"In an age that craves certainty and tribalism, Anglicanism offers something quieter and stronger shaped by prayer and lit from within by the glory of Christ. That is what gives me hope."
– The Rt Rev and Rt Hon Dame Sarah Mullally, Archbishop of Canterbury-designate, in her address this morning 🕯️
Rapture theology is silly but on the flipside not enough normie Christians take eschatology seriously.
Be sober, be watchful.
incredible and depressing how fast the decade of progress under trudeau — as slow and flawed and not enough as it might have been — is being dismantled before our eyes
We do not presume to come to this thy Table, O merciful Lord, trusting in our own righteousness, but in thy manifold and great mercies.
Whacky idea: what if the Great Commission is still our job? And, now I’m going way out there, what if we need to repent when it’s clear we’re not doing our job very well? ⚓️
"French President Emmanuel Macron announced Thursday that France will recognize Palestine as a state, amid snowballing global anger over people starving in Gaza."
stunning.
apnews.com/article/fran...
Their whole campaign was a lie
No deal on tariffs
Withdraws digital services tax
Massive spending on defence
Massive public sector cuts and layoffs
Cuts funding to CBC and VIA Rail
Not sure this was the mandate voters thought they were giving Mark Carney
"AI" bots bullshitting out Bible verses on twitter is one thing; how many times has this happened in purpose-specific apps people downloaded to their phones and are using for spiritual guidance? Because Holy— and I cannot stress this enough— shit.
Literally the kind of shit we've been warning about
Pope Leo at Mass for Feast of Body and Blood of Christ: “In the face of the misery of many, the accumulation of wealth by a few is a sign of indifferent arrogance, which produces pain and injustice. Instead of sharing, opulence wastes the fruits of the earth and of human labor.”
And I resent the way companies are trying to force it. The other day Slack emailed saying they were adding AI to their product that already functions fine. I immediately cancelled that account. I don’t want it. It is not a benefit or feature. It is a yoke. I am happy on this hill even if I am alone
Awesome! I know that CP stands for Common Praise, but what does SB stand for?
This has been his thing for a while; he thinks that Christianity is an important social force for keeping the masses in line but doesn't believe any of the silly Jesus stuff. It's honestly a surprisingly popular position among pundits.
he should ask the pope what he thinks about AI
god it makes me vibrate with rage when people are like “well, ai is here, so we have no choice but to use it.” like okay the traffic outside my apartment is here so i have no choice but to walk into it i guess
The left shouldn’t get into a quagmire over the monarchy. Focus on economic democracy — socialize the market. Focus on climate change — keep the planet from cooking. Focus on the welfare state — build it out to serve people.
Stop picking stupid, useless fights.
Every sermon and prayer, every article and essay I’ve ever written speaks about Jesus in the present. Why write about him using the past tense? Why write about him as if he is in the tomb? Do not the angels proclaim and the women preach, “He is not here, but has been raised. I have seen the Lord”?
Black and white side-by-side image of Mark Carney and Pierre Poilievre speaking at separate political events. Carney is on the left at a podium, mid-sentence with one hand raised. Poilievre is on the right, speaking passionately with fists clenched and “Canada First” signs in the background.
1/18 “This is what a two-party system looks like.”
— Chantal Hebert, CBC Election Night 2025
First-past-the-post is failing voters. It fuels division, strategic voting, and regional shutouts—while pushing Canada closer to U.S.-style hyperpolarization.
#election2025 #cdnpoli
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He broke bread with outcasts and sinners, healed the sick, and proclaimed good news to the poor
Wisdom, let us attend!
Just waking to the appalling news of the evil attack on our Anglican Al Ahli Hospital in Gaza City. A short IDF warning avoided more deaths but it’s unconscionable to attack medical facilities. The impact on Gaza’s ability to tend the sick and save lives is devastating.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Ok, ok so big h/t to @theodramatist.com because I really like how his art dropped into this thumbnail template youtu.be/GVEvlmnoOyk
THIS, FOR GOD'S SAKE
White supremacist "Christian" nationalists do not recognize me as Christian, let alone as a pastor or leader of any kind, so I've never been clear on what the hell I was supposed to do when people told me to "come get your people" in reference to them.
What if we tried this thing where progressive Christians got really into reading the Bible instead of leaving that solely in the domain of reactionary fundamentalists?
doomerism and "it was always this bad" are both types of bootlicking submission
I too was thinking about the libertarian-to-fascist pipeline today. I think it works like this. Libertarianism is often presented as an attitude of “I don’t care about politics, I just want to be left alone.” But this is in effect: “I don’t care about the common good, just my own private good”
The Carpenter From "The Backwater Sermons" by Jay Hulme He knew his son would outshine him from the beginning, so taught this child the only thing he could: The skill of taking blades and wood, and turning death into something else entirely.
Happy St. Joseph Day! Thank you, @jayhulmepoet.bsky.social, for giving me a poem to preach on every year. 🕯️
