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John T. Grosso @jtgrosso.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Resources and personnel are thin, and the ethical and social implications of AI usage are profound. How do parishes navigate this brave new world? I have some thoughts. I invite you to join us on October 7th for the Catholic Apostolate Center's webinar! Register here.
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Where Does AI Belong in Parish Life? A Framework for Discernment and Decision-Making | Catholic Apostolate Center
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Joe Ferullo @joeferullo.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
If you have little kids, you know Ms. Rachel - and her YouTube videos - like you know your family. A great profile from @jtgrosso.bsky.social in NCR …. #MsRachel #children #YouTube #faith #media www.ncronline.org/culture/unsh...
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The unshakable faith of Ms. Rachel
Having achieved worldwide fame for her educational YouTube videos, Rachel Accurso is an advocate for children's rights. Behind it all? An unshakable faith in the love of God and steadfast commitment t...
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John T. Grosso @jtgrosso.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
"The kids gave me this platform. They chose me. How could I not use it to help them?" Last month, I had the privilege of interviewing @msrachelforlittles.bsky.social about her deep, unshakable faith. You can read more from our incredible conversation today in @ncronline.bsky.social.
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The unshakable faith of Ms. Rachel
Having achieved worldwide fame for her educational YouTube videos, Rachel Accurso is an advocate for children's rights. Behind it all? An unshakable faith in the love of God and steadfast commitment t...
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John T. Grosso @jtgrosso.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
After three and a half years, today is my last day at National Catholic Reporter. I am delighted to share that discernment has led me to the Catholic Apostolate Center. I start on Monday as Associate Director of Communications. I am excited to learn from my new colleagues and to get to work!
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John T. Grosso @jtgrosso.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
The words of the gospel are the words of everlasting life. They are not meant to be packaged by an algorithm or proclaimed in a generic template. In my piece for @uscatholic.bsky.social, I make the case for why parishes should avoid the use of AI in their graphics.
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AI has no place in the parish bulletin
With his new encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas, Pope Leo XIV offers a roadmap for parish AI use—along with much-needed guardrails.
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Joe Ferullo @joeferullo.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
A Knicks jersey signed by the pope, sage burnt on center court, and a row of superfan nuns! Faith and the NBA Finals, via @jtgrosso.bsky.social and @oliviabardo.bsky.social in NCR ... #Knicks #PopeLeo #Spurs #NBAFinals #faith www.ncronline.org/news/signed-...
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Is a signed Pope Leo Knicks jersey New York's holy assist?
The NBA Finals have featured Catholic sisters, arena blessings, interreligious chants and a signed Pope Leo XIV jersey — and it's only been four games.
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Joe Ferullo @joeferullo.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Is a signed Pope Leo #Knicks jersey New York's holy assist? A rundown of the heavenly signs and powerful prayers at play in the #NBAFinals Via @jtgrosso.bsky.social and @oliviabardo.bsky.social in NCR … #PopeLeo #NewYork #Spurs www.ncronline.org/news/signed-...
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Is a signed Pope Leo Knicks jersey New York's holy assist?
The NBA Finals have featured Catholic sisters, arena blessings, interreligious chants and a signed Pope Leo XIV jersey — and it's only been four games.
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John T. Grosso @jtgrosso.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
"My mayor still Muslim, my bagel still Jewish, the pope on our side, Knicks in five!" - MD Hossain Though Pope Leo XIV hasn't explicitly declared his Knicks fandom, Hossain might actually have a point. More from @oliviabardo.bsky.social and I.
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Is a signed Pope Leo Knicks jersey New York's holy assist?
The NBA Finals have featured Catholic sisters, arena blessings, interreligious chants and a signed Pope Leo XIV jersey — and it's only been four games.
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John T. Grosso @jtgrosso.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Pope Leo’s quote of Gandalf in his AI encyclical is a dig at Peter Thiel. Don’t believe me? Check out my column for @wherepeteris.com.
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Is Pope Leo’s Gandalf quote a dig at Peter Thiel?
J.R.R. Tolkien's masterwork The Lord of the Rings has made it into Pope Leo XIV's first encyclical — and the reference reads like a veiled rebuke of Peter Thiel, the billionaire tech investor and Tolk...
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David Darmofal @daviddarmofal.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
Here’s @jtgrosso.bsky.social’s article that I didn’t have room left to link to in the original post. 2/2 www.ncronline.org/news/maga-fo...
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MAGA followers have a new enemy: Traditionalist Catholics
A civil war has broken out in the MAGA coalition between traditionalist Catholics and evangelical Christians. The major disagreement? American support of Israel.
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National Catholic Reporter @ncronline.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
"Many are realizing that the soul of MAGA is viscerally anti-Catholic and racist, not to mention pagan in its pessimism, and it's time to jump off the bandwagon," said Austen Ivereigh.
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MAGA followers have a new enemy: Traditionalist Catholics
A civil war has broken out in the MAGA coalition between traditionalist Catholics and evangelical Christians. The major disagreement? American support of Israel.
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John T. Grosso @jtgrosso.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
A civil war has broken out in the MAGA coalition between traditionalist Catholics and evangelical Christians. The major disagreement? American support of Israel. My latest for NCR.
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MAGA followers have a new enemy: Traditionalist Catholics
A civil war has broken out in the MAGA coalition between traditionalist Catholics and evangelical Christians. The major disagreement? American support of Israel.
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Joe Ferullo @joeferullo.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
Did the pope call out Trump on Iran? @jtgrosso.bsky.social in NCR says only if you reduce Catholic theology and Gospel values to level of simplistic online politics. #Trump #Iran #PopeLeo #IranIsraelWar www.ncronline.org/opinion/ncr-...
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Did the pope call out Trump on Iran?
Amid escalating U.S. military action in Iran, Pope Leo XIV issued a forceful call for peace in the Middle East. The internet made it about Trump.
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John T. Grosso @jtgrosso.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
Did Pope Leo XIV call out Donald Trump over escalating U.S. military action in Iran? Bloggers have been quick to say so. The reality however, is far more nuanced than social media pundits would have you believe.
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Did the pope call out Trump on Iran?
Amid escalating U.S. military action in Iran, Pope Leo XIV issued a forceful call for peace in the Middle East. The internet made it about Trump.
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Rich Raho @richraho.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
You cannot manipulate every single word and action of the Pope in order to fit your political narrative. There are misleading and factually inaccurate stories circulating. The attempt to pigeonhole the Pope to fit your own story is disingenuous, risks spreading false news about the Pope.
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National Catholic Reporter @ncronline.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
We are encouraged by the bishops who have spoken out against the Trump administration's assault on human dignity. But to those bishops who have remained silent, we ask one simple question: What are you waiting for?
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Editorial: Bishops of the United States, history has its eyes on you
We are encouraged by the bishops who have spoken out against the Trump administration's assault on human dignity. But to those bishops who have remained silent, we ask one simple question: What are yo...
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David Darmofal @daviddarmofal.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
A national conversation with @jtgrosso.bsky.social on how Catholics can choose the Gospel over Trump & Vance. youtu.be/6-02bNRGG_k?...
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National Conversation with John Grosso
YouTube video by Common Good Strategies
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David Darmofal @daviddarmofal.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
Monday night, @catholicsvcg.bsky.social will be holding an important national conversation with @ncronline.bsky.social reporter @jtgrosso.bsky.social titled "Catholics Must Decide If They Serve Trump or the Gospel." You can sign up here: tinyurl.com/JohnGrosso
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Témoignage chrétien @temoignagechretien.fr · 05/02/2026
⁉️ Trump ou l'Évangile ? Face aux mensonges et aux exactions de l’administration Trump, @jtgrosso.bsky.social, rédacteur en chef de l’édition numérique du @ncronline.bsky.social, expose clairement l’alternative à laquelle les chrétiens sont confrontés 👇 www.temoignagechretien.fr/les-catholiq...
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John T. Grosso @jtgrosso.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
Thank you @thedailybeast.bsky.social for sharing my column!
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HuffPost @huffpost.com · 28/01/2026
The vice president's "cafeteria Catholicism must continue to be repudiated by people of faith," the op-ed read.
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JD Vance Draws Damning Moral Rebuke From Catholic Newspaper: 'MAGA Over Jesus'
The vice president's "cafeteria Catholicism must continue to be repudiated by people of faith," the op-ed read.
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Joe Ferullo @joeferullo.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
Via @jtgrosso.bsky.social in NCR- As the country reels from the fallout over the shooting of Alex Pretti, some Catholics are making it clear who they choose to serve. It isn't always Jesus. #Trump #JDVance #AlexPretti #ICE #Minneapolis #Catholic www.ncronline.org/opinion/ncr-...
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Catholics must decide if they serve Donald Trump or the Gospel
Jesus famously proclaimed, "No one can serve two masters." As the country continues to reel from the shooting of Alex Pretti, Catholics are making it clear who they are choosing to serve. It isn't alw...
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Michael J. O'Loughlin @mikeoloughlin.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
Cardinal Tobin: Pray, mourn and say 'no' to ICE funding www.ncronline.org/news/cardina...
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Cardinal Tobin: Pray, mourn and say 'no' to ICE funding
In a reflection delivered during an online interfaith prayer service hosted by Faith in Action, Tobin employed some of the strongest language yet by a U.S. cardinal to condemn the Trump administration...
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John T. Grosso @jtgrosso.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
It is time for Catholics to choose who our master is. Do we serve Donald Trump? Or do we serve Jesus? My latest for @ncronline.bsky.social.
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Catholics must decide if they serve Donald Trump or the Gospel
Jesus famously proclaimed, "No one can serve two masters." As the country continues to reel from the shooting of Alex Pretti, Catholics are making it clear who they are choosing to serve. It isn't alw...
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John T. Grosso @jtgrosso.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
A Catholic organization honoring Tom Homan is a moral disgrace. A Catholic bishop imparting his blessing on a man responsible for such wanton destruction and desolation is a profound scandal. My latest for @ncronline.bsky.social.
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Fringe MAGA Catholic group crowns US border czar Tom Homan 'Protector of America'
In their latest act of sacrilege, the nationalist group is honoring a ferocious advocate and architect of the first Trump administration's family separation policy and the main animator of the aggress...
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Joe Ferullo @joeferullo.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
Via @jtgrosso.bsky.social in NCR: "Disgrace" - Fringe MAGA Catholic group crowns US border czar Tom Homan 'Protector of America' #immigration #Trump #Catholic #MAGA #deportations www.ncronline.org/opinion/ncr-...
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Fringe MAGA Catholic group crowns US border czar Tom Homan 'Protector of America'
In their latest act of sacrilege, the nationalist group is honoring a ferocious advocate and architect of the first Trump administration's family separation policy and the main animator of the aggress...
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Joe Ferullo @joeferullo.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
MUST-READ via @jtgrosso.bsky.social in NCR - Catholic Vice President Vance takes to social media to justify killing of Renee Good. "His attempts to blame Good for her own death are fundamentally incompatible with the Gospel." #ReneeGood #Minneapolis #JDVance www.ncronline.org/opinion/ncr-...
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Catholic Vice President Vance takes to social media to justify killing of Renee Good
After the tragic shooting of Renee Good at the hands of ICE, the Catholic vice president of the United States took to social media to justify the killing.
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John T. Grosso @jtgrosso.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
Vice President JD Vance’s comments justifying the death of Renee Good are a moral stain on the collective witness of our Catholic faith. His Catholicism seems to be little more than a political prop, a tool only for his career ambitions and desire for power. My latest for NCR.
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Catholic Vice President Vance takes to social media to justify killing of Renee Good
After the tragic shooting of Renee Good at the hands of ICE, the Catholic vice president of the United States took to social media to justify the killing.
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John T. Grosso @jtgrosso.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
No, Pope Leo is not “based.” But that hasn’t stopped conservative culture warriors from trying to mold the Pope in their own image - one that fits in neatly and conveniently with their theological, liturgical, and political sensibilities.
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Is Pope Leo 'based'? The culture war compliment doesn't quite fit
The pontiff had barely stepped onto the loggia wearing the mozzetta and papal stole before social media was ablaze with traditionalists claiming, "We're so back."
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John T. Grosso @jtgrosso.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
After participating in "Good Morning America" co-anchor Gio Benitez’s confirmation Mass, some conservative Catholics unleashed a barrage of online attacks on @jamesmartinsj.bsky.social. It begs the question: Why are traditionalists so obsessed with him?
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Why are traditionalists on Catholic Twitter still so obsessed with Jim Martin?
After participating in "Good Morning America" co-anchor Gio Benitez's confirmation Mass, some conservative Catholics unleashed a barrage of online attacks on Jesuit Fr. James Martin. Martin's crime? B...
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John T. Grosso @jtgrosso.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
Feels like a good time to re-share this column I wrote about how @christopherjhale.bsky.social and other partisan progressives use hyperbolic and often embellished language to frame Pope Leo as a convenient tool for their political agenda.
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Letters (not) from Leo: Progressive efforts to claim Pope Leo misunderstand his mission
As political tensions reach their boiling point in the United States, progressives have anointed Pope Leo XIV as their foil to President Donald Trump. The problem? Leo doesn't see himself that way.
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John T. Grosso @jtgrosso.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
Progressives online are falling in love with a version of Pope Leo that doesn’t exist - and one that the pope explicitly rejects - thanks to the partisan efforts of @christopherjhale.bsky.social and @occupydemocrats.bsky.social. My latest column: www.ncronline.org/opinion/lett...
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Letters (not) from Leo: Progressive efforts to claim Pope Leo misunderstand his mission
As political tensions reach their boiling point in the United States, progressives have anointed Pope Leo XIV as their foil to President Donald Trump. The problem? Leo doesn't see himself that way.
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John T. Grosso @jtgrosso.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
“The death of truth is the ultimate victory of evil. When truth leaves us, when we let it slip away, when it is ripped from our hands, we become vulnerable to the appetite of whatever monster screams the loudest.”
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Star Wars' 'Andor' takes on the American empire
In showing exactly what it takes to resist the ever-growing power of a fascist empire, Disney's "Andor" serves as both a prophetic example — and a desperate warning cry.
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John T. Grosso @jtgrosso.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
Some noted a Kirk appearance in 2023 in which he said that gun deaths were "unfortunately" worth it for the right to bear arms. “I think it's worth to have a cost of, unfortunately, some gun deaths every single year so that we can have the Second Amendment to protect our other God-given rights.”
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Shock and prayers after conservative activist Charlie Kirk shot and killed
Conservative activist Charlie Kirk was killed after being shot Sept. 10 during an event at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah, the president announced on social media.
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John T. Grosso @jtgrosso.bsky.social · 12/07/2025
I wrote about this sacrilege for @ncronline.bsky.social. www.ncronline.org/opinion/home...
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Homeland Security weaponizes Bible verse to justify Trump's immigration tactics
"Here am I, send me," from Isaiah, is the caption on a DHS promotional video, which also used a clip from the movie "Fury." The message is clear: It is glorifying Trump's military intervention at the ...
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Monk Girl @monkgirl.bsky.social · 11/07/2025
National Catholic Reporter ran an opinion piece. “The video uses an audio clip from the 2014 movie "Fury … Had anyone involved in the creation of this video had any Scripture IQ, no doubt the irony would have been clear.” Lazy, clownish and amateur considering DHS’ $43.8 billion budget.
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Homeland Security weaponizes Bible verse to justify Trump's immigration tactics
"Here am I, send me," from Isaiah, is the caption on a DHS promotional video, which also used a clip from the movie "Fury." The message is clear: It is glorifying Trump's military intervention at the ...
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National Catholic Reporter @ncronline.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
The blasphemous post is the latest in a series of heretical use of Scripture to christen an agenda that is an affront not just to the Christian faith, but to God himself.
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Homeland Security weaponizes Bible verse to justify Trump's immigration tactics
"Here am I, send me," from Isaiah, is the caption on a DHS promotional video, which also used a clip from the movie "Fury." The message is clear: It is glorifying Trump's military intervention at the ...
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John T. Grosso @jtgrosso.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
The blasphemous post is the latest in a series of heretical use of Scripture to christen an agenda that is an affront not just to the Christian faith, but to God himself.
ncronline.org
Homeland Security weaponizes Bible verse to justify Trump's immigration tactics
"Here am I, send me," from Isaiah, is the caption on a DHS promotional video, which also used a clip from the movie "Fury." The message is clear: It is glorifying Trump's military intervention at the ...
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James V. Grimaldi @jamesvgrimaldi.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
Homeland Security weaponizes Bible verse to justify Trump's immigration tactics. Another Digital Dunces from the inimitable John Grosso. He can spot hypocrisy a mile away. www.ncronline.org/node/305681 via @NCRonline
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Homeland Security weaponizes Bible verse to justify Trump's immigration tactics
"Here am I, send me," from Isaiah, is the caption on a DHS promotional video, which also used a clip from the movie "Fury." The message is clear: It is glorifying Trump's military intervention at the ...
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John T. Grosso @jtgrosso.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
To love one’s country does not mean wearing an American flag T-shirt and pretending it has no flaws or shortcomings. That is not patriotism. That’s delusion.
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Does America even deserve a birthday this year?
Every year on the Fourth of July for as long as I can remember, my family has gotten an ice cream cake, adorned it with candles, and sang 'happy birthday' to America. This resilient tradition has look...
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John T. Grosso @jtgrosso.bsky.social · 14/06/2025
In showing exactly what it takes to resist the ever-growing power of a fascist empire, Disney's "Andor" serves as both a prophetic example — and a desperate warning cry. My latest for NCR.
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Star Wars' 'Andor' takes on the American empire
In showing exactly what it takes to resist the ever-growing power of a fascist empire, Disney's "Andor" serves as both a prophetic example — and a desperate warning cry.
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John T. Grosso @jtgrosso.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
Clout-chasers and rumormongers falsely claimed that Pope Leo XIV was going to “log off” social media. Turns out, that was fake news.
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Pope Leo XIV is staying on social media
Despite rumors to the contrary, Pope Leo XIV will be keeping the papal social media presence on X and Instagram. He shared his first post Tuesday afternoon Rome time.
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James Martin, SJ @jamesmartinsj.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
Vicar of Christ
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National Catholic Reporter @ncronline.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
The NCR article that now Pope Leo XIV retweeted on February 3rd: www.ncronline.org/opinion/gues...
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JD Vance is wrong: Jesus doesn't ask us to rank our love for others
In a viral Fox News interview, the vice president suggested that it is more Christian to prioritize your family over a stranger, but Jesus wanted us to demolish the categories that keep us from seeing...
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Annie Selak @annieselak.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
You know how we all said we knew something would be different with Pope Francis when he appeared in white and asked us to pray for him? Well my moment with this new Pope Leo XIV is him praying the Hail Mary and swallowing back tears #HabemusPapam #LeoXIV
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John T. Grosso @jtgrosso.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
Pope Leo XIV has read NCR. We took a deep dive into the tweets of Pope Leo XIV, from when he was Cardinal Robert Prevost, to begin to understand the man who will now lead 1.4 billion Catholics.
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What can we learn about Pope Leo XIV from his X account?
Pope Leo XIV has read NCR. We took a deep dive into the tweets of Pope Leo XIV, from when he was Cardinal Robert Prevost, to begin to understand the man who will now lead 1.4 billion Catholics.
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John T. Grosso @jtgrosso.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
Trump could have apologized. He had the opportunity to acknowledge his error and move on. He could have issued one of those "I am sorry you were offended" non-apologies. Instead, he chose the language of a bully. It was not enough to mock us; he wants to tell the world that we liked it, too.
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'Catholics loved it' says Trump over sacrilegious AI image of himself as pope
Despite the firestorm surrounding his "Pope Trump" post, President Donald Trump claimed that the outrage was not from the millions of Catholics offended by his actions, but instead engineered by the "...
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John T. Grosso @jtgrosso.bsky.social · 04/05/2025
Happy Star Wars Day! Here’s a reminder that Bishop Barron cares more about feminism in The Last Jedi than he does the poor and marginalized.
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Word extinguished: Bishop Barron's digital silence
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 co...
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National Catholic Reporter @ncronline.bsky.social · 03/05/2025
Though he is absent from the proceedings in Rome, Barron is in luck. His Rose Garden gathering this week included a pope. On the official White House X account, Trump shared an AI-generated image of himself in full papal regalia. Maybe Trump thinks it is funny. Millions do not.
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Digital Dunces: Bishop Barron championed First Amendment at White House, but has he forgotten the First Commandment?
"Thou shalt not worship false Gods" seems an apropos warning in Donald Trump's America.
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National Catholic Reporter @ncronline.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
Gen Z is adding their own unique take on the upcoming conclave and reacting in their own language: memes.
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How Gen Z is meme-ifying the conclave
Gen Z is adding their own unique take on the upcoming conclave and reacting in their own language: memes.
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