Can one, as a #theologian, get away with the #pun “the role of the cross is the crux of the issue.” In #academic writing? #AskingForAFriend #theology #PhD life #AcademicTwitter #CatholicTwitter #Academia pic.twitter.com/YAKIGpwUoW
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) March 31, 2019
In case anyone is in need of #prayer for healing in particular. #Catholic #Jesuit #servant of #God Pedro #Arrupe trained as a #Medical #Doctor, and we #jesuits are looking for a few Miracles attributed to his intercession. #saints #pray pic.twitter.com/ZI8sl5F9fD
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) March 30, 2019
How do people stay #Calvinists after reading #Calvin? #AskingForAFriend #theology #PhDlife #Catholic #theologian #theologyproblems pic.twitter.com/M2sB2LaWO8
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) March 30, 2019
And there’s the answer to #PopeFrancis #bacciamano gate, faithfully provided by @inesanma. In the end, given what we know about #germs now, it’s just kinda #gross. 🤷🏻♂️ Why is the simplest answer usually right? #CatholicTwitter https://t.co/kUcF7y5mrZ
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) March 30, 2019
When you give up #alcohol for #lent, but then find such good #craft non-alcoholic #beer that it feels like you’re getting away with something... #Catholic #penance @DrinkPartake pic.twitter.com/gkypoakIae
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) March 30, 2019
When you give up #alcohol for #lent, but then find such good #craft non-alcoholic #beer that it feels like you’re getting away with something... #Catholic #penance pic.twitter.com/i43TBFBqCW
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) March 30, 2019
The 2004, 2007 and 2018 Red Sox all started off 0-1. Have a good night.
— Jared Carrabis (@Jared_Carrabis) March 29, 2019
Just remember. The #Boston #RedSox lost game one last year too. #OpeningDay #BaseballIsBack #baseball pic.twitter.com/LMXSaeOA1g
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) March 29, 2019
First one of the season. 👊
— Boston Red Sox (@RedSox) March 28, 2019
Your #OpeningDay @ParkWhiz Lineup: pic.twitter.com/o7BivyitRn
I was praying with #exodus 34:21 this morning: “Six days you may labor, but on the seventh day you shall rest; even during the seasons of plowing and harvesting you must rest.” Does that also apply to #academic paper writing season? #AskingForAFriend #phdlife pic.twitter.com/xd92O0WRwu
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) March 28, 2019
Aww #takeitback is cute @astros, didn’t you learn in the ALCS that trolling the champs isn’t a good look for you? #GoSox #OpeningDay https://t.co/O6qwry7NRB
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) March 28, 2019
Let's do this (again). #OpeningDay pic.twitter.com/V6AFE10MWi
— Boston Red Sox (@RedSox) March 28, 2019
“This field, this game; it's a part of our past, Ray. It reminds us of all that once was good, and that could be again.” Happy #OpeningDay2019 yay #baseball. pic.twitter.com/CIKAC8Bz8V
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) March 28, 2019
When you read a line from #pope #saint Gregory the Great bragging that he had a deceased #monk buried with his ill-gotten gold in a pile of manure for breaking his vow of poverty. #CatholicTwitter #theologianlife #phdlife pic.twitter.com/fo1TtnDfS3
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) March 27, 2019
I am pretty sure they do give the instruction, in that one guy says it into the ear of everyone about five people away from pontiff way, but people ignore it. At least we told so in one receiving line with BXVI, and it batted about .250 -- and that was Vatican employees.
— Charles Collins (@CharlesinRome) March 26, 2019
This... the perfect confluence of my childhood and my present life. Well done @theghissilent. Oo-de-lally, oo-de-lally, Golly, what a day. https://t.co/jviRkezBQc
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) March 26, 2019
Happens to me all the time when I’m saying mass... for me it’s because I’m getting older. Remember to keep all your weight on your left heal, and not your toes. #protip @SwoleCatholic would agree, it’s good genuflecting (lunging) form!
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) March 26, 2019
Because of course the #university where I’m getting my #PhD in #theology is where #skynet will become self-aware. #Academia https://t.co/Q1SNKA7WZu
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) March 26, 2019
And there is no bacciamano after those.
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) March 26, 2019
Happy Tolkien Day! Don't forget to hug your friend and THROW HIM INTO THE CRACKS OF DOOM!
— Stephen Colbert (@StephenAtHome) March 26, 2019
I love how God literally has a commandment for us to relax and not work one day of the week and we still manage to screw it up.
— Ray P (@GregorianHumor) March 25, 2019
for the fantasy lit. nerds: the anniversary of the destruction the ring of Sauron!
— repenting egg 💜💀🖤 (@EfficacyOfGrace) March 25, 2019
for the southern lit. nerds: happy birthday flannery o'connor!
for Catholics: happy feast of the Annunciation!
for Catholic literature nerds: AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH 😍😍😍🎉🎉🎉🎉
And I think, akin to St Paul VI giving up the papal tiara, that it’s the kind of thing that he is using his appropriate Petrine privilege to move on from.
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) March 26, 2019
I’ve never seen him wear it, other than on his installation day. He is usually goes with the simple silver ring with the cross. That also speaks to this particular preference against the traditional “bacciamano.”
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) March 25, 2019
I think it’s also important to remember that the gesture of hand kissing has also been adopted as a sign of fealty by the mafia in Italy, an entity Francis has railed against, I wonder it that’s a part of it for him.
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) March 25, 2019
Exactly!
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) March 25, 2019
Agreed, but remember that for him popular piety is really about expressions of faith that come from “below,” which grow into the whole Church. It’s easy to see how this could be seen as a deference to the “above.”
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) March 25, 2019
Or if this would have been sorted out by now if people had seen it on camera before, and had known as a result, such that this wouldn’t have been so awkward. Still, I’d say it’s not as big of a deal as some people will try to make of it.
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) March 25, 2019
That’s fair. I was told, by virtue of friendship with some people who knew, that this was his preference. Perhaps giving that instruction to people in line would help. That said, I think my original point stands.
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) March 25, 2019
That’s probably right, and I wouldn’t presume ill will on anyone’s part, that’s a nervous moment in which one may well not be thinking or paying attention fully.
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) March 25, 2019
Doesn’t it also beg the question of why so many others in the line insisted on trying after they saw what happened to the first one?
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) March 25, 2019
When I’ve met #PopeFrancis I haven’t kissed the #ring, because I had been told before he’d rather people didn’t. For those insistent on it, doesn’t that deference to his preference better express what the gesture of kissing the ring intends? @austeni @jdflynn @inesanma https://t.co/Pm1rHMyNia
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) March 25, 2019
the annunciation reminds us of a few things:
— Tommy Tighe (@theghissilent) March 25, 2019
- Mary is/was/always will be full of grace
- Mary is the mediatrix of all graces
- Mary is one of the few women to deliver on her exact due date
👸 ABSOLUTE QUEEN 👸
That moment when you realize that there’s this strange intersectionality in your research on #Catholic popular devotion that keeps begging the question of the existence of #ghosts. 🤷🏻♂️💀🤣 #phd #phdlife #AcademicTwitter #Ghostbusters pic.twitter.com/ln7uHvk8ld
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) March 25, 2019
Can you imagine how much good this Franciscan math and science teacher will be able to do for his community with the $1 million he's been awarded? https://t.co/UHPgkMWt7s
— Ines San Martin (@inesanma) March 25, 2019
And some in Rome wish they did pic.twitter.com/IX4CUo0b0g
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) March 23, 2019
More like proofrexting the Fathers. They know that Cyprian of Carthage said no salvation outside of the Church for apostasy, but they forget that he was one of the first to posit purgatory to explain how apostates can be saved. Stuff like that drives me crazy. pic.twitter.com/pNVya1zN4R
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) March 23, 2019
Everyone should eat a double #chocolate muffin on their #birthday for #breakfast, because it’s basically just cake without frosting. #truth #breakfastofchampions pic.twitter.com/21kFKIILfw
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) March 23, 2019
True story. https://t.co/MTsCLxLbuV
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) March 23, 2019
Finally, they made my action figure. #catholic #priest pic.twitter.com/l1BWqcK1Xw
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) March 21, 2019
And had an apperol spritz after that... as I recall. 🤣
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) March 21, 2019
You did have a bike acccident... as I recall... 😉🤣
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) March 21, 2019
me, avoiding a gossipy conversation at work once: I am a saint
— Tommy Tighe (@theghissilent) March 20, 2019
Jesus, in Heaven: you’re batting like .037 but ok
The new exhortation from #PopeFrancis! Tentatively named “Vive Christo!” Christ lives! https://t.co/VNiPVkxm0U
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) March 20, 2019
Let’s Go!
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) March 20, 2019
“He brought the noble line of patriarchs and prophets to its promised fulfillment. What the divine goodness had offered as a promise to them, he held in his arms.” ~St Bernardine of Siena. Happy Solemnity of St. Joseph! #Catholic #CatholicTwitter #StJosephsDay #StJoseph pic.twitter.com/FRXyLSi58c
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) March 19, 2019
Like Joseph, do not be afraid to take Mary into your home. That is to say, do not be afraid to love the Church.
— Ratzinger Quotes (@RatzingerQuotes) March 18, 2019
When #Lenten #penance meets #German culture. “Erdinger Alkoholfrei is a great tasting non-alcoholic wheat #beer and the ultimate #sports and #fitness #beverage.” 🤣🤣💪🏻🍻 #catholic #catholictwitter pic.twitter.com/w6z3IgEjsI
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) March 18, 2019
As I’m trying to get myself into a flow of work this #Monday morning, I’m reminded of the advice of the late great #theologian Robert Taft. “Go to the #library, apply self to chair, do not get up.” #phdlife #phd #AcademicTwitter #MondayMotivaton pic.twitter.com/C5sSfwKSIo
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) March 18, 2019
That’s awesome
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) March 17, 2019
We do ourselves a disservice if we tame #saint #Patrick, washing him under a tide of silly #green #beer and pleasant #irish #music. He was a wildman who lived on tops of #mountains like this one, #croaghpatrick, for months at a time. He waged a #war of #… https://t.co/DWuH6YpU15 pic.twitter.com/MO3d0CL6b6
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) March 17, 2019
My homily for the day, with a little #StPaddysDay flair when preaching to the good sisters. ‘Patrick and Transfiguration, counting on God’s Promise’ on #SoundCloud #np https://t.co/UPDnrxHHr3
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) March 17, 2019
Happy 192nd birthday @UofT, may the days ahead be bright! pic.twitter.com/Dhvb87ZQxW
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) March 15, 2019
Come out to our Symposium at #RegisCollege. Come out to see @hans_zollner and @eletourn speak about the dignity of young people in this #digitalage. #CatholicTO #TST #UofT https://t.co/9Zc5ay90T7
— Regis College (@RegisCollege) March 14, 2019
That proud moment when, as a budding #Catholic #theologian, you get your first quasi nihil obstat from a #church doctrinal body on a project you’ve been working on.. pic.twitter.com/Ea4tULSZnR
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) March 14, 2019
The #beautiful winding #stairway and detail is what I look up at each time I get up from my desk @regiscollege @uoft . #Grateful for the chance to study things I’m passionate about in such a beautiful and welcoming place. Sometimes it’s just the little m… https://t.co/P3OCEWVlUi pic.twitter.com/JqLeHOEaiG
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) March 14, 2019
Go get ‘em Ann!
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) March 14, 2019
I love everything about this. https://t.co/YH4cK2Kskx
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) March 13, 2019
So that Edleman guy sounds pretty great, tell me about him. He must have an ok QB too, right? pic.twitter.com/Vn376HCdkT
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) March 13, 2019
“This leads us back to #Christ, who in his loving obedience forever perfectly fulfills the will of the Father, and to #Mary-Church, who through all the difficulties of her #mission, including the things she does not understand, corresponds exactly to her… https://t.co/jou1H7toMD pic.twitter.com/uFtkDKuCND
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) March 12, 2019
People often ask if I ever doubt my vocation. And if I'm being honest, yes. It happens when I forget that God has called me, when I think that I made this decision on my own and it all rests on me.
— Cecilia Cicone (@CeciliaCicone) March 12, 2019
But then I pray. And He shows me nothing could be farther from the truth.
Grateful for the opportunity to share on @americamag about taking our kiddo to Mass. All the time. And why we keep doing it. https://t.co/Ph1h49o6YS
— Ellen Romer Niemiec (@yellowhelen) March 12, 2019
“My judgment of what is noble no longer errs so as to deem anything lovely besides you: not human approval, or glory, not celebrity, not worldly power.” Words of #wisdom from #Saint Gregory of Nyssa. (Homily 4 on the Song of Songs.) pic.twitter.com/RH55hpGaY6
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) March 12, 2019
I love that This old #Italian #pharmacy jar has a picture of the #resurrection on it. It speaks to what #Medicine really aims at, and its #beautiful. Of course they got it right in #Italy. #art @gardinermuseum https://t.co/FNbDPA6rER pic.twitter.com/dqXLkocdFD
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) March 10, 2019
They’re playing shipping up to #boston at the #Toronto #StPatricksDayParade... le sigh.
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) March 10, 2019
“If in Christ we have been tempted, in him we overcame the devil. Do you think only of Christ’s temptations and fail to think of his victory? See yourself as tempted in him, and see yourself as victorious in him.“ -St Augustine pic.twitter.com/w6FdCsb5pD
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) March 10, 2019
I was pleasantly surprised to see the seal of the #societyofjesus, the #jesuits in the @gardinermuseum here in #toronto. I was disappointed by the labeling, which incorrectly identified the IHS as “in hoc signo,” rather than the monogram of #jesus in #Gr… https://t.co/ykMQ8aysCe pic.twitter.com/siugkSotPS
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) March 9, 2019
Want to know how crazily accurate @Ancestry #DNA is? The center of a good part of my #Irish DNA is actually the town that my Great-Grandmother was born in. It’s a little scary… pic.twitter.com/lT1coeF5DN
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) March 9, 2019
My local #grocery store in #toronto is also the old #mapleleafs #hockey team home ice, the legendary #mapleleafgardens, where center ice, where #sports #history was so often made, is now the #spam aisle. 🤷🏻♂️🤣 (The red dot is where the #faceoff would’v… https://t.co/V2CITP2MoR pic.twitter.com/fErjypwp2t
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) March 9, 2019
What’s up with @netflix and all of these shows about #satan and #darkmagic lately? First #sabrina now #TheOrder? I feel like have to say the prayer to #saintmichael before I log on to watch @theofficenbc . (Also, of course the only .gif of the #angel was #Italian) 🤣🤣 pic.twitter.com/ev81llbxYV
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) March 8, 2019
Friendly reminder that the US Bishops have declared that those who suffer from mental illness are exempt from the fast.
— Steve the Missionary (@SteveMissionary) March 6, 2019
#MarchBreak is Loving @HCrossMBB for those who are confident enough to know that a 10 seed in the patriot league tournament should be an ncaa berth, if the boys believe in themselves as we all should.
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) March 6, 2019
Ah, the blessed relief of handing in a big book on the papacy you’ve been working on for three years — and just in time for a celebratory drink before Lent. Book will be out October in US: stay tuned!
— Austen Ivereigh (@austeni) March 5, 2019
Apparently this is happening here for #shrovetuesday2019 dinner, with lots of maple syrup, because #Canada. pic.twitter.com/jS65NX1tbE
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) March 5, 2019
Well deserved! Do well in March!
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) March 5, 2019
Congrats @jehyve_floyd!
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) March 4, 2019
Subtle reminder....Tomorrow begins the Novena of Grace! pic.twitter.com/lFEOxyNM0M
— Fr. Eric Ramirez, SJ (@eramirezsj) March 3, 2019
Thanks for the prayers everyone! It went well, and I’m not in much pain post-novocaine. #thanks #saint Apollonia.
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) March 2, 2019
About to head into the dentist to have a tooth pulled and an implant put in. #Prayers through the intercession of #saint Apollonia much appreciated.
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) March 2, 2019
Sometimes we may feel we are alone in facing difficulties. But, even if He doesn’t intervene immediately, the Lord walks by our side and, if we keep going forward, He will open up a new path.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) March 2, 2019
