Ray Glennon OFS
@rayglennon.bsky.social
Catholic; Married to Dawn; Father; Grandfather; Secular Franciscan (OFS); Naval Academy Class of ’72; Henri Nouwen Society Board, Worldwide Marriage Encounter(WWME). May the Lord give you peace.
Day 115—Said my Our Father for our country.
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November 28, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Day 115—Said my Our Father for our country.
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San Damiano: 8th/9th century restored by St Francis 1206 & home of the Poor Clares 1211-c1260.
Here, the Chapel of the Crucifix with its copy of the Damiano Crucifix (see previous post of St Clare's Basilica with the original) & the window through to the choir of the Poor Clares.
Here, the Chapel of the Crucifix with its copy of the Damiano Crucifix (see previous post of St Clare's Basilica with the original) & the window through to the choir of the Poor Clares.
November 28, 2025 at 2:34 PM
San Damiano: 8th/9th century restored by St Francis 1206 & home of the Poor Clares 1211-c1260.
Here, the Chapel of the Crucifix with its copy of the Damiano Crucifix (see previous post of St Clare's Basilica with the original) & the window through to the choir of the Poor Clares.
Here, the Chapel of the Crucifix with its copy of the Damiano Crucifix (see previous post of St Clare's Basilica with the original) & the window through to the choir of the Poor Clares.
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"Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all others" – Marcus Tullius Cicero #quote #gratitude
November 28, 2025 at 1:45 AM
"Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all others" – Marcus Tullius Cicero #quote #gratitude
Thanksgiving dinner with my wife Dawn at The Kings Contrivance Restaurant in Howard County, MD. Blessed.
November 28, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Thanksgiving dinner with my wife Dawn at The Kings Contrivance Restaurant in Howard County, MD. Blessed.
Day 114—Said my Our Father for our country.
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On this Thanksgiving Day, including this photo from Shrine of St. Anthony in Ellicott City, MD. Read photo alt text to see relevance.
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On this Thanksgiving Day, including this photo from Shrine of St. Anthony in Ellicott City, MD. Read photo alt text to see relevance.
November 27, 2025 at 6:37 PM
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On this Thanksgiving Day, including this photo from Shrine of St. Anthony in Ellicott City, MD. Read photo alt text to see relevance.
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On this Thanksgiving Day, including this photo from Shrine of St. Anthony in Ellicott City, MD. Read photo alt text to see relevance.
Read and watch this outstanding @hcrichardson.bsky.social explainer about the history of our Thanksgiving holiday. It’s interesting and directly relevant to our challenges today. open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
November 26, 2025
Thanksgiving is the quintessential American holiday…but not for the reasons we generally remember.
open.substack.com
November 27, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Read and watch this outstanding @hcrichardson.bsky.social explainer about the history of our Thanksgiving holiday. It’s interesting and directly relevant to our challenges today. open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
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Sorry, Sean Duffy, the age of suits was not the golden age of airplane civility. To restore order in the skies, we need to look even further back, @petridishes.bsky.social writes:
The Biggest Problem With Air Travel: Pajamas?
The transportation secretary seems to think fashion will solve flying’s problems.
bit.ly
November 26, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Sorry, Sean Duffy, the age of suits was not the golden age of airplane civility. To restore order in the skies, we need to look even further back, @petridishes.bsky.social writes:
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Pleased to share my new essay in @foreignaffairs.com on the broader implications of the Trump administration’s killing spree at sea.
www.foreignaffairs.com/central-amer...
www.foreignaffairs.com/central-amer...
America Unbound in the Caribbean
The real costs of Washington’s use of force.
www.foreignaffairs.com
November 26, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Pleased to share my new essay in @foreignaffairs.com on the broader implications of the Trump administration’s killing spree at sea.
www.foreignaffairs.com/central-amer...
www.foreignaffairs.com/central-amer...
Day 113—Said my Our Father for our country.
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Godspeed to the 82 million traveling for Thanksgiving—traditionally the busiest travel time of the year.
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Godspeed to the 82 million traveling for Thanksgiving—traditionally the busiest travel time of the year.
November 26, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Day 113—Said my Our Father for our country.
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Godspeed to the 82 million traveling for Thanksgiving—traditionally the busiest travel time of the year.
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Godspeed to the 82 million traveling for Thanksgiving—traditionally the busiest travel time of the year.
Excellent @markhertling.bsky.social piece on the war in Ukraine in the voice of Clausewitz. open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
A Letter from Clausewitz to Secretary Rubio
Channeling the author of ‘On War’ on the U.S. pursuit of peace in Ukraine.
open.substack.com
November 26, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Excellent @markhertling.bsky.social piece on the war in Ukraine in the voice of Clausewitz. open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
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
Day 112—Said my Our Father for our country.
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November 25, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Day 112—Said my Our Father for our country.
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Day 111—Said my Our Father for our country.
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Suspension bridges at our nation's gateways.
Golden Gate Bridge (l) in San Francisco and Verrazzano Narrows Bridge (r) in New York.
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Suspension bridges at our nation's gateways.
Golden Gate Bridge (l) in San Francisco and Verrazzano Narrows Bridge (r) in New York.
November 25, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Day 111—Said my Our Father for our country.
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Suspension bridges at our nation's gateways.
Golden Gate Bridge (l) in San Francisco and Verrazzano Narrows Bridge (r) in New York.
Every day until…
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Suspension bridges at our nation's gateways.
Golden Gate Bridge (l) in San Francisco and Verrazzano Narrows Bridge (r) in New York.
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No the Democrats in this video aren't "implying" anything. Members of the armed forces ARE required to refuse illegal orders. This is simple. Not controversial at all. And it's super revealing that MAGA is so worried that troops won't carry out an illegal order from Trump.
November 24, 2025 at 10:26 PM
No the Democrats in this video aren't "implying" anything. Members of the armed forces ARE required to refuse illegal orders. This is simple. Not controversial at all. And it's super revealing that MAGA is so worried that troops won't carry out an illegal order from Trump.
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you fire right back at them and you FIRE RIGHT AWAY.
November 24, 2025 at 6:52 PM
you fire right back at them and you FIRE RIGHT AWAY.
Great news! Serious Q for @gtconway.bsky.social and lawyers here. Is this best possible outcome since now judge in the case doesn’t need to rule on the many flaws in the indictments?
NEWS: The criminal cases against James Comey and Letitia James are gone. A federal judge ruled that the appointment of Lindsey Halligan as the lead prosecutor was illegal.
DOJ could try again, but there are other headwinds.
w/ @joshgerstein.bsky.social
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
DOJ could try again, but there are other headwinds.
w/ @joshgerstein.bsky.social
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
November 24, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Great news! Serious Q for @gtconway.bsky.social and lawyers here. Is this best possible outcome since now judge in the case doesn’t need to rule on the many flaws in the indictments?
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Read to the end. It's not a typical Epstein essay.
"What the Epstein class understands is that the more accessible information becomes, the more precious nonpublic information is."
If you have the time and patience this is recommended. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/o... [email protected] [gift link]
If you have the time and patience this is recommended. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/o... [email protected] [gift link]
Opinion | How the Elite Behave When No One Is Watching: Inside the Epstein Emails
www.nytimes.com
November 24, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Read to the end. It's not a typical Epstein essay.
Day 110—Said my Our Father for our country.
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November 24, 2025 at 1:46 AM
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A powerful and essential piece On Shame by @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org
Spoiler: Lots of reason for national shame now, but Wittes focuses on the sellout of Ukraine.
Read do what you can.
Spoiler: Lots of reason for national shame now, but Wittes focuses on the sellout of Ukraine.
Read do what you can.
The Situation, Nov. 23, 2025: On Shame
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-...
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-...
November 24, 2025 at 12:30 AM
A powerful and essential piece On Shame by @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org
Spoiler: Lots of reason for national shame now, but Wittes focuses on the sellout of Ukraine.
Read do what you can.
Spoiler: Lots of reason for national shame now, but Wittes focuses on the sellout of Ukraine.
Read do what you can.
Morning coffee the day after my 75th birthday. Blessed.
November 23, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Morning coffee the day after my 75th birthday. Blessed.
Edited lede—The 28-point peace plan that the United States and Russia want to impose on Ukraine and Europe… (prepares) the way for a larger war in the future. (It) benefits unnamed Russian and American investors…
NOT a peace plan.
HT @anneapplebaum.bsky.social
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
NOT a peace plan.
HT @anneapplebaum.bsky.social
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
The Murky Plan That Ensures a Future War
Who will benefit from the White House’s 28-point proposal for Ukraine?
www.theatlantic.com
November 23, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Edited lede—The 28-point peace plan that the United States and Russia want to impose on Ukraine and Europe… (prepares) the way for a larger war in the future. (It) benefits unnamed Russian and American investors…
NOT a peace plan.
HT @anneapplebaum.bsky.social
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
NOT a peace plan.
HT @anneapplebaum.bsky.social
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Day 109—Said my Our Father for our country.
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Today is my 75th birthday. Celebrated with family and friends. Many reasons to be grateful.
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Today is my 75th birthday. Celebrated with family and friends. Many reasons to be grateful.
November 23, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Day 109—Said my Our Father for our country.
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Today is my 75th birthday. Celebrated with family and friends. Many reasons to be grateful.
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Today is my 75th birthday. Celebrated with family and friends. Many reasons to be grateful.
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Imagine, if you will, that NASA updated its website to suggest gravity might not exist, prompting CalTech and CERN to release statements saying, "With great sadness, we can no longer recommend listening to NASA."
This is what's happening in epidemiology.
This is what's happening in epidemiology.
November 21, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Imagine, if you will, that NASA updated its website to suggest gravity might not exist, prompting CalTech and CERN to release statements saying, "With great sadness, we can no longer recommend listening to NASA."
This is what's happening in epidemiology.
This is what's happening in epidemiology.
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This is a new and dire development in the ongoing American constitutional crisis. The voters, Congress, and, yes, the U.S. military must all now be more vigilant than at any time in our modern history.
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
The President Is Losing Control of Himself
Donald Trump’s outbursts on social media this week were different than usual.
www.theatlantic.com
November 22, 2025 at 4:58 AM
This is a new and dire development in the ongoing American constitutional crisis. The voters, Congress, and, yes, the U.S. military must all now be more vigilant than at any time in our modern history.
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
This article is a gift from me to you.
The proposed "peace" settlement it describes is a gift from Triump to Putin. @timothysnyder.bsky.social and many others say this settlement must be opposed for the good of Ukraine, Europe, the U.S. and the world.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
The proposed "peace" settlement it describes is a gift from Triump to Putin. @timothysnyder.bsky.social and many others say this settlement must be opposed for the good of Ukraine, Europe, the U.S. and the world.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Trump’s Devastating Plan for Ukraine
The White House is giving Putin permission to try again.
www.theatlantic.com
November 22, 2025 at 2:31 AM
This article is a gift from me to you.
The proposed "peace" settlement it describes is a gift from Triump to Putin. @timothysnyder.bsky.social and many others say this settlement must be opposed for the good of Ukraine, Europe, the U.S. and the world.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
The proposed "peace" settlement it describes is a gift from Triump to Putin. @timothysnyder.bsky.social and many others say this settlement must be opposed for the good of Ukraine, Europe, the U.S. and the world.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...