feast of Thomas Aquinas!
Have now dropped my youngest at college for the new spring semester—excited and hopeful and yearning for them both.
But it doesn’t get easier.. the same beautiful profound ache I felt dropping them in grammar school and of letting them go and do their thing. Kyrie eleison.
But it doesn’t get easier.. the same beautiful profound ache I felt dropping them in grammar school and of letting them go and do their thing. Kyrie eleison.
January 20, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Have now dropped my youngest at college for the new spring semester—excited and hopeful and yearning for them both.
But it doesn’t get easier.. the same beautiful profound ache I felt dropping them in grammar school and of letting them go and do their thing. Kyrie eleison.
But it doesn’t get easier.. the same beautiful profound ache I felt dropping them in grammar school and of letting them go and do their thing. Kyrie eleison.
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WATCH #BreakingNews Kidnapped Nuns Released/Ceasefire Details/Holy Land Bishops on Future/Top 10 Countries of Christian Persecution for 2025/ #Pope Baptizes 21 Babies www.youtube.com/watch?v=hZDC...
BREAKING NEWS Nuns Released/Ceasefire Details/Holy Land Bishops/Top 10 Countries of Persecution
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January 18, 2025 at 1:33 AM
WATCH #BreakingNews Kidnapped Nuns Released/Ceasefire Details/Holy Land Bishops on Future/Top 10 Countries of Christian Persecution for 2025/ #Pope Baptizes 21 Babies www.youtube.com/watch?v=hZDC...
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"I am (obviously) much in love with plants and above all trees, and always have been; and I find human maltreatment of them as hard to bear as some find ill-treatment of animals."
- Tolkien
(Letter 165)
- Tolkien
(Letter 165)
January 17, 2025 at 5:46 PM
"I am (obviously) much in love with plants and above all trees, and always have been; and I find human maltreatment of them as hard to bear as some find ill-treatment of animals."
- Tolkien
(Letter 165)
- Tolkien
(Letter 165)
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You're invited to take part in the Spring '25 Attention Project (at no cost)! (But don't wait to sign up. We start tomorrow!) www.bit.ly/AttentionProject
January 18, 2025 at 12:45 PM
You're invited to take part in the Spring '25 Attention Project (at no cost)! (But don't wait to sign up. We start tomorrow!) www.bit.ly/AttentionProject
Oh really? I never would have suspected such a thing! 🙄
Let’s renew ourselves to cherishing and supporting what is uniquely human— and that includes doing what is hard persistently—which we seem to have become allergic to
Let’s renew ourselves to cherishing and supporting what is uniquely human— and that includes doing what is hard persistently—which we seem to have become allergic to
AI advisory group warns of potential for mass surveillance
AI advisory group warns of potential for mass surveillance
Government cautioned against deploying facial recognition technology ‘without thorough independent evaluation and resolution of identified risks’
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January 11, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Oh really? I never would have suspected such a thing! 🙄
Let’s renew ourselves to cherishing and supporting what is uniquely human— and that includes doing what is hard persistently—which we seem to have become allergic to
Let’s renew ourselves to cherishing and supporting what is uniquely human— and that includes doing what is hard persistently—which we seem to have become allergic to
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January 10, 2025 at 10:38 PM
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“A quick glance over the past 200 years suggests that most people will eagerly substitute cheap, mass-produced anything for a lovingly handcrafted version that’s more expensive…. Political and cultural elites [will] fight to maintain their status.”
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Opinion | On the brink of an unimaginable AI future
Technological change is about to speed up, perhaps beyond our ability to adapt.
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January 9, 2025 at 8:21 PM
“A quick glance over the past 200 years suggests that most people will eagerly substitute cheap, mass-produced anything for a lovingly handcrafted version that’s more expensive…. Political and cultural elites [will] fight to maintain their status.”
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Fall 2024 grades are posted and settling in for a long winters nap...
December 23, 2024 at 3:47 PM
Fall 2024 grades are posted and settling in for a long winters nap...
December 22, 2024 at 9:51 PM
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Saint Peter Canisius, a Jesuit, and Great Advocate of the Rosary! Patron Saint of #Catholic Press and Germany - Saint Dec. 21
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Saint Peter Canisius, a Jesuit, and Great Advocate of the Rosary! Patron Saint of Catholic Press and Germany - Saint Dec. 21
Catholic Church, Catholic News World, Vatican, Pope Francis, Breaking, Pope News, c na, Catholic Headlines,
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December 21, 2024 at 4:12 AM
Saint Peter Canisius, a Jesuit, and Great Advocate of the Rosary! Patron Saint of #Catholic Press and Germany - Saint Dec. 21
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Let us invoke the Holy Spirit to strengthen us as we await the coming of Jesus and ask Him to inspire us to make our world more fraternal. #HumanSolidarityDay #Advent
December 20, 2024 at 1:59 PM
Let us invoke the Holy Spirit to strengthen us as we await the coming of Jesus and ask Him to inspire us to make our world more fraternal. #HumanSolidarityDay #Advent
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Matthew 1:1-17
This may seem like a boring Gospel reading, listing three times 14 generations to the birth of Jesus, the Messiah. Yet it signifies what Jesus realized and that Israelites looked to numerical patterns to confirm, that it was God’s plan.
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This may seem like a boring Gospel reading, listing three times 14 generations to the birth of Jesus, the Messiah. Yet it signifies what Jesus realized and that Israelites looked to numerical patterns to confirm, that it was God’s plan.
contemplativejournal.blog/2024/12/17/j...
Jesus, joyful light of the world
December 17, 2024 Matthew 1:1-17 This may seem like one of the more boring Gospel readings, listing the fourteen generations from Abraham to David, fourteen more from David to the Babylonian exile,…
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December 17, 2024 at 3:32 PM
Matthew 1:1-17
This may seem like a boring Gospel reading, listing three times 14 generations to the birth of Jesus, the Messiah. Yet it signifies what Jesus realized and that Israelites looked to numerical patterns to confirm, that it was God’s plan.
contemplativejournal.blog/2024/12/17/j...
This may seem like a boring Gospel reading, listing three times 14 generations to the birth of Jesus, the Messiah. Yet it signifies what Jesus realized and that Israelites looked to numerical patterns to confirm, that it was God’s plan.
contemplativejournal.blog/2024/12/17/j...
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Just got back from watching War of the Rohirrim. The whole family loved it so much. I can’t wait to watch it again! A fresh and yet familiar take on Middle-earth.
December 18, 2024 at 12:36 AM
Just got back from watching War of the Rohirrim. The whole family loved it so much. I can’t wait to watch it again! A fresh and yet familiar take on Middle-earth.
Feast of St. John of the Cross: “To come to the knowledge you have not—you must go by a way in which you know not…To come to be what you are not—you must go by a way in which you are not”—Ch.13, Ascent of Mount Carmel
December 14, 2024 at 7:58 PM
Feast of St. John of the Cross: “To come to the knowledge you have not—you must go by a way in which you know not…To come to be what you are not—you must go by a way in which you are not”—Ch.13, Ascent of Mount Carmel
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Congratulations to our author, Fr. Timothy Radcliffe, on his recent elevation to cardinal! He is the author of several Liturgical Press books, most recently "Listening Together: Meditations on Synodality."
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More from @ncronline.bsky.social: www.ncronline.org/vatican/vati...
A bruised Pope Francis tells 21 new cardinals: 'Walk in the path of Jesus'
Pope Francis, with bruises visible on his neck and chin, led a Dec. 7 consistory elevating 21 new prelates. He has now named 110 of the 140 cardinals who are eligible to participate in a future papal ...
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December 12, 2024 at 8:31 PM
Congratulations to our author, Fr. Timothy Radcliffe, on his recent elevation to cardinal! He is the author of several Liturgical Press books, most recently "Listening Together: Meditations on Synodality."
More from @ncronline.bsky.social: www.ncronline.org/vatican/vati...
More from @ncronline.bsky.social: www.ncronline.org/vatican/vati...
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Dr. Verlyn Flieger on the two unique sides of Tolkien - taken from his essays on Beowulf and On Fairy Stories.
As a Catholic, these two ideas do not contradict one another but co-exist; the expectation of death and the hope of redemption!
As a Catholic, these two ideas do not contradict one another but co-exist; the expectation of death and the hope of redemption!
Two Sides of JRR Tolkien #booktok #tolkien #hope
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December 11, 2024 at 7:47 PM
Dr. Verlyn Flieger on the two unique sides of Tolkien - taken from his essays on Beowulf and On Fairy Stories.
As a Catholic, these two ideas do not contradict one another but co-exist; the expectation of death and the hope of redemption!
As a Catholic, these two ideas do not contradict one another but co-exist; the expectation of death and the hope of redemption!
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Keep watch, dear Lord,
with those who
work or watch or weep
this night
& give your angels
charge over those who sleep.
Tend the sick, Lord Christ;
give rest to the weary
bless the dying
soothe the suffering
pity the afflicted
shield the joyous;
& all for your love's sake.
Amen.
with those who
work or watch or weep
this night
& give your angels
charge over those who sleep.
Tend the sick, Lord Christ;
give rest to the weary
bless the dying
soothe the suffering
pity the afflicted
shield the joyous;
& all for your love's sake.
Amen.
December 12, 2024 at 2:35 AM
Keep watch, dear Lord,
with those who
work or watch or weep
this night
& give your angels
charge over those who sleep.
Tend the sick, Lord Christ;
give rest to the weary
bless the dying
soothe the suffering
pity the afflicted
shield the joyous;
& all for your love's sake.
Amen.
with those who
work or watch or weep
this night
& give your angels
charge over those who sleep.
Tend the sick, Lord Christ;
give rest to the weary
bless the dying
soothe the suffering
pity the afflicted
shield the joyous;
& all for your love's sake.
Amen.
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Precisely… all human progress has been subject to pushing through limits and maintaining a sustained effort of critical reflection
As time-saving artificial intelligence summarizes everything from newspaper articles to novels, what do we lose by forsaking real reading?
Professor of Communication @michaelserazio.bsky.social pens an op-ed for the @bostonglobe.com about #AI & the efficiency trap. ⤵️
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Professor of Communication @michaelserazio.bsky.social pens an op-ed for the @bostonglobe.com about #AI & the efficiency trap. ⤵️
bit.ly/AISerazio_BG
Artificial intelligence and the efficiency trap - The Boston Globe
AI systems that summarize everything from newspaper articles to novels herald the time you’ll save. By forsaking real reading, here’s what you stand to lose.
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December 11, 2024 at 2:10 PM
Precisely… all human progress has been subject to pushing through limits and maintaining a sustained effort of critical reflection
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"It is a 'must read' for all thoughtful Christians, who, if they take its message to heart, will really begin to see Jews as our elder brothers and sisters in faith."
Stephen J. Pope on Rabbi Shai Held's 'Judaism Is About Love':
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Stephen J. Pope on Rabbi Shai Held's 'Judaism Is About Love':
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From Gratitude to Kindness
'Judaism Is About Love' is a must-read for all thoughtful Christians.
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December 11, 2024 at 12:51 PM
"It is a 'must read' for all thoughtful Christians, who, if they take its message to heart, will really begin to see Jews as our elder brothers and sisters in faith."
Stephen J. Pope on Rabbi Shai Held's 'Judaism Is About Love':
www.commonwealmagazine.org/gratitude-ki...
Stephen J. Pope on Rabbi Shai Held's 'Judaism Is About Love':
www.commonwealmagazine.org/gratitude-ki...