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When the master sent his manservant Mikhail to ask the local abbot for a blessing, he said to tell his master that his lies and crimes called out to heaven. Mikhail reported back: “He said your name is known in heaven!” #TolstoysTalesofTrump
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FD of St Paula (404) a widow in Rome who gave up her wealth to follow St Jerome to the holy land where she assisted in translation of the Latin Bible.
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90th birthday of Bishop Thomas Gumbleton. When he was installed as auxiliary bishop of Detroit in 1968, one of the youngest US bishops and a rising star, he opted for the path of radical discipleship. He was never elevated to his own see.
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Yet he left a lasting mark as a founding pres of @PaxChristiUSA and helping draft bishops’ historic pastoral on nuclear war. An international ambassador for peace he has been an advocate for the poor, victims of sex abuse, women and LGBTQ in the church. @OrbisBooks
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Paula White from the bridge of Starship Command addresses the Space Force crew as they embark on their new mission: to explore the galaxies, expelling all Jezebels, inducing satanic pregnancies to miscarry, and thwarting all ungodly plots vs POTUS, be they on earth or heaven.
“We command all satanic pregnancies to miscarry right now” — Special Adviser to the White House Faith and Opportunity Initiative Paula White
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Tomorrow and Monday. On my way.
@RobertEllsberg of @OrbisBooks will join Martin Doblmeier of @JourneyFilms, Martha Hennessey + others in a discussion following the screening of Revolution of the Heart: The Dorothy Day Story. RSVP for one of the two screenings at: catholicsocialthought.george… #DorothyDayGeorgetown
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The master’s pet dove, Alexei Jr., was the object of his deepest affections. Holding the bird, he would whisper endearments and unload the burdens of the day. And though the bird was made of plaster, the master felt it truly understood him. #TolstoysTalesofTrump
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Today is the 90th birthday of Bishop Thomas Gumbleton, a prophet and peacemaker. Here is a review of the new biography from @OrbisBooks newwaysministry.org/2020/01/…
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“We never know what problems are waiting to test the power and strength of our souls...but even darkness is not without light. Hope and faith, which always hasten ahead of us, already have a presentment of the braking of a new dawn.”—Bd Nikolaus Gross
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“Emerson once asked what we would do if the stars only came out every 1000 yrs. No one would sleep that night. The world would become religious overnight. We would be ecstatic...made rapturous by the glory of God. Instead the stars come out every night and we watch TV
Paul Hawken
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“It is remarkable how much consolation and hope we can receive from authors who, while offering no answers to life’s questions, have the courage to articulate the situation of their lives in all honesty and directness.”—Henri Nouwen
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“None of them have ever offered solutions. Yet many of us who have read their works have found new strength to pursue their own search. Their courage to enter so deeply into human suffering and to become present to their own pain gave them the power to speak healing words.”
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“Since God became story, every human story is, in a certain sense, a divine story.” Read the Pope’s beautiful new measage. It really elaborates the theme of my new book, “A Living Gospel: Reading God’s Story in Holy Lives.” @OrbisBooks
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As a boy the master’s mother taught him to play fair, never to hurt animals or mock his schoolmates. But his father disagreed. “Some day he will be the master. It’s time he learns what that means.” #TolstoysTalesofTrump
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Featured titles this month from @OrbisBooks
This month’s Publisher's Letter@Orbisbooks orbisbooks.com/page-46.html
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This month’s Publisher's Letter@Orbisbooks orbisbooks.com/page-46.html
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The master’s wife had heard the hurtful rumors, chalking them up to superstitious peasants. Unfortunately, the werewolf-themed holiday decor did little to quell concerns. #TolstoysTalesofTrump
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