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@davidfpotter

priest | writer | anam cara — District Life + #WashingtonSpirit + Contemplative Activism

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Regrettably, I let myself get pulled into the “is it a Christmas movie” debate tonight… I’m indifferent, for the record.

Baffled by the appeal of uninspired copaganda, though.

18.12.2025 03:10 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

If children run drills in school,
if church’s plan for active shooters,
if people seek to avoid large crowds,
it is far from “unthinkable.”

15.12.2025 02:51 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Trin staying is unquestionably in the best interest of the NWSL.

…And maybe her leaving will create a firestorm in service of the league’s long term interests. I fear it will only cause damage, tbh.

08.12.2025 21:45 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Honesty, at this point I’m starting to root for Trin going—and Berman getting as burned as possible

08.12.2025 21:37 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Truly such a special place

08.12.2025 03:21 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

The absurdity builds with every paragraph so much it reads like an Onion article… How can this be anything but trolling?!

07.12.2025 22:19 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Lindsey 🔄 Croix

PLEASE.

02.12.2025 01:32 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

The one major holiday that happens to be non-religious, requires no clergy, a the most ideal opportunity to give priests a day at home…And this is the day to offer a service?!

Experienced this before too and will never understand.

24.11.2025 00:16 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Some quick highlights:

• Antifa Pope, Pius XI
• Presidents are temporary
• And of course, Constitutional Peasants

⚓️

19.11.2025 03:08 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

A little peculiar to talk of kingship in this moment, and what an opportunity to really talk about this moment

19.11.2025 02:49 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

One last sermon to prep this Sunday before parental leave begins:

#NoKings but Christ the King

19.11.2025 02:45 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 1

I’m 250 paid subscribers away from a major goal. Think we can get there tonight? www.thehandbasket.co/upgrade

19.11.2025 01:26 👍 1379 🔁 397 💬 31 📌 33

Which is where I’m honestly a little hung up…

As a Spirit fan, I 1000% want Trin re-signed. As a Trin fan, I want her to get the contract she deserves.

And as a jaded Midwesterner with a chip on my shoulders, I’m not so sure how the league threads the needle.

16.11.2025 19:13 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

CLE can simply never match contract offers from NY, which drastically skews the competition. Granted, good teams in small markets often have far more grit and heart, generating and delivering unmatched pride in fans, but it’s for a fleeting moment. As soon as talent develops, vultures are ready.

16.11.2025 19:09 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

And also…

Growing up a fan of a small market city (Cleveland), I absolutely seethed with resentment at top dollar teams.

On any given day: any star or local hero could be poached—by NY, Boston, LA…

16.11.2025 19:03 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

re: NWSL salary cap

The league is growing exponentially, driven by the talent on the pitch.

Players deserve to get paid what they’re worth.

16.11.2025 18:57 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

From the Washington 4 to Pauli Murray preaching in the pulpit, there are just so many reasons I’m proud of where I was sponsored for ordination:

16.11.2025 11:52 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Hooked on phonics ain’t workin for Ally.

09.11.2025 20:10 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

1000%

09.11.2025 19:52 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

I’m feeling it. We’ll see whether Gotham keeps it up for the second half

09.11.2025 18:43 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Spirit looking about as good as this NWSL+ camera work

02.11.2025 23:52 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

how does this so effectively nail the inflection

03.10.2025 18:12 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

FMN is great, in transition so maybe reshaping some things.

I offer free spiritual direction and am especially inclined toward activists. In DC and happy to connect/support/resource as helpful.

01.10.2025 14:17 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

just what exactly is a “blue collar” soccer team supposed to mean… ?

#nwsl

28.09.2025 13:09 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

catching up on emails

23.09.2025 23:09 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

delay in email replies due to blatant neglect in light of pending rapture

significant delays due to backlog following anticipation of false rapture, or failed personal rapture

please accept my sincerest apologies

23.09.2025 20:12 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 1

Clearly a pre-rapture mindset.

23.09.2025 20:05 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Seems the common contention is with singling out an individual in the congregation… I’ve never heard any take issue with a direct wedding homily though, nor a eulogy. Like those, this wasn’t a principle service—it was an *inauguration* service with the explicit purpose of singling out an individual

03.09.2025 18:01 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Here's what the third day of elementary school looked like in Mount Pleasant, Washington DC.

27.08.2025 20:22 👍 5329 🔁 2557 💬 522 📌 600