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With Delores Williams we have lost another giant. There are very few theologians whose work can truly be said to have moved mountains. "Sisters in the Wilderness," a classic in womanist theology (1993), was the rare example. @OrbisBooks
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Very much enjoyed this interview with BBC Ulster about "Dearest Sister Wendy." @OrbisBooks My part starts at 1:01:40, about 11 minutes. Gets to the heart of it in a short space! bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001f4p…
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Vinoba Bhave, apostle of non-violence and spiritual heir of Gandhi, died 40 yrs ago, 11/15;1982. My reflections in @GiveUsThisDayLP
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In @GiveUsThisDayLP I enjoy writing about some of the "everyday saints" I have been privileged to know, such as Stanley Vishnewski (d 11/14/79), longtime Catholic Worker--stalwart storyteller, guest master, jester--whom Dorothy called her "Knight for a Day."
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Bishop John Stowe of Lexington KY speaks at Fairfield U on “A Better Kind of Politics: The Vision of Fratelli Tutti.” So grateful that he promises a book for @OrbisBooks
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Sister Wendy revealed a secret talent for spotting a winning horse: "I've never had the privilege of knowing a horse, but I've watched them on television. Its their beauty and their courage that so enthralls me--their heart...
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“Why was so much done in remedying the evil instead of avoiding it in the first place?…Where were the saints to try to change the social order, not just to minister to the slaves, but to do away with slavery?”—Dorothy Day born 125 years ago today, 11/8/1897
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I wouldn’t focus on the semantics. The directive was personally conveyed by Mons. Edward Gaffney at the Chancery. Apparently after Dorothy’s response, the matter was dropped. See pp 245ff.
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He did. She responded with a respectful letter pointing out the scandal this would create and how it would encourage anti-Catholic prejudice. The subject was dropped. See “All the Way to Heaven: Selected Letters of Dorothy Day.”
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