John T. Grosso
@jtgrosso.bsky.social
He must increase; I must decrease. [John 3:30]
If you have little kids, you know Ms. Rachel - and her YouTube videos - like you know your family. A great profile from @jtgrosso.bsky.social in NCR …. #MsRachel #children #YouTube #faith #media www.ncronline.org/culture/unsh...
The unshakable faith of Ms. Rachel
Having achieved worldwide fame for her educational YouTube videos, Rachel Accurso is an advocate for children's rights. Behind it all? An unshakable faith in the love of God and steadfast commitment t...
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"The kids gave me this platform. They chose me. How could I not use it to help them?" Last month, I had the privilege of interviewing @msrachelforlittles.bsky.social about her deep, unshakable faith. You can read more from our incredible conversation today in @ncronline.bsky.social.
The unshakable faith of Ms. Rachel
Having achieved worldwide fame for her educational YouTube videos, Rachel Accurso is an advocate for children's rights. Behind it all? An unshakable faith in the love of God and steadfast commitment t...
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After three and a half years, today is my last day at National Catholic Reporter. I am delighted to share that discernment has led me to the Catholic Apostolate Center. I start on Monday as Associate Director of Communications. I am excited to learn from my new colleagues and to get to work!
The words of the gospel are the words of everlasting life. They are not meant to be packaged by an algorithm or proclaimed in a generic template. In my piece for @uscatholic.bsky.social, I make the case for why parishes should avoid the use of AI in their graphics.
AI has no place in the parish bulletin
With his new encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas, Pope Leo XIV offers a roadmap for parish AI use—along with much-needed guardrails.
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A Knicks jersey signed by the pope, sage burnt on center court, and a row of superfan nuns! Faith and the NBA Finals, via @jtgrosso.bsky.social and @oliviabardo.bsky.social in NCR ... #Knicks #PopeLeo #Spurs #NBAFinals #faith www.ncronline.org/news/signed-...
Is a signed Pope Leo Knicks jersey New York's holy assist?
The NBA Finals have featured Catholic sisters, arena blessings, interreligious chants and a signed Pope Leo XIV jersey — and it's only been four games.
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Is a signed Pope Leo #Knicks jersey New York's holy assist? A rundown of the heavenly signs and powerful prayers at play in the #NBAFinals Via @jtgrosso.bsky.social and @oliviabardo.bsky.social in NCR … #PopeLeo #NewYork #Spurs www.ncronline.org/news/signed-...
Is a signed Pope Leo Knicks jersey New York's holy assist?
The NBA Finals have featured Catholic sisters, arena blessings, interreligious chants and a signed Pope Leo XIV jersey — and it's only been four games.
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"My mayor still Muslim, my bagel still Jewish, the pope on our side, Knicks in five!" - MD Hossain Though Pope Leo XIV hasn't explicitly declared his Knicks fandom, Hossain might actually have a point. More from @oliviabardo.bsky.social and I.
Is a signed Pope Leo Knicks jersey New York's holy assist?
The NBA Finals have featured Catholic sisters, arena blessings, interreligious chants and a signed Pope Leo XIV jersey — and it's only been four games.
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Pope Leo’s quote of Gandalf in his AI encyclical is a dig at Peter Thiel. Don’t believe me? Check out my column for @wherepeteris.com.
Is Pope Leo’s Gandalf quote a dig at Peter Thiel?
J.R.R. Tolkien's masterwork The Lord of the Rings has made it into Pope Leo XIV's first encyclical — and the reference reads like a veiled rebuke of Peter Thiel, the billionaire tech investor and Tolk...
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Here’s @jtgrosso.bsky.social’s article that I didn’t have room left to link to in the original post. 2/2 www.ncronline.org/news/maga-fo...
MAGA followers have a new enemy: Traditionalist Catholics
A civil war has broken out in the MAGA coalition between traditionalist Catholics and evangelical Christians. The major disagreement? American support of Israel.
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"Many are realizing that the soul of MAGA is viscerally anti-Catholic and racist, not to mention pagan in its pessimism, and it's time to jump off the bandwagon," said Austen Ivereigh.
MAGA followers have a new enemy: Traditionalist Catholics
A civil war has broken out in the MAGA coalition between traditionalist Catholics and evangelical Christians. The major disagreement? American support of Israel.
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A civil war has broken out in the MAGA coalition between traditionalist Catholics and evangelical Christians. The major disagreement? American support of Israel. My latest for NCR.
MAGA followers have a new enemy: Traditionalist Catholics
A civil war has broken out in the MAGA coalition between traditionalist Catholics and evangelical Christians. The major disagreement? American support of Israel.
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Did the pope call out Trump on Iran? @jtgrosso.bsky.social in NCR says only if you reduce Catholic theology and Gospel values to level of simplistic online politics. #Trump #Iran #PopeLeo #IranIsraelWar www.ncronline.org/opinion/ncr-...
Did the pope call out Trump on Iran?
Amid escalating U.S. military action in Iran, Pope Leo XIV issued a forceful call for peace in the Middle East. The internet made it about Trump.
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Did Pope Leo XIV call out Donald Trump over escalating U.S. military action in Iran? Bloggers have been quick to say so. The reality however, is far more nuanced than social media pundits would have you believe.
Did the pope call out Trump on Iran?
Amid escalating U.S. military action in Iran, Pope Leo XIV issued a forceful call for peace in the Middle East. The internet made it about Trump.
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You cannot manipulate every single word and action of the Pope in order to fit your political narrative. There are misleading and factually inaccurate stories circulating. The attempt to pigeonhole the Pope to fit your own story is disingenuous, risks spreading false news about the Pope.
We are encouraged by the bishops who have spoken out against the Trump administration's assault on human dignity. But to those bishops who have remained silent, we ask one simple question: What are you waiting for?
Editorial: Bishops of the United States, history has its eyes on you
We are encouraged by the bishops who have spoken out against the Trump administration's assault on human dignity. But to those bishops who have remained silent, we ask one simple question: What are yo...
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A national conversation with @jtgrosso.bsky.social on how Catholics can choose the Gospel over Trump & Vance. youtu.be/6-02bNRGG_k?...
National Conversation with John Grosso
YouTube video by Common Good Strategies
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Monday night, @catholicsvcg.bsky.social will be holding an important national conversation with @ncronline.bsky.social reporter @jtgrosso.bsky.social titled "Catholics Must Decide If They Serve Trump or the Gospel." You can sign up here: tinyurl.com/JohnGrosso
⁉️ Trump ou l'Évangile ? Face aux mensonges et aux exactions de l’administration Trump, @jtgrosso.bsky.social, rédacteur en chef de l’édition numérique du @ncronline.bsky.social, expose clairement l’alternative à laquelle les chrétiens sont confrontés 👇 www.temoignagechretien.fr/les-catholiq...
The vice president's "cafeteria Catholicism must continue to be repudiated by people of faith," the op-ed read.
JD Vance Draws Damning Moral Rebuke From Catholic Newspaper: 'MAGA Over Jesus'
The vice president's "cafeteria Catholicism must continue to be repudiated by people of faith," the op-ed read.
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Via @jtgrosso.bsky.social in NCR- As the country reels from the fallout over the shooting of Alex Pretti, some Catholics are making it clear who they choose to serve. It isn't always Jesus. #Trump #JDVance #AlexPretti #ICE #Minneapolis #Catholic www.ncronline.org/opinion/ncr-...
Catholics must decide if they serve Donald Trump or the Gospel
Jesus famously proclaimed, "No one can serve two masters." As the country continues to reel from the shooting of Alex Pretti, Catholics are making it clear who they are choosing to serve. It isn't alw...
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Cardinal Tobin: Pray, mourn and say 'no' to ICE funding www.ncronline.org/news/cardina...
Cardinal Tobin: Pray, mourn and say 'no' to ICE funding
In a reflection delivered during an online interfaith prayer service hosted by Faith in Action, Tobin employed some of the strongest language yet by a U.S. cardinal to condemn the Trump administration...
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It is time for Catholics to choose who our master is. Do we serve Donald Trump? Or do we serve Jesus? My latest for @ncronline.bsky.social.
Catholics must decide if they serve Donald Trump or the Gospel
Jesus famously proclaimed, "No one can serve two masters." As the country continues to reel from the shooting of Alex Pretti, Catholics are making it clear who they are choosing to serve. It isn't alw...
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A Catholic organization honoring Tom Homan is a moral disgrace. A Catholic bishop imparting his blessing on a man responsible for such wanton destruction and desolation is a profound scandal. My latest for @ncronline.bsky.social.
Fringe MAGA Catholic group crowns US border czar Tom Homan 'Protector of America'
In their latest act of sacrilege, the nationalist group is honoring a ferocious advocate and architect of the first Trump administration's family separation policy and the main animator of the aggress...
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Via @jtgrosso.bsky.social in NCR: "Disgrace" - Fringe MAGA Catholic group crowns US border czar Tom Homan 'Protector of America' #immigration #Trump #Catholic #MAGA #deportations www.ncronline.org/opinion/ncr-...
Fringe MAGA Catholic group crowns US border czar Tom Homan 'Protector of America'
In their latest act of sacrilege, the nationalist group is honoring a ferocious advocate and architect of the first Trump administration's family separation policy and the main animator of the aggress...
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MUST-READ via @jtgrosso.bsky.social in NCR - Catholic Vice President Vance takes to social media to justify killing of Renee Good. "His attempts to blame Good for her own death are fundamentally incompatible with the Gospel." #ReneeGood #Minneapolis #JDVance www.ncronline.org/opinion/ncr-...
Catholic Vice President Vance takes to social media to justify killing of Renee Good
After the tragic shooting of Renee Good at the hands of ICE, the Catholic vice president of the United States took to social media to justify the killing.
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Vice President JD Vance’s comments justifying the death of Renee Good are a moral stain on the collective witness of our Catholic faith. His Catholicism seems to be little more than a political prop, a tool only for his career ambitions and desire for power. My latest for NCR.
Catholic Vice President Vance takes to social media to justify killing of Renee Good
After the tragic shooting of Renee Good at the hands of ICE, the Catholic vice president of the United States took to social media to justify the killing.
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No, Pope Leo is not “based.” But that hasn’t stopped conservative culture warriors from trying to mold the Pope in their own image - one that fits in neatly and conveniently with their theological, liturgical, and political sensibilities.
Is Pope Leo 'based'? The culture war compliment doesn't quite fit
The pontiff had barely stepped onto the loggia wearing the mozzetta and papal stole before social media was ablaze with traditionalists claiming, "We're so back."
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After participating in "Good Morning America" co-anchor Gio Benitez’s confirmation Mass, some conservative Catholics unleashed a barrage of online attacks on @jamesmartinsj.bsky.social. It begs the question: Why are traditionalists so obsessed with him?
Why are traditionalists on Catholic Twitter still so obsessed with Jim Martin?
After participating in "Good Morning America" co-anchor Gio Benitez's confirmation Mass, some conservative Catholics unleashed a barrage of online attacks on Jesuit Fr. James Martin. Martin's crime? B...
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Feels like a good time to re-share this column I wrote about how @christopherjhale.bsky.social and other partisan progressives use hyperbolic and often embellished language to frame Pope Leo as a convenient tool for their political agenda.
Letters (not) from Leo: Progressive efforts to claim Pope Leo misunderstand his mission
As political tensions reach their boiling point in the United States, progressives have anointed Pope Leo XIV as their foil to President Donald Trump. The problem? Leo doesn't see himself that way.
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