Agreed. But without the rampant excess and fascism.
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) December 31, 2019
from Twitter https://twitter.com/mrogerssj
Agreed. But without the rampant excess and fascism.
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) December 31, 2019
Can we all just agree not to use “roaring 20s,” since the last time we did it ended in Economic depression and the rise of global fascism? https://t.co/rQd8Spf1qb
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) December 31, 2019
Also, can we just agree on a moratorium on the use of that phrase for anyone who hasn’t read the original speech? Thanks.
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) December 31, 2019
A genuine pet peeve for me is when #Jesuit institutions use “men and women for others,” which was a call by Servant of God Pedro #Arrupe to radical #solidarity with the #crucified #christ, in fundraising materials implying that giving money is the same thing. #JustSaying pic.twitter.com/hzVto2fx0J
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) December 31, 2019
Looking at #wedding cards from #hallmark and the like reveals how bad, or at least how paltry, our popular imagination is around #marriage and the #theology behind it.
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) December 28, 2019
And the lion will lay down with the lamb. π
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) December 28, 2019
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Finally saw #RiseofSkywalker and, angry fanboys be damned, it was delightful and emotionally satisfying. #JustSaying
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) December 28, 2019
A good St Patrick movie that went all in on the stories of him battling demons on tops of mountains and throwing them into lakes, turning into a deer to escape the pagan king, etc.. that’d be something
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) December 26, 2019
I just got cut off in traffic by the guy who taught me to drive when I was 16, in his driver’s ed car. Welcome home to Connecticut. π€¦π»♂️
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) December 26, 2019
If you look at the dialogues of Gregory the great there is an ancient precedent for this. Though Marley wouldn’t be redeemed in the robust sense, this would really be more him working out his own issues by helping Scrooge. If he’s in purgatory, then he’s already redeemed.
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) December 22, 2019
It’s a life philosophy... https://t.co/2JGyVwDDoV
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) December 20, 2019
I love this. https://t.co/NyimwBi1ph
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) December 20, 2019
A kind and generous man, and a great choice. It’s been a pleasure serving with him on a committee @TorSchTheology. Prayers for him and the people of Antigonish! https://t.co/axBK7ucIC8
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) December 18, 2019
Has anyone talked to the @gop #Republicans about the optics of the people they have sitting behind the speakers at lectern during the #ImpeachmentDay debate? #AskingForAFriend #TrumpImpeachment
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) December 18, 2019
Let history record that, in registering one of the most solemn and historic votes of his political career that Rep. Scott Perry wore a tie with “ho ho ho” on it. #TrumpImpeachment
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) December 18, 2019
Wishing this cheery guy a very happy 115! π₯³ https://t.co/mnEEGc0hy7
— Lonergan Research Institute at Regis College (@LonerganRegis) December 17, 2019
When people hear us talk of casting the mighty from their thrones and raising the lowly... of filling the hungry with good things while sending the rich away empty...
— Shane Claiborne (@ShaneClaiborne) December 16, 2019
Inevitably, some will say, “That sounds like socialism.”
But we will remind them... it is the Gospel of Luke.
In the context of the hat from the French Revolution, the Kansas City peasants is fat more intimidating than the royals, when you think about it.
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) December 14, 2019
For my wedding tonight? Yes or No? pic.twitter.com/FrK4pCHLvV
— Fr. Brad Doyle (@fr_quizzical) December 13, 2019
Agreed! She Knew! The Gospel of Luke says as much! https://t.co/tqWJPdNUzY
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) December 13, 2019
News of the #UKelection2019 #exitpoll #results in #belfast have me going to bed humming this old gem I learned as a kid at the #Irish Americans club. #Irishunity #32counties https://t.co/WUaDl2xepy
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) December 13, 2019
Brits to Americans in 2016: You guys really elected Donald Trump?
— TakingExpert (@TakingExpert) December 13, 2019
Americans to Brits in 2019: #UKElection #exitpoll pic.twitter.com/UVlzA9IG4L
Just a reminder that more than one reputable ethnographer has accounts of the #Virgin of #Guadalupe appearing recently to #migrants and #asylum seekers along the US border. #Viva la #VirgendeGuadalupe ! That it’s being reported is fact, if you can’t deal with it, that’s on you. pic.twitter.com/kIh3WVNn5H
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) December 12, 2019
my mama don’t like you and she likes everyone pic.twitter.com/Rz4HeSYjMs
— tea with tolkien (@TeawithTolkien) December 12, 2019
Our Lady of #Guadalupe to St. Juan Diego, and to us: "Hear me and understand well, my little son, that nothing should frighten or grieve you. Let not your heart be disturbed. Do not fear that sickness, nor any other sickness or anguish... pic.twitter.com/2XhemuxxfU
— James Martin, SJ (@JamesMartinSJ) December 12, 2019
Amen! https://t.co/97eMUHFlSL
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) December 11, 2019
Worst spot on campus
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) December 11, 2019
How one has to self-appropriate while preparing for comprehensive exams... (by which I mean coffee, not seeing the world through the lens of a grandiose cartoon mouse) #PhD #AcademicTwitter pic.twitter.com/ZlEfBFFrdn
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) December 11, 2019
I’m writing a big part of my dissertation with Loreto as a case study of how the people of God hold on when all seems lost. Here’s to the holiness that’s never lost in our lives, as the altar in the holy house says “here the word became flesh” https://t.co/yeSOyBfgrS
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) December 10, 2019
Hi please stop talking about Maria Goretti unless you grasp that her story is about forgiveness and not chastity send tweet
— Advent Katie (@yockeyk) December 9, 2019
John had wild honey... I have black Tom Hortons coffee. Both call out for repentance. pic.twitter.com/0KshKIIZnY
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) December 8, 2019
An unjust law is not a law.
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) December 8, 2019
Read it, pray with it, and then tell me that our blessed mother wouldn’t be on the side of those families fleeing oppression and violence.
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) December 7, 2019
Umm read the Magnificat please.
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) December 7, 2019
St. Nicholas day reminder that they should make a Nicea movie/series with Nick Offerman Γ‘s St. Nicholas and Adam Driver/Remi Malick as Arius.
— Steve the Quitter (@SteveMissionary) December 6, 2019
Yep, and this doubt plagues every (wannabe) #theologian every day. https://t.co/SiZvnUiRG5
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) December 6, 2019
Happy #Saint #Nicholas Day! Remember, as the story goes, if you punch an #Arian in the face today an #angel will bust you out of #jail.... maybe... pic.twitter.com/5zJmNzikep
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) December 6, 2019
Playoffs Holy Cross went to: 1
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) December 1, 2019
Hahaha much!
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) November 30, 2019
Me: “Bless me father for I have sinned.”
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) November 30, 2019
Priest: “what have you done?”
Me: “I take perverse pleasure in using actual words that spellcheck can’t recognize. “ pic.twitter.com/QjIZt22euk
This #PhD brought to you by #Starbucks... because there’s little that you can’t do on 40 ounces of coffee... pic.twitter.com/0afKWU7uV2
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) November 30, 2019
The Church exists to keep alive in people’s heart the memory that God loves them. It exists to tell everyone, even those furthest away: “God doesn’t forget you, He cares about you”.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) November 30, 2019
Right, but Baptism isn’t *just* about original sin. I’d say it’s still worth it
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) November 29, 2019
Well, if baptism is the sacrament that, in addition to healing original sin, initiates us into the life of the Church and the Trinity, why should it end?
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) November 29, 2019
Would You Baptize an Extraterrestrial? . . . and Other Questions from the Astronomers' In-box at the Vatican Observatory
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) November 29, 2019
by Guy Consolmagno and Paul Muller
Well... The head of the Vatican observatory put out a book in which he addresses the question of baptizing aliens (he would) so there’s likely good logic there.
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) November 29, 2019
An important article for understanding an important theological concept for #popefrancis. Well done @inesanma! https://t.co/4FO6sDTyPF
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) November 29, 2019
When you settle in to finally write that section about blood and sacrifice for a paper on Kenosis, and you realize you’ll be musing on Balthasar’s view of the theological place of blood for the rest of the afternoon: pic.twitter.com/qK1g4AQItD
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) November 28, 2019
Further update... another interview is now taking place... the interviewee is wearing a t-shirt and applying for a real job in advanced analytics... I just feel bad for the guy. pic.twitter.com/DTuxMCDeFh
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) November 28, 2019
You too!
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) November 28, 2019
Update. She handed him a resume... so I’m going to assume interview, unless that’s some sort of new dating power move that I’m ignorant of?
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) November 28, 2019
Sitting working at Starbucks... and playing everyone’s favorite game when a couple is seated nearby in earshot asking too many questions... Interview or awkward first date? pic.twitter.com/Qqw9ZYaykM
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) November 28, 2019
Haha only through Twitter and a recommendation from a friend that I follow Anne’s feed given the large among of Balthasar on my comps list. Happy to make the acquaintance!
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) November 28, 2019
Cranky Balthasar is the best Balthasar.
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) November 28, 2019
Need the maniple?
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) November 28, 2019
I spent the day obsessing over his use of blood in Mysterium Paschale and realized that I need to go back to Christian and Anxiety in the end to understand the Agony... so I hear that.
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) November 28, 2019
One of #PopeFrancis’ great teachers, mentors, and #theological collaborators died today. Let’s pray for the repose of his sound and the consolation of his friends and family, including @Pontifex. #CatholicTwitter https://t.co/WBDoUyOc2z
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) November 27, 2019
Prayers for this, and that we all might be one! https://t.co/uWoj0mvreU
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) November 27, 2019
And in fairness, I have a good number of cousins in County Roscommon. My comment was just an awareness of who reads my Twitter feed, but I’m in total agreement, it was a genocide, and there hasn’t been appropriate remedy given.
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) November 27, 2019
Apologies for not paying enough attention. I agree with you though. The rest wasn’t a corrective for you, just an acknowledgment that I wouldn’t express this important point the same way.
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) November 27, 2019
The unfortunate use of expletives aside, he’s not wrong. https://t.co/qnIFtlARPt
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) November 27, 2019
Come join us @RegisCollege for a prayerful entry into #advent!! https://t.co/f8WVhOvF1n
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) November 27, 2019
I knew that MA in philosophy could come in useful.... π€£π€£π€£ https://t.co/77Z4Ck9eAW
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) November 27, 2019
If Heaven is a neighborhood and our reward is a mansion, I can’t wait for the rad trad TLM goers to have to live next door to the Novus Ordo attending modernists, and eternity is spent with each of them having to listen to the other blasting Reckless Love or Gregorian Chant.
— Katie Prejean McGrady (@KatiePrejean) November 26, 2019
Congrats Dom!
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) November 26, 2019
After 38 years, 2 master’s degrees, and a bunch of #PhD coursework, I’m about to embark on my last #theology class ever. Nothing left but to write a long paper. pic.twitter.com/R2IyNGcdij
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) November 25, 2019
Praying for the repentance of these people... in the meantime, if you use the Untapped beer rating app, go on and give all of Brash Brewings beer of Houston’s beers .25 ratings (the lowest you can give) in protest. https://t.co/eHigaYEL2N
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) November 25, 2019
#truth. https://t.co/o9a8PHchhd
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) November 24, 2019
The work was hard. The payoff is so, so good. Onto the @NCAA_FCS Playoffs!#GoCrossGo pic.twitter.com/SO2ws8WsCP
— Holy Cross Football (@HCrossFB) November 23, 2019
Proud of these guys, the great turn around, and the good work. #gocrossgo https://t.co/39SVasmIvZ
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) November 23, 2019
πππ CHAMPS!!!! #GoCrossGo pic.twitter.com/i27P8Ay70l
— Holy Cross Football (@HCrossFB) November 23, 2019
That feeling when @HCrossFB wins the #patriotleague #Championship.... #gocrossgo. Congrats gentlemen! pic.twitter.com/6TmeyvKQCl
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) November 23, 2019
How it feels when @HCrossFB is up for a #Championship today... this is what I imagine the tailgates @holy_cross look like right now. #holycross #GoCrossGo pic.twitter.com/gbUYuk4HCX
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) November 23, 2019
92 years ago today, Blessed Miguel Pro, SJ, was martyred by firing squad. His last words? "Long live Christ the King!"
— Regis College (@RegisCollege) November 23, 2019
Today we also mark the Vigil Mass for Christ the King Sunday - patronal feast of Regis College π Blessed Miguel, priest and martyr, pray for us. pic.twitter.com/ELCkg9fZXZ
I wonder what a Class Balthasarian subclass Ratizingerian would look like.. I suspect less killable, but also wearing more armor.
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) November 23, 2019
Blackbeard’s #Ghost on #DisneyPlus pretty much holds up... Especially if you read the dialogues of #Pope Gregory the Great. Just saying...#CatholicTwitter #Theology pic.twitter.com/yrApemtcZP
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) November 23, 2019
Couldn’t be prouder of @SPooley94! Big moment that came from a lot of hard work. Well deserved. Go Marlies, #GoCrossGo https://t.co/LLdqxqu7wA
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) November 21, 2019
Ever have one of those runs in your life where you sit back and realize it’s all been blessing? Yeah. That I’m there right now. pic.twitter.com/QJy74pxbZg
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) November 21, 2019
#Republicans like @DevinGrandma : “the children of prominent politicians, like #HunterBiden, shouldn’t benefit from their parent’s influence”#ivankatrump and @EricTrump: “Hold our beers.”
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) November 20, 2019
Come on. Realize the inconsistency in your arguments @realDonaldTrump and @GOP. pic.twitter.com/m6ARRkXkWb
Most people don’t pay attention to the fact that Socrates calls his Mom “burly” in the Theaetetus. I’d just like to throw out there that he does for general comment. pic.twitter.com/7SuS9K3PgO
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) November 19, 2019
I think we really need to have an honest conversation on #CatholicTwitter about what #tradition or #traditional means. It seems that the Fathers & Thomas are clear that it isn’t what the likes of @TaylorRMarshall & his ilk would have it mean, & it’s up to #theologians to say so pic.twitter.com/IN4JRhsdmq
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) November 18, 2019
I had the same realization about myself a week back. Oremus pro invicem my friend!
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) November 18, 2019
between the Amazon Synod and these two guys, there is no doubt in my mind which one represents Catholicism, Christianity, and pro-life culture https://t.co/Wo7m1Ca74R
— Massimo Faggioli (@MassimoFaggioli) November 17, 2019
Is it Santa Claus punching Arius?? pic.twitter.com/d1ErhqDKM7
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) November 16, 2019
Congrats Jay!
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) November 16, 2019
In a #papacy where gestures can be as significant as words, should one use acta numbers to cite the moment a #pope stated something more clearly in deeds than in words(we don’t, but it’s an interesting thought) discuss #CatholicTwitter & #AcademicTwitter @austeni @gregorykhillis
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) November 16, 2019
Wings!
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) November 16, 2019
Yeah, but she’s still stuck in some of the conventional narratives that miss the role that the laity played at Lourdes. Don’t get me wrong, Harris is great, but she’s missing some important things in the record that she’d catch if she were Catholic.
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) November 15, 2019
So excited to hear Dr. Robyn BoerΓ© tomorrow at 2:30 in the @regiscollege solarium! #philosophy #theology #bernardlonergan #torontoschooloftheology #universityoftoronto #seminar #gradschool @ Regis College, Toronto https://t.co/oscmukLGgA
— Lonergan Research Institute at Regis College (@LonerganRegis) November 14, 2019
Add one of my old childhood favorites, Davy Crockett, to the list of movies on #DisneyPlus that just didn’t age well.... pic.twitter.com/b168hxISe1
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) November 14, 2019
1 of the more interesting things about this appointment is that, with good reason, it breaks a sort of episcopal glass ceiling on these sorts of appointments. If a new precedent is set that a bishop or cardinal need not lead an important Vatican office, then the game has changed https://t.co/jUWOEtzSpd
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) November 14, 2019
Couldn’t be happier for @coachanniemac and the young women on the @HCrossWBB team. Go Cross Go! https://t.co/waYIkqR9eb
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) November 14, 2019
“Children are dying,” the cardinal wrote. “Seven of them, in fact, met their demise while in U.S. custody. Should we not be raising this up as the life issue it clearly is?”
— Kevin, eminence grise (@DisabledSaints) November 11, 2019
From @MikeOLoughlin via @americamag https://t.co/lAmESeGVMu
“In pushing beyond modernity but through it, then, Balthasar forces #Protestantism to question whether it is not itself a product of #modernity and therefore passing away.” -Graham Ward is not messing around. #theology #phd
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) November 11, 2019
This is a big deal. I’m not sure that Evo didn’t commit election fraud, but this sort of instability in Bolivia isn’t a good thing. https://t.co/n4Onl6ThpI
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) November 11, 2019
Hang in there Jay, it’s worth it.
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) November 8, 2019
This should be a great event! https://t.co/jvLOu3AsR5
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) November 8, 2019
No disrespect to ND, just have no reason to wear their shirt
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) November 8, 2019
I’d love one without the ND theology on it
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) November 8, 2019
That guy is probably the first American born male saint
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) November 7, 2019
Not to say that you don’t call out the foolishness of that whole crew, but when an anonymous account just wants to shout at you. Best to ignore.
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) November 6, 2019
I’m discovering that the best thing to do with #radtrad #trolls on #CatholicTwitter, especially people inspired by @SteveSkojec, is just to ignore them. They take blocking as a badge of honor, and they’ll only drag you into a place where neither charity nor love prevail. pic.twitter.com/ul8Y9mvdq8
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) November 6, 2019
They were not the actions of Jesus. It was theft plain and simple.
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) November 6, 2019
Especially given recent debates around the #AmazonSynod this should be a very interesting lecture... how are we #Church if we’re not in Europe? https://t.co/JvYtEhgbZR
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) November 6, 2019
I remember having a snowball fight with Vincenzo in the halls of the GesΓΉ!
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) November 6, 2019
I mean... it’s the same brown as an early to mid 20th century German military uniform... pic.twitter.com/qhXNfAhk3o
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) November 5, 2019
Also... what’s up with the uniform?
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) November 5, 2019
Toronto does have all the stuff...
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) November 5, 2019
If you’re referring to Latin America as a place without a firmly rooted Christianity, just because it’s different, you’re clearly missing the point.
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) November 5, 2019
And yet. Catherine of Genoa says that the joy of those is in purgatory is vastly more complete than ours.
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) November 4, 2019
Everyone loves a cute baby.
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) November 4, 2019
Claiming the supremacy of any one culture is antithetical to the command to baptize all nations. God’s care is for all. (It’s also just racist when you come right down to the heart of it.) pic.twitter.com/RCNoljkW0M
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) November 4, 2019
Youππ»can’tππ»claimππ»theππ»supremacyππ»ofππ»Europeanππ»cultureππ»inππ»aππ»Churchππ»foundedππ»byππ»aππ»Middleππ»Easterner.ππ». (Love you Europe... and the art, music, etc. but come on people)
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) November 4, 2019
Ah yes.... the kid who threw the statues from the Amazon synod into the River was an Austrian committed to the idea of the supremacy of European culture in a Church founded by a Middle Easterner... how original. pic.twitter.com/Y6jkRhctzJ
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) November 4, 2019
Faith of our fathers... also a standard today
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) November 1, 2019
Nope. Any reasonable person understands my response. Let those who have ears listen, besides, to quote a famous (non Jesuit) Vatican theologian and good friend of Benedict, “if any one is in hell, what good does that do you?”
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) November 1, 2019
Love that Church!
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) November 1, 2019
Sort of a non-sequitor, but of course God loves everyone, without exception or regard to their sin. He hates sin, of course, but still love the sinner. This is a rhetorical, not a properly theological, point that you’re making.
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) November 1, 2019
Putting together a preliminary bibliography for my #phd #dissertation and smiling as I add the names of a few #theologians whom I knew in life that I now hope are numbered among the #saints on #AllSaintsDay pic.twitter.com/izJnBDeGph
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) November 1, 2019
The memory of the Saints leads us to raise our eyes to Heaven: not to forget the realities of the earth, but to face them with more courage and hope. #AllSaintsDay
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) November 1, 2019
“Let us long for those who are longing for us, hasten to those who are waiting for us, and ask those who look for our coming to intercede for us. We should not only want to be with the #saints, we should also hope to possess their happiness.” St Bernard. Happy #AllSaintsDay pic.twitter.com/fQ0OGABsdD
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) November 1, 2019
#Evening Walks and #Fall #Foliage. #toronto #nature #travel https://t.co/xx5938agYd pic.twitter.com/2W6vUKeflp
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) November 1, 2019
Cardinal Dolan on Biden communion denial:
— JD Flynn (@jdflynn) October 31, 2019
"I’m not up there as a tribunal, as a judge, distributing Holy Communion...If only saints could receive Holy Communion, we wouldn’t have anybody at Mass, including myself, alright?”https://t.co/ueXkquTSgX
I was pretty clear, even in Judas’ sin, Jesus didn’t stop loving him. Where Judas went after this life was his choice, but Jesus didn’t stop loving. You know that as well as I.
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) October 31, 2019
I’m surprised that I have yet to see the truly #scary #CatholicTwitter #halloweencostume . I’d imagine it’d look something like this... pic.twitter.com/2TFgApHuOY
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) October 31, 2019
Apparently he’s challenging more than a few consciences...
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) October 31, 2019
No I’ve read your writing, and followed your feed. You’re not a victim just because the Pope uses biblical examples of Christ reproving a certain religious way of thinking that hurt you. Perhaps it is you who should be waking up if you’re offended.
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) October 31, 2019
To be clear, I mean it’s offensive in this particular context.
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) October 31, 2019
Nope, I’ve given you clear answers, both here and earlier. You’re not a victim, and you also need to stop using the language of abuse, it’s offensive.
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) October 31, 2019
My friend, you’re not a victim just because the successor of Peter says things which convict you. Every good pope challenges people, as does Francis.
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) October 31, 2019
Ah where charity and love prevail.. and I’m right on the other tweets too. pic.twitter.com/UeQbobWzW6
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) October 31, 2019
(Logs out of Twitter for the night.... or just goes on full troll ignoring mode) pic.twitter.com/E4gmJw7KLT
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) October 31, 2019
Ah... you’ve called in your friends... you know that I’m objectively right on this right? Happy Halloween Steve-O. pic.twitter.com/sKv4HlrVvZ
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) October 31, 2019
So there are only technically two holy days of obligation in #Canada (#Christmas and Mary, Mother of God) that doesn’t mean that you can’t go to #mass for #AllSaints though... pic.twitter.com/dmDRJZZZp0
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) October 31, 2019
Whether you make it to a Mass or not, go visit a cemetery and pray for the dead between Nov. 1 and Nov. 8. You can gain a plenary indulgence (under the usual conditions) for someone who has died. https://t.co/3HXaj5UY9Y
— KeytarCadaver (@KeytarCatholic) October 31, 2019
I genuinely worry about people who claim that #PopeFrancis has “weaponized” the Gospel or is a bad pastor when he quotes the #Gospel in ways that convict them. I hope they’re not locked in obstinacy (which comes from pride) and I’m going to make a point of praying for them daily.
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) October 31, 2019
I think you’re wrong on that, it may be that this is the first pope whose words have convicted and challenged you personally, but both St. John Paul II and Benedict XVI didn’t shy away from being direct when they needed to be. Sorry. You’re just wrong on this one Steve.
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) October 31, 2019
Good homilies should speak to the reality of the people of God and yes, sometimes convict us when we’re on the wrong track. That’s not “weaponizing,” that’s just being a good pastor.
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) October 31, 2019
If the Holy Father’s words about Pharisees or the extent of divine love convict you, Steve, then that’s something to bring to your Spiritual Director. The vicar of Christ is allowed to make those statements though.
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) October 31, 2019
Isn’t it though?
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) October 31, 2019
Don’t know how to tell you this there, Steve-o.... but God does love Judas... π€·π»♂️
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) October 31, 2019
+++ Here's my take on the #AmazonSynod. 10 pages I wrote the same night we approved the Final Document. FULL TEXT here on La CiviltΓ Cattolica English Edition. @civcatt_en https://t.co/xmaISl8Aqw
— Antonio Spadaro (@antoniospadaro) October 31, 2019
Baseball... we disagree on what we want for the outcome.... but one more day of baseball. Hope springs eternal.
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) October 30, 2019
Ok. 162 games. Plus the postseason. Ummm this is amazing. Go Nats!, also, just generally, yay baseball.
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) October 30, 2019
#WorldSeries game 7. The best it could be. pic.twitter.com/es1kKCUkJR
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) October 30, 2019
On a random note, as I study I can smell someone cooking with excessive amount sleep of garlic in either my house or the apartment building next door.... It is both making my Italian heart leap for joy, and my Irish brain fear that everything I own will forever smell of garlic. pic.twitter.com/GFXXs1RoS3
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) October 29, 2019
Thanks for this! As I suspected, #BenedictXVI affirms the role of the person’s pastor in this. We don’t know if either his local pastor or ordinary have advised him as such, and therefore the priest at the parish he was visiting was wrong In this case.
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) October 29, 2019
Can I see a reference for that? Thanks!
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) October 29, 2019
It’s good spiritual reading, just take bits at a time.
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) October 29, 2019
The Catholic Faith is the fullness of the truth. A thoroughgoing reading of Vatican II might help to understand the particularity of that language.
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) October 29, 2019
I’m pretty sure I would agree with that. ππ€·π»♂️
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) October 29, 2019
And when Benedict acknowledged that Francis was the legitimate pope, how’d that make you feel. Sorry I’m done with this conversation. As usual, you’re lost and I’m praying for you.
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) October 29, 2019
Yep. A sede vacantist by any other name...
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) October 29, 2019
Application of canonical penalties is still the provenance of the ordinary, regardless of the penalty.
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) October 29, 2019
You’re a Sede Vacantist right? (A fancy way of saying Protestant) You’ve self excommunicated anyway... so you would be the expert
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) October 29, 2019
And Biden has not been excommunicated. This priest doesn’t have the authority to do that.
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) October 29, 2019
The competent authority to excommunicate Biden would be his local bishop. Since he worships at a parish in DC, that would be achbishop Gregory. My point stands.
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) October 29, 2019
I disagree with Joe Biden on #abortion, but its also clear to me, from Canon 1339 that a parish priest is not the appropriate authority to apply such a penalty. I hope, if true, that the ordinary of this priest admonishes him as such. https://t.co/cmAZEu6PuN
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) October 29, 2019