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“He has shown might with his arm,
he has scattered the proud in the conceit of their hearts,
He has put down the mighty from their thrones and exalted the lowly: he has filled the hungry with good things,
And the rich he has sent empty away.”
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The Feast of the Visitation celebrates the sisterhood of two women joined in their faith in the God of the Impossible. (Art: Kathe Kollwitz)
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“The one who builds walls ends up a prisoner of the walls he constructs.” orbisbooks.com/a-stranger-an…
In an interview on Mexican television that first got attention for his comments about former cardinal Theodore McCarrick, Pope Francis condemned Donald Trump’s “cruel” immigration policies. Read more by @offbrandsanchez. americamagazine.org/politics…
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Joan of Arc (feast May 30) represents the confrontation between purity and the corruptions of power. A peasant girl, a “nobody,” she heeded a call to save her country when all the “somebodies” of her time proved unwilling or unable to meet the challenge. (Art: Fritz Eichenberg)
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Joan of Arc, tried by an ecclesiastical court and convicted of witchcraft and heresy, was burned at the stake on May 30 1431. In 1456 an ecclesiastical investigation absolved her. She was canonized in 1920. Among sts, the unusual distinction of having been executed as a heretic.
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What if you had a beautiful 🌏 and you were ok with seeing it destroyed because tax cuts, SCOTUS, and her emails.
In the next few months, the Trump administration will complete the rollback of the most significant federal effort to curb greenhouse-gas emissions, initiated during the Obama administration nyti.ms/2EydoXe
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An inspiring day. “The struggle for freedom is a long-distance race.”
Working on “Keeping Hope Alive” with @RobertEllsberg who is editor-in-chief and publisher of @OrbisBooks. #book #editing @RPCoalition
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With @Gracejisunkim working on “Keeping Hope Alive: Speeches and Sermons of Rev. Jesse Jackson” for @OrbisBooks in January. Afterword by @esglaude
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#MemorialDay Also remembering those who fought and sacrificed for freedom without wearing a uniform or ever carrying a gun.
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What the saints in Philadelphia are reading.
@RobertEllsberg - one of our favorite spiritual practices is reading “All Saints” every day in our concrete jungle.
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