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@richraho.bsky.socialReposted by @heidischlumpf.bsky.socialPope Leo XIV has posted on his official X account that the Catholic Church holds the death penalty to be “inadmissible because it is an attack on the inviolability and dignity of the person.” www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news...
@heidischlumpf.bsky.socialPham, Stowe, Beckman, McElroy, Cupich and Boxie are among the US bishops speaking out about mass deportations in the past week or so. Immigration is likely to be a topic of conversation at their upcoming Nov. meeting. My @commonwealmagazine.org piece:
@heidischlumpf.bsky.socialMy new newsletter launches this afternoon so be sure to sign up to get the first edition:
@heidischlumpf.bsky.socialCatholics could be a key voting block, and there are plenty of efforts to mobilize them for the midterms. With @stephenschneck.bsky.social @networklobby.bsky.social @ignatiansolidarity.bsky.social Catholics Vote Common Good @commonwealmagazine.org
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@commonwealmagazine.orgReposted by @heidischlumpf.bsky.social@heidischlumpf.bsky.socialExciting news: I will be writing a free weekly newsletter that begins next Monday. Sign up below!
@heidischlumpf.bsky.socialNew episode: A continued exploration of the new papal encyclical and analysis of Bishop Barron's recent attacks on so-called "toxic empathy." Also, an interview with theologian Ed Hahnenberg about synodality and ministry. @daultradio.bsky.social
@dominicpreziosi.bsky.socialReposted by @heidischlumpf.bsky.socialTwo good conversations on the @commonwealmagazine.org podcast: nat'l correspondent @heidischlumpf.bsky.social on midterms, converts, & migration @avilacosnahan.bsky.social w Gabrielle Oliveira on what it means for mothers and children to cross borders
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@heidischlumpf.bsky.socialThe next episode of the Commonweal podcast--which now includes a brief conversation with me about recent Catholic news--is out. Plus a fascinating interview about family separation.
@heidischlumpf.bsky.socialLooking forward to this daylong conference at Loyola on Saturday. I'll be part of a panel discussing "What Does This Mean for the Church" at 130 pm. Hope to see you there!
@heidischlumpf.bsky.socialIn my latest piece in @commonwealmagazine.org,I look at the new converts to Catholicism and discover that while they are attracted to the church's truth, tradition and beauty, that doesn't mean they're all rad-trads.
@heidischlumpf.bsky.social"Never forget the day, but also remember what has transpired in the days since." --Dominic Preziosi
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@heidischlumpf.bsky.socialIn this episode, we dive into the new papal encyclical for a season-long exploration of its themes and discuss the Season of Creation during a time of increasing climate peril. Plus an interview with @stephenschneck.bsky.social of Catholics for the Future.
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@heidischlumpf.bsky.social"When the only thing most Americans seem to agree on is the fact that we don’t agree on much of anything, it’s worth asking how a country singer came to exemplify a unity that otherwise escapes us." My latest piece in Commonweal:
@heidischlumpf.bsky.socialThe long-overdue shift is noticeable, even to people outside the church. My most recent piece in Commonweal:
