Anne M. Carpenter
@catholickungfu.bsky.social
Professor at SLU | Balthasar, Blondel, Péguy, Lonergan | théologienne, monstre | pensées sont en rapport avec la vie de l'âme
To thee do we cry, poor banished
children of Eve, to thee do we send
up our sighs, mourning and weeping in this valley, of tears.
Turn, then, most gracious advocate,
thine eyes of mercy toward us; and
after this our exile show unto us the
blessed fruit of thy womb Jesus.
children of Eve, to thee do we send
up our sighs, mourning and weeping in this valley, of tears.
Turn, then, most gracious advocate,
thine eyes of mercy toward us; and
after this our exile show unto us the
blessed fruit of thy womb Jesus.
November 27, 2025 at 4:04 PM
To thee do we cry, poor banished
children of Eve, to thee do we send
up our sighs, mourning and weeping in this valley, of tears.
Turn, then, most gracious advocate,
thine eyes of mercy toward us; and
after this our exile show unto us the
blessed fruit of thy womb Jesus.
children of Eve, to thee do we send
up our sighs, mourning and weeping in this valley, of tears.
Turn, then, most gracious advocate,
thine eyes of mercy toward us; and
after this our exile show unto us the
blessed fruit of thy womb Jesus.
“God toils in all things.”
- Ignatius of Loyola
- Ignatius of Loyola
November 27, 2025 at 2:43 PM
“God toils in all things.”
- Ignatius of Loyola
- Ignatius of Loyola
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Thanks to this sale from @undpress.bsky.social, my book Salvation in Henri de Lubac is downright affordable!
Just in time for the holidays.
Get one for a friend, maybe even an enemy!
And spread the word!
Just in time for the holidays.
Get one for a friend, maybe even an enemy!
And spread the word!
November 27, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Thanks to this sale from @undpress.bsky.social, my book Salvation in Henri de Lubac is downright affordable!
Just in time for the holidays.
Get one for a friend, maybe even an enemy!
And spread the word!
Just in time for the holidays.
Get one for a friend, maybe even an enemy!
And spread the word!
You want well adjusted characters. Grown up characters. Complicated characters.
I’m different. I want biblical characters: fucked up, scared, constantly misunderstanding simple instructions, earning doom for subsequent generations.
I’m different. I want biblical characters: fucked up, scared, constantly misunderstanding simple instructions, earning doom for subsequent generations.
November 27, 2025 at 3:20 AM
You want well adjusted characters. Grown up characters. Complicated characters.
I’m different. I want biblical characters: fucked up, scared, constantly misunderstanding simple instructions, earning doom for subsequent generations.
I’m different. I want biblical characters: fucked up, scared, constantly misunderstanding simple instructions, earning doom for subsequent generations.
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Handing back student work that’s been written by ChatGPT with a 0 followed by the comment “This essay will never stand in authentic wonder before the Beauty of God’s creation.”
Pope Leo XIV told students not to use artificial intelligence for homework, saying that AI ‘won’t stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God’s creation.’
Even God Is Worried About ChatGPT
Pope Leo XIV told students not to use artificial intelligence for homework, saying that AI ‘won’t stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God’s creation.’
www.vulture.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Handing back student work that’s been written by ChatGPT with a 0 followed by the comment “This essay will never stand in authentic wonder before the Beauty of God’s creation.”
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good ecclesiology is when the bishop of Rome and the bishops of a place join together in confronting the evils of the time
November 26, 2025 at 8:37 PM
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No, I don't like Derek whatever his name is, but we fundamentally do need a lot of dense housing, mass transit infrastructure, and nuclear/renewable energy if we are going to have a habitable planet, so we do actually need the equivalent of "abundance" fairly urgently, whatever word you want to use.
People are responding to Mamdani's desire to make it easier to build housing with "but... that sounds like Abundance." Yes, we actually do need more abundant housing given that there's a catastrophic shortage of housing. That's how numbers work.
November 26, 2025 at 6:33 PM
No, I don't like Derek whatever his name is, but we fundamentally do need a lot of dense housing, mass transit infrastructure, and nuclear/renewable energy if we are going to have a habitable planet, so we do actually need the equivalent of "abundance" fairly urgently, whatever word you want to use.
just casually, totally casually, (not casually), citing the US bishops on immigration and ICE and the federal govt to family. enjoying the uncomfortable silence after. reveling.
November 26, 2025 at 5:58 PM
just casually, totally casually, (not casually), citing the US bishops on immigration and ICE and the federal govt to family. enjoying the uncomfortable silence after. reveling.
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Before this ruling, the Trump admin had said that anyone who originally crossed the border without authorization was to be held in immigrant detention without the chance for release on bond. This had left lawyers scrambling to file habeas petitions for their detained clients.
New: A federal judge in California ruled that Trump's administration cannot impose mandatory detention on thousands of migrants held by U.S. immigration authorities nationally without first giving them an opportunity to seek release on bond. www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
www.reuters.com
November 26, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Before this ruling, the Trump admin had said that anyone who originally crossed the border without authorization was to be held in immigrant detention without the chance for release on bond. This had left lawyers scrambling to file habeas petitions for their detained clients.
- I've been implied to be a socialist once already
- much discussion of who died lately
- churchy Catholic talk with deacon dad
- almost did a politics battle
- did a politics battle (later)
It is Thanksgiving break!
- much discussion of who died lately
- churchy Catholic talk with deacon dad
- almost did a politics battle
- did a politics battle (later)
It is Thanksgiving break!
November 26, 2025 at 1:49 PM
- I've been implied to be a socialist once already
- much discussion of who died lately
- churchy Catholic talk with deacon dad
- almost did a politics battle
- did a politics battle (later)
It is Thanksgiving break!
- much discussion of who died lately
- churchy Catholic talk with deacon dad
- almost did a politics battle
- did a politics battle (later)
It is Thanksgiving break!
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Well said. And quoting a non-biblical source, when Frodo asked, “What are we holding on to Sam?”, Samwise responded, “That there’s some good in this world Mr. Frodo and it’s worth fighting for.” Cc: @catholickungfu.bsky.social
To me, the hardest apologetic challenges for Christians are not logical, but existential -
~ problem of suffering & evil
~ hypocrites in the church
~ children leaving the faith
To those who struggle with these, I have no good answers except Peter's confession - "Lord, to whom else shall we go?"
~ problem of suffering & evil
~ hypocrites in the church
~ children leaving the faith
To those who struggle with these, I have no good answers except Peter's confession - "Lord, to whom else shall we go?"
November 26, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Well said. And quoting a non-biblical source, when Frodo asked, “What are we holding on to Sam?”, Samwise responded, “That there’s some good in this world Mr. Frodo and it’s worth fighting for.” Cc: @catholickungfu.bsky.social
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One thing I love about it is that if you've heard about the Thunderbolts you're expecting something along the lines of Suicide Squad - a bunch of not-so-good guys forced to be good. But in this movie we see how a bunch of not-so-good guys actually reveal their most vulnerable sides.
November 25, 2025 at 10:38 PM
One thing I love about it is that if you've heard about the Thunderbolts you're expecting something along the lines of Suicide Squad - a bunch of not-so-good guys forced to be good. But in this movie we see how a bunch of not-so-good guys actually reveal their most vulnerable sides.
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Also, I love that some of the heroes don’t suddenly get super sentimental but they CHOOSE to show love at the end even if they don’t necessarily feel it. They choose to love simply because they realize they have to.
November 25, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Also, I love that some of the heroes don’t suddenly get super sentimental but they CHOOSE to show love at the end even if they don’t necessarily feel it. They choose to love simply because they realize they have to.
no one told me that Thunderbolts is the best Marvel movie ever. but it is.
November 25, 2025 at 9:58 PM
no one told me that Thunderbolts is the best Marvel movie ever. but it is.
Don’t let them do this to Jackie Chan, you guys. He doesn’t make good art decisions. He doesn’t know how to retire.
Rush Hour 4 is reportedly a go at Paramount – after Trump intervened on behalf of the movie.
Brett Ratner, accused of sexual misconduct by several women, will bring the franchise back to the big screen
Brett Ratner, accused of sexual misconduct by several women, will bring the franchise back to the big screen
Rush Hour 4 in the works at Paramount after reports of Trump intervening
Brett Ratner, accused of sexual misconduct by several women, will bring his hit franchise back to the big screen
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Don’t let them do this to Jackie Chan, you guys. He doesn’t make good art decisions. He doesn’t know how to retire.
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Mark Kelly went to fucking space. These guys are so good at this
November 25, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Mark Kelly went to fucking space. These guys are so good at this
The more I write, the more I feel sure it was a great move to ask if I could avoid discussing Balthasar on gender and instead focus on bodies in general. The larger context of his notion of embodiment is genuinely interesting and severely underdiscussed!
November 25, 2025 at 5:00 PM
The more I write, the more I feel sure it was a great move to ask if I could avoid discussing Balthasar on gender and instead focus on bodies in general. The larger context of his notion of embodiment is genuinely interesting and severely underdiscussed!
I like St. Louis fine, but every time I pass through Chicago it’s like
(city) vs. (CITY)
(city) vs. (CITY)
November 25, 2025 at 4:17 PM
I like St. Louis fine, but every time I pass through Chicago it’s like
(city) vs. (CITY)
(city) vs. (CITY)
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To the extent we’re confused about judgment, we’ll be confused about persons, metaphysically speaking anyway
November 25, 2025 at 2:13 PM
To the extent we’re confused about judgment, we’ll be confused about persons, metaphysically speaking anyway
“Man is personal, transcending the world and its being. The personal is more than being, which is predicable of a multiplicity of things; it is unique. … [T]he person does not disappear into the race, however the total final purpose [of man] is interpreted [to be].”
HUvB
HUvB
November 25, 2025 at 2:06 PM
“Man is personal, transcending the world and its being. The personal is more than being, which is predicable of a multiplicity of things; it is unique. … [T]he person does not disappear into the race, however the total final purpose [of man] is interpreted [to be].”
HUvB
HUvB
I’ve written about Balthasar so often and for so long that it’s a very comfortable mental space to occupy. The writing is easier, the authorial voice more confident and simpler to command. I do other things, obviously, but once people know you do a thing they often ask you to do it again.
November 25, 2025 at 12:28 PM
I’ve written about Balthasar so often and for so long that it’s a very comfortable mental space to occupy. The writing is easier, the authorial voice more confident and simpler to command. I do other things, obviously, but once people know you do a thing they often ask you to do it again.
Wuthering Heights movie from a controversial director starring Margot Robbie with a soundtrack from Charlie xcx? Hollywood, you’re still fun and insane sometimes. And we’ve got an Odyssey movie coming up. The Western canon still going strong, even if weirdly, despite rumors of its imminent death.
November 25, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Wuthering Heights movie from a controversial director starring Margot Robbie with a soundtrack from Charlie xcx? Hollywood, you’re still fun and insane sometimes. And we’ve got an Odyssey movie coming up. The Western canon still going strong, even if weirdly, despite rumors of its imminent death.
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Happy St Katherine's Day to all scholars, librarians, and Katherines. May you win an argument against an annoying man today, in the true spirit of Katherine herself.
November 25, 2025 at 7:08 AM
Happy St Katherine's Day to all scholars, librarians, and Katherines. May you win an argument against an annoying man today, in the true spirit of Katherine herself.
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This trailer blew up in my childhood like a ton of TNT.
Treize's line "I'm sure God would understand the steps we're taking" is very applicable to American politics and I often refer to it.
Gundam Wing: Endless Duel is also one of the best fighting games on the Super Nintendo. Maybe on Switch.
Treize's line "I'm sure God would understand the steps we're taking" is very applicable to American politics and I often refer to it.
Gundam Wing: Endless Duel is also one of the best fighting games on the Super Nintendo. Maybe on Switch.
Gundam Wing Remastered Trailer | Toonami 25th Anniversary
YouTube video by Adult Swim
m.youtube.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:28 AM
This trailer blew up in my childhood like a ton of TNT.
Treize's line "I'm sure God would understand the steps we're taking" is very applicable to American politics and I often refer to it.
Gundam Wing: Endless Duel is also one of the best fighting games on the Super Nintendo. Maybe on Switch.
Treize's line "I'm sure God would understand the steps we're taking" is very applicable to American politics and I often refer to it.
Gundam Wing: Endless Duel is also one of the best fighting games on the Super Nintendo. Maybe on Switch.
My therapist doesn’t let me get all professory too much but today she was feeling generous or something because I was allowed to explain the cosmic hierarchy of being at some length. I am a normal person worried about everyday things. Such as: how the cosmos is organized.
November 25, 2025 at 2:17 AM
My therapist doesn’t let me get all professory too much but today she was feeling generous or something because I was allowed to explain the cosmic hierarchy of being at some length. I am a normal person worried about everyday things. Such as: how the cosmos is organized.