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Jakob Karl Rinderknecht @jkrinder.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Glad to be at the annual meeting for the North American Academy of Ecumenists “The Common Good in our Common Home: World Christianity, Earth Community’s, and the Realm of God” Thanks to Princeton Theological Seminary for hosting

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Anne M. Carpenter @catholickungfu.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Heyyyy Dr. Chad Pecknold, CUA theologian on loan to DHS for outreach: how's it going? We doing any unconscionable moral evils over there?

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Anne M. Carpenter @catholickungfu.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

"For what it’s worth, my own judgment is that Pecknold desperately needs pastoral guidance and, indeed, correction. Pecknold seems unwilling to think with the Church about immigration and overzealous to contribute to this administration’s evils." www.commonwealmagazine.org/heaps-peckno...

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Chad Pecknold’s New Job

By taking a job at Trump's DHS, theologian Chad Pecknold reveals a desperate need for pastoral guidance and correction.

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Jakob Karl Rinderknecht @jkrinder.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Kinda wild that ND thinks that “The successful candidate will show evidence of a field-leading contribution to their field of expertise,” is appropriate for an entry-level assistant professor job

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Jakob Karl Rinderknecht @jkrinder.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

So- since the Lake Ontario nonsense fails to notice that the province is named after the lake (and not the other way around) What shall we rename Americo Vespucci?

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Jakob Karl Rinderknecht @jkrinder.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

Happy Feast of St Benedict to all who celebrate. I’ve always loved how the prologue and ch 72 frame the rule. “We seek therefore to establish a school for the Lord’s service … and may he bring us all together to everlasting life.”

Statue of St Benedict from St John’s Collegeville

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Jakob Karl Rinderknecht @jkrinder.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Out of office message turned off. Sabbatical is officially over …

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Jakob Karl Rinderknecht @jkrinder.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

A change for summer- last time I was anything near cleanshaven was probably 2017

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Jakob Karl Rinderknecht @jkrinder.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

Two weeks left (-ish), to submit for the North American Academy of Ecumenists. The CFP is here: bit.ly/2026NAAE. Please consider submitting a paper proposal. It's a great little conference. We have a few scholarships for grad students, contingent faculty and others without support.

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Jakob Karl Rinderknecht @jkrinder.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

This came up in the feed as I came across this in Magnifica Humanitas -- seems like the same concern from multiple sources.

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Jakob Karl Rinderknecht @jkrinder.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

I feel like my lifetime has seen every institution I’m supposed to be invested in spending down its financial and reputational endowment as quickly as humanly possible —for no better reason than laziness and an attempt to reclaim a heyday that is only imagined to be good

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Jonathan Heaps @jonathanrheaps.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

As promised! Here's the YouTube link to my Toth-Lonergan Lecture, delivered last Thursday, April 16 at Seton Hall University. Contains even more references to Mister Rogers than you might expect! youtu.be/sI1Ap_KQuks?...

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Toth Lonergan Spring Lecture 2026: Jonathan Heaps, Ph.D.

YouTube video by Seton Hall University

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Jakob Karl Rinderknecht @jkrinder.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

Interesting thing about expertise: you have it in limited areas. The academy is supposed to train a reflex of stepping back when someone else has more in an area. (Obviously some don’t. But it’s a thing people get made fun of for ) Weird how so many powerful people never learned that reflex

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Jakob Karl Rinderknecht @jkrinder.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

The CFP for the North American Academy of Ecumenists is now live -- due June 15th -- we are looking for papers considering the common good, ecotheology, and the world church in some relation to Christian unity. Full CFP at bit.ly/2026NAAE Some scholarships available for presenters w/o support

Artemis 2 image with information about the NAAE Call for Papers 2026. "World Christianity and the Realm of God" Sept 25-27 at Princeton Theological Seminary. More information at: bit.ly/2026NAAE

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David Kaib @davidkaib.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

Sometimes people object to a concept as ‘made up’ and I have bad news about where concepts come from.

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Jakob Karl Rinderknecht @jkrinder.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

Gave this talk last week for the Benedictine Institute here in Collegeville: "Receive Each Other: St. Benedict's Call to Neighbor Love". It starts with Benedict's call to "receive the stranger as Christ" and traces a pattern of mutual reception between community, outsiders, and God.

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Lunch & Learn: Receive Each Other: Benedict’s Call to Love our Neighbor

The Rule calls communities to “receive each other” and to “receive strangers” as Christ. This powerful but quiet insistence serves as a fundamental call to community and to openness even in dangerous ...

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Emrys @librarytheologian.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

Sent my wife this image, and she yelled from the bedroom "WHEN?!"

low-res image of a large white oval restaurant plate with three strips of fried breaded cod in the center, flanked by either fried cheese curds or tots on the left, fried clam strips and fried shrimp on the right, and tartar and cocktail sauce and garnish at the rear. Meme text over the image says "CATHOLICS BE LIKE / TIME FOR MY SACRIFICIAL MEAL OF PENANCE"

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Jakob Karl Rinderknecht @jkrinder.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

If Candlemas Day be dry and fair, the half o’ winter’s to come and mair. If Candlemas Day be wet and foul, the half o’ winter’s gane at Yule. Oh well. At least it’s a pretty day.

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Jakob Karl Rinderknecht @jkrinder.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

Take a minute today to read @jonathanrheaps.bsky.social 's latest, an application of Lonergan to the present moment. As always, worth your attention www.commonwealmagazine.org/heaps-jonath...

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Jakob Karl Rinderknecht @jkrinder.bsky.social · 01/11/2025

Back from an excellent board meeting for the Collegeville Institute. Excited to see where our new leadership is going to take us! Thanks to United Sem of the Twin Cities for hosting!

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The Catholic Theological Society of America @thectsa.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

Congratulations to CTSA member Mary Kate Holman @ Fairfield University on the publication of her book, Marie-Dominique Chenu: Catholic Theology for a Changing World.

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Jakob Karl Rinderknecht @jkrinder.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

If you are planning on attending AAR /SBL this fall here are the sessions of the Vatican II Studies Unit- should be a good lineup!

Vatican 2 Studies Unit, cosponsored with Interreligious and Interfaith Studies Unit and Religions in Europe Unit. Nostra Aetate at 60. With Alaina Keller, Peter Thielen, Claire Maligot, Younus Mirza, and Jaisy Joseph.
Sunday, November 23, Hynes Convention Center, 209.

Vatican 2 Studies Unit: The Role of the Theologian at the Council and in a Synodal Church. With Timothy Perron, Edward Dunar, and Therese Lautua. Sunday, Nov 23, 5-6:30pm. Hynes Convention Center, 308.

Vatican 2 Studies Unit: The Conciliar Legacy of Freedom. With Michael McGravey, Mary Kate Holman, and Stephanie Wong. Saturday Nov 22 3-4:30pm, Sheraton Back Bay B.

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Jonathan Heaps @jonathanrheaps.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

Organizers sent me a new digital flyer for @setonhall.bsky.social Law School’s “Faith, Values, & the Rule of Law Interdisciplinary Conference” Abstracts being accepted until Nov 1 & it’s basically across the street from the Newark train station.

SETON HALL LAW
February 4-5, 2026 | In-Person
One Newark Center, Newark, NJ 07102
Faith, Values, and the Rule of Law: An Interdisciplinary Conference Come to Seton Hall Law School for a robust program examining how the world's great religious, theological and philosophical traditions have all contributed to the understanding of justice and human dignity that underscore modern rule of law principles.
Bringing together scholars in law, theology, religious studies, philosophy, political science, international affairs, history, literature, ethics, and related disciplines.
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
Interested in presenting?
Submit an abstract of your work by Nov. 1, 2025. Or want to only attend? Scan the QR code.
Rabbi Shai Held
President c Dean Hadar Institute
Imam Dr. Mohamad
Jebara
Islamic Scholar
Scriptural Philologist
Quinta Jurecic
Staff Writer
The Atlantic
Dr. Cristina Traina
Professor of Theology
Fordham University
https://law.shu.edu/events/faith-values-rule-of-law-interdisciplinary-conference.html

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Jakob Karl Rinderknecht @jkrinder.bsky.social · 04/10/2025

This morning I was home alone with the dogs. Came into the living room to discover that someone (not me) had turned on the TV and started an episode of Archer. In other news, the puppy has decided that the TV remote looks like a chew toy.

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Jakob Karl Rinderknecht @jkrinder.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

Doing my annual required HR training today. Always annoying but I get why we do most of it. But I cannot figure out why everyone on campus needs to do a 40min training on how Cleary Act statistics are compiled Like that’s a huge amount of time to dedicate to something that’s like 10 peoples’ job

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Bridget O’Brien @bridgetemob.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

Catholic Bluesky world: If you’re active in any sort of ministry in & interested in deepening your experience of synodality, the Northampton, England-based School for Synodality runs free Zoom-based 3–part workshops & their next series starts Oct 8: www.schoolforsynodality.org.uk/events/synod...

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[OCTOBER] Synodality 101: Conversations in the Spirit Workshops — School for Synodality

Wednesdays 8th, 15th & 22nd October 2025 A series of 3 online workshops about how to facilitate spiritual conversations.

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Jonathan Heaps @jonathanrheaps.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

As the Fall gets rolling along, here's a reminder about this CFP

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Jakob Karl Rinderknecht @jkrinder.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

New foster! Meet Crumbs. She’s sweet and very smart. And deaf and a little stubborn, so training is gonna be important.

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A.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 01/06/2025

You didn't vote for mass deportations? Great. Show me. Call your congresspeople. Take to the street and carry a sign. Donate to immigrant advocacy groups. At the very least don't ask other people to do the work of redeeming you.

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Jakob Karl Rinderknecht @jkrinder.bsky.social · 26/05/2025

Extending the deadline for the NAAE conference submissions to June 15. If you have an idea about the relationship between belief and unity (what is necessary? Why? How do Christians navigate moral or other disagreement?) please consider submitting! Nov 20-21 before AARSBL bit.ly/NAAE2025

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Dog mom @flojo22.bsky.social · 24/05/2025

Fire that superintendent

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RT @ryankturnbull.bsky.social · 11/05/2025

Feels like the best thing we could do for Mother’s Day is to cast down the mighty from their thrones and send the rich away empty.

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Jakob Karl Rinderknecht @jkrinder.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

Another year in the books (10 since I graduated!!) Another crop of wonderful Cardinal grads to celebrate! And sabbatical begins soon 😊

A rapidly aging professor in Marquette Doctoral robes

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Jakob Karl Rinderknecht @jkrinder.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

Hi folks- CFP for the NAAE conference just before AARSBL is live. Please spread the word. A very-grad student friendly conference with fully online options. “In Necessities, Unity”. Question is: what is necessary for unity? Why? bit.ly/NAAE2025

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Jakob Karl Rinderknecht @jkrinder.bsky.social · 23/02/2025

So- if GOP-ers could refuse to pronounce the Democratic Party’s name right for 40 years, what’s to stop everyone else from just routinely referring to Musk’s unconstitutional project as “doggy” ?

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National Catholic Reporter @ncronline.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

When confronted with a perceived slight to his brand of Catholicism, Bishop Robert Barron is quick to post on social media. But when it comes to those on the margins, his alleged prophetic voice is conspicuously silent, says NCR digital editor John Grosso.

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Word extinguished: Bishop Barron's digital silence

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Jakob Karl Rinderknecht @jkrinder.bsky.social · 15/02/2025

Denna continues to warm up to puppy Taylor. Still hoping she finds a forever home soon! www.snispa.org/taylor

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Jakob Karl Rinderknecht @jkrinder.bsky.social · 09/02/2025

Tom the puppy got adopted today and seems to be doing great. Taylor is still with us. And has convinced Denna that one puppy isn’t too much chaos and should be trusted to cuddle www.snipsa.org/taylor

A catahoula dog allows a little puppy to lay next to her

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Glenn Butner @dglennbutner.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

Back to the ordo amoris: ironically, if that’s the only moral consideration, you’d have to endorse a huge percentage of unauthorized border crossing. Why should a parent prioritize the needs and desires of foreign citizens over their children who would benefit from migration to a strong economy?

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Joshua McManaway @jrmcmanaway.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

The more relevant Latin theological phrase is not ordo amoris, but libido dominandi - the lust for domination, a favorite phrase of St. Augustine's. Political spite, glee over the despair of others, "owning" others, trolling others, etc, are all born out of this impulse.

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Jakob Karl Rinderknecht @jkrinder.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

Apparently I defended my dissertation a decade ago today- which is wild

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