When you’re in #France, and live in #Canada, and you know that your command of the common #language is bad, the obvious solution is to Blame Canada - https://t.co/L8ywFv2XAj via @YouTube #travel
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) July 30, 2019
I’ve prayed a lot in this #chapel over the past 4 years. I’ve prayed for wisdom, for patience, for fortitude, and last year to be able to forgive a mentor who fell short. These walls have heard my sighs. Until this morning, though, I don’t think I’ve pai… https://t.co/UPoqlf8Ber pic.twitter.com/ZO2Ejl33KI
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) July 26, 2019
You gents did great work. Congrats.
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) July 26, 2019
I did! And it was huge! And now I’m writing!
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) July 26, 2019
The story behind the “I am the immaculate conception” at Lourdes is very different from the way people think about it. pic.twitter.com/A3WdTXiVlI
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) July 26, 2019
Hahaha... no, and if I didn’t have to carry it back in a suitcase that I don’t want to get glitter all over, I’d get you one.
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) July 26, 2019
When you’re doing #research in an #archive, and find out that one of your favorite parts of one of your favorite stories, that’s also broadly accepted as true, likely can’t be true in the way people think... but it’s also potentially a very publishable paper. #academia #PhD pic.twitter.com/QBCo1TtOwN
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) July 26, 2019
Of course, feel free! I’m doing my theology PhD on popular piety, and Lourdes is one of my chief case studies. I’m in HNDL myself, and will likely be in the baths next week.
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) July 25, 2019
#Glitter #Mary also tells the #weather. Gotta love good #Catholic #kitsch pic.twitter.com/zgcbo4aoFn
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) July 25, 2019
This is the path I take each morning to the Archives in #lourdes... it is the continuation of a road that #saint Bernadette would’ve taken... and the peace on it prepares me well for sitting among the books that help make sense of who she was, and who ou… https://t.co/dekECiS7Pe pic.twitter.com/zH21Q8fRXR
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) July 25, 2019
I think you’re forgetting bleeding hosts. Definitely important.
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) July 25, 2019
Morning at #lourdes. #placestopray #Catholic #popularpiety #Church #pilgrimage #travel https://t.co/kjnY1SrlTS pic.twitter.com/lea7jaO7mA
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) July 24, 2019
In my research today... I think I’m coming to the conclusion that Pius XI is an underrated pope. 🤷🏻♂️
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) July 24, 2019
Back in Lourdes... where a priest often has to speak 4 languages before the coffee kicks in... pic.twitter.com/OFERVEokXx
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) July 24, 2019
Seeing many #pilgrims to #Santiago on the train to #Tarbes this afternoon. I want to tell them all it’s one of the best experiences they’ll ever have, and about half of them that their packs are way too big/heavy. #buencamino pic.twitter.com/Qn8ThM9d2c
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) July 23, 2019
Probably this guy.... I think it’s in the summa somewhere... pic.twitter.com/vz2dT8K07m
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) July 23, 2019
Pet peeve... people who fly coach, or go to fast food places, and demand the service of first class or a fancy restaurant from their servers. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻Be respectful of people who work in service industry. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) July 23, 2019
The tomb of #Saint Thomas Aquinas, doctor of the #church and patron of #theologians, #students, #academics, and against #lightening strikes. Buried in the formerly #Catholic church of the Jacobins, in #toulouse #france. #saints #placestopray #travel https://t.co/qZzOjCEhY4 pic.twitter.com/7VTkJgkh2a
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) July 23, 2019
I’m actually arriving in tonight for some days of research in the archives. Hope you’ve had a great pilgrimage!
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) July 23, 2019
Just want to say:
— Katie Prejean McGrady (@KatiePrejean) July 22, 2019
I’m a Catholic woman who “preaches” a lot & I’ve never wanted to do so at Mass or felt marginalized because I haven’t been “allowed” to.
Voices proclaiming the Gospel outside of liturgy are so needed. It’s clerical to think we have to be there to be valued.
Looking back, landing on the moon wasn’t just our job, it was a historic opportunity to prove to the world America’s can-do spirit. I’m proud to serve the country that gave me this historic opportunity. Today belongs to you. We must hold the memory of #Apollo11 close. #Apollo50th
— Buzz Aldrin (@TheRealBuzz) July 20, 2019
The worst moment for an atheist is when he is really thankful and has no one to thank.
— G. K. Chesterton (@GKCdaily) July 20, 2019
I’d like to see a stat from @MLB on how often a #PerfectGame of #baseball is spoiled by their tweeting this out. pic.twitter.com/WyHazKJhcM
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) July 20, 2019
+++ BREAKING. Cardinal Pedro Barreto on Civiltà Cattolica about the agenda of the upcoming Synod for the Amazonia. As an ecclesial event the Synod is an important sign of the effective response promoting justice and the defense of the dignity of the people https://t.co/bxXYa2eUEJ
— Antonio Spadaro (@antoniospadaro) July 18, 2019
Yep. 🤣🤣🤣 https://t.co/jI0WClN7Lh
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) July 18, 2019
Clearly you’ll have to go to the basilica in Rome... how can one write it otherwise?
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) July 17, 2019
The first single use plastic free state on earth was also the first #carbon neutral state on earth.... is it some Scandinavian eco friendly place? Maybe a renegade republic in Latin America? Nope. It’s the #Vatican #laudatosi https://t.co/2Vyl0BGVsB
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) July 17, 2019
Hahaha I’m sure hearing the word vs receiving it is something that’s been written about... 😉🤣
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) July 16, 2019
Right? Being within driving distance I take long drives back to New England often enough from Toronto, but I feel like it’s a different mode of receiving it...
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) July 16, 2019
A good audiobook is a worthy enterprise... but maybe you “listened to it” ?
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) July 16, 2019
Well played @duolingo. #nerds everywhere approve. #German pic.twitter.com/uaKLm30Sdv
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) July 15, 2019
Prayers for you, get well soon!
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) July 13, 2019
“We are called to work so that every person's dignity is respected, the #immigrant is welcomed as a brother or sister, and all humanity forms a united family which knows how to appreciate with discernment the different cultures which comprise it. -Pope St John Paul II #ICEraid pic.twitter.com/Ks5AOSSAud
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) July 12, 2019
Me to an undisclosed family member while watching an ad for the new #lionking: “you know it’s really just a fancier #cartoon than the last one.”
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) July 10, 2019
family member: “you mean they’re not real #lions?”
“Well... Lions don’t sing like #Beyonce so...”
Ah the joys of being home...
I’m sure this will be helpful for learning how to read #academic #german in my #study of #Catholic #Theology... right? I think #Ratzinger has a passage on this? Hence the bear on his #papal seal? pic.twitter.com/SFxvfshTxm
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) July 9, 2019
When you’re editing a #Theology paper for a journal... you realize that it’ll likely come out after October, and there’s an important edit to make. #Newman #saint #phdlife #catholic pic.twitter.com/woOejLjMVU
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) July 7, 2019
As only @padresj could.... https://t.co/o9jTpuQ4YC
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) July 7, 2019
There is no defensible reason why #USWMNT does not earn #EqualPay to #USMNT.
— Marcus Mescher (@marcusmescher) July 7, 2019
The women get $250,000 for their win today #USAvsNED.
And if the men won?
They’d get $1.1 million.https://t.co/B3fSvMscLd
So which is more important, a celibate clergy that is not able to visit remote areas more then once a year or ordaining married elders of the tribe who could celebrate Mass? The men must have training. Which would Jesus desire? A disclipine or the grace of the sacrament,
— Bishop Rick Stika (@BishopStika) July 6, 2019
Hahaha I’ll add it to the list!
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) July 6, 2019
One of the great joys of having a 1 year old niece is having an excuse to watch movies like Peter Rabbit. #unclelife
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) July 6, 2019
Fine young man, I couldn’t be prouder of him. https://t.co/dMM7pyVf6u
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) July 4, 2019
You know you’re home in #westerly #RhodeIsland on the #4thofJuly when you check @taylorswift13’s social media to try to avoid crowds. 🤣 (Happy Fourth Taylor, I hope everyone leaves you alone) pic.twitter.com/8GmJhflwN7
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) July 4, 2019
“In the tender compassion of our #God, the dawn from on high shall break upon us, to shine on those who dwell in darkness and the shadow of death, and to guide our feet into the way of peace.” (Luke 1:78-79) I spent a great amount of time praying for th… https://t.co/ReZRRUAwmF pic.twitter.com/VsfAN3jLfQ
— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) July 4, 2019
