Sr. Andreja Godnic
@andrejagodnic.bsky.social
Slovenian. Ursuline. Theologian. Missionary.
🧵 @jburnmurdoch.ft.com is spot on about the conditions in his FT piece. Liberal democracy held it together thanks to growth, good demographics, and the promise of a better future. Those days are gone, and that’s the "why" behind the erosion. However...
Democratic politicians have, though, pursued growth in GDP at the expense of other values. One response to @jburnmurdoch.ft.com pessimistic scenario is refocus on those values, combined with egalitarianism, sufficiency and quality of life. Not "it's the economy, stupid" but "it's the the society"
January 25, 2026 at 10:36 AM
"Drugi je sledil ob spoznanju, da je v resnici bil ugrabljen demokratični proces."
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S Trumpom bo Venezuela kvečjemu polavtoritarni sistem
Po ameriški intervenciji so se moči znotraj chavizma prerazporedile, ni pa bilo začetka demokratične tranzicije, je za Delo dejal politolog Javier Corrales.
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January 24, 2026 at 10:34 AM
"Drugi je sledil ob spoznanju, da je v resnici bil ugrabljen demokratični proces."
www.delo.si/novice/svet/...
www.delo.si/novice/svet/...
“Our College, while rich in many skills and remarkable gifts, is not called primarily to be a mere group of experts, but a community of faith,” the pope said. "
Pope to cardinals: You are called to be a community of faith share.google/EvD1n4I6o6tC...
Pope to cardinals: You are called to be a community of faith share.google/EvD1n4I6o6tC...
Pope to cardinals: You are not experts promoting agendas, but a community of faith
"Our College, while rich in many skills and remarkable gifts, is not called primarily to be a mere group of experts, but a community of faith," the pope said.
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January 13, 2026 at 3:40 PM
“Our College, while rich in many skills and remarkable gifts, is not called primarily to be a mere group of experts, but a community of faith,” the pope said. "
Pope to cardinals: You are called to be a community of faith share.google/EvD1n4I6o6tC...
Pope to cardinals: You are called to be a community of faith share.google/EvD1n4I6o6tC...
Cardinal Radcliffe:
“If we are not already uneasy, we should be,” he said. In the face of all this, we can feel “alone, worn down, exhausted,” but “we must not be afraid, Jesus watches over us and will draw nearer to us than ever.”
www.vaticannews.va/en/vatican-c...
“If we are not already uneasy, we should be,” he said. In the face of all this, we can feel “alone, worn down, exhausted,” but “we must not be afraid, Jesus watches over us and will draw nearer to us than ever.”
www.vaticannews.va/en/vatican-c...
Consistory: Cardinals choose synodality and mission as themes for reflection - Vatican News
At the end of the first day of the Extraordinary Consistory, the Director of the Holy See Press Office tells reporters that the roughly 170 Cardinals ...
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January 10, 2026 at 12:36 PM
Cardinal Radcliffe:
“If we are not already uneasy, we should be,” he said. In the face of all this, we can feel “alone, worn down, exhausted,” but “we must not be afraid, Jesus watches over us and will draw nearer to us than ever.”
www.vaticannews.va/en/vatican-c...
“If we are not already uneasy, we should be,” he said. In the face of all this, we can feel “alone, worn down, exhausted,” but “we must not be afraid, Jesus watches over us and will draw nearer to us than ever.”
www.vaticannews.va/en/vatican-c...
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Democracy next to our neighbour... We see you, Ukraine. Stay loved. Prince of peace is with you.
December 27, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Democracy next to our neighbour... We see you, Ukraine. Stay loved. Prince of peace is with you.
Merry Christmas. May beloved Child fills us with joy, peace and hope.
December 24, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Merry Christmas. May beloved Child fills us with joy, peace and hope.
"Because that is the will of the Venezuelan people.
Maria Corina Machado and the Venezuelan opposition have lit a flame that no torture, no lie and no fear can extinguish."
#nobelprize2025
Maria Corina Machado and the Venezuelan opposition have lit a flame that no torture, no lie and no fear can extinguish."
#nobelprize2025
December 10, 2025 at 3:14 PM
"Because that is the will of the Venezuelan people.
Maria Corina Machado and the Venezuelan opposition have lit a flame that no torture, no lie and no fear can extinguish."
#nobelprize2025
Maria Corina Machado and the Venezuelan opposition have lit a flame that no torture, no lie and no fear can extinguish."
#nobelprize2025
"Therefore, here today, in this hall – with all the gravity that attends the Nobel Peace Prize and this annual ceremony – we will say what authoritarian leaders fear most:
Your power is not permanent.
Your violence will not prevail over people who rise and resist."
#nobelprize2025
Your power is not permanent.
Your violence will not prevail over people who rise and resist."
#nobelprize2025
December 10, 2025 at 3:12 PM
"Therefore, here today, in this hall – with all the gravity that attends the Nobel Peace Prize and this annual ceremony – we will say what authoritarian leaders fear most:
Your power is not permanent.
Your violence will not prevail over people who rise and resist."
#nobelprize2025
Your power is not permanent.
Your violence will not prevail over people who rise and resist."
#nobelprize2025
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"A question for history will be whether Putin entertained this approach in the interest of ending the war, or as a ploy to pacify the U.S. while prolonging a conflict he believes is his place in history to slowly, ineluctably win"
November 29, 2025 at 5:38 AM
"A question for history will be whether Putin entertained this approach in the interest of ending the war, or as a ploy to pacify the U.S. while prolonging a conflict he believes is his place in history to slowly, ineluctably win"
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1. This is a thread on freedom, and how easy it is to lose.
Over the past 2,000 years in Europe, there have been few periods and places of freedom. For much of the time we lived under highly oppressive tyrannies of various kinds, whether small or grand, local or imperial, secular or religious.🧵
Over the past 2,000 years in Europe, there have been few periods and places of freedom. For much of the time we lived under highly oppressive tyrannies of various kinds, whether small or grand, local or imperial, secular or religious.🧵
November 7, 2025 at 6:35 AM
1. This is a thread on freedom, and how easy it is to lose.
Over the past 2,000 years in Europe, there have been few periods and places of freedom. For much of the time we lived under highly oppressive tyrannies of various kinds, whether small or grand, local or imperial, secular or religious.🧵
Over the past 2,000 years in Europe, there have been few periods and places of freedom. For much of the time we lived under highly oppressive tyrannies of various kinds, whether small or grand, local or imperial, secular or religious.🧵
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“When the church kneels beside a leper, a malnourished child or an anonymous dying person, she fulfills her deepest vocation: to love the Lord where he is most disfigured.” - Pope Leo in Dilexi te
October 9, 2025 at 1:15 PM
“When the church kneels beside a leper, a malnourished child or an anonymous dying person, she fulfills her deepest vocation: to love the Lord where he is most disfigured.” - Pope Leo in Dilexi te
Our neighbors 😞. With you!
October 5, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Our neighbors 😞. With you!
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"'Someone who says I’m against abortion but is in favor of the death penalty is not really pro-life ... Someone who says I’m against abortion but I’m in agreement with the inhuman treatment of immigrants in the United States, I don’t know if that’s pro-life.'"
www.ncregister.com/cna/pope-leo...
www.ncregister.com/cna/pope-leo...
Pope Leo XIV Wades Into Durbin Debate
The number of bishops who have condemned Cardinal Cupich’s decision to honor Durbin with a 'lifetime achievement award' has risen to 10, including two bishops emeritus.
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October 1, 2025 at 12:43 AM
"'Someone who says I’m against abortion but is in favor of the death penalty is not really pro-life ... Someone who says I’m against abortion but I’m in agreement with the inhuman treatment of immigrants in the United States, I don’t know if that’s pro-life.'"
www.ncregister.com/cna/pope-leo...
www.ncregister.com/cna/pope-leo...
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NEW: Cardinal Cupich: “…the tragic reality in our nation today is that there are essentially no Catholic public officials who consistently pursue the essential elements of Catholic social teaching because our party system will not permit them to do so.” www.archchicago.org/statement/-/...
Statement of Cardinal Blase J. Cupich, archbishop of Chicago, on the Keep Hope Alive Award
Senator Durbin today informed me that he has decided not to receive an award at our Keep Hope Alive celebration. While I am saddened by this news, I respect his decision. But I want to make clear that...
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September 30, 2025 at 11:21 PM
NEW: Cardinal Cupich: “…the tragic reality in our nation today is that there are essentially no Catholic public officials who consistently pursue the essential elements of Catholic social teaching because our party system will not permit them to do so.” www.archchicago.org/statement/-/...
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"The Munich Agreement" –history lessons
Looking at current events,of course 1938 comes to mind.At that time, Munich city became a symbol of one of the most fateful decisions in history&the greatest diplomatic failure of the 20th century⤵️
📹Chamberlain's speech after signing the agreement/ Iconic
Looking at current events,of course 1938 comes to mind.At that time, Munich city became a symbol of one of the most fateful decisions in history&the greatest diplomatic failure of the 20th century⤵️
📹Chamberlain's speech after signing the agreement/ Iconic
August 9, 2025 at 12:15 PM
"The Munich Agreement" –history lessons
Looking at current events,of course 1938 comes to mind.At that time, Munich city became a symbol of one of the most fateful decisions in history&the greatest diplomatic failure of the 20th century⤵️
📹Chamberlain's speech after signing the agreement/ Iconic
Looking at current events,of course 1938 comes to mind.At that time, Munich city became a symbol of one of the most fateful decisions in history&the greatest diplomatic failure of the 20th century⤵️
📹Chamberlain's speech after signing the agreement/ Iconic
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When I was in school around grade 5, we read "Sadako and the thousand paper cranes"
It changed me forever.
Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes - Wikipedia share.google/CVF4hmPcbv1s...
It changed me forever.
Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes - Wikipedia share.google/CVF4hmPcbv1s...
August 6, 2025 at 10:59 AM
When I was in school around grade 5, we read "Sadako and the thousand paper cranes"
It changed me forever.
Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes - Wikipedia share.google/CVF4hmPcbv1s...
It changed me forever.
Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes - Wikipedia share.google/CVF4hmPcbv1s...
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At Castel Gandolfo, Pope Leo meets 8 religious congregations holding general chapters, urging “docility” to the Spirit in order “to think on a large scale, as unique pieces of a plan that exceeds you and involves you beyond your own expectations.” www.vatican.va/content/leo-...
July 12, 2025 at 11:07 AM
At Castel Gandolfo, Pope Leo meets 8 religious congregations holding general chapters, urging “docility” to the Spirit in order “to think on a large scale, as unique pieces of a plan that exceeds you and involves you beyond your own expectations.” www.vatican.va/content/leo-...
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🧵 Several people have raised questions about what I meant by "deservedly so" when referring to the decline of institutional trust. It's a fair question, so I want to explain that, because it sits at the heart of my work on how democracies collapse when their epistemic foundations rot.
The conditions that have led to what’s happening in the US today exist in democracies around the world.
They are an inevitable outcome of our collective failure to adapt to fundamental changes in the information ecosystem on which our democracies were originally built.
They are an inevitable outcome of our collective failure to adapt to fundamental changes in the information ecosystem on which our democracies were originally built.
June 9, 2025 at 7:39 PM
🧵 Several people have raised questions about what I meant by "deservedly so" when referring to the decline of institutional trust. It's a fair question, so I want to explain that, because it sits at the heart of my work on how democracies collapse when their epistemic foundations rot.
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"At the heart of all Pope Leo’s journey is a theological vision rooted in contextuality."
@stevenpmillies.com on Leo and Catholic Theological Union:
www.commonwealmagazine.org/catholic-the...
@stevenpmillies.com on Leo and Catholic Theological Union:
www.commonwealmagazine.org/catholic-the...
Leo, in Context
Pope Leo met the global Church at Catholic Theological Union.
www.commonwealmagazine.org
May 19, 2025 at 7:30 PM
"At the heart of all Pope Leo’s journey is a theological vision rooted in contextuality."
@stevenpmillies.com on Leo and Catholic Theological Union:
www.commonwealmagazine.org/catholic-the...
@stevenpmillies.com on Leo and Catholic Theological Union:
www.commonwealmagazine.org/catholic-the...
Unidad. La paz. Misión del amor.
May 18, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Unidad. La paz. Misión del amor.
HABEMUS PAPAM!
Thanks, Holy Spirit!
Thanks, Holy Spirit!
May 8, 2025 at 8:47 PM
HABEMUS PAPAM!
Thanks, Holy Spirit!
Thanks, Holy Spirit!
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Francis's papal teaching was dominated by a master contrast-image: between rigid spiritual elitism and Gospel humility.
David Cloutier on Francis the teacher:
www.commonwealmagazine.org/francis-davi...
David Cloutier on Francis the teacher:
www.commonwealmagazine.org/francis-davi...
Francis the Teacher
Francis's papal teaching was dominated by a master contrast-image: between rigid spiritual elitism and Gospel humility.
www.commonwealmagazine.org
May 1, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Francis's papal teaching was dominated by a master contrast-image: between rigid spiritual elitism and Gospel humility.
David Cloutier on Francis the teacher:
www.commonwealmagazine.org/francis-davi...
David Cloutier on Francis the teacher:
www.commonwealmagazine.org/francis-davi...