✍🏼 rogue scholar & writer, currently at work on Catholics & the Making of MAGA (HarperCollins, 2027): https://matthewjcressler.com/ 💥 comix creator: https://badcatholics-comics.org/ 🤖 chief of staff for CPIT: https://www.cpitpbc.com/https://bsky.app/profile/mjcressler.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/mjcressler.bsky.social/post/3mybddp5qds2qBODY & BLOOD: CATHOLIC HORROR IN AMERICA (NYU 2026). OUT ON 10/27. JUST IN TIME FOR HALLOWEEN. PRE-ORDER NOW. SAVE 30% WHEN YOU USE NYUAU30 CODE AT CHECK OUT. https://nyupress.org/9781479845859/body-and-blood/ 🦴✝️💀🎃😈🎃😈🎃😈🎃😈20 Oct 2026 00:00 +0000at://did:plc:6o7mxuu2m5p64ts3dm3y55bi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mybddp5qds2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/mjcressler.bsky.social/post/3mybddp5qds2qBODY & BLOOD: CATHOLIC HORROR IN AMERICA (NYU 2026). OUT ON 10/27. JUST IN TIME FOR HALLOWEEN. PRE-ORDER NOW. SAVE 30% WHEN YOU USE NYUAU30 CODE AT CHECK OUT. https://nyupress.org/9781479845859/body-and-blood/ 🦴✝️💀🎃😈🎃😈🎃😈🎃😈20 Oct 2026 00:00 +0000at://did:plc:6o7mxuu2m5p64ts3dm3y55bi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mybddp5qds2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/mjcressler.bsky.social/post/3mwtoo2rdis25Thought provoking piece in @commonwealmagazine.org that feels of a key with the convo about religious scholars speculating on the moral status of AI. (Not about AI, but the Catholic of it all is really striking these days...says the Catholic historian. 😎) https://www.commonwealmagazine.org/steinmetz-jenkins-catholic-century01 Oct 2026 20:21 +0000at://did:plc:6o7mxuu2m5p64ts3dm3y55bi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwtoo2rdis25https://bsky.app/profile/mjcressler.bsky.social/post/3mupwbx5tss2j😭😭😭 [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 Sep 2026 21:36 +0000at://did:plc:6o7mxuu2m5p64ts3dm3y55bi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mupwbx5tss2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/mjcressler.bsky.social/post/3mmot6eujok2q👇👇👇👇 [contains quote post or other embedded content]25 May 2026 15:46 +0000at://did:plc:6o7mxuu2m5p64ts3dm3y55bi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmot6eujok2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/mjcressler.bsky.social/post/3mk6dghhl322jGonna re-up this one while I'm at it. Was recently asked if Pope v Trump was a sign that "ideology/politics was overtaking religion for some Catholics." The problem is the question itself. There is no pure, uncut religion floating free of politics and ideology. We're talking about humans, after all. [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Apr 2026 15:31 +0000at://did:plc:6o7mxuu2m5p64ts3dm3y55bi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk6dghhl322jhttps://bsky.app/profile/mjcressler.bsky.social/post/3mk6cxwfflc2jThe question of the day re: Pope Leo v. Trump: wHaT WiLL tHiS mEaN foR MAGA CaTHoLICs?! This *great* pod confirmed my gut feeling: NOT MUCH. And I'd add: There's history here. MAGA Catholics aren't outliers. They're saying the same stuff many white Catholics did 50 years ago, almost verbatim. [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Apr 2026 15:23 +0000at://did:plc:6o7mxuu2m5p64ts3dm3y55bi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk6cxwfflc2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/mjcressler.bsky.social/post/3mjg54dxbg22z🎯🎯🎯 [contains quote post or other embedded content]14 Apr 2026 00:34 +0000at://did:plc:6o7mxuu2m5p64ts3dm3y55bi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjg54dxbg22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/mjcressler.bsky.social/post/3mjewzlv3422hThe prayer heard round the world… [contains quote post or other embedded content]13 Apr 2026 13:13 +0000at://did:plc:6o7mxuu2m5p64ts3dm3y55bi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjewzlv3422hhttps://bsky.app/profile/mjcressler.bsky.social/post/3mjewqtbigc2h“My dearest friends, all it takes is a little faith, a mere “crumb” of faith, in order to face this dramatic hour in history together — as humanity and alongside humanity. Prayer is not a refuge in which to hide from our responsibilities… http://www.vatican.va/content/leo-xiv/en/homilies/2026/documents/20260411-rosario-pace.html13 Apr 2026 13:08 +0000at://did:plc:6o7mxuu2m5p64ts3dm3y55bi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjewqtbigc2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/mjcressler.bsky.social/post/3mhdplm3b3k2nIt me. [contains quote post or other embedded content]18 Mar 2026 14:37 +0000at://did:plc:6o7mxuu2m5p64ts3dm3y55bi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhdplm3b3k2n