J.A. Lowrie-Chin

J.A. Lowrie-Chin

@lowriechin.bsky.social

Breathless messenger in love with God, country, family and the Good Earth. Author, Comms expert, seniors advocate.

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In his first general audience in Rome, Pope Leo XIV referred to Vincent van Gogh’s painting “Sower at Sunset” and called it a symbol of hope. religionnews.com/2025/06/05/w...

religionnews.comWhat a sunny van Gogh painting of ‘The Sower’ tells us about Pope Leo’s message of hope(The Conversation) — Van Gogh’s painting was inspired by French artist Jean-Francois Millet’s 1860 painting. But he transformed Millet’s composition into an image of hope.

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John Henry Newman, a 19th-century Anglican convert and cardinal, is best known for his writings on doctrinal development and the primacy of conscience. With this recognition, the Vatican affirms his global theological legacy. religionnews.com/2025/07/31/p...

religionnews.comPope Leo confirms John Henry Newman as doctor of the churchVATICAN CITY (RNS) — St. John Henry Newman’s teachings on the development of theology and the centrality of conscience have deeply influenced the Catholic Church.

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Press Gazette
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Deadline reports four BBC News journalists aged over 50 have filed age discrimination complaints as they face compulsory redundancy under plans to merge the home and foreign newsdesks. The BBC said its processes are "thorough and fair" deadline.com/2025/06/bbc-...

deadline.comBBC News Journalists Lodge Ageism Complaint As They Face Being Fired Under Newsdesk MergerA group of seasoned BBC News journalists have claimed that they are being forced out of the corporation because of their age.

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The New York Times
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The popemobile is being transformed into a mobile health clinic to treat ill and wounded Palestinian children in the Gaza Strip — an initiative that Pope Francis blessed in the months before he died.

nytimes.comA Popemobile Used by Pope Francis Will Become a Mobile Clinic in GazaIn his last months, Pope Francis blessed an effort to transform the vehicle he used when he visited the West Bank in 2014 into a mobile health clinic to treat Palestinian children in the Gaza Strip.

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Neil deGrasse Tyson
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In space, Venus flanks Earth on the left, with a hellfire greenhouse effect. Mars on the right, which long ago had running water. Today, it's bone dry. Something bad happened on each planet. Seems like the wrong time to limit the Nation’s capacity to conduct climate research.

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Emma Lewis
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Mother Mathilda Beasley, the first Black Catholic nun in Georgia, was a native of New Orleans. “When she passed away … her funeral was standing room only. She had a huge impact on the city of Savannah and left behind an incredible legacy.”

buff.lyGeorgia’s first Black nun was from New Orleans - Verite News New OrleansMother Mathilda Beasley, the first Black Catholic nun in Georgia, was a native of New Orleans.

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The New Yorker
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“No Other Land” has won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film. “This is a big deal,” Alexandra Schwartz writes: the film, directed by a team of Palestinian and Israeli filmmakers, still does not have American distribution. #Oscars nyer.cm/sQYyjO0

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Nancy Levine Stearns
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💥 BREAKING: At John Deere's annual shareholders meeting today, shareholders overwhelmingly rejected an anti-DEI proposal brought by the same group that targeted Costco and Apple. An anti-DEI proposal from the NCPPR received less than 1 percent of votes. Deere shareholders: DEI is in. Bigots are out

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Science Friday
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In a small trial, nearly half of pancreatic cancer patients who received an mRNA vaccine had no signs of relapse after three years. Dr. Vinod Balachandran from @mskcancercenter.bsky.social joins us to discuss the results and what they could mean for cancer treatment.

buff.lyA Vaccine For Pancreatic Cancer Continues To Show PromiseIn a small trial, nearly half of pancreatic cancer patients who received an mRNA vaccine for the disease had no relapse three years later.
J.A. Lowrie-Chin
@lowriechin.bsky.social

"What is more tragic than to see a person who has risen to the disciplined heights of tough-mindedness but has at the same time sunk to the passionless depths of hard-heartedness?" ~ Dr. Martin Luther King Jr

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Emma Lewis
@petchary.bsky.social

Three fabulous women!

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👩‍🔬✨ This International Day of Women and Girls in Science, we’re celebrating 3 incredible Inuit women — Lena Neeveacheak, Viola Neeveacheak & Elizabeth Aiyout. They led a tour to other Netsilikmiut communities in NU to support efforts like initiating protected area proposals. wwf.ca/stories/inui...

wwf.caInuit women-led expedition help Netsilikmiut share knowledge  - WWF.CANetsilikmiut, the people of the ringed seal, of Nunavut’s Eastern Kitikmeot region are helping each other initiate Guardians programs and protected areas.

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Mark Cuban
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Imagine if @aoc @sanders.senate.gov , every dem, SIMULTANEOUSLY held Town Halls where they allowed grant and contract recipients to explain to the country what it is they do and why it's important Invite all media. Including RW podcasters. @spaces Flood the zone Call it a Day Of Transparency

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Seton’s influence in U.S. Catholic life is felt beyond the health care institutions founded by her followers, with more than 200 U.S. parishes and schools under her patronage and more than 50,000 pilgrims visiting her shrine each year.

religionnews.comCatholics prepare to celebrate 50 years of first U.S.-born saint(RNS) — Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton founded the first congregation of women religious in the US and the first US Catholic girls’ school.

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Emma Lewis
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Did you know that nationals from several #Caribbean countries, including thousands working in treacherous conditions from Jamaica, built the #PanamaCanal ? Many sacrificed lives, health and families. Never forget! This book by Jamaica’s most recent Poet Laureate #OliveSenior tells their story.

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The New York Times
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“I had a feeling that there were people watching what was happening and wondering, Was anyone going to say anything?” Bishop Mariann Budde explained. “Was anyone going to say anything about the turn the country’s taking?” So, she took a breath, and spoke. nyti.ms/3WtmNY2