C N-Fernández
@cnankofernandez.bsky.social
latin@́, hispan@́, hurban@́ theologian, profe
Mi sueño de ser un beisbolista remains an elusive dream...so I write about sport y theology instead.
Mi sueño de ser un beisbolista remains an elusive dream...so I write about sport y theology instead.
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The ‘National’ Pastime?
While Trump wants to narrow who qualifies as a citizen, the World Baseball Classic offers a different idea of belonging.
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Poetic justice: Venezuela gets revenge on the WBC diamond, beating team USA in the 250 anniversary of the USA @ home at the "national pastime!" To borrow from Bad Bunny, in Latin America, “El béisbol es casi religión.” Baseball is nearly religion!
www.commonwealmagazine.org/baseball-wor...
www.commonwealmagazine.org/baseball-wor...
How do you know ICE officials are lying? Lips are moving, voice gets higher, try to talk faster, never address issue. Mullin get outta NY.
October 9, 2026 at 1:33 PM
How do you know ICE officials are lying? Lips are moving, voice gets higher, try to talk faster, never address issue. Mullin get outta NY.
Wow IMPOTUS trying to bribe seniors w/$90. That's enough gas to drive around the block! Since most food is recalled that should buy 3 months of cheetos. But if you purchase @ gas station mini mart: 30 day supply of cheetos, 24 bayer aspirin, & 3 lotto tickets. Mr. Stupor Intelligence is at it again.
October 4, 2026 at 2:15 PM
Wow IMPOTUS trying to bribe seniors w/$90. That's enough gas to drive around the block! Since most food is recalled that should buy 3 months of cheetos. But if you purchase @ gas station mini mart: 30 day supply of cheetos, 24 bayer aspirin, & 3 lotto tickets. Mr. Stupor Intelligence is at it again.
OK so this is somehow a compliment, on the occasion of Hispanic Heritage Month at the WH? If you were there, and laughed, you are in a cult.
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Trump says ‘only a Hispanic could survive’ fall from White House ballroom
President Trump said during a Hispanic Heritage Month event Wednesday that only Hispanics could survive a fall from the site of the White House ballroom. The president made the remark in the East …
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October 1, 2026 at 4:20 PM
OK so this is somehow a compliment, on the occasion of Hispanic Heritage Month at the WH? If you were there, and laughed, you are in a cult.
thehill.com/homenews/adm...
thehill.com/homenews/adm...
Marmalade Mussolini's constant engagement with sports teams, players and events is straight outta the fascist party playbook of the 1930s and 40s. This is not new.
September 27, 2026 at 1:53 AM
Marmalade Mussolini's constant engagement with sports teams, players and events is straight outta the fascist party playbook of the 1930s and 40s. This is not new.
Honored to be part of this conference on Pope Leo XIV with my CTU colleague @stevenpmillies.com
What does baseball have to do with Pope Leo XIV...?? Find out from Carmen Nanko-Fernández, a professor at Catholic Theological Union (CTU) & a speaker at our April 30-May 1 conference, "Pope Leo XIV: From the Americas, For the World"!! (Find out more at popeleo.eventbrite.com)
April 26, 2026 at 6:26 PM
Honored to be part of this conference on Pope Leo XIV with my CTU colleague @stevenpmillies.com
Seems JD V thought conversion class was a graduate theology degree. Apparently a bunch of folks seem to have crossed their lanes.
April 16, 2026 at 1:05 AM
Seems JD V thought conversion class was a graduate theology degree. Apparently a bunch of folks seem to have crossed their lanes.
So Bishop Barron how will you be responding to this attack on Catholics from your colleague on the Religious Liberty Committee?
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April 16, 2026 at 12:41 AM
So Bishop Barron how will you be responding to this attack on Catholics from your colleague on the Religious Liberty Committee?
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Here's the list of appointed members and religious leader advisers, in total 6 Catholic clergy, 5 bishops: Barron, Dolan (Commission); Cordileone, Paprocki, Rhoades (advisers).
Waiting...waiting... for their collective outrage!
www.justice.gov/religious-li...
Waiting...waiting... for their collective outrage!
www.justice.gov/religious-li...
Commissioners and Advisory Board Members
www.justice.gov
April 13, 2026 at 3:33 PM
Here's the list of appointed members and religious leader advisers, in total 6 Catholic clergy, 5 bishops: Barron, Dolan (Commission); Cordileone, Paprocki, Rhoades (advisers).
Waiting...waiting... for their collective outrage!
www.justice.gov/religious-li...
Waiting...waiting... for their collective outrage!
www.justice.gov/religious-li...
Here's the list of appointed members and religious leader advisers, in total 6 Catholic clergy, 5 bishops: Barron, Dolan (Commission); Cordileone, Paprocki, Rhoades (advisers).
Waiting...waiting... for their collective outrage! www.justice.gov/religious-li...
Waiting...waiting... for their collective outrage! www.justice.gov/religious-li...
Commissioners and Advisory Board Members
www.justice.gov
April 13, 2026 at 3:30 PM
Here's the list of appointed members and religious leader advisers, in total 6 Catholic clergy, 5 bishops: Barron, Dolan (Commission); Cordileone, Paprocki, Rhoades (advisers).
Waiting...waiting... for their collective outrage! www.justice.gov/religious-li...
Waiting...waiting... for their collective outrage! www.justice.gov/religious-li...
Look who is meeting this morning! Can't wait to see what they have to say about last night's attack on Catholicism! www.justice.gov/religious-li...
Upcoming Hearings
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April 13, 2026 at 3:19 PM
Look who is meeting this morning! Can't wait to see what they have to say about last night's attack on Catholicism! www.justice.gov/religious-li...
So as luck would have it the presidential Religious Liberty Commission meets today! Catholic leaders, Dolan, Barron et al will you be raising this attack on Catholicism or perhaps resigning in disgust later today? Maybe that viral rant wasn't random--it was a loyalty test?
April 13, 2026 at 2:42 PM
So as luck would have it the presidential Religious Liberty Commission meets today! Catholic leaders, Dolan, Barron et al will you be raising this attack on Catholicism or perhaps resigning in disgust later today? Maybe that viral rant wasn't random--it was a loyalty test?
Having the privilege of knowing and serving on faculty with Pope Leo's Bible professors, I can only say to Sean Hannity, yes he has read his Bible and couldn't have graduated without passing those courses.
April 13, 2026 at 12:01 PM
Having the privilege of knowing and serving on faculty with Pope Leo's Bible professors, I can only say to Sean Hannity, yes he has read his Bible and couldn't have graduated without passing those courses.
Grab and light a candle at 7.50 EST. Go outside or stay inside. Go to a window. PRAY FOR PEACE. Make this inanity stop. Not in our name.
April 7, 2026 at 10:08 PM
Grab and light a candle at 7.50 EST. Go outside or stay inside. Go to a window. PRAY FOR PEACE. Make this inanity stop. Not in our name.
Grab and light a candle at 7.50 EST. Go outside or stay inside. Go to a window. PRAY FOR PEACE. Make this inanity stop. Not in our name.
April 7, 2026 at 10:05 PM
Grab and light a candle at 7.50 EST. Go outside or stay inside. Go to a window. PRAY FOR PEACE. Make this inanity stop. Not in our name.
Grab and light candle at 7.50 EST. Go outside or stay inside. Go to a window. PRAY FOR PEACE. Make this inanity stop. Not in our name.
April 7, 2026 at 9:27 PM
Grab and light candle at 7.50 EST. Go outside or stay inside. Go to a window. PRAY FOR PEACE. Make this inanity stop. Not in our name.
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RAPID ACTION ALERT: WHITE HOUSE TONIGHT
Emergency protest at the White House at 7 PM. This morning, Trump posted on Truth Social: “A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again.” He has set an 8 PM deadline for Iran to reopen the
Emergency protest at the White House at 7 PM. This morning, Trump posted on Truth Social: “A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again.” He has set an 8 PM deadline for Iran to reopen the
April 7, 2026 at 8:28 PM
RAPID ACTION ALERT: WHITE HOUSE TONIGHT
Emergency protest at the White House at 7 PM. This morning, Trump posted on Truth Social: “A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again.” He has set an 8 PM deadline for Iran to reopen the
Emergency protest at the White House at 7 PM. This morning, Trump posted on Truth Social: “A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again.” He has set an 8 PM deadline for Iran to reopen the
4/4 The man stood next to an Easter Bunny at a children's event and spoke inappropriately--are there psychiatrists and doctors who can intervene? His family, his cabinet, his whisperers do they not understand the consequences? This is seriously messed up evil.
April 7, 2026 at 5:23 PM
4/4 The man stood next to an Easter Bunny at a children's event and spoke inappropriately--are there psychiatrists and doctors who can intervene? His family, his cabinet, his whisperers do they not understand the consequences? This is seriously messed up evil.
3/4 The media reports it but one gets the sense they are like nature reporters who do not intervene in violence or rubberneckers at a traffic accident--secretly hoping some major news scoop occurs.
April 7, 2026 at 5:23 PM
3/4 The media reports it but one gets the sense they are like nature reporters who do not intervene in violence or rubberneckers at a traffic accident--secretly hoping some major news scoop occurs.
2/4 ONE Catholic bishop spoke out, will it impact Catholics in the military who say no I cannot participate in this advertised war crime? Is there a protest somewhere?
April 7, 2026 at 5:23 PM
2/4 ONE Catholic bishop spoke out, will it impact Catholics in the military who say no I cannot participate in this advertised war crime? Is there a protest somewhere?
1/4 The USA just threatened again an entire civilization with destruction set for 8pm ET tonight. Yes we may not have voted for him but to the world HE represents US. Congress is on vacation. Christian churches are missing an opportunity to speak out post-Easter. Where is our anti-war movement?
April 7, 2026 at 5:22 PM
1/4 The USA just threatened again an entire civilization with destruction set for 8pm ET tonight. Yes we may not have voted for him but to the world HE represents US. Congress is on vacation. Christian churches are missing an opportunity to speak out post-Easter. Where is our anti-war movement?
The USA just threatened again an entire civilization with destruction set for 8pm ET tonight. Yes we may not have voted for him but to the world HE represents US. Congress is on vacation. Christian churches are missing an opportunity to speak out post-Easter. Where is our anti-war movement? 1/
April 7, 2026 at 5:18 PM
The USA just threatened again an entire civilization with destruction set for 8pm ET tonight. Yes we may not have voted for him but to the world HE represents US. Congress is on vacation. Christian churches are missing an opportunity to speak out post-Easter. Where is our anti-war movement? 1/
Vicar of Military Archdiocese, Archbishop Broglio on CBS today: "but I do think that it's hard to- to cast this war, you know, as- as- as something that would be sponsored by- by the Lord." Here's the transcript--worth a read! www.cbsnews.com/news/timothy...
Transcript: Archbishop Timothy Broglio on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," April 5, 2026
The following is the full transcript of the interview with Archbishop Timothy Broglio of the Archdiocese for the Military Services U.S.A. a portion of which will air on "Face the Nation with Margaret ...
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April 6, 2026 at 2:17 AM
Vicar of Military Archdiocese, Archbishop Broglio on CBS today: "but I do think that it's hard to- to cast this war, you know, as- as- as something that would be sponsored by- by the Lord." Here's the transcript--worth a read! www.cbsnews.com/news/timothy...
While you were distracted by the Baal fest at the WH posing as an Easter lunch, the chief of chaplains was fired by the inept secretary of war-praying.
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For first time ever, Army chief of chaplains fired — by Hegseth – Baptist News Global
For the first time in history, the U.S. Army chief of chaplains has been fired by the Secretary of Defense. Pete Hegseth made national headlines April 2 for firing Gen. Randy George, the Army’s chief ...
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April 3, 2026 at 2:26 PM
While you were distracted by the Baal fest at the WH posing as an Easter lunch, the chief of chaplains was fired by the inept secretary of war-praying.
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March 30, 2026 at 4:27 PM
Misuse of Matt.27:25 in Christian interpretations gave rise to a conspiracy theory born of fake news. Grappling w/the fraught legacy of Matt. 27:25 takes on urgency in an age of unmitigated hate & rising antisemitism. It becomes a sacred obligation. learn.ctu.edu/palm-sunday-7/
Palm Sunday - Learn@CTU
Learn@CTU Sunday Scripture Reflection
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March 28, 2026 at 11:27 PM
Misuse of Matt.27:25 in Christian interpretations gave rise to a conspiracy theory born of fake news. Grappling w/the fraught legacy of Matt. 27:25 takes on urgency in an age of unmitigated hate & rising antisemitism. It becomes a sacred obligation. learn.ctu.edu/palm-sunday-7/