Hi. I'm a #Catholic theologian. I'm up, I have coffee and I'm live tweeting #FratelliTutti : (1/n) Creating this doc, "I have felt particularly encouraged by the Grand Imam Ahmad Al-Tayyeb, with whom I met in Abu Dhabi, where we declared that “God has created all human beings equal in rights, duties and dignity, and has called them to live together as brothers and sisters” (5)

Among the basic rights of the human person is to be numbered the right of freely founding #unions for working people. --Gaudium et Spes #subtweet History teaches us that organizations of this type are an indispensable element in social life, especially in industrialized societies. This does not mean that only industrial workers can form these associations. Every profession can use them--Pope John Paul II, Laborem Exercens

Here are the resources for further exploration I'm going to recommend at the end of my talk @VillanovaU Ethics Program tonight, "Robots, Leisure, and Earning a Living: A Christian Ethic of Work for the 21st Century." 1) The Problem With Work: Feminism, Marxism, Antiwork Politics, and Postwork Imaginaries by philosopher Kathi Weeks (@DukePress)

Thread. I've seen a couple friends sharing memes that assert that male victims of clergy #abuse are believed and supported, while female victims of assault by acquaintances are victim-blamed and not taken seriously. Friends, it would be a big step forward if we all lived in that world. We don't.

Whoa. @MarquetteU just shared that former president/chancellor Robert Wild SJ has requested his name be removed from a new residence hall, as an act of contrition related to his handling of sex abuse cases as Jesuit admin from 1985-1991. #Catholic communities need to see much, much more of this type of taking of responsibility, expressing contrition and accepting consequences.

THREAD: Call for resources to my friends inside and outside #theology!

Colleagues and I are working on a public list of resources to help deepen and promote understanding of Pope Francis's apostolic exhortation on the family, #AmorisLaetitia. We welcome your suggestions for the #AmorisSyllabus. While Amoris itself can be easily read and understood by ordinary families, many may want to go further in deepening their relationship to the spirit of the exhortation, or in delving into particular questions.

Praying for #Charlottesville.

Every time we let polite racism, "coincidental" exclusion ... "it just turned out that way" invisibility of people who aren't white pass unchallenged, ...