As a growing young boy in the city of Pittsburg, in the Bay of San Francisco, my school uniform consisted of ribbed velvet of the color Wednesday of ashes, a shirt of white dress and a brown v collar. I went to the west of my family’s apartment on the 10th street, I turned left on Montezuma and I arrived about 15 minutes later on the St. Peter Martyr campus.
My teachers were nuns, the priests of the parish were Dominicans and Sunday mass was a celebration of faith, humility and grace.
I am not without sin. I am an imperfect man and the Church is an imperfect institution.
But I was wondering lately what my favorite Martyr of St. Peter teachers – The Sisters Roberta, Eileen and Estelle – would make today’s political discourse, in which the affirmations of piety and Christian faith are not always supported by words and acts, especially a certain world leader.
I think that if they taught today, the nuns would tell everyone in class to take out their pencils and notebooks and write a letter to the president.
So that’s it.
Dear President Trump:
Have you ever heard of St. Peter Martyr school?
Probably not, but I am an old one. The school was appointed after Saint-Pierre de Verona, who campaigned against heresy and paid the price when one of the Cathars sank an ax in his skull (what a way to follow). So I suppose that politics has not really changed much over the centuries.
By the way, beautiful work on your presentation at the National Bible Museum, where you launched the “America Prays” initiative to celebrate spirituality and restore “our identity as the only nation under God”. And congratulations on your missionary work. I see that you have raised $ 1.3 million on your “God injuries the USA Bible”.
I love you said, “To have a great nation, you must have religion. I believe that so strongly. There must be something after going through all of this – and something is God. »»
To say well, Mr. President, and without surprise, since You have called your favorite book once the Bible. But I know that in my own life, I need to return through the pages occasionally to merge into the lessons.
So here is an idea:
I will share a biblical verse, then I will follow it with a recent quote from you. Not that I judge, or anything. But we could all benefit spiritually by asking if, in our own lives, God would approve how we behave.
Are you ready?
For the file:
1:09 p.m. September 26, 2025An earlier version of this chronicle cited a biblical verse as Corinthians 12. These are 1 Corinthians 13.
1 Corinthians 13:: “Love is patient and kind; Love does not save itself; He is neither arrogant nor rude. “
Asset: “You know, Biden has always been a bad guyBut he was never a smart guy. … You go back there 30 years ago, 40 years ago, he was a stupid guy, but he was always a nasty slut son.
Subject of testing: An obsessive need to lower and decrease others is explained by certain behavioral therapists as a sign of insecurity, weakness or an unhappy childhood. Write 500 words, in cursive, on how it could apply to you.
Genesis 2:15: “The Lord God took man and put him in the Garden of Eden to work and keep him.”
Asset: “This climate change, It is the greatest work of con Never perpetrated in the world in my opinion … All these predictions made by the United Nations and many others, often for bad reasons, were false, they were made by stupid people. … If you don’t get away from this green scam, your country will fail.
Trial subject: Despite the growing horror of melting ice cream, fatal storms, disappeared ribs and widespread famine, if the Garden of Eden was a national forest, would you make Adam or Eve, or both, and something would prevent you from opening the property to drilling?
1 Jean 3:17: “But if someone has the goods of the world and sees their brother in need, but closes his heart against him, how does God respect in him?”
Asset: “It is It’s time to end the failed experience open borders. You have to end it now. I can tell you. I’m really good at this kind of thing. Your countries go to hell.
Trial subject: Since we probably should not, as simple mortals, assume divine powers, condemn someone in hell – or whole countries, in this case – an act of blasphemy?
Leviticus 19: “The foreigner residing among you must be treated as your native. Love them like you, because you were foreigners in Egypt. ”
Asset: “They eat dogs, people who have entered, they eat cats. They eat the pets of people who live there, and that’s what’s going on in our country, and it’s a shame. ”
Subject of testing: You said once that immigrants “poison the blood of our country”, and yet your late mother and two of your three women were immigrants. Have you ever been tempted to have it, or all three expelled, and if so, in what order?
Psalm 103: “The Lord is compassionate and graceful, slow to anger, abundant in love.”
Asset: “Happy Memorial Day to all, including foam It has spent the past four years trying to destroy our country. »»
Trial subject: Since Jesus would probably not have called half the population of the Scum of the United States and that he would probably have protested against ice raids at reception deposits, would you say that the Son of God was a member of the extreme radical left?
Matthieu 5: “You have heard that it was said,” Love your neighbor and hate your enemy. But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, so that you are children of your Heavenly Father.
Asset: “”I hate my opponent And I don’t want what is best for them. … I can’t stand my opponent.
Trial subject: What saying do you find the most offensive and probably created by the radical left-turn the other plays, or treat others as you would make them treat?
Bonus points: At what age have you started to remove the wings from the butterflies, and which, if necessary, of the 10 commandments, have you not broken?
Matthieu 23: “He who exalts will be humiliated, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.”
Asset: “”I was saved by God To make America great again.
Mr. President, you recently said: “I want to try to go to paradiseif possible.”
Hallellujah and Amen to that. And yes, it is possible.
But first, you must write and recite, 1,000 times, the Act of contrition. (It is prayer that ends with: “I firmly resolve, with the help of your grace, to no longer sin and to avoid the opportunity near sin.”) “)
The Roberta, Eileen and Estelle sisters will await you at the pearly doors. And believe me – they will know if you have done your homework.
Steve.lopez@latimes.com
