Luke 4:18

Luke 4:18

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The Spirit of the Lord ….has anointed me (us) to bring glad tidings to the poor….to proclaim liberty to captives and recovery of sight to the blind….to let the oppressed go free, and to proclaim a year acceptable to the Lord.

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Luke 4:18
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Oppose every execution -state sanctioned violence violates the sacred dignity of every human life. “The dignity of human life must never be taken away, even in the case of someone who has done great evil.”(JPII) Death penalty is immoral in all cases, does not uphold life, or help grieving families.

Luke 4:18
@luke418.bsky.social

www.thelettersfromleo.com/p/archbishop... Let’s consider how our own reactions have been affected by the cynical environment we want to see change, and allow the change to begin within ourselves, and to choose forgiveness vs blame. Ever done anything to regret later on?

thelettersfromleo.comArchbishop Grob Apologizes for Praying Over Trump, Accuses White House of Manipulating the MomentMilwaukee’s archbishop accused the White House of manipulating a sacred prayer and posting the video without the bishops’ consent. He is the first of the twelve Oval Office bishops to say he is sorry.

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The Assisi Project
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"Jesus weeps all across our nation for the children who have been arrested, detained, transported to far-off centers with terrible living conditions, and cut off from their families." #CardinalMcElroy #PrayForAmerica

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The Assisi Project
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"It is not true that those who seek revenge are stronger than those who forgive. It is not true that those who refuse to yield are stronger than those who seek reconciliation. It is not true that those who walk away are stronger than those who face the challenge of walking together.” #PopeLeoXIV

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A Christian Resistance
@xianresistance.bsky.social

"I'm trying to deliver Jesus from identity theft. Folks who claim to share the faith that I share support these mean-spirited policies that kick people off of their healthcare & take food out of the mouths of hungry children. I don't understand that kind of faith." ~ Sen. Rev. Dr. Raphael Warnock

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Ezra Levin ❌👑
@ezralevin.bsky.social

Thanks to @meidastouch.com for quickly covering this. Note that this is STILL not resolved. Hours later we still cannot post to the account. But there's no stopping 3,000+ No Kings early vote events this weekend. meidasnews.com/news/zuckerb...

meidasnews.comZuckerberg’s Meta Takes Down No Kings Instagram During Massive Protest DayThe protest coalition says Meta suspended its Instagram account for 90 minutes at the height of nationwide demonstrations—and even after restoring the page, locked organizers out of posting. Meta repo...

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Christopher Hale
@christopherjhale.bsky.social

NEW: Pope Leo XIV left a Rome hospital on Saturday, four days after surgeons removed part of his right lung to treat cancer. A day earlier, he had called Vladimir Putin from his hospital room to ask for a ceasefire in a besieged Ukrainian town.

thelettersfromleo.comPope Leo XIV Heads Home From the Hospital a Day After Calling PutinThree days after cancer surgery, the pope phoned the Kremlin to plead for 2,000 civilians trapped in Oleshky. Parolin says the call was Leo’s own idea, and Sunday’s Angelus will be our first real look

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Pax Christi USA
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Catholic theologians and educators are invited to add their names to an open letter to the USCCB, urging the bishops to take a stronger, clearer public witness against military operations against Iran and to continue to promote teachings on peace and nonviolence.

paxchristiusa.orgCatholic theologians urge USCCB to speak out about war against IranA group of US Catholic theologians recently worked together on a sign-on letter to the US Conference of Catholic Bishops, both to thank those bishops who have spoken out against US military action against Iran and to encourage and support them to continue speaking out for the peace of Christ, especially as they prepare for their meeting in Baltimore in November.

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Barbara Waxer 🌈
@barbara-waxer.bsky.social

When Grammy-winning musician Rhiannon Giddens begins playing “Old Corn Liquor,” a traditional Black American folk tune, acclaimed Chinese pipa virtuoso Wu Man recognizes similarities to Chinese pentatonic music and spontaneously joins in. The joy on their faces says it all.

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The Assisi Project
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"The ultimate weakness of violence is that it is a descending spiral, begetting the very thing it seeks to destroy. Instead of diminishing evil, it multiplies it (1967)." #MLK #PrayForAmerica

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Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock
@warnock.senate.gov

I don’t understand how my Republican colleagues could hold hands with their fellow legislators, say a long prayer, and then vote to cut a trillion dollars out of Medicaid. There ought to be a connection between what you say on Sunday and what you do on Monday.

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U.S. Campaign to End the Death Penalty
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Gov. Newsom is weighing clemency for 550+ people on California's death row despite consultants warning him not to. This new @latimes.com column by @anitachabria.bsky.social makes the case that conscience can outweigh political calculation. www.latimes.com/california/s...

latimes.comCommentary: The U.S is in the death business. Newsom can change that, and win votesUnder President Trump, the federal government is increasingly normalizing death and corruption as tools of state power. California Gov. Gavin Newsom has a unique ability to send a different message.

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Rich Raho
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Cardinal Cupich: “Capital punishment is unacceptable in any case. The planned broadcast of the taking of a life by firing squad is nothing short of performative barbarism. Do we really want our children, who will inevitably view it, exposed to the pornography of a state-sponsored slaying?”

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Marc Elias
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Many of you are asking how you can help me. My only ask is this: Spread the word about the threats to democracy and how we can fight back. Tell everyone to subscribe to Democracy Docket and share its content. demdock.com/4w6emld

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Matthew Shadle
@matthewshadle.bsky.social

Catholic Archbishop for the Military Services with pastoral responsibility for US soldiers issues statement saying Catholic military personnel are morally obligated to refuse to participate in a potential livestreamed execution of Nidal Hasan. www.milarch.org/archbishop-b...

milarch.orgArchbishop Broglio Issues Statement on Proposed Execution Livestream - Archdiocese for the Military, USAArchbishop Broglio has issued a statement on the proposal to livestream the execution of Nidal Malik Hasan by firing squad.

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Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock
@warnock.senate.gov

This Indigenous Peoples day, we celebrate the heritage and lasting contributions of Indigenous communities across the country. It's an honor to support the Indigenous communities who call Georgia home.

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The Assisi Project
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"The planned broadcast of the taking of a life by firing squad is nothing short of performative barbarism." #CardinalCupich #NoDeathPenalty

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Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock
@warnock.senate.gov

Whenever I'm feeling demoralized, I think of my parishioner John Lewis. He had no reason to think that he would win when he was crossing the Edmund Pettus bridge. But he just kept walking. We MUST keep walking.

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The Assisi Project
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“The common good can be safeguarded and the requirements of justice can be met without recourse to capital punishment." #PopeLeoXIV #RespectLife #NoDeathPenalty

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Christopher Hale
@christopherjhale.bsky.social

NEW: This week laid bare the biggest lie in American politics — the claim that the GOP is pro-life. The Army plans to execute Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan by firing squad on Dec. 3, and Pete Hegseth says the public will be able to watch. The midterms are 25 days away.

thelettersfromleo.comMake No Mistake — the GOP Isn’t Pro-LifeHours after the U.S. bishops’ president called the Pentagon’s livestreamed firing squad barbaric, JD Vance said only that he wouldn’t watch. Pope Leo XIV saw this coming.

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Rich Raho
@richraho.bsky.social

Pope Leo XIV has posted on his official X account that the Catholic Church holds the death penalty to be “inadmissible because it is an attack on the inviolability and dignity of the person.” www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news...

vaticannews.vaPope Leo XIV rejects death penalty as attack on dignity of human person - Vatican NewsPope Leo XIV reaffirms the Catholic Church’s rejection of the death penalty, recalling that the common good can be “safeguarded and the requirements ...