Fr. Alex Padilla II retweeted
Why are there so few Black bishops in America?
“The short answer is racism.”
America’s youngest bishop, Robert Boxie (@WashArchdiocese), speaks candidly about a Confederate flag in seminary, tokenism, DEI, what white Catholics often miss ... and why the Church cannot be afraid of hard conversations about race.
Full episode in reply.
Fr. Alex Padilla II retweeted
Robert Boxie III has been consecrated as Auxiliary Bishop of Washington, becoming the youngest Catholic prelate in the U.S. and the entire Western Hemisphere.
The 45-year-old former Howard University chaplain is the first new African-American Catholic bishop in nearly a decade.
Fr. Alex Padilla II retweeted
Pope Leo expresses his prayers for all Americans in a letter he sent to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States of America, which falls today, July 4th, 2026, with the hope that "the Spirit of 1776 continue to inspire hope and unity as the United States of America moves into the future."
vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/…
Fr. Alex Padilla II retweeted
I extend my heartfelt congratulations to all Americans on the occasion of the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. This anniversary stands as an invitation not only to celebrate the nation’s remarkable journey, but also to reflect upon the responsibilities that the sons and daughters of this country bear to one another, and to the generations who will inherit the nation that is being shaped today. vatican.va/content/leo-xiv/e…
Fr. Alex Padilla II retweeted
Maybe we should rename tomorrow's Solemnity to "the Incarnation" as that is the most important aspect, not the angel speaking to Mary.
Fr. Alex Padilla II retweeted
Book 3, Chapter 6, § 6 in "On First Principles" by Origen, written ~220-230 AD, ~187 years after Christ's death and resurrection:
"We should understand that our physical bodies will eventually be transformed when everything is brought back to unity, and God is all in all.
This transformation won't happen suddenly but will occur slowly and gradually over countless ages. Some will progress faster towards perfection, while others will take longer.
Through this process, all beings will be reconciled to God, even the last enemy, death, will be destroyed and no longer be an enemy."
Fr. Alex Padilla II retweeted
It's time for the Catholic Church to lay out more specific guidance on AI development in order to counteract Andreesen Horowitz's godless development ethos.
The Catholic Church must embrace AI and then lay out a vision.
