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Bishop Karen Oliveto

@bishopkarenoliveto.bsky.social
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Pastor, prophet, scholar and retired #UMC bishop. Living north of the 49th parallel. She/her 🏳️‍🌈

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Jarvis Googoo @jarvisgoogoo.com · 03/10/2026
Amazing editorial cartoon re artificial intelligence by @mackinnonart.bsky.social
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Bishop Karen Oliveto @bishopkarenoliveto.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
“Whatever happens, those who have learned to love one another have made their way to the lasting world and will not leave, whatever happens.” —Wendell Berry,
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Bishop Karen Oliveto @bishopkarenoliveto.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
A day to learn, remember, and honour the children forced from their families and communities and sent to residential schools by the Canadian government. #everychildmatters membertou.ca/national-day...
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Bishop Karen Oliveto @bishopkarenoliveto.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Now living in Canada, I find myself grieving as I watch the United States sink deeper into an embrace of Christian Nationalism and White Supremacy. Racism has been given a free pass and is paraded around communities as patriotism. bishopkarenoliveto.substack.com/p/unity-not-...
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UNITY, NOT UNIFORMITY
Latitude Adjustment: Dispatches from a Northern Reckoning
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Bishop Karen Oliveto @bishopkarenoliveto.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Prayer for today.
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Bishop Karen Oliveto @bishopkarenoliveto.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
“Even a wounded world is feeding us. Even a wounded world holds us, giving us moments of wonder and joy. I choose joy over despair. Not because I have my head in the sand, but because joy is what the earth gives me daily and I must return the gift.” Robin Wall Kimmerer, Braiding Sweetgrass
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Cheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁 @minibubbly.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
We can make a difference in a 'sometimes broken world,' says Gander mayor at 9/11 ceremony #Canada www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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We can make a difference in a 'sometimes broken world,' says Gander mayor at 9/11 ceremony | CBC News
Thousands are in Gander on Friday to mark 25 years since the 9/11 attacks in the U.S. — and Newfoundland and Labrador's role in the response. Residents, survivors of the attacks, delegates and more ar...
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Bishop Karen Oliveto @bishopkarenoliveto.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
I love this! It has always bugged me that most churches are used for just one hour a week when there are so many needs in the community. What could you be doing in your sanctuary/church building that could extend your congregation’s care of its neighbors? Make God’s love visible and tangible.
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Alex Handyside 🌈 🇨🇦/🇬🇧⚽ @arachnius.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Tru Dat!!
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Cheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁 @minibubbly.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
🍁🍁🍁🍁🍁🍁🍁🍁🍁🍁🍁 B U Y 🍁 C A N A D I A N 🍁🍁🍁🍁🍁🍁🍁🍁🍁🍁🍁🍁
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Bishop Karen Oliveto @bishopkarenoliveto.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
The unmistakable chill of Fall was in the air tonight as we took in the sunset. I’m not quite ready to let go of summer. This poem put me in a deep nostalgic mood, remembering summers past, family and friends who no longer fill my rooms, and the family stories I loved hearing over and over again.
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Bishop Karen Oliveto @bishopkarenoliveto.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Not Dolly Parton…😭
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Bishop Karen Oliveto @bishopkarenoliveto.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
I recently had to step away from a relationship with a relative. I say this as a confession, not a boast... bishopkarenoliveto.substack.com/p/the-line-b...
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The Line Between Anger’s Wisdom and Anger’s Dominion
Latitude Adjustment: Dispatches from a Northern Reckoning
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Bishop Karen Oliveto @bishopkarenoliveto.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Thanks to recent events, my commitment to learn French has kicked into high gear. #TeamCanada
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Bishop Karen Oliveto @bishopkarenoliveto.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
“2 safeguard peace we must prepare for war” I know that maxim; it was forged in hell. This wealth of ships &guns inflamed the vulgar & makes the very war it guards against. The God of War is now a man of business, With vested interests. (British writer/activist I. Zangwill) When will we ever learn?
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Bishop Karen Oliveto @bishopkarenoliveto.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
“When we refuse to see the image of God in others, we prepare our hearts for violence. Racism and genocide begin not with weapons, but with a failure to love.” — Henri Nouwen
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Bishop Karen Oliveto @bishopkarenoliveto.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Thank you, Suzanne DeWitt Hall, for asking me such thoughtful and provocative questions! www.wheretrueloveis.com/single-post/...
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Lesbian Firsts: Karen Oliveto Changes the Face of the Methodist Bishopric https://static.wixstatic.com/media/bc5b30_b8e2cc587ca5462693f5c64d58952afa~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_750,h_1000,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.0...
Declan and I had the pleasure of meeting Karen Oliveto some years ago at a Reconciling Ministries Network event in Missouri. Since then we've been online friends, fans, and followers of her work: spre...
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HfxPam🇨🇦 @hfxpam.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
This is heavenly!!!!
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Why this Lunenburg bookstore stays open late into the night
A small, used bookstore in Lunenburg, N.S., is getting more attention for one unique reason. It opens in the evening and doesn't close until customers stop coming, even if that means keeping the light...
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Bishop Karen Oliveto @bishopkarenoliveto.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
The current climate in the United States has had me turning back to Superman, and in particular, an odd part of the Superman story: bizarro world. bishopkarenoliveto.substack.com/p/bizarro-wo...
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BIZARRO WORLD
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Connie Mc @conniemc.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
On August 6, we remember Hiroshima and question the morality of nuclear weapons.
Dorothy Day on the horror of Hiroshima
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CorrinaLeeB 🇨🇦 @corrina.sheshed.rocks · 03/08/2026
Today, communities across Canada are celebrating in their own unique way From B.C. Day to Terry Fox Day, Heritage Day, Natal Day, New Brunswick Day & Civic Holidays across the country Different traditions. One Canada. Wishing everyone a safe, joyful & relaxing holiday ❤️🇨🇦 #Canada #August3 #SheShed
Today, communities across Canada are celebrating in their own unique way

From B.C. Day to Terry Fox Day, Heritage Day, Natal Day, New Brunswick Day & Civic Holidays across the country

Different traditions. One Canada.
Wishing everyone a safe, joyful & relaxing holiday!
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Bishop Karen Oliveto @bishopkarenoliveto.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
A BC family stopped by our place because it had once belonged to the grandmother’s family. Her granddaughter said, “We can’t just drop in on strangers!” Grandma smiled: “Of course we can. This is Nova Scotia.” ❤️
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Bishop Karen Oliveto @bishopkarenoliveto.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Trump learned today that you can’t turn a bridge into a wall. #GordieHoweBridge
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Bishop Karen Oliveto @bishopkarenoliveto.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
A story about honking, wildfires, and why Canadian kindness might just be a survival skill. bishopkarenoliveto.substack.com/p/we-just-do...
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We Just Don't Do That Here
Latitude Adjustment: Dispatches from a Northern Reckoning
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Bishop Karen Oliveto @bishopkarenoliveto.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
We went to the premiere performance of “Frenchy’s The Thrift Musical” last night at @shipscotheatre.bsky.social Fabulous show!!! Be sure to see it!
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Bishop Karen Oliveto @bishopkarenoliveto.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
I’m looking forward to teaching a CE course through Claremont School of Theology. Leading Faithfully: Pastoral Presence & Prophetic Imagination.Over 3 sessions (dates/times below)we’ll meet on Zoom to explore how leaders can cultivate courageous imagination & faithful response in a challenging world
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Bishop Karen Oliveto @bishopkarenoliveto.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
It makes Canada not just where I live, but where my values have found a home. bishopkarenoliveto.substack.com/p/canada-day...
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Bishop Karen Oliveto @bishopkarenoliveto.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Just finished reading an exquisitely delicious novel. “My Friends” is a story of friendship, family, and the small things that help us survive the harshest situations, all woven together by a piece of art. Made me laugh out loud and audibly sob (which was at times awkward while traveling).
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Bishop Karen Oliveto @bishopkarenoliveto.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
We who believe in freedom cannot rest until it comes. #Juneteenth youtu.be/nXvudwnZrXc?...
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Sweet Honey In The Rock: Ella's Song (Democracy Now)
YouTube video by Amado McCarroll-Gallegos
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Bishop Karen Oliveto @bishopkarenoliveto.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
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Celebrating Pride—Celebrating Community
Latitude Adjustment: Dispatches From a Northern Reckoning
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Bishop Karen Oliveto @bishopkarenoliveto.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Today is the 41st anniversary of my Elder's ordination. Looking back over all those years (Deacon's ordination was in 1982), I can only feel gratitude for the journey, for the people I have been privileged to be in ministry with, and for the God who has loved me and has never let me go.
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Bishop Karen Oliveto @bishopkarenoliveto.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
“Active cemetery” warning…
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HfxPam🇨🇦 @hfxpam.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Libraries are community hubs that provide invaluable services for all ages. Especially in rural communities. I’ll add this to my list of irritations. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Annapolis Valley libraries closing 5 branches, cites static provincial funding | CBC News
The Annapolis Valley Regional Library announced the changes Monday after months of sounding the alarm that their operations were on shaky financial footing.
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Bishop Karen Oliveto @bishopkarenoliveto.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
Spot on
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Bishop Karen Oliveto @bishopkarenoliveto.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
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The We Before Me Latitude Adjustment: Dispatches from a Northern Reckoning I am sitting in Newark airport, waiting for my flight home to Nova Scotia, a little giddy that I get to return a day earlie...
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Bishop Karen Oliveto @bishopkarenoliveto.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
Allegiance The parking lot shuttle driver in Halifax, NS asked me where I was flying. As the current US administration has shifted from being a friendly neighbour to a school yard bully, I found myself hesitating before answering that I was headed to the States... open.substack.com/pub/bishopka...
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Allegiance
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Bishop Karen Oliveto @bishopkarenoliveto.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
Methodists practice embodied theology through the Wesleyan Quadrilateral. Ashley and Chris extend it with a Practical Quadrilateral—field preaching, micro‑communities, social engagement, leadership activation—aimed at forming truly transformed, transforming communities. Highly recommend!
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Bishop Karen Oliveto @bishopkarenoliveto.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
Today was the Pugwash Ted Talk event (the first was in 2024). It was a great mix of speakers (young and old) talking about peace. It was held at the high school—the first school in Canada to declare itself a nuclear-free zone. All in all, a very rich (&very Pugwash) afternoon!
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Bishop Karen Oliveto @bishopkarenoliveto.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
Today marks the 2nd anniversary of removing anti‑LGBTQ language from The UMC Book of Discipline. I hold gratitude for liberation—and grief for those who didn’t live to see it. May no child of God ever doubt their belovedness because of the Church’s—or society’s—myopia
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Bishop Karen Oliveto @bishopkarenoliveto.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
Grateful for this important conversation with UMC bishops on Christian Faith and Democracy, moderated by Dr. Ashley Boggan. It is critical that we name and confront Christian nationalism Panelists include Dr. Rob Lee, Dr. Joey Shelton, Rev. Dr. Mariah Furness Tollgaard, and Dr. Peter Mageto. #UMC
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Bishop Karen Oliveto @bishopkarenoliveto.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
It’s been a powerful week of worship, study, work and conversation as the bishops from throughout The United Methodist Church gathered in Jacksonville, FL. #UMC
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Bishop Karen Oliveto @bishopkarenoliveto.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
The United Methodist bishops from around the world have gathered in Jacksonville, FL! Our first order of business was the Memorial Service for bishops and bishop spouses who have passed since our last meeting. It’s always a moving service as we remember the lives & ministries of these faithful ones.
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Bishop Karen Oliveto @bishopkarenoliveto.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
So grateful for these Latter Day Saints moms and their fierce love for their queer kids. #MamaBears realmamabears.gumroad.com/l/dewkgb
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Exploring Global Options for LGBTQ+ Young Adults - The Complete Guide (Part 1 + Part 2)
We’ve been hearing from more and more parents asking the same question:What options exist for LGBTQ+ young adults outside the United States?Not from a place of panic — but from a desire to understand,...
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Bishop Karen Oliveto @bishopkarenoliveto.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Remember… #EarthDay
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Bishop Karen Oliveto @bishopkarenoliveto.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
The unabated, unchecked cruelty of the US administration continues to stun and enrage me. www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
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Amid quarrel with pope, Trump strips Miami charity of funding to house migrant kids
The move comes amid rising tensions between the administration and American Catholics.
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Bishop Karen Oliveto @bishopkarenoliveto.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
While traveling in Italy, I can’t help but notice how much Italians love Madonna—both the mother of Jesus and the singer: Madonna statues are everywhere, and Madonna songs have been playing in nearly every restaurant.
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Bishop Karen Oliveto @bishopkarenoliveto.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
“And lo, there was not a pineapple among them.” And God said, “It is good.” —Oliveticus 2:16
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Bishop Karen Oliveto @bishopkarenoliveto.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
I made the mistake (or was it?) of opening my phone while in a church in Spoleto (Italy) & read the president’s words about destroying a whole civilization. I fell into a pew and could only pray the lines of a hymn (with a slight word change): “Stop thy children's warring madness.” May it be so.
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a Page in your life 🍁📎 @sailorgirl2017.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
Love this! www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Nova Scotia food programs get $5M boost from U.S. alcohol sales | CBC News
Hundreds of Nova Scotia non-profits and charities that deliver food programs are set to receive a $5.3-million boost from proceeds tied to the province’s sell-off of U.S. alcohol.
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Lyle Collie (qallunaat)🇨🇦 🟠 @11xgrandpa.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
I am old enough to remember sending astronauts to the moon was a pleasant distraction from a stupid war.
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