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I work with special needs children in a public school. Catholic but no saint.

"War is a defeat for humanity." - Pope St. John Paul II
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"It needs to be said clearly: There are those who systematically work by all means to drive away migrants, and this, when done knowingly and deliberately, is a grave sin." - Pope Francis
“War is never holy; only peace is holy, because it is willed by God.” - Pope Leo XIV
November 14, 2025 at 2:33 AM
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It's a little mean to do this to Greg this year because he's recovering from shoulder surgery, but it's a long tradition to fill his November and December with wild feats of impossible logistics to get kids who rely on school breakfast/lunch fed over winter break.
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11th ANNUAL
BULL CITY FOODRAISER
FUNDRAISING THREAD
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It's that time again! 🦃 For the 11th year in a row, we need your help providing groceries to 5,100+ schoolkids!

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(Plus other donation options in thread!)
November 13, 2025 at 5:48 AM
"Are we standing at the threshold of a new era, or will human beings sooner or later bring about their own extinction through the introduction of artificial forms of life? Will we degenerate into mere simulations that no longer recognize human dignity?"

www.vaticannews.va/en/vatican-c...
Cardinal Parolin: Protect the dignity of children in the age of AI - Vatican News
In a message to an international conference in Rome, Cardinal Pietro Parolin warns that humanity risks “its own extinction” if artificial life forms ...
www.vaticannews.va
November 13, 2025 at 1:54 AM
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Pope John Paul II, in his 1999 letter to artists, distinguishes creating and crafting; only God can create from nothing, to craft is to manipulate what is already present

He states that artists, made in the image & likeness of God, are able to participate in true creativity.

AI cannot.
November 9, 2025 at 11:10 PM
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Pax Christi USA 1998 Teacher of Peace Kathy Kelly writes about the ongoing misery in Gaza and the need for honest reporting about the scale of the damage inflicted on the people, the infrastructure, and the land. Despite the ceasefire, the onslaught continues and aid is held back in a chokehold.
Winter is coming to Gaza
By Kathy KellyPax Christi USA 1998 Teacher of Peace The most urgent task, to end genocide, requires truthful coverage about Israel’s war crimes. On Saturday, November 8, 2025, Dan Perry wrote in The Jerusalem Post about Israel's projected lifting of the media blockade on Gaza. Perry laments that Israeli censorship has left all reporting of the atrocity in the hands of Palestinians, who refuse to be silent.
paxchristiusa.org
November 11, 2025 at 3:29 PM
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WILL THE SUPREME COURT AGREE THAT IT WOULD IRREVOCABLY INJURE THE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENCY AND ARTICLE II OF THE CONSTITUTION TO INSIST THAT PROMISED MONEY BE MADE AVAILABLE TO STARVING CHILDREN

Thank you for your attention to this matter
November 8, 2025 at 12:01 AM
"Come now, you rich, weep and wail over your impending miseries... You have lived on earth in luxury and pleasure; you have fattened your hearts for the day of slaughter." - James 5

www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
Elon Musk wins $1 trillion pay package tying him to Tesla for a decade
In an era of skyrocketing CEO pay, the award is unprecedented. The deal sets up Elon Musk to become the world’s first trillionaire.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 7, 2025 at 12:49 AM
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Pax Christi International has announced that El Paso's Bishop Mark Seitz is the recipient of its 2025 peace prize, in recognition of Bishop Seitz's work for justice for immigrants. Special recognition is given to Annunciation House, Hope Border Institute, and Las Americas Immigrant Advocacy Center.
Pax Christi International awards 2025 peace prize to Bishop Seitz, with special recognition to others
Pax Christi International, based in Brussels, has awarded its 2025 peace prize to Bishop Mark Seitz of the Diocese of El Paso, Texas, in recognition of his years of work protecting the rights of migrants along the US-Mexico border and beyond. Bishop Seitz has made it clear that the commitment of the Catholic Church in the United States is to defend and protect immigrants, and to highlight the values and contributions that immigrants bring to our country, beginning with their deep faith: “There is a prophetic dimension to this work… Our solidarity must be visible… The way of love cannot be hidden under a bushel basket.
paxchristiusa.org
October 13, 2025 at 6:05 PM
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Pope Leo at Angelus: “The peace agreement has gifted a spark of hope in the Holy Land. I encourage the involved parties to courageously continue the path outlined towards a just, lasting peace that respects the legitimate aspirations of the Israeli and Palestinian people.”
October 12, 2025 at 10:54 AM
This is such a good point. Neglect of the poor negatively effects everyone, if not economically then politically.
“If politicians and professionals do not listen to the poor democracy atrophies, turns into a slogan, a formality; it loses its representative character and becomes disembodied, since it leaves out the people in their daily struggle for dignity, in the building of their future.” - Pope in Dilexi te
October 9, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Pope Leo XIV urges support for Trump's Gaza peace plan. I hope Trump is motivated by the carrot of a Nobel Peace Prize rather than a scheme to turn Gaza into a Mediterranean resort. Leo's backing gives the plan legitimacy.

www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news...
Pope calls on world leaders to commit to Gaza peace deal - Vatican News
Speaking at the close of Mass in St Peter’s Square, Pope Leo condemns both the “immense suffering” of Gazans and the rise of “antisemitic hatred” ...
www.vaticannews.va
October 5, 2025 at 8:14 PM
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One of the most common consequences of spiritual sadness is to choose nothing. The person who experiences it is seized by an interior laziness that is worse than death. To hope, on the other hand, is to choose.” - Pope Leo
October 4, 2025 at 12:22 PM
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September 23, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Ten years ago Trump did his infamous ride down the escalator to announce his presidential bid. Today the escalator stalled on the way back up. I think the escalator is trying to tell us something.
September 24, 2025 at 2:58 AM
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A coalition of faith groups has launched the Complicit Corporations: Expose and Divest campaign. The goals are to leverage economic influence for robust humanitarian aid and a permanent ceasefire in Gaza, and to stop Chevron and Palantir's contracts with Israel's government and fossil fuel industry.
Pax Christi USA endorses Complicit Corporations campaign
On Thursday September 18, the Global Day of Action for Palestine, Pax Christi USA and more than 20 other faith-based groups launched the Complicit Corporations: Expose and Divest campaign. This coalition has joined a broader network of organizations committed to exposing and divesting from the destructive role of Chevron and Palantir in the Israeli government’s mass atrocities and ethnic cleansing in Gaza and the West Bank.
paxchristiusa.org
September 21, 2025 at 2:08 PM
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Next Friday, September 26, is the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons. Join Pax Christi USA and other Pax Christi groups in endorsing the Joint Appeal to leaders and officials at all levels to take concrete steps to stop the manufacturing of and threat of nuclear weapons.
Endorse the Appeal for the Elimination of Nuclear Weapons
Next Friday, the September 26 Working Group, an open-entry group for any organization planning to commemorate the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons, will present its joint appeal to the United Nations and send it to leaders, legislators and government officials around the world. The appeal has been drafted to be inclusive and able to be endorsed by everyone (individuals and organizations) working for a nuclear-weapon-free world regardless of constituency, country or approach to nuclear weapons abolition.
paxchristiusa.org
September 20, 2025 at 1:43 PM
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"Our human life makes sense not because of artificial intelligence," he said, "but because of human beings and encounter, being with one another, creating relationships, and discovering in those human relationships also the presence of God."
September 18, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Ahmed Najar on the peril of calling out Isreal for committing genocide but doing nothing to stop it: "The danger is that we are not only witnessing the destruction of Gaza but also the hollowing out of the very idea that law can protect the vulnerable."

www.aljazeera.com/opinions/202...
Shaming Israel for Gaza genocide could embolden it, unless it is punished
Calling genocide by its name means nothing without action to stop it.
www.aljazeera.com
September 18, 2025 at 12:52 AM
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Pax Christi USA deplores any use of violence to intimidate, silence, or harm. We know that there is another way, the nonviolent way of Jesus, which teaches us to choose restorative justice over punitive retribution; reconciliation over retaliation; and use nonviolent strategies to address conflict.
Statement: We must love our enemies
Pax Christi USA mourns and prays for the families and loved ones of those who are targeted with violence. We deplore any use of violence, any attempts to intimidate, silence or harm others. In light of the rise in both attempted and fatal targeted physical violence on political figures (most recently Minnesota state Rep. Melissa Hortman, right-wing activist Charlie Kirk, and Pennsylvania Gov.
paxchristiusa.org
September 11, 2025 at 7:09 PM
"Violence and arms can never resolve the problems of men." - Pope John Paul II
September 11, 2025 at 12:45 AM
A coworker told me she hopes Trump can improve the economy but then complained about his tariffs being a disaster. I suspect a lot of voters have these contradictory thoughts about Trump that Dems can exploit as the reality of his awful policies become impossible to ignore.
In sum, Trump is a floundering figure of buffoonish incompetence who is simultaneously consolidating authoritarian power, which is precisely what makes this situation so combustible and dangerous. 7/7

newrepublic.com/article/2000...
September 9, 2025 at 11:58 AM
As part of his "beautification" of Washington, Trump orders removal of an anti-nuclear peace vigil in front of the White House that began in 1981. It is believed to be the longest continuous anti-war protest in American history.

wtop.com/national/202...
A decades-long peace vigil outside the White House is dismantled after Trump’s order - WTOP News
Law enforcement officials on Sunday removed a peace vigil that had stood outside the White House for more than four decades after President Donald Trump ordered it to be taken down as part of the clea...
wtop.com
September 8, 2025 at 12:16 AM
The veneer of manners and civility of Trump's Rose Garden Club cannot mask the barbarism and malignant moral rot of those who reject the rule of law and justice in order to bask in the stench of power. God have mercy.
September 7, 2025 at 1:07 PM
"Then he will say to those on his left, ‘Depart from me, you accursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels... Amen, I say to you, what you did not do for one of these least ones, you did not do for me.’" - Mathew 25
Reminder: the apparent plan was to spirit these children away in the middle of the night without them ever seeing the inside of a courtroom to challenge their deportation. Children.
A little before midnight, Ensign reported that three of the four children are back with ORR. Once the final child and another child newly a part of the class (who was not on a plane on Sunday) are with ORR, Ensign says DOJ will file another status report. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
September 1, 2025 at 8:29 AM