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Niamh

@niamhatheologian.bsky.social
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Female, Irish, a Catholic convert, pro-life, leftie, disabled (ME & autistic) & a theologian interested in disability, Christology and more. Seeking the true, the good and the beautiful.

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Niamh @niamhatheologian.bsky.social · 11h
Reading the BFG with my nephew this evening and this part struck me, because it introduces children to how awful humans are and yet looking around today it leaves out so much
A picture of the book the BFG. Sophie and the BFG discuss how humans are the only animals that kill other members of their species.
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Mark Grimshaw @markgrimshawtism.bsky.social · 21h
A fascinating editorial decision from the BBC, to make the headline a scaremongering “AUTISM AND ADHD ARE BEING OVERDIAGNOSED”, and then, four bullet points later, have the author of the report quoted as essentially saying “nah, that’s bullshit, actually”.
ADHD and autism at risk of over-diagnosis, says report, as author warns of rise in mental ill health
Summary
• An official review in England finds there is a risk of people being over-diagnosed with
ADHD and autism - three key findings from the report
• As well as neurodevelopmental conditions, the review looks at mental ill health, particularly in younger people. Our health correspondent explains the difference
• It was commissioned earlier this year after Wes Streeting, then the health secretary, said there was an "over-diagnosis" of mental health conditions
• Speaking to Radio 4's Today programme earlier, review chair Prof Peter Fonagy said Streeting was "with respect, completely wrong"
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pmamtraveller.bsky.social @pmamtraveller.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
‘The Annunciation’ by Takato Yamamoto
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Niamh @niamhatheologian.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
"Portadown is haunted by far too many dead already. They died for the grotesque equation in which a human life is a point to be scored. Respect for their memories should be expressed in the only slogan that tells the truth: It is not worth it." www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026...
irishtimes.com
Fintan O'Toole: Drumcree is theatre of the absurd, straight from Monty Python’s Ministry of Silly Walks
Both sides are guilty of obscene exaggeration and competitive victimhood
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Niamh @niamhatheologian.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
If you see this, post a vampire that isn't Dracula.
Still from the Little Vampire. A vampire child flying with some vampire cows with red eyes at night
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Amy Colleen @amycolleen.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
"On October 3rd, he asked me what day it was." In honor of the day, I bring you a Jane Austen × Mean Girls (2004) mashup. It is not Wednesday, so I am not wearing pink. But my hair is at least tidy, which was all my ambition. Get in, losers.
Mrs. Bennet yapping at the Netherfield BallThe Plastics interrogating Cady Herron
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Niamh @niamhatheologian.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
I have never had page limit rather than a word limit and it is strange having the realisation that this word which is normally useful because it stops me having to use several words is not as relevant because it is a page limit... Also how small can I make the font....
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Niamh @niamhatheologian.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Even if there was a case for considering Ai as conscious (if we were in more of scifi setting), I think that the Vatican would be very cautious to say so. Because how is consciousness being defined? Also that is not quite the language that they would prefer to use, which would be personhood
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Niamh @niamhatheologian.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
So I am reading about the differences between the drugs used in assisted dying and lethal injections, and while I am against the death penalty and assisted dying, I can't help but wonder if there are doctors who are willing to do both. Medical institutions prevents doctors from assisting the
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Niamh @niamhatheologian.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Needing do to a mini lit review for an application and it is annoying feeling of "well a certain disgraced person spoke about this, do I use him or find someone else"
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Niamh @niamhatheologian.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I was doing the thing of looking at the comments by rightwing news outlet's post about EU AI regulation and I have been haunted by the comment which said it was because the AI would tell the truth
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Niamh @niamhatheologian.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Writing an application which asks for my motivations for the research and despite not wanting to write about myself, I am complementing writing disability raises challenges to ideas of relations, which I am personally very aware of
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Niamh @niamhatheologian.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
The theologian in me doesn't even know where to fucking start with this... I might just go back to reading about Augustine
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Niamh @niamhatheologian.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
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Empathy Without Exit: Why “Suicidal Empathy” Gets Human Nature Wrong - Sam Harrelson
A philosophical critique of “suicidal empathy,” drawing on Edith Stein to rethink empathy, selfhood, and the porous structure of consciousness.
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Abby @arobertswrites.com · 25/09/2026
Correction: any pre-modern writer who wrote enough for their work to survive to the present day probably had the soul of a shitposter.
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Niamh @niamhatheologian.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
I wonder if there will be less Als going forward. As in AL because so when I read something like Al Pacino when scrolling, I have a brief moment of "they made an ai Pacino?"
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𝐊𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐧 𝐎'𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐬, 𝐒.𝐉. @kohsj.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Ed Sheeran thanked 50,000 attendees at last night's concert for supporting him after he felt "abandoned". Children in Gaza could explain to him what it feels like to be *really* abandoned!
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Niamh @niamhatheologian.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
God incarnate as a lion, that's fine. God incarnate with a woman's voice, that's too far.
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Niamh @niamhatheologian.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
As I prepare for a class on Nicaea and Chalcedon, I can't help but fear that I should not have put them together for an hour and half class... I only have 6 classes so I didn't want to spend a third on these early debates (though I love 'em)
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Centre for Autism and Theology @autismtheology.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
📢 Call for Papers! We're excited to collaborate with the Practical Theology Hub to present a series of short articles exploring the intersections of neurodiversity, theology, and lived experience. Do you have something to share? Click through to find out more!
to present a series of short articles (approx. 1500–2000
words) exploring these intersections of neurodiversity, theology, and lived experience.Possible themes:

Neurodivergent experience as a theological and methodological resource

Church belonging, exclusion, and hospitality

Liturgical access, ritual participation, and worship

Neurodivergent spiritual practice, prayer, and contemplative life

Pastoral care, supervision, and ministry formation

Hermeneutics shaped by autistic, ADHD, dyslexic, or other neurodivergent ways of knowing

Theological anthropology and theologies of personhood

Intersectional experiences of race, gender, disability, and neurodiversity

Embodied and sensory theologies

Ethics of care, communication, and communityProcess

Develop a 200‑word abstract for your proposed submission. Creative or alternative formats, for example short video or audio submissions are also
welcomed.

Submit your abstract to the Planning Collective using the form in the QR code by 10th October 2026

Selected papers will be confirmed by 24th October 2026

Final papers due 5 December 2026

Peer review will be conducted via the Practical Theology Hub prior to publication

Please follow the Practical Theology Hub’s submission and formatting guidelines closely.

QR Code link goes to: https://abdn.site/UtJkV
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Niamh @niamhatheologian.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
I was thinking this morning about U2 and how they highlighted Aung San Suu Kyi's house arrest with a song dedicated to her and on their tour, they got people to wear masks and Amnesty would hand out masks. The demographics for a U2 concert would be older, but this was a really simple way to
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Niamh @niamhatheologian.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Looking at my next journal option and the info for authors is not working (it comes up on my phone that this site has disruption) but signing in to see what I can learn and it says max. 8000 words. The last one was a bigger one. So do I submit elsewhere cause I don't want to edit to cut ≈1000 words?
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Niamh @niamhatheologian.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
I did get an email from one of the editors encouraging me to submit it elsewhere which given the imprecise reason for rejection was much appreciated
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Niamh @niamhatheologian.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Just got an article rejected and for tautological reasons: Unfortunately, they have found it unsuitable for consideration in Journal Name for the following reason(s): The manuscript was found to be unsuitable for this journal.
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Zach the Autumn Lord @maximumrider217.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
(Insert mandatory Terry Pratchett quote.)
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Niamh @niamhatheologian.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
I found out about A Theory of Justice: The Musical today. Some initial highlights from its wiki page en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Theor...
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A Theory of Justice: The Musical - Wikipedia
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Will Allen @williamlallen.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
The @magdalenoxford.bsky.social junior research fellowships are now open, including for politics. Due 15 Oct. 3 years of 100% research time to those who submit their PhD between July 2025-Oct 2027. Comes with good ECR pay, relatively generous support funds. www.magd.ox.ac.uk/job-vacancie...
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Job Vacancies - Magdalen College
Magdalen College is one of the oldest, largest, and most beautiful colleges in Oxford – it is a wonderful place to work. You can explore and apply for current vacancies on our recruitment website via ...
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Niamh @niamhatheologian.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
I'm really trying not to just shit on Word on Fire and Bishop Barron, but I don't see people talking about how bad their approach to disability is. For example, they published an article on priests with disabilities like autism and were in favour. But while pointing out that this challenges the
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Niamh @niamhatheologian.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Submitting applications for things which are very similar is annoying because you wonder is this actually different or did I answer it badly?
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The Catholic Theological Society of America @thectsa.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Career Opportunity: Professor of International Peace Studies, including directorship of Catholic Peacebuilding Network. @keoughglobalnd.bsky.social #CareerOpportinity #Theology #Catholic www.ctsa-online.org/CareerOpport...
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Catholic Theological Society of America - Career Opportunities
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Niamh @niamhatheologian.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
The more I read about Lonergan, the more I need to read his stuff... I bought his Methods second hand, only to discover I should read Insights first so it continues to be put on the long finger...
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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
This is shameful discriminatory and misogynistic reporting. People aren’t choosing disability to be “cool”. Young women don’t have to “prove” to you that they’re sick. Disability rates are skyrocketing because we’ve left a disabling virus rip through the population for over 6 years.
Photo from the telegraph. Red background with a roll of wheelchair stickers on white paper. Text reads “how having a disability became cool”
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Niamh @niamhatheologian.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
A week or so ago, an article was arguing against unions because of the special and unique relationship with supervisors. Being a PhD student is a strange thing because, on one level, one is told to start thinking of yourself as a colleague. At the same time, one is meant to always be aware of the
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Niamh @niamhatheologian.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
I am taking this as a personal attack as I move from belonging to an institution to being an independent researcher.
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Niamh @niamhatheologian.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
The first time someone mentioned Ben Shapiro I thought he meant James Shapiro an academic whose work focuses on Shakespeare... While I want to blame that individual for introducing me to a lot of these characters, it's depressing to concede that would only delay my knowledge of them...
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Niamh @niamhatheologian.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Did the people who wrote this also write those articles that say child labor is actually good...
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Niamh @niamhatheologian.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Just watch Blackadder's Christmas Carol instead
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Niamh @niamhatheologian.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
www.americamagazine.org/news/2026/08... "One should always read someone else’s Scriptures with generosity and grace. I see myself in this process as an ally to the Catholic tradition."
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Interview: the Catholic Biblical Association’s first Jewish president on Scripture, antisemitism and interfaith relations
“One should always read someone else's Scriptures with generosity and grace. I see myself in this process as an ally to the Catholic tradition,” says Amy-Jill Levine.
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Niamh @niamhatheologian.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
I went into Instagram and the second post was for Bishop Barron podcast about suicidal empathy and I left a very angry response about my disappointment over the direction of Bishop Barron and WoF. I forgot of course that I am now going to get notifications about it which stresses me out.
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Niamh @niamhatheologian.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
The theological side of the brain finding unity with my love of 19th century literature
two hands from two different people holding each other. On one arm there's the words Mr Darcy and the other says Augustine. on the joined hands, it says yearning
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Niamh @niamhatheologian.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Reading Brown's biography on Augustine and it confirms my belief that if one was to write a Hamilton style musical about a theologian, it should be Augustine. He literally wrote a song against the Donatists!!! (A theologian Hamilton comes to mind every now and again as I had a vivid dream a decade
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Seán Costello @seanjcostello.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
A heads-up for those with access: this Irish-language adaptation of Claire Keegan’s novella Foster is currently streaming on Channel 4. Scannán iontach atá ann. (It’s a wonderful film.)
Poster for An Cailín Ciúin (The Quiet Girl, 2022) featuring Catherine Clinch and directed by Colm Bairéad
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Niamh @niamhatheologian.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Add to the list of religious words NYT's Spelling Bee does not allow hadith
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Dean Buckley @deanbuckley.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
when I saw this in the cinema, the whole crowd sat through the entire credits. not a single person moved until the lights went up. never seen an audience so enraptured, and rightly so. a masterpiece
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Niamh @niamhatheologian.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
So my computer has decided that journals on Wiley are a problem and now I have to figure out what the problem is. Might be that my extension which makes it easy to see if the university has it has gone out of date and is causing problems?
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JCFJustice @jcfjustice.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
AITA for being too poor to leave my parents’ house? Or am I just a victim of a Government more concerned with assisting reckless profiteering from a social good? www.jcfj.ie/2026/08/27/a...
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AITA? Or just a victim of the housing crisis? - Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice in Ireland
There is an Irish podcast run by three self-described middle-aged women who talk about life at their age and their current struggles. I will admit, as a 29-year-old, I have little interest in listenin...
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Niamh @niamhatheologian.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
As people are pointing out, this is not down to him (read the Good Friday Agreement). But if he wanted to say that the focus is on making powersharing work and he is not on pursuing a united Ireland then say so! Give the people an idea that you have read it and not that you are Dominic Raab!
A picture of Dominc Raab with the text The Brexit Minister who hadn't read the Good Friday Agreement. There is a speech bubble with the words "I was going to read it once I finished the Hunger Games!"
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Chise @sailorrooscout.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Some people might not be aware, but it is entirely possible that without Dolly Parton we wouldn’t have had a COVID vaccine. She partly funded Moderna’s research and gave the largest individual contribution to make it all happen. Just gives you an idea of the kind of person she was.
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Niamh @niamhatheologian.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
I hate how much time waiting for emails takes. Sure I can do other things but the constant will they respond today, I need them to reply, etc., loops in my head making it hard to focus on the task at hand
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