Elaine Elizabeth Belz
@eebelz.bsky.social
Theologian, poet, Detroiter, churchgeek.
Asst Prof, Theology, etseminary.edu
Cathedral Choir; Docent; etc., detroitcathedral.org
Some of my writing:
https://earthandaltarmag.com/posts?author=61a8100919657473c2d902d1
https://beltmag.com/putting-down-roots
Asst Prof, Theology, etseminary.edu
Cathedral Choir; Docent; etc., detroitcathedral.org
Some of my writing:
https://earthandaltarmag.com/posts?author=61a8100919657473c2d902d1
https://beltmag.com/putting-down-roots
Pinned
I’m often plagued by some annoying tune in my head that goes on for days, but…the old Geritol jingle? Really?
(I guess you’re “not too young for Geritol” if you remember those commercials.)
(I guess you’re “not too young for Geritol” if you remember those commercials.)
December 4, 2025 at 7:31 AM
I’m often plagued by some annoying tune in my head that goes on for days, but…the old Geritol jingle? Really?
(I guess you’re “not too young for Geritol” if you remember those commercials.)
(I guess you’re “not too young for Geritol” if you remember those commercials.)
...and compromised their own principles of liberty for all by enslaving people and carefully working the institution of slavery right into the foundation of this nation.
By today’s standards, the Founding Fathers were unauthorized immigrants who invaded sovereign land, imposed foreign governance, & violently displaced Indigenous nations
December 3, 2025 at 4:46 PM
...and compromised their own principles of liberty for all by enslaving people and carefully working the institution of slavery right into the foundation of this nation.
Forgive me...I need to scream this into the void:
Just because you know how to use graphic design software doesn't mean you know how to design.
Just because you know how to use graphic design software doesn't mean you know how to design.
December 3, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Forgive me...I need to scream this into the void:
Just because you know how to use graphic design software doesn't mean you know how to design.
Just because you know how to use graphic design software doesn't mean you know how to design.
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December 2, 2025 at 8:09 PM
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Reposted by Elaine Elizabeth Belz
If you fall for a billionaire telling you to hate your neighbors, especially if you claim to be Christian, I don't know, man. That's pretty stupid.
November 30, 2025 at 9:41 PM
If you fall for a billionaire telling you to hate your neighbors, especially if you claim to be Christian, I don't know, man. That's pretty stupid.
Good morning from the window in my stairwell.
November 30, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Good morning from the window in my stairwell.
Tomorrow's Thanksgiving?
It's 37F outside?
Fine, I'll take the ACs out of the windows.
It's 37F outside?
Fine, I'll take the ACs out of the windows.
November 26, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Tomorrow's Thanksgiving?
It's 37F outside?
Fine, I'll take the ACs out of the windows.
It's 37F outside?
Fine, I'll take the ACs out of the windows.
Dang it, I just realized I have a new-ish poem whose central metaphor is picking pennies up off the ground.
Nickels, then?
Nickels, then?
November 26, 2025 at 3:13 AM
Dang it, I just realized I have a new-ish poem whose central metaphor is picking pennies up off the ground.
Nickels, then?
Nickels, then?
From the pest control service. We're actually more concerned with keeping out roaches & mice than with capturing photos, but I see those 3 trying to go up the stairs. Good work.
November 25, 2025 at 6:53 PM
From the pest control service. We're actually more concerned with keeping out roaches & mice than with capturing photos, but I see those 3 trying to go up the stairs. Good work.
We know the explanation, though.
1/ ⚠️ Breaking: At CDC, we've been told the US Government will not officially commemorate World AIDS Day this year. No explanation given.
November 25, 2025 at 6:48 PM
We know the explanation, though.
Reposted by Elaine Elizabeth Belz
1/ ⚠️ Breaking: At CDC, we've been told the US Government will not officially commemorate World AIDS Day this year. No explanation given.
November 25, 2025 at 4:16 PM
1/ ⚠️ Breaking: At CDC, we've been told the US Government will not officially commemorate World AIDS Day this year. No explanation given.
111! Rest in Power, Ms. Fletcher. You earned it.
As a survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre, Viola Ford Fletcher bravely shared her story so that we’d never forget this painful part of our history. Michelle and I are grateful for her lifelong work to advance civil rights, and send our love to her family.
Viola Fletcher, Oldest Survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre, Dies at 111
www.nytimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 6:42 PM
111! Rest in Power, Ms. Fletcher. You earned it.
"Important Update: Starting December 1, QuickBooks will update to a new experience"
Cue feeling of impending doom.
Cue feeling of impending doom.
November 25, 2025 at 6:29 PM
"Important Update: Starting December 1, QuickBooks will update to a new experience"
Cue feeling of impending doom.
Cue feeling of impending doom.
That first picture must have the saturation turned up, right? At any rate, that's how the world actually looks to me when I'm manic. Anyone else experience that, I wonder?
There is beauty everywhere but especially in autumn in Philadelphia! 😻
November 25, 2025 at 5:49 PM
That first picture must have the saturation turned up, right? At any rate, that's how the world actually looks to me when I'm manic. Anyone else experience that, I wonder?
My choir at Saturday's ordination service: "O Thou the Central Orb"
(If your choir doesn't sing a song with a title like "O Thou the Central Orb," what are they even doing? 😁)
youtu.be/nXsWQ5tJLmE?...
(Link should start at the beginning of the anthem, but if not, it's at 1:24:50.)
(If your choir doesn't sing a song with a title like "O Thou the Central Orb," what are they even doing? 😁)
youtu.be/nXsWQ5tJLmE?...
(Link should start at the beginning of the anthem, but if not, it's at 1:24:50.)
A Service of Ordination to the Sacred Order of Deacons
YouTube video by Cathedral Church of St. Paul, Detroit
youtu.be
November 25, 2025 at 5:37 PM
My choir at Saturday's ordination service: "O Thou the Central Orb"
(If your choir doesn't sing a song with a title like "O Thou the Central Orb," what are they even doing? 😁)
youtu.be/nXsWQ5tJLmE?...
(Link should start at the beginning of the anthem, but if not, it's at 1:24:50.)
(If your choir doesn't sing a song with a title like "O Thou the Central Orb," what are they even doing? 😁)
youtu.be/nXsWQ5tJLmE?...
(Link should start at the beginning of the anthem, but if not, it's at 1:24:50.)
Last night an atheist friend of mine took me to dinner to "pick my brain" about weaknesses in the theology of Catholicism and Protestantism so he can use it to argue against those traditions.
Great to see him, & we had some good conversations over pizza, but I'm a Christian theologian.
Great to see him, & we had some good conversations over pizza, but I'm a Christian theologian.
November 20, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Last night an atheist friend of mine took me to dinner to "pick my brain" about weaknesses in the theology of Catholicism and Protestantism so he can use it to argue against those traditions.
Great to see him, & we had some good conversations over pizza, but I'm a Christian theologian.
Great to see him, & we had some good conversations over pizza, but I'm a Christian theologian.
This doesn't only apply to cinema, of course! "Art opens up what is possible."
Some inspiring words on cinema in the streaming era from the Pope.
Yes, THAT Pope.
Yes, THAT Pope.
November 17, 2025 at 7:37 PM
This doesn't only apply to cinema, of course! "Art opens up what is possible."
Feeling unusually lousy today, but it's just ramped-up normal lousy, & I can't figure out why (among many possible reasons). This is why I always feel bad for PCPs—everyone says "I'm tired & I have a headache" & Dr's supposed to figure out why. The older I get, ofc, the more reasons there could be.
November 13, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Feeling unusually lousy today, but it's just ramped-up normal lousy, & I can't figure out why (among many possible reasons). This is why I always feel bad for PCPs—everyone says "I'm tired & I have a headache" & Dr's supposed to figure out why. The older I get, ofc, the more reasons there could be.
Full of physical and creative/intellectual energy right now, but instead, I'm doing bookkeeping. GAH!
November 12, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Full of physical and creative/intellectual energy right now, but instead, I'm doing bookkeeping. GAH!
Choral Evensong for Veteran's Day Observance
YouTube video by Cathedral Church of St. Paul, Detroit
www.youtube.com
November 10, 2025 at 7:04 PM
I’m no longer a grad student, so this isn’t for me, sadly. But this was one of the key topics in my dissertation! (Of course Stoler was in my bibliography! Her choice of the term “ruination” is spot on.)
November 9, 2025 at 6:04 PM
I’m no longer a grad student, so this isn’t for me, sadly. But this was one of the key topics in my dissertation! (Of course Stoler was in my bibliography! Her choice of the term “ruination” is spot on.)
My poems in the gallery at Grosse Pointe Congregational Church. The wheelbarrow poem is my response to Marguerite Carlton’s photo.
November 8, 2025 at 4:18 PM
My poems in the gallery at Grosse Pointe Congregational Church. The wheelbarrow poem is my response to Marguerite Carlton’s photo.
A rare morning where there’s nowhere I have to be… Lying in bed, listening to the rain.
November 7, 2025 at 1:01 PM
A rare morning where there’s nowhere I have to be… Lying in bed, listening to the rain.
Reposted by Elaine Elizabeth Belz
"Let me be clear: The president has both the funding and the authority to fund SNAP during a shutdown. In fact, every other president in every other shutdown has done so. People going hungry in this instance is a choice that this president has made.”
Gov. Andy Beshear
Gov. Andy Beshear
November 6, 2025 at 4:38 AM
"Let me be clear: The president has both the funding and the authority to fund SNAP during a shutdown. In fact, every other president in every other shutdown has done so. People going hungry in this instance is a choice that this president has made.”
Gov. Andy Beshear
Gov. Andy Beshear