Seumas MacDhòmhnaill
@jeltzz.bsky.social
δοῦλος χριστοῦ. Latin, Greek, Gaelic, Patristics, Language acquisition. PhD. academic ronin. anti-fascist.
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How on earth did the Athenaze textbook become ***so*** expensive?? Ridiculous
November 27, 2025 at 12:46 AM
How on earth did the Athenaze textbook become ***so*** expensive?? Ridiculous
ugh, trying to fit all the courses I'd like to teach into the tiny windows of time that I have for teaching.
November 26, 2025 at 8:26 PM
ugh, trying to fit all the courses I'd like to teach into the tiny windows of time that I have for teaching.
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A reason I can be in church without collapsing under the weight of cognitive dissonance is that I go to church with this family and many other congregants contributing in whatever ways they can.
Thanks @jackjenkins.me for this great story of one of the bravest families I know.
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How one conservative Christian family is pushing back against ICE
A coalition of activists, everyday citizens and people of faith — including theologically conservative Christians — who have pooled resources and learned new technologies to mount an effort they say i...
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November 26, 2025 at 4:29 AM
A reason I can be in church without collapsing under the weight of cognitive dissonance is that I go to church with this family and many other congregants contributing in whatever ways they can.
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Evergreen meme
November 18, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Evergreen meme
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Oh wow @reuters.com got the photo here:
November 14, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Oh wow @reuters.com got the photo here:
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Just to be clear, it’s all convos with Satan
Hold up
November 15, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Just to be clear, it’s all convos with Satan
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no quote about the US political system has ever gone harder than this one
November 10, 2025 at 10:02 PM
no quote about the US political system has ever gone harder than this one
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BREAKING: Mark Wolf, appointed to the federal bench by Ronald Reagan, writes that he is resigning as a judge to have the freedom to speak out against the president's assault on the rule of law.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
November 9, 2025 at 2:27 PM
BREAKING: Mark Wolf, appointed to the federal bench by Ronald Reagan, writes that he is resigning as a judge to have the freedom to speak out against the president's assault on the rule of law.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
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can't stop thinking about this Gàidhlig saying duolingo taught me
November 6, 2025 at 10:05 PM
can't stop thinking about this Gàidhlig saying duolingo taught me
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Favorite work on teaching classical languages? Especially blog/online/otherwise atraditional stuff that won't show up in a library search
October 17, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Favorite work on teaching classical languages? Especially blog/online/otherwise atraditional stuff that won't show up in a library search
today I started teaching two sections of a new course I'm developing, designed on the premise, "what if you wanted to learn conversational Ancient Greek, as if you were travelling to a modern country and wanted to have (CEFR) A1 level conversations?"
October 15, 2025 at 6:54 AM
today I started teaching two sections of a new course I'm developing, designed on the premise, "what if you wanted to learn conversational Ancient Greek, as if you were travelling to a modern country and wanted to have (CEFR) A1 level conversations?"
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The National, Scotland, 13 October 2025:
October 13, 2025 at 8:34 PM
The National, Scotland, 13 October 2025:
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I know where they can get those answers (and much, much more!) 😉 www.bolchazy.com/A-Pliny-Work...
October 9, 2025 at 10:04 PM
I know where they can get those answers (and much, much more!) 😉 www.bolchazy.com/A-Pliny-Work...
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Gonna be thinking about this lede for a minute.
October 7, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Gonna be thinking about this lede for a minute.
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I was honored to preach at @candlertheology.bsky.social's chapel last week.
My sermon was "Render Unto Caesar: Preaching the Gospel in an Era of Christian Power."
There may have been some subtext.
Watch here: www.youtube.com/embed/Xdk3k3...
Read here:
matthewdtaylor.substack.com/p/render-unt...
My sermon was "Render Unto Caesar: Preaching the Gospel in an Era of Christian Power."
There may have been some subtext.
Watch here: www.youtube.com/embed/Xdk3k3...
Read here:
matthewdtaylor.substack.com/p/render-unt...
YouTube
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September 30, 2025 at 10:24 PM
I was honored to preach at @candlertheology.bsky.social's chapel last week.
My sermon was "Render Unto Caesar: Preaching the Gospel in an Era of Christian Power."
There may have been some subtext.
Watch here: www.youtube.com/embed/Xdk3k3...
Read here:
matthewdtaylor.substack.com/p/render-unt...
My sermon was "Render Unto Caesar: Preaching the Gospel in an Era of Christian Power."
There may have been some subtext.
Watch here: www.youtube.com/embed/Xdk3k3...
Read here:
matthewdtaylor.substack.com/p/render-unt...
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Force is ubiquitous in everyday life. We act and are acted on by causal sequences that require the exertion of force. Typical force interactions shape our inferences about the world and how we communicate in language. 1/#
#biblicalgreek #linguistics (& cc: @koine-greek.com)
#biblicalgreek #linguistics (& cc: @koine-greek.com)
September 30, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Force is ubiquitous in everyday life. We act and are acted on by causal sequences that require the exertion of force. Typical force interactions shape our inferences about the world and how we communicate in language. 1/#
#biblicalgreek #linguistics (& cc: @koine-greek.com)
#biblicalgreek #linguistics (& cc: @koine-greek.com)
two weeks to go until the new term of #SeumasU
I'm feeling excited and enthused about language teaching, which is a great thing!
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I'm feeling excited and enthused about language teaching, which is a great thing!
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SeumasU : Online courses in Latin and Greek
Visit the post for more.
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September 26, 2025 at 11:15 AM
two weeks to go until the new term of #SeumasU
I'm feeling excited and enthused about language teaching, which is a great thing!
thepatrologist.com/shop/
I'm feeling excited and enthused about language teaching, which is a great thing!
thepatrologist.com/shop/
seall air seo. it's Horst Wessel and the Reichstag fire rolled into one. designate your enemies as terrorists, invert blame for violence, and silence your opponents until there is no democracy left in america.
Trump just signed an illegal executive order designed to target his political opposition by designating them terrorists and using the DOJ, IRS, FBI, and the JTTF to investigate and charge liberal organizations, funders, members, and protesters.
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
Countering Domestic Terrorism and Organized Political Violence
NATIONAL SECURITY PRESIDENTIAL MEMORANDUM/NSPM-7 MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF STATE THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
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September 25, 2025 at 11:22 PM
seall air seo. it's Horst Wessel and the Reichstag fire rolled into one. designate your enemies as terrorists, invert blame for violence, and silence your opponents until there is no democracy left in america.
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Lux Patrum is hiring! We are looking for people to produce bilingual editions of texts.
Required:
- a reasonably strong command of Greek or Latin
- competence in Microsoft Word.
Reach out to [email protected] if you're interested.
Required:
- a reasonably strong command of Greek or Latin
- competence in Microsoft Word.
Reach out to [email protected] if you're interested.
September 25, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Lux Patrum is hiring! We are looking for people to produce bilingual editions of texts.
Required:
- a reasonably strong command of Greek or Latin
- competence in Microsoft Word.
Reach out to [email protected] if you're interested.
Required:
- a reasonably strong command of Greek or Latin
- competence in Microsoft Word.
Reach out to [email protected] if you're interested.
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Got my stylish new sweatshirt to rep my first semester teaching for the U!
#SeumasU #APPliny @jeltzz.bsky.social
#SeumasU #APPliny @jeltzz.bsky.social
September 25, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Got my stylish new sweatshirt to rep my first semester teaching for the U!
#SeumasU #APPliny @jeltzz.bsky.social
#SeumasU #APPliny @jeltzz.bsky.social
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new EO dropped. I mean, the very first sentence is wrong: “Antifa is a militarist, anarchist enterprise that explicitly calls for the overthrow of the United States Government, law enforcement authorities, and our system of law.”
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
Designating Antifa as a Domestic Terrorist Organization
Section 1. Antifa as a Terrorist Threat. Antifa is a militarist, anarchist enterprise that explicitly calls for the overthrow of the United States
www.whitehouse.gov
September 22, 2025 at 11:46 PM
new EO dropped. I mean, the very first sentence is wrong: “Antifa is a militarist, anarchist enterprise that explicitly calls for the overthrow of the United States Government, law enforcement authorities, and our system of law.”
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
this _is_ blasphemy
Pete Hegseth posted this with the caption “for Charlie, our warriors, and our nation”
September 21, 2025 at 9:39 PM
this _is_ blasphemy
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Fun facts you will learn in this episode:
1. Anglicanism is the most converted to denomination for autistic Christians
2. When you correct for ratios, autistic women are twice as likely to be Anglican than autistic men
3. Autistic Christians love the BCP (a lot)
1. Anglicanism is the most converted to denomination for autistic Christians
2. When you correct for ratios, autistic women are twice as likely to be Anglican than autistic men
3. Autistic Christians love the BCP (a lot)
Have you met a young Anglican and thought, "Damn, is she autistic?" Well, there is a pretty good chance you could be right! In the latest podcast episode featuring Ben Crosby we talked about the Autistic Anglicans and why there are so many of them. Link below:
September 21, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Fun facts you will learn in this episode:
1. Anglicanism is the most converted to denomination for autistic Christians
2. When you correct for ratios, autistic women are twice as likely to be Anglican than autistic men
3. Autistic Christians love the BCP (a lot)
1. Anglicanism is the most converted to denomination for autistic Christians
2. When you correct for ratios, autistic women are twice as likely to be Anglican than autistic men
3. Autistic Christians love the BCP (a lot)
filling out a referee form for someone and stumped at occupation. "virtual sophist", "professor without a university", "necromancer of languages"?
September 18, 2025 at 5:32 AM
filling out a referee form for someone and stumped at occupation. "virtual sophist", "professor without a university", "necromancer of languages"?
Iter Subterraneum is quickly becoming my favourite Latin text of the year.
September 10, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Iter Subterraneum is quickly becoming my favourite Latin text of the year.