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“It is not the Gospel that changes; it is we who begin to understand it better…The moment has arrived when we must recognize the signs of the times, seize the opportunity, and look far ahead.” --St. John XXIII, d June 3 1963 (icon Robert Lentz)
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“We shall overcome because Carlyle is right, “No lie can live forever.” We shall overcome because William Cullen Bryant is right, “Truth crushed to earth will rise again.”—Martin Luther King Jr
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When he says the President is not racist what he means is that nothing before—checks watch—the last 12 hours counts.
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Here is the latest video based on my reflections on the saints. I think the best so far. Thanks to @SheenCenter and @GiveUsThisDayLP Blessed Among Us: St. Damien of Molokai piped.video/aodvBaFDsfM via @YouTube
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Anthony de Mello, Indian Jesuit and spiritual teacher, d 6/2/1987. From his reading of the gospels he discerned that Jesus was not so concerned with imparting doctrines as with awakening people to new life and the offer of salvation in their midst. “Wake up”— was his message.
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The Gospel for de Mello pointed to the Truth that lies behind words, concepts and images—to what mystics liked to call “the God beyond god.” True knowledge: to be transformed by what you know. “Total presence in the now: Holiness.”
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As opposed to LGBTQ “Shame Month,” which the Church has traditionally celebrated 12 months a year. Which is especially harmful to children.
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It is hard to imagine any greater betrayal of the spirit of Christ than the impulse to crucify and burn one’s enemies. Sadly it is an impulse the church itself, in much of its history, has found hard to resist. One victim: Marguerite Porete, Beguine mystic, burned on June 1 1310.
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On June 1 1660, Mary Dyer, an unrepentant #Quaker, was hanged on Boston Common. She repeatedly courted arrest, challenging authorities either to change their anti-Quaker laws or, by her death, to awaken indignation against them.
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On one occasion she was led to the gallows with two companions. She watched them hang. Then she felt the noose put over neck and readied herself for death, only to receive a last minute reprieve. “The Mercies of the Wicked is Cruelty,” she said.
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A question too big to answer in a tweet! But most of what I have to say about #DorothyDay can be found in my new book, available June 5 @OrbisBooks. Meanwhile, enjoy reading a classic that has changed many lives (mine included).
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