Arthur Urbano 🌍📷🏛️🛫🇮🇹🤌😷
@arturoviaggia.bsky.social
Prof @ Providence College and lifelong resident of #RhodeIsland (more or less)
#Sabbaticaling
#EarlyChristianity
#Photography
#VirtualTravel
#SartorialTheology
#Interfaith
#Covid
Posts about ma figghia (that's Sicilian), my toddler daughter, too!
#Sabbaticaling
#EarlyChristianity
#Photography
#VirtualTravel
#SartorialTheology
#Interfaith
#Covid
Posts about ma figghia (that's Sicilian), my toddler daughter, too!
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I received some exciting news today! Not ready to share at the moment, but stay tuned!
I'm thrilled to announce that I have been awarded a Teacher-Scholar Vital Worship, Vital Preaching Grant by the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship (Grand Rapids, Michigan), with funds provided by Lilly Endowment Inc.! worship.calvin.edu/grants/recip...
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This weekend, celebrate the Portuguese, Cape Verdean, Azorean and Latino communities that are an integral part of Fall River, New Bedford and the whole south coast area! Learn about this festival, plus more activities, here:
Love notes made of shells and dancing among the dented fenders | Weekend 401
From Sailor’s Valentines in New Bedford to a dance party in an auto body shop, this weekend’s picks are anything but ordinary
www.oceanstatemedia.org
October 8, 2026 at 5:11 PM
This weekend, celebrate the Portuguese, Cape Verdean, Azorean and Latino communities that are an integral part of Fall River, New Bedford and the whole south coast area! Learn about this festival, plus more activities, here:
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We are hiring a full-time, tenure track faculty member in biblical studies! careers.messiah.edu/postings/30818
Full-time Faculty in Biblical Studies
The Department of Biblical, Religious, & Philosophical Studies in the School of Arts, Culture, & Society at Messiah University invites applications for a faculty position in Biblical Studies beginning...
careers.messiah.edu
October 6, 2026 at 12:36 PM
We are hiring a full-time, tenure track faculty member in biblical studies! careers.messiah.edu/postings/30818
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The Vatican has published a new document on Nostra Aetate and #interfaith dialogue:
A Journey of Hope: Sixty Years of Interreligious Dialogue and Fraternity in the Light of the Conciliar Declaration Nostra Aetate
We'll be posting some highlights here.
www.vatican.va/roman_curia/...
A Journey of Hope: Sixty Years of Interreligious Dialogue and Fraternity in the Light of the Conciliar Declaration Nostra Aetate
We'll be posting some highlights here.
www.vatican.va/roman_curia/...
Note. A Journey of Hope. Sixty Years of Interreligious Dialogue and Fraternity in the Light of the Conciliar Declaration Nostra Aetate (16 September 2026)
Note. A Journey of Hope. Sixty Years of Interreligious Dialogue and Fraternity in the Light of the Conciliar Declaration Nostra Aetate, 16 September 2026
www.vatican.va
October 8, 2026 at 3:22 PM
The Vatican has published a new document on Nostra Aetate and #interfaith dialogue:
A Journey of Hope: Sixty Years of Interreligious Dialogue and Fraternity in the Light of the Conciliar Declaration Nostra Aetate
We'll be posting some highlights here.
www.vatican.va/roman_curia/...
A Journey of Hope: Sixty Years of Interreligious Dialogue and Fraternity in the Light of the Conciliar Declaration Nostra Aetate
We'll be posting some highlights here.
www.vatican.va/roman_curia/...
A cult is when someone is clearly a political liability and you stick with him.
October 8, 2026 at 2:33 AM
A cult is when someone is clearly a political liability and you stick with him.
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Whose Nostra Aetate? The Church, Judaism, Israel and Leo’s pontificate
@massimofaggioli.bsky.social
www.globalcatholic.com/whose-nostra...
#interfaith
@massimofaggioli.bsky.social
www.globalcatholic.com/whose-nostra...
#interfaith
Whose Nostra Aetate? The Church, Judaism, Israel and Leo’s pontificate - Global Catholic
Sixty years after Nostra Aetate, a gap has opened that diplomacy cannot bridge, because it is doctrinal, centered on Zionism, the Land, and the State of Israel.
www.globalcatholic.com
October 7, 2026 at 3:51 PM
Whose Nostra Aetate? The Church, Judaism, Israel and Leo’s pontificate
@massimofaggioli.bsky.social
www.globalcatholic.com/whose-nostra...
#interfaith
@massimofaggioli.bsky.social
www.globalcatholic.com/whose-nostra...
#interfaith
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🧵US Weekly COVID update: Oct 5, 2026
🔸1 in 124 Actively Infectious
🔸396,000 Daily Infections
🔸2,890,000 Infections In The Past Week
🔸118,000,000 Infections in 2026
🔸145,000 to 580,000 Weekly Long COVID Cases
🔸700 to 1,300 Weekly Excess Deaths
Source: pmc19.com
🔸1 in 124 Actively Infectious
🔸396,000 Daily Infections
🔸2,890,000 Infections In The Past Week
🔸118,000,000 Infections in 2026
🔸145,000 to 580,000 Weekly Long COVID Cases
🔸700 to 1,300 Weekly Excess Deaths
Source: pmc19.com
October 5, 2026 at 11:22 PM
🧵US Weekly COVID update: Oct 5, 2026
🔸1 in 124 Actively Infectious
🔸396,000 Daily Infections
🔸2,890,000 Infections In The Past Week
🔸118,000,000 Infections in 2026
🔸145,000 to 580,000 Weekly Long COVID Cases
🔸700 to 1,300 Weekly Excess Deaths
Source: pmc19.com
🔸1 in 124 Actively Infectious
🔸396,000 Daily Infections
🔸2,890,000 Infections In The Past Week
🔸118,000,000 Infections in 2026
🔸145,000 to 580,000 Weekly Long COVID Cases
🔸700 to 1,300 Weekly Excess Deaths
Source: pmc19.com
Mirror, mirror, on the wall.
Vance: "They are ruthless. They will do whatever they need to do, right up to cheating and right up to lying. And right up to putting somebody on the ballot who has no reason to be there other than to help them steal an election."
October 6, 2026 at 4:36 AM
Mirror, mirror, on the wall.
If they had just looked up "pigna" in an Italian dictionary, they might not have had to send their Investigative Team on the hunt. But that would have been too easy.
www.wpri.com/target-12/pi...
www.wpri.com/target-12/pi...
Pineapple, pinecone or hand grenade? The Federal Hill mystery in Providence
Target 12 uncovered original 1970s blueprints and spoke with the architect’s family about the iconic Providence landmark.
www.wpri.com
October 6, 2026 at 2:54 AM
If they had just looked up "pigna" in an Italian dictionary, they might not have had to send their Investigative Team on the hunt. But that would have been too easy.
www.wpri.com/target-12/pi...
www.wpri.com/target-12/pi...
"These other testimonies, they didn't meet a female Jesus; they didn't meet a soft or passive Jesus."
Julian of Norwich: "Our tender Mother, Jesus, He may homely lead us into His blessed breast, by His sweet open side, and shew therein part of the Godhead and the joys of Heaven."
Julian of Norwich: "Our tender Mother, Jesus, He may homely lead us into His blessed breast, by His sweet open side, and shew therein part of the Godhead and the joys of Heaven."
"Talk about testosterone!" Apparently, this guy met Manly MAGA Jesus in Heaven...
October 5, 2026 at 9:13 PM
"These other testimonies, they didn't meet a female Jesus; they didn't meet a soft or passive Jesus."
Julian of Norwich: "Our tender Mother, Jesus, He may homely lead us into His blessed breast, by His sweet open side, and shew therein part of the Godhead and the joys of Heaven."
Julian of Norwich: "Our tender Mother, Jesus, He may homely lead us into His blessed breast, by His sweet open side, and shew therein part of the Godhead and the joys of Heaven."
"He had no form or majesty that we should look at him, nothing in his appearance that we should desire him."
I guess Isaiah 53 has no more traction in Evangelical circles.
I guess Isaiah 53 has no more traction in Evangelical circles.
"Talk about testosterone!" Apparently, this guy met Manly MAGA Jesus in Heaven...
October 5, 2026 at 8:14 PM
"He had no form or majesty that we should look at him, nothing in his appearance that we should desire him."
I guess Isaiah 53 has no more traction in Evangelical circles.
I guess Isaiah 53 has no more traction in Evangelical circles.
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This ancient Greek figure from the 2,500 year-old Douris Cup looks uncannily like someone working on a laptop! 😲 💻
He’s actually writing with a stylus on a hinged wax writing tablet!
The technology has changed, the posture has not! 😂
Altes Museum, Berlin 📷 by me
He’s actually writing with a stylus on a hinged wax writing tablet!
The technology has changed, the posture has not! 😂
Altes Museum, Berlin 📷 by me
October 5, 2026 at 5:02 PM
This ancient Greek figure from the 2,500 year-old Douris Cup looks uncannily like someone working on a laptop! 😲 💻
He’s actually writing with a stylus on a hinged wax writing tablet!
The technology has changed, the posture has not! 😂
Altes Museum, Berlin 📷 by me
He’s actually writing with a stylus on a hinged wax writing tablet!
The technology has changed, the posture has not! 😂
Altes Museum, Berlin 📷 by me
And now some of our publishers are scooping up the $$$.
This is your occasional reminder that generative "AI" in particular could have been developed on public domain materials and/or licensed and compensated works but the major players intentionally, methodically and systemically chose to steal labor from working creative folks instead
October 5, 2026 at 5:04 PM
And now some of our publishers are scooping up the $$$.
The problem in the US, at least, is that no one seems to think they get COVID anymore.
UK: "NHS says 'don't do this' if you think you have Covid - cases on the rise"
🔸"People with COVID symptoms and a high temperature or feeling unwell should stay home"
🔸"If you decide to test and receive a positive result, adults should avoid others for 5 days and vulnerable people for 10 days"
🔸"People with COVID symptoms and a high temperature or feeling unwell should stay home"
🔸"If you decide to test and receive a positive result, adults should avoid others for 5 days and vulnerable people for 10 days"
October 5, 2026 at 1:37 AM
The problem in the US, at least, is that no one seems to think they get COVID anymore.
A first for me. My talk this week begins with the line: "I would like to begin by thanking His Eminence Cardinal Gregory for the invitation..."
#NoPressure
#NoPressure
I'm honored to have been asked to address members of the National Council of Synagogues/United States Conference of Catholic Bishops national dialogue in October.
The topic: Contemporary Catholic Conversations on Belonging in light of reception of the Patristic Tradition.
#interfaith
The topic: Contemporary Catholic Conversations on Belonging in light of reception of the Patristic Tradition.
#interfaith
October 5, 2026 at 12:39 AM
A first for me. My talk this week begins with the line: "I would like to begin by thanking His Eminence Cardinal Gregory for the invitation..."
#NoPressure
#NoPressure
I had the pleasure of working with Benny for 2 years at PC. A great scholar, an engaging teacher, and a talented dialoguer. Congratulations to him and to the Lux Center!
Mazal tov to Dr. Benny Bar-Lavi on his appointment as the new director of the Lux Center for Catholic-Jewish Studies! Dr. Bar-Lavi served as the Inaugural Scholar-in-Residence in Jewish Studies and Jewish-Christian Relations at Providence College from 2023-2025.
October 5, 2026 at 12:35 AM
I had the pleasure of working with Benny for 2 years at PC. A great scholar, an engaging teacher, and a talented dialoguer. Congratulations to him and to the Lux Center!
how did we get to a point in global history where it seems every major society is split 50-50 in elections. Seems fishy to me.
October 5, 2026 at 12:34 AM
how did we get to a point in global history where it seems every major society is split 50-50 in elections. Seems fishy to me.
These global pendulums are just too much to take.
Elezioni in Brasile, i risultati: Bolsonaro oltre il 50%, Lula indietro
https://www.repubblica.it/esteri/2026/10/04/news/elezioni_brasile_chi_ha_vinto_lula_bolsonaro_risultati-425625972/?rss
https://www.repubblica.it/esteri/2026/10/04/news/elezioni_brasile_chi_ha_vinto_lula_bolsonaro_risultati-425625972/?rss
October 4, 2026 at 10:16 PM
These global pendulums are just too much to take.
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Join us on Oct 20 for the annual Fay Rozovsky Lecture in Jewish-Catholic Dialogue in person or online!
Thomas Bolin, Scholar-in-Residence in Jewish Studies and Jewish-Christian Relations
"Jews in the Eternal City: Soundings in a 2000-Year History"
Register: tinyurl.com/EternalCity26
#interfaith
Thomas Bolin, Scholar-in-Residence in Jewish Studies and Jewish-Christian Relations
"Jews in the Eternal City: Soundings in a 2000-Year History"
Register: tinyurl.com/EternalCity26
#interfaith
October 2, 2026 at 9:08 PM
Join us on Oct 20 for the annual Fay Rozovsky Lecture in Jewish-Catholic Dialogue in person or online!
Thomas Bolin, Scholar-in-Residence in Jewish Studies and Jewish-Christian Relations
"Jews in the Eternal City: Soundings in a 2000-Year History"
Register: tinyurl.com/EternalCity26
#interfaith
Thomas Bolin, Scholar-in-Residence in Jewish Studies and Jewish-Christian Relations
"Jews in the Eternal City: Soundings in a 2000-Year History"
Register: tinyurl.com/EternalCity26
#interfaith
One of the highlights of my career was teaching a group of Providence College students here.
For #AncientSiteSunday the #Hellenistic theatre at Pergamon, #Türkiye, built in the 3rd century BC, alterations were made in the #Roman period.
It's one of the steepest known ancient theatres. The capacity was about 10,000 spectators.
📷️ C. Bredfeldt
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It's one of the steepest known ancient theatres. The capacity was about 10,000 spectators.
📷️ C. Bredfeldt
🏺
October 4, 2026 at 1:34 PM
One of the highlights of my career was teaching a group of Providence College students here.
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The Mona Lisa of Faras, an eight-century masterpiece of late antique African art. This wall painting of St Anne, mother of Mary, comes from the cathedral of Faras in Nubia. Today in the National Museum in Warsaw.
October 3, 2026 at 8:26 PM
The Mona Lisa of Faras, an eight-century masterpiece of late antique African art. This wall painting of St Anne, mother of Mary, comes from the cathedral of Faras in Nubia. Today in the National Museum in Warsaw.
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Job: Associate Professor of Art and Architecture of the Medieval World at Johns Hopkins University #medievalsky
Associate Professor of Art and Architecture of the Medieval World, Baltimore
Lauren Crabtree. Department of the History of Art at Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, 01.07.2027, Bewerbungsschluss: 30.10.2026
arthist.net
October 4, 2026 at 4:31 AM
Job: Associate Professor of Art and Architecture of the Medieval World at Johns Hopkins University #medievalsky
And some people have decided AI is bad because it is being forced on them for no apparent reason but profit.
“Some people have just decided AI is bad without really understanding what it is and does”
Sure but some people have decided AI is bad *because* they understand what it is and does
Sure but some people have decided AI is bad *because* they understand what it is and does
October 4, 2026 at 2:05 AM
And some people have decided AI is bad because it is being forced on them for no apparent reason but profit.
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Tom! Talking about #Rome!! You won't want to miss this!
Join us on Oct 20 for the annual Fay Rozovsky Lecture in Jewish-Catholic Dialogue in person or online!
Thomas Bolin, Scholar-in-Residence in Jewish Studies and Jewish-Christian Relations
"Jews in the Eternal City: Soundings in a 2000-Year History"
Register: tinyurl.com/EternalCity26
#interfaith
Thomas Bolin, Scholar-in-Residence in Jewish Studies and Jewish-Christian Relations
"Jews in the Eternal City: Soundings in a 2000-Year History"
Register: tinyurl.com/EternalCity26
#interfaith
October 2, 2026 at 9:09 PM
Tom! Talking about #Rome!! You won't want to miss this!