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St Patrick’s day is celebrated as an occasion of Irish pride. But his first introduction to Ireland was involuntary. At 16 he was kidnapped from his village in Britain by Irish raiders and taken to Ireland as a slave. “I was chastened exceedingly and humbled every day in hunger.”
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Or his all-knowing rapid response when the attacks are not by white supremacists. (Even before expressing sorrow for the victims.)
“One person can awaken those around them and start a chain reaction.”
My heartfelt thanks to the million+ young people worldwide who joined @GretaThunberg in the #ClimateStike- demanding that their derelict elders awaken to our own responsibility to avert catastrophic climate change. #StudentStrike
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On 3/16/2016 Franziska Jagerstatter died at the age of 100. She supported her husband Franz’s refusal to serve in Hitler’s army, becoming the only Austrian Catholic executed as a conscientious objector. Honoring his conscience, she said, “We helped one another go forth in faith.”
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After a massacre of 49 Muslims in her country President Trump asked the president of New Zealand what the US could do. Her reply: “I said to Donald Trump that New Zealand needed sympathy and love for all Muslim communities.”
...Uh, anything else?
During the South Carolina primary in 2016, Trump enthusiastically told a (fictional) story about the mass murder of 49 Muslims.
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Vivian Cherry’s photographs of #DorothyDay, taken in the 1950s, were some of the best. She died March 4 at 98.
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"I said: what about my eyes?
God said: Keep them on the road.
I said: what about my passion?
God said: Keep it burning.
I said: what about my heart?
God said: Tell me what you hold inside it? . . .
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Remembering that time you called for a total shutdown on Muslims entering the US. until we can figure out “what the hell is going on.” Sadly, too late to call for a ban on white supremacists.
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Six years ago today, the election of Pope Francis. Watch next month for a new book from @OrbisBooks by Gerard O'Connell, Vatican corespondent for @americamag, who reveals the inside story of this historic conclave. bit.ly/2HlcVL4 @gerryorome,
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@Pontifex Six years ago today you appeared on the balcony and asked us to pray for you. Have done so every day since then.
bit.ly/2Cm4wmt
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Any year spent with the saints is a year well spent!
We're spending one year with @RobertEllsberg's "The Franciscan Saints!" Learn more: assisiproject.com/programs!
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Thanks to my daughter Christina for her example of courage and faith. Love her so much. Queer Faith | Union Theological Seminary utsnyc.edu/queer-faith/
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