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Nichole M. Flores @nicholemflores.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

I just got to create a citation in my reference manager for an Instagram post I note in a book chapter entitled "When confronted with hate or bullshit..." This made my nerdy day. Including the post here for the real ones; it's an oldie but a goodie: www.instagram.com/p/CGggHeMpK-...

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Nichole M. Flores @nicholemflores.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

Nuggets win game 1, let’s go!!! We were at Mass because (a) we dropped Amazon like a bad habit more than a year ago thus we’re not able to watch and (b) it is what we normally do on Saturday evenings. But apparently praying helped so……..🙏🏽⚒️🏀❤️

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Nichole M. Flores @nicholemflores.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

Integralism 'cept without that pesky Pope.

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Nichole M. Flores @nicholemflores.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

The Ethics Unit of @aarweb.bsky.social seeks proposals on the following topics: 1. Ethics and Constant Crisis, 2. AI, Power, and Technological Governance (co-spo w/ Political Theology Unit), 3. The Family of the Future, 4. Immigration & Religious Ethics. Details: papers.aarweb.org/group/15538 #AAR

Ethics and Constant Crisis:
We are in a moment that is characterized by unpredictability, a bombardment of moral demands, & pervasive harms. Trauma & crisis fatigue make it difficult for many people to imagine anything beyond survival. How does the field of religious ethics help us understand and respond to this felt lack of agency? Do the experiences of the traumatized, demoralized, and compassion-fatigued complicate existing moral paradigms? What does responsibility look like when one's capacity to respond has been overwhelmed? Do we need to be able to envision a better world to withstand the crises around us?

Al, Power, and Technology Governance
Al cannot be aligned to human values, but always particular humans' values, and presumably the values held by a powerful minority. We invite proposals in political theology or religious ethics (both broadly understood) on the question of technology governance and the ways developments in Al research and usage interact with existing power dynamics and differing values. Possible directions could include the following: What theological resources might help us grasp the operation of power and mode of governance anticipated by the widespread use of Al and LLMs? Alternatively, how can humanism (in its classical or contemporary human-rights forms) or posthumanism (particularly in its eco- or materialist forms) clarify the ethics of technology governance? How might our fields help us to articulate the human over and against these models, both in response to the question of "alignment" and to the question of the kind of "human" guidance or oversight that Al/LLMs continue to require?

The Family of the Future
Stephanie Coontz writes that the so-called "traditional family" is "an ahistorical amalgam of structures, values, and behaviors that never coexisted in the same place." This doesn't mean, however, that our traditions can't help us understand kinship and obligation in a constructive way. Religious ethics can play a role in h…

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Nichole M. Flores @nicholemflores.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

Recent events are breaking through the normie barrier but there is more work to be done. A pre-Broncos game chat with my family revealed that my sister, who manages a bar and worked a double yesterday, had only heard vaguely about the murder of Alex Pretti. Conversation are important.

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Nichole M. Flores @nicholemflores.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

I strongly identify with a team that consistently makes Ws look and feel like Ls, actually. I love my 1 seed from hell #DenverBroncos!

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Nichole M. Flores @nicholemflores.bsky.social · 25/12/2025

Tamal report: Verdes steaming, fresas ready for assembly. House smells extra yummy. And I finally have a chance to sit down! #Tamales25 ❤️🫔❤️

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Nichole M. Flores @nicholemflores.bsky.social · 24/12/2025

After imbibing some Christmas cheer last night I started labeling gifts from “St. Nik Bonitto” and “Bo St. Nix.” And watch out for “St. Nikola Jokic” during tonight’s wrap sesh.

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Nichole M. Flores @nicholemflores.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

What a game last night! I got these gems of Jok & Uncle Jeff during warm ups. #DenverNuggets

Nikola Jokic hugs Jeff Green during pregame warm ups.

Nikola Jokic chats Jeff Green during pregame warm ups.

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Nichole M. Flores @nicholemflores.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

And that’s a very competitive category!

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Nichole M. Flores @nicholemflores.bsky.social · 13/12/2025

I'll be there with my kiddos and his grandma, his tías, and his guncles! We will be warm-up watchers, too! MERRY JOKMAS!

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Nichole M. Flores @nicholemflores.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

Phillip Rivers? Like, guy born same year as my middle age ass? Yes.

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Nichole M. Flores @nicholemflores.bsky.social · 23/11/2025

I met several Smith College religion undergrads who weren’t born when I graduated from there in 2004. How’s your day going? 😂 #AAR #SBL #AARSBL25

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Nichole M. Flores @nicholemflores.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

I loaded my hotel fridge with healthy breakfast and snack items; so convenient!

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Paul Prins @paul.urbanmonastic.org · 20/11/2025

Welcome to the SBL & AAR feed 👋 Don't miss any of the conversations, as this feed aggregates Bluesky posts across all related hashtags. Tagged posts from everyone are included, plus every post from the official AAR & SBL accounts. Unrelated posts are bounced. Enjoy, Share, Pin & Follow along!

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David Newheiser @dnewheiser.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

If you're in Boston this weekend, consider coming along to this panel on sovereignty, aesthetics, and theatrical power - with Ludger Viefhues-Bailey, Alana Dickey, @nicholemflores.bsky.social, Miguel Vatter, and Arthur Bradley. It's going to be great!

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Shaily Patel @vox-magica.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

okay, friends, let's do something community-oriented and helpful. #sblaar25 veterans, drop your best conference advice for first-time attendees. be sure to signal boost so folks across bluesky can add on/peruse.

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Joe Fore @joefore.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

Former UVA president Jim Ryan, who resigned over the summer due to pressure from the Trump Administration, just shared this 12-page letter with the Faculty Senate, detailing his experience with the Board of Visitors and DOJ. It's a surreal--and troubling--read. drive.google.com/file/d/1Is6x...

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Nichole M. Flores @nicholemflores.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

An excerpt from Jim Ryan's letter in response to Rector Sheridan's letter to UVA faculty: "Paul Manning reached out directly to the DOJ lawyers to make sure he was not missing anything, and he said that they told him that if I didn’t resign, they would “bleed UVA white.”” (Link in comments)

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Nichole M. Flores @nicholemflores.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

The Ethics Unit invites you to attend these exciting panels during the #AAR Annual Meeting in Boston. Level up by staying for the business meeting following the Saturday session where we will begin crafting our CFPs for Denver 2026. See you there! #AARSBL #SBLAAR

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Nichole M. Flores @nicholemflores.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

Thus begineth my score-checking-induced-insomnia stage of the season. Let's go, east coast #Nuggets fans!

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Liz Tamny @etamny.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

Yoooooooooo #Nuggets

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Nichole M. Flores @nicholemflores.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

Two of my former students won their elections last night! Felicidades to @sallyforsupervisor.bsky.social and @zysaidso.bsky.social!

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Nichole M. Flores @nicholemflores.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

Now that I know that my Gen X colleagues and Gen Z students find 6-7 annoying af, I am going to encourage my Gen Alpha children to say it incessantly. #MilennialMomRevenge

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Nichole M. Flores @nicholemflores.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

One thing you can say about Nuggets fans, Denver sports fans in general: We are loud as shit. Especially when we find a player we call our own. Welcome home, Brucey B. 🤠🏀

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MAD MAX BRONCOTANSKY @madmaxbroncotansky.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

Since this episode aired, the Broncos have not lost to the Dallas Cowboys and have won three Super Bowls, including two of them back to back

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Nichole M. Flores @nicholemflores.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

I am crying real, ugly life-long Broncos fan tears. #LLDT 😭😭😭

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Nichole M. Flores @nicholemflores.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

Reading _Dilexi te_ piecemeal throughout the day as I attempt to finishing prepping my grad seminar. I am captivated by the Marian framing & the clear depiction of the preferential option using Rev 3:8-9 in the opening paragraph. The reflections on the "cry of the poor" are also great. More soon!

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Apostolic Exhortation Dilexi te of the Holy Father Leo XIV on Love for the Poor (4 October 2025)

APOSTOLIC EXHORTATION DILEXI TE OF THE HOLY FATHER LEO XIV TO ALL CHRISTIANS ON LOVE FOR THE POOR [ Multimedia ] _____________________

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jimbretzke.bsky.social @jimbretzke.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

A "Pre-Eminent" Moral Issue?! According to Bishop Seitz, the pope made clear that he wants the Catholic bishops and the church in the United States “to be united” on this crucially important issue [of migration], which is “a matter of human dignity.”

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Nichole M. Flores @nicholemflores.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

Pope Leo with the alley oop for all whom have been agitating the USCCB to pursue a strong, clear, unified response to the current crisis.

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Nichole M. Flores @nicholemflores.bsky.social · 21/09/2025

ACHTUS is accepting submissions for its 2026 Colloquium, "Another World is Possible: New Directions in the Praxis of Latine Theology and Pastoral Accompaniment." Santa Clara University, July 7-10, 2026. The submission deadline is November 3, 2025. Full details here: docs.google.com/document/d/1...

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2026 ACHTUS Call for Papers (gdoc)

Academy of Catholic Hispanic Theologians of the United States 2026 Call for Papers Another World is Possible: New Directions in the Praxis of Latine Theology and Pastoral Accompaniment July 7-10,...

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Nichole M. Flores @nicholemflores.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

In my Halal-cart-for-lunch-everyday era.

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Nichole M. Flores @nicholemflores.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

Denver Public Schools politics: As a proud alumna of West & the Center for International Studies, the news of the program's move back to West from Baker is bittersweet. I am glad that the next generation of students will contribute to West. But I lament the DCIS Baker closure (1/?)

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Nichole M. Flores @nicholemflores.bsky.social · 13/09/2025

Reposting @jackjenkins.me link as there is some good convo and reposting comments coming from it. @alejacorazonhm.bsky.social’s piece is by far the best one I’ve seen on the event thus far.

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Nichole M. Flores @nicholemflores.bsky.social · 13/09/2025

Related to my previous post, my resting not-abiding-any-nonsense face was inherited directly from my father & I have now passed it on to a couple of kids. #RestingFAFOFace

Table with four panel participants at Georgetown University: Kim Daniels, Nichole Flores, Bishop Seitz, and Fr. Guillermo Trevino

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