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𝐊𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐧 𝐎'𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐬, 𝐒.𝐉. @kohsj.bsky.social · 5m

Election to choose the next President of Ireland (a largely ceremonial role) takes place on October 24.
I am not an active supporter of either of the two remaining candidates.
But I agree with these sentiments expressed by Catherine Connolly (current poll leader) today when asked about Trump/Gaza:

𝐊𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐧 𝐎'𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐬, 𝐒.𝐉. @kohsj.bsky.social · 40m

More from the U.S. bishops in 1994.
Are their 2025 counterparts listening?
Commitment and creativity at ALL levels of the Church - parishes, dioceses, national conference, universities, etc. - would definitely help to improve the plight of migrants.
And Pope Leo, like Pope Francis, would approve!

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𝐊𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐧 𝐎'𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐬, 𝐒.𝐉. @kohsj.bsky.social · 44m

This 1994 statement by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops seems like a pretty good basis on which to summon all faithful Catholics to mobilise in opposition to the violence being visited on non-Trump-friendly cities by ICE and other federal agents.

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𝐊𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐧 𝐎'𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐬, 𝐒.𝐉. @kohsj.bsky.social · 4h

REAL peace in Gaza and throughout the Middle East will only be possible when underlying causes of violence are addressed and eliminated - including the failure to establish a Palestinian State, with measures to ensure security for both Palestinians and Israelis.
The ongoing loss of life is tragic.

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𝐊𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐧 𝐎'𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐬, 𝐒.𝐉. @kohsj.bsky.social · 10h

More 'sportswashing' (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sportsw...) by Saudi Arabia - distracting from human rights abuses.
Soccer, boxing, horse racing, Formula 1, golf, tennis ... all tainted.
Contemporaries of those below are in Saudi jails, some awaiting execution for opposing the regime. Shameful!

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Christopher Hale @christopherjhale.bsky.social · 3d

Fr. Gary Graf, a Chicago priest, is walking 800 miles from Pope Leo’s childhood home to the Statue of Liberty to draw national attention to President Trump’s abuse of migrants. www.thelettersfromleo.com/p/a-chicago-...

A Chicago Priest Is Walking 800 Miles for America’s Undocumented Families

Starting from Pope Leo’s childhood home, Fr. Gary Graf’s pilgrimage to the Statue of Liberty is a prayer for compassion and immigration justice.

www.thelettersfromleo.com

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𝐊𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐧 𝐎'𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐬, 𝐒.𝐉. @kohsj.bsky.social · 2d

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𝐊𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐧 𝐎'𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐬, 𝐒.𝐉. @kohsj.bsky.social · 3d

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Bishop Fintan Monahan @bishopfintan.bsky.social · 3d

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𝐊𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐧 𝐎'𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐬, 𝐒.𝐉. @kohsj.bsky.social · 3d

#DorothyDay #DilexiTe #PopeLeoXIV

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𝐊𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐧 𝐎'𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐬, 𝐒.𝐉. @kohsj.bsky.social · 3d

#PopeLeoXIV #DilexiTe

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𝐊𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐧 𝐎'𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐬, 𝐒.𝐉. @kohsj.bsky.social · 4d

Great choice. Worthy recipient. 🇻🇪👍
#NobelPeacePrize #MariaCorinaMachado #Venezuela

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𝐊𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐧 𝐎'𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐬, 𝐒.𝐉. @kohsj.bsky.social · 5d

For the sake of everyone who has been suffering, news of any kind of ceasefire in Gaza is wonderful.
But talk of 'permanent peace' doesn't make sense if the same underlying issues remain. Colossal challenges remain. ☮️🕊️🙏

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𝐊𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐧 𝐎'𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐬, 𝐒.𝐉. @kohsj.bsky.social · 5d

More from Rahner (1972)

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𝐊𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐧 𝐎'𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐬, 𝐒.𝐉. @kohsj.bsky.social · 5d

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𝐊𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐧 𝐎'𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐬, 𝐒.𝐉. @kohsj.bsky.social · 5d

Text: Pope Leo XIV - Dilexi te
www.vatican.Val/content/leo-...

Apostolic Exhortation Dilexi te of the Holy Father Leo XIV on Love for the Poor (4 October 2025)

APOSTOLIC EXHORTATION DILEXI TE OF THE HOLY FATHER LEO XIV TO ALL CHRISTIANS ON LOVE FOR THE POOR [ Multimedia ] _____________________

www.vatican.va

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𝐊𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐧 𝐎'𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐬, 𝐒.𝐉. @kohsj.bsky.social · 5d

Live: presentation of Pope Leo’s first Apostolic Exhortation, ‘Dilexi te’
www.youtube.com/live/t8wRe2Q...

Apostolic Exhortation “Dilexi te” - Press Conference, October 9, 2025

YouTube video by Vatican News - English

www.youtube.com

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𝐊𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐧 𝐎'𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐬, 𝐒.𝐉. @kohsj.bsky.social · 6d

It is encouraging to see Pope Leo - like Pope Francis before him - urging U.S. bishops to stand more firmly with vulnerable immigrants against the Trump regime’s violence.
But it is also sad that such papal interventions are necessary. USCCB leadership is very deficient.

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𝐊𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐧 𝐎'𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐬, 𝐒.𝐉. @kohsj.bsky.social · 6d

www.investing.com/news/economy...

Pope Leo tells bishops to take stronger stand on Trump’s immigration stance By Investing.com

Pope Leo tells bishops to take stronger stand on Trump’s immigration stance

www.investing.com

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𝐊𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐧 𝐎'𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐬, 𝐒.𝐉. @kohsj.bsky.social · 6d

Video-letter from migrants addressed to Pope Leo and U.S. Catholics, shared with Pope Leo this morning.
He responded: “The Church cannot remain silent. You stand with me, and I stand with you”.
He also urged U.S. bishops to firmly address Trump’s mistreatment of immigrants.
youtu.be/rOdHZDpM9X8?...

Letter to Pope Leo XIV and the Catholic Church in the United States

YouTube video by Hope Border Institute

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𝐊𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐧 𝐎'𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐬, 𝐒.𝐉. @kohsj.bsky.social · 6d

“[P]astoral theology must not remain confined within an abstract dogmatic and moral theology and the general principles derived from these, but must reflect in the light of these principles on the historical and social situation in which the Church is living and must live here and now.”

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𝐊𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐧 𝐎'𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐬, 𝐒.𝐉. @kohsj.bsky.social · 8d

Karl Rahner - The Shape of the Church to Come
- first published in 1972
- in many ways, prophetic

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𝐊𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐧 𝐎'𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐬, 𝐒.𝐉. @kohsj.bsky.social · 8d

Karl Rahner on the transition from a eurocentric to a genuinely global Church - visible for the very first time at Vatican Council II.
Pope Francis embodied this transition.
It continues with Pope Leo XIV.

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𝐊𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐧 𝐎'𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐬, 𝐒.𝐉. @kohsj.bsky.social · 9d

#TerryEagleton #RichardDawkins

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𝐊𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐧 𝐎'𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐬, 𝐒.𝐉. @kohsj.bsky.social · 9d

#TerryEagleton #RichardDawkins

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