Dorothy Day refused to pay federal taxes in protest of spending for war. In the 1950s a young IRS employee who had called her in asked her how much she thought she owed. “I’ll tell you what,” she said. “You tell me how much you think I owe and I won’t pay it. How about that?”
Environmentalist Rachel Carson died April 14 1964. My reflection from @GiveUsThisDayLP (Art: Wm Hart McNichoks) “What if I had never seen this before? What if I knew I would never see it again?”
So moved by my conversation with Brother David Steindl-Rast about his soon-to-be-released book, “You Are Here.” @orbisbooks Look forward to posting this soon!
Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, Jesuit priest, scientist and mystic died Easter Sunday, April 10 1955. “I want to teach people how to see God everywhere.” My reflections in @GiveUsThisDayLP
The master honored Easter in his heart and tried to keep it all the year. It was a reminder that if you were smart and tough enough you would always bounce back and inflict retribution on your enemies. And if you were a celebrity they let you do it. #TolstoysTalesofTrump
Our current @OrbisBooks bestseller— released last month, already going into a third printing. So moving and inspiring. #JamesFinley— a mystic and wounded healer.