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Peter Maurin, co-founder of the #CatholicWorker movement was born in France on May 9 1877. After sailing to N. America in 1909 he spent many years tramping about, living in poverty, engaging in hard manual labor, while devising his "synthesis" in Catholic social philosophy.
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A particularly fine reflection. Jean Vanier, who gave homes and dignity to the intellectually disabled, dies at 90 wapo.st/2PSYjnr?tid=ss_tw&
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Beautiful reflection on all that RHE was “for.”
Opinion: How Rachel Held Evans really should be remembered wapo.st/2HabJYn
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Miriam Teresa Demjanovich, daughter of Ruthenian immigrants, grew up amid the oil refineries of Bayonne, NJ. In 1925 she entered the Sisters of Charity. Though herself a novice, her spiritual director asked her to write his conferences for the novices.
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Only after her death was she revealed as the true author. Her theme was the way of holiness, available to all in every station of life. "The saints did but one thing--the will of God. But they did it with all their might. We have only to do the same thing."
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Another brilliantly prescient analysis from two years ago, showing that the Leader’s in-plain-view character defects (or psychopathology) were a clear road map to the future.
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In this powerful film about the impact of Pope Francis, he hardly appears at all. Instead we see his influence in a church that embodies mercy, that goes to the peripheries, that cares for creation, and build bridges of friendship across faiths. Thanks to @saltandlighttv !
‘Documentary chronicles Francis by showing Church changing the world. @cwwhite212 on @saltandlighttv #TheFrancisImpact cruxnow.com/global-church/20…
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“Avoiding climate breakdown will require cathedral thinking. We have to lay the foundation even if we don’t know exactly how to build the ceiling.” Well said. Also true that we must work toward a goal that extends far beyond our lifetimes—rather than the next electoral cycle.
This needs to posted again because the message is clearly not getting through.
The science doesn’t tell us what to do. It tells us what is needed to avoid tipping points that will lead to climate catastrophe. We children say: unite behind the science. We are only messengers.
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A saint has died. orbisbooks.com/jean-vanier.h…
Jean Vanier, who taught the world about love in a new way, has died at 90. The founder of L'Arche was, and is, a saint. His final message:"God is good and whatever happens it will be the best. I am happy and give thanks for everything. My deepest love to each one of you."
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Which came first— a religious vocation or a love of movies? Thank you for finding a way to combine them.
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This one Edited by Tim Flinders. @jonmsweeney edited a volume by Thoreau’s friend Ralph Waldo Emerson
Henry David Thoreau died on May 6 1862. In 1846 he was arrested and brirfly jailed for refusing to pay a tax he believed would support the war in Mexico and the extension of slavery. Afterward he wrote his classic essay on Civil Disobedience.
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In light of so many betrayals by the shepherds of the church—where did they lose their way? In trusting in themselves and their office more than they loved Jesus and his lambs? Jesus calls out their failure and shows that the way back is love, love, and love. (Art: F. Eichenberg)
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