Reposted by Michael Pochéjoycecaroloates.bsky.social @joycecaroloates.bsky.social · 09/10/2025this would be a powerful & historic message if the Pope volunteered to give away the enormous wealth of the Vatican to the poor in a single grand gesture--but he won't, & so it isn't. 97912
Michael Poché @micpoc.bsky.social · 16/01/2025Losing David Lynch the same day that one of my dearest friendships comes to an end is a lot. We had Lynch in common, and other things, far more than we held in conflict; but sometimes the conflicts can become overpowering. All I can do is wish him blue skies and golden sunshine all along the way. 000
Michael Poché @micpoc.bsky.social · 09/01/2025People talk a lot about Jimmy Carter’s faith; I prefer to think of his patriotism. Unlike his successor, he believed that the “shining city” was a mandate, not merely a status symbol. Carter’s brand of patriotism built homes, cured illnesses, and strengthened the notion that the US should be a... 100
Michael Poché @micpoc.bsky.social · 26/07/2023“They broke my heart and they killed me; but I didn’t die. They tried to bury me; they didn’t realize I was a seed.”—Sinead O’Connor 020