Belén Thérèse
@xochizhuatl.bsky.social
Mestiza Catholic writer/editor/artist. 956💗
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"[M]asked agents apprehended 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos in his driveway on Tuesday...[the agent] led him to the door and directed him to knock on the door asking to be let in in order to see if anyone else was home, essentially using a 5-year-old as bait.”
ICE detains 5-year old Minnesota boy; lawyer says agents used him as ‘bait’
The Columbia Heights school district says federal agents have detained four children in their district. School officials and a lawyer for the family say agents used 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramo as “bai...
www.mprnews.org
January 22, 2026 at 3:47 AM
"[M]asked agents apprehended 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos in his driveway on Tuesday...[the agent] led him to the door and directed him to knock on the door asking to be let in in order to see if anyone else was home, essentially using a 5-year-old as bait.”
Finally getting into The Lovely Bones.
January 21, 2026 at 3:32 AM
Finally getting into The Lovely Bones.
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FROM OUR OMBUDSMAN: Given the overall press restrictions and the moves to take over editorial control of Stars and Stripes, the future of a reputable newspaper that dates to the Civil War is in danger.
Here's what's happening, why & what you can do about it. Gift article🔗: bit.ly/4k7MF6F #Flashes
Here's what's happening, why & what you can do about it. Gift article🔗: bit.ly/4k7MF6F #Flashes
January 20, 2026 at 11:02 AM
FROM OUR OMBUDSMAN: Given the overall press restrictions and the moves to take over editorial control of Stars and Stripes, the future of a reputable newspaper that dates to the Civil War is in danger.
Here's what's happening, why & what you can do about it. Gift article🔗: bit.ly/4k7MF6F #Flashes
Here's what's happening, why & what you can do about it. Gift article🔗: bit.ly/4k7MF6F #Flashes
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oh it's going to be a Recession recession
January 18, 2026 at 10:56 PM
oh it's going to be a Recession recession
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He has…sent hither swarms of Officers to harrass our people, and eat out their substance.
For Quartering large bodies of armed troops among us:
For protecting them, by a mock Trial, from punishment for any Murders which they should commit on the Inhabitants of these States:
For Quartering large bodies of armed troops among us:
For protecting them, by a mock Trial, from punishment for any Murders which they should commit on the Inhabitants of these States:
January 9, 2026 at 12:53 AM
He has…sent hither swarms of Officers to harrass our people, and eat out their substance.
For Quartering large bodies of armed troops among us:
For protecting them, by a mock Trial, from punishment for any Murders which they should commit on the Inhabitants of these States:
For Quartering large bodies of armed troops among us:
For protecting them, by a mock Trial, from punishment for any Murders which they should commit on the Inhabitants of these States:
I guess I will finish The Wedding People, though I find the narrator annoying. I try to avoid not finishing a book, and I already gave up on a book last month, so.
January 9, 2026 at 12:41 AM
I guess I will finish The Wedding People, though I find the narrator annoying. I try to avoid not finishing a book, and I already gave up on a book last month, so.
A game of scrabble by candlelight during a blackout.
January 4, 2026 at 2:53 AM
A game of scrabble by candlelight during a blackout.
Really loved the 2025 spring/summer comme des garçons shoes so I tried to make my own after my leather flats got damaged. 😁
December 22, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Really loved the 2025 spring/summer comme des garçons shoes so I tried to make my own after my leather flats got damaged. 😁
My first Chicago dog! I did *not* expect the pica.
December 13, 2025 at 8:08 PM
My first Chicago dog! I did *not* expect the pica.
Driving to Chicago, and there’s already been like six accidents with the icy roads.
November 29, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Driving to Chicago, and there’s already been like six accidents with the icy roads.
I cannot be coming down with something right before three weeks of traveling and a major U.S. holiday! No!
November 16, 2025 at 1:25 AM
I cannot be coming down with something right before three weeks of traveling and a major U.S. holiday! No!
I HATE that our basilica uses ai generated images for their social media posts.
November 7, 2025 at 11:33 PM
I HATE that our basilica uses ai generated images for their social media posts.
My goddaughter is teething🥺
November 7, 2025 at 1:29 AM
My goddaughter is teething🥺
One hour and 30 minutes left of this audiobook, blessed be
October 28, 2025 at 7:11 PM
One hour and 30 minutes left of this audiobook, blessed be
New Vanille album😭🙌🏽
October 27, 2025 at 12:06 AM
New Vanille album😭🙌🏽
The butterflies are here.
October 16, 2025 at 12:47 AM
The butterflies are here.
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Los caminos de los santos cambian el contorno de la tierra.
October 11, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Los caminos de los santos cambian el contorno de la tierra.
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Chicago priest Fr. Larry Dowling describes procession to ICE facility: “No one had the courage to speak directly to us. No one from Homeland Security could stand in the presence of the Monstrance holding the Blessed Sacrament. No wonder. Evil is repelled, recoils in the presence of Christ.”
October 11, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Chicago priest Fr. Larry Dowling describes procession to ICE facility: “No one had the courage to speak directly to us. No one from Homeland Security could stand in the presence of the Monstrance holding the Blessed Sacrament. No wonder. Evil is repelled, recoils in the presence of Christ.”
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Pope Leo in remarks to journalists tonight: "Someone who says I am against abortion but I am in agreement with the inhuman treatment of immigrants in the United States, I don't know if that's pro-life.” www.reuters.com/world/pope-l...
Pope Leo criticizes 'inhuman' treatment of immigrants in US
Pope Leo on Tuesday appeared to offer his strongest criticism yet of U.S. President Donald Trump's hardline immigration policies, questioning whether they were in line with the Catholic Church's pro-life teachings.
www.reuters.com
September 30, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Pope Leo in remarks to journalists tonight: "Someone who says I am against abortion but I am in agreement with the inhuman treatment of immigrants in the United States, I don't know if that's pro-life.” www.reuters.com/world/pope-l...
Finished The Year of Magical Thinking😭
September 30, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Finished The Year of Magical Thinking😭
Happy feast of Our Lady of Mercy
September 25, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Happy feast of Our Lady of Mercy
Pretty sure this part from Rainer Marie Rilke’s « Les Fenêtres » is my favorite of his.
« Aren’t I intact, with this life that’s listening, / with this full heart that loss is completing?”
« Aren’t I intact, with this life that’s listening, / with this full heart that loss is completing?”
September 25, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Pretty sure this part from Rainer Marie Rilke’s « Les Fenêtres » is my favorite of his.
« Aren’t I intact, with this life that’s listening, / with this full heart that loss is completing?”
« Aren’t I intact, with this life that’s listening, / with this full heart that loss is completing?”