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J. Francis Druhan @jfrancisdruhan.bsky.social · 1d

When the British burned Falmouth in 1775, the people saw what happens when power becomes an idol.
The Revolution began not in politics, but in repentance.
No Kings but Christ.
#FaithAndFreedom #NoKings #ChristAlone #ReclaimTheGospel

📖 History Before No Kings

The Burning of Falmouth, 1775

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J. Francis Druhan @jfrancisdruhan.bsky.social · 3d

I'm attending No Kings's event, “NO KINGS in Washington, D.C.” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...

NO KINGS in Washington, D.C. · No Kings

**In America, we don’t put up with would-be kings.** Our peaceful movement is only getting bigger and stronger. “NO KINGS” is more than just a slogan—it’s the foundation our nation was built upon. Bo...

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J. Francis Druhan @jfrancisdruhan.bsky.social · 6d

Columbus didn’t bring Christ to a new world—he carried empire to a living one. Today, truth matters more than myth. Repentance is not erasure; it’s freedom. ✝️ #IndigenousPeoplesDay #ColumbusDay #TruthShallSetYouFree #FaithNotEmpire #InSpiteOfItAll

✝️ “The Truth Shall Set You Free”

Columbus Day, Indigenous Peoples Day, and the Gospel That Won’t Bow to Empire

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J. Francis Druhan @jfrancisdruhan.bsky.social · 24d

They call the left wing a disaster. Wrong. This left wing is a record-breaking, goal-scoring machine. Absolutely incredible.

J. Francis Druhan @jfrancisdruhan.bsky.social · Sep 13

📺 After the Benediction drops today — a 10-part exposé of how Caesar claims the altar, raids sanctuaries, and bends worship to bless violence. The counter-liturgy of Jesus still resists. The binge is ready.

#AfterTheBenediction #FaithAndEmpire #PropheticResistance

After the Benediction: The Counter-Liturgy of Jesus

“We must obey God rather than men.” — Acts 5:29

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J. Francis Druhan @jfrancisdruhan.bsky.social · Sep 4

💔 Twenty years ago today, I lost my mom.
But she was never just “my mom.” She was a peacemaker, a Franciscan, a quiet revolutionary who lived the Beatitudes as if they were a roadmap.

Her story isn’t only about how she died — it’s about how she lived: faithfully, fiercely, fully.

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💔 Twenty years ago today, I lost my mom. But she was never just “my mom.” She was a peacemaker, a Franciscan, a quiet revolutionary who lived the Beatitudes as if they were a roadmap. Her story isn’...

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J. Francis Druhan @jfrancisdruhan.bsky.social · Sep 2

What happened in the Cabinet Room on August 26, 2025 wasn’t chaos. It was ritual. A liturgy of power disguised as prayer. This 6-part series exposes the moment faith was bent to serve empire.

#TheLiturgyOfPower #FaithAndPolitics #ChristianNationalism #Authoritarianism

J. Francis Druhan @jfrancisdruhan.bsky.social · Sep 1

On August 26, 2025, the world was told it was “just a Cabinet meeting.” Reporters called it “chaotic,” “rambling,” “confusing.” But beneath the noise was something far more deliberate: a liturgy of power.

#FaithAndPolitics #Authoritarianism #ChristianNationalism

The Liturgy of Power: The Golden Calf at the Resolute Desk

A Six-Part Investigative–Theological Series

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J. Francis Druhan @jfrancisdruhan.bsky.social · Aug 29

J. Francis Druhan @jfrancisdruhan.bsky.social · Aug 28

A child refugee became a bishop—and now he stands at immigration courts as families are torn apart.
Bishop Michael Pham’s quiet presence is a gospel of dignity.
Faith belongs on the front lines.

#BishopPham #FaithInAction #ImmigrationJustice #Catholic #Refugees #InSpiteOfItAll

From Refugee to Bishop: A Beacon of Dignity at the Immigration Court

Faith on the Front Lines of Immigration

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J. Francis Druhan @jfrancisdruhan.bsky.social · Aug 27

They can Sharpie the maps.
They can bury the numbers.
They can erase the records.

But truth doesn’t bend — and discipleship demands we stand when power rewrites reality.

#TruthMatters #FaithAndPolitics #Discipleship #ChristianResistance #GospelAndJustice #Authoritarianism #FaithOverFear #Democracy

When Truth Is Fudged: Why Discipleship Demands Honest Numbers

A war on statistics is a war on reality — and faithfulness refuses to live by lies.

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J. Francis Druhan @jfrancisdruhan.bsky.social · Aug 26

Chicago said no.
Pritzker stood on the riverfront and told Trump: “Mr. President, do not come to Chicago.”

This isn’t just politics. It’s power without mercy. It’s the Gospel versus empire — and the Church cannot stay silent.

#Authoritarianism #Chicago #Trump #NationalGuard #Pritzker

An Unholy Escalation

When Power Forgets Mercy: Why the Gospel Demands We Resist the March Toward Authoritarianism

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J. Francis Druhan @jfrancisdruhan.bsky.social · Aug 24

Faith was never meant to be a formula. Not a prayer card. Not a ticket stub. When even Trump gives the ‘wrong answer,’ maybe it’s time the church remembers the right one. #Faith #Grace #Trump #Evangelical #Christianity

The Wrong Answer to the Right Question

Why Trump’s Heaven Comment Exposes the Church’s Double Standard

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J. Francis Druhan @jfrancisdruhan.bsky.social · Aug 23

The Lost Cause never died. It was rebranded—and now it marches under the red hat of MAGA.
History is sacred. Memory matters. Faith demands truth.
Follow @JFrancisDruhan for the full series

#FaithAndJustice #HistoryMatters #TruthTelling #Christianity #FaithAndPolitics

J. Francis Druhan @jfrancisdruhan.bsky.social · Aug 23

Trump says the Smithsonian focuses too much on slavery. The Bible says: Remember Egypt. Remember Calvary. Forgetting is sin. Part III of my series—The Lost Cause and the Politics of Erasure—is live.”

#FaithAndJustice #HistoryMatters #InSpiteOfItAll #Christianity #TruthTelling

✝️ The Lost Cause and the Politics of Erasure

Redeeming History, Honoring the Chains, Following the Liberator

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J. Francis Druhan @jfrancisdruhan.bsky.social · Aug 22

To forget the chains is to forget the Cross. America’s memory is sacred ground—our faith calls us to name the wounds and honor the liberators. Read Part 2 now.

#FaithAndJustice #MemoryMatters #InSpiteOfItAll #SubstackWriters #Christianity #LiberationTheology

✝️ The Gospel of Remembering: A Reply to The Sin of Forgetting

Redeeming History, Honoring the Chains, Following the Liberator

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J. Francis Druhan @jfrancisdruhan.bsky.social · Aug 21

“To whitewash slavery is to repeat Pharaoh’s lie.”
Trump says we talk too much about “how bad slavery was.” The Gospel says: Remember. Truth leads to freedom. Erasure leads to bondage.

#InSpiteOfItAll #GospelTruth #FaithAndJustice #RememberSlavery

✝️ The Sin of Forgetting: Why Whitewashing Slavery Is a Betrayal of the Gospel

From Pharaoh to the Present, God’s people are called to remember—not erase—the chains that were broken.

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J. Francis Druhan @jfrancisdruhan.bsky.social · Aug 20

Hundreds of Catholic sisters filled Atlanta’s streets with prayer — for migrants, racial justice & the earth. ✝️ This is what true Christianity looks like: faith as public witness, hope on the move.
#PilgrimsOfHope #ChristianResistance #SocialJustice

✝️ Pilgrims of Hope in the Streets of Atlanta

When Catholic sisters turn prayer into public witness.

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J. Francis Druhan @jfrancisdruhan.bsky.social · Aug 19

My granddaughter Lilly reading A Child’s Prayer for Peace. 💛 Moments like this remind me why I write: to plant seeds of faith, hope, and wonder for the next generation. 🌱 #PrayerForPeace #AuthorLife

J. Francis Druhan @jfrancisdruhan.bsky.social · Aug 19

✝️ When the Pentagon becomes a pulpit, it isn’t Christ who reigns there—it’s Caesar. In Jesus’ name, we reject Christian nationalism in uniform.
#FaithNotFear #GospelTruth #ChristianNationalism #TheLaymansTerm

✝️ When the Pentagon Becomes a Pulpit

Why the Cross Must Never Be Strapped to the Sword

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J. Francis Druhan @jfrancisdruhan.bsky.social · Aug 17

“Perfect love casts out fear.” (1 John 4:18)

Washington’s faith leaders refuse to baptize suspicion as safety.
They declare what every Christian should: fear is not the final word.

#FaithNotFear #DoNotBeAfraid #GospelTruth #ChristianResistance

Fear Is Not the Final Word

How Washington’s Faith Leaders Answer the Politics of Intimidation

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J. Francis Druhan @jfrancisdruhan.bsky.social · Aug 16

Truth is not a partisan issue. It is a spiritual one. Scripture calls us to see through it, name it, and choose truth.
#TwoHoursInBabylon #FaithAndJustice #TruthMatters #Christianity #BiblicalJustice #ResistLies

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Truth is not a partisan issue. It is a spiritual one. In Two Hours in Babylon I’m walking line by line through Trump’s August 11 press conference — showing how lies, noise, and fear become a false gos...

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J. Francis Druhan @jfrancisdruhan.bsky.social · Aug 16

Truth is not a partisan issue. It is a spiritual one. In Two Hours in Babylon I’m walking line by line through Trump’s August 11 press conference — showing how lies, noise, and fear become a false gospel. Scripture calls us to see through it, name it, and choose truth.

#Christianity #Biblical

Two Hours in Babylon: How August 11 Became a Case Study in Power and Deception

The complete 12-part analysis of the August 11 press conference — every distortion, every tactic, every verse.

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J. Francis Druhan @jfrancisdruhan.bsky.social · Aug 15

Two hours. Every distortion. Every tactic. Every verse.
Two Hours in Babylon — a 12-part deep dive into the August 11 press conference: a case study in power, deception, and the battle for truth.

#TwoHoursInBabylon #FaithAndPolitics #TruthAndLies #MediaLiteracy #PropheticWitness

Two Hours in Babylon: How August 11 Became a Case Study in Power and Deception

The complete 12-part analysis of the August 11 press conference — every distortion, every tactic, every verse.

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J. Francis Druhan @jfrancisdruhan.bsky.social · Aug 13

Isaiah warned: “Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for light and light for darkness.”