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August 18, the 96th birthday of Ruth Burrows, a.k.a. Sister Rachel, an English Carmelite and one of the great spiritual teachers of our time—compared by her friend Sister Wendy Beckett to Julian of Norwich, St Teresa of Avila, and St. Therese of Lisieux.
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Many years ago, on my third child, I discovered a magic technique for teaching kids to ride a bike in 15 minutes. Rather than patent my discovery i am now prepared to share this gift with the 🌎 (you’re welcome):
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It involves sitting kid on bike and letting them coast straight downhill on a very gentle incline. The bike remains upright and after a few tries they are ready to start pedaling. (Make sure there is nothing to crash into.) Amazing results! 🚴♂️
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If money were no object, which country would you buy, and why? (Presuming #GreenlandIsNotForSale)
Italy: best gelato. Also Nutella.
France: split between croissants and Eiffel Tower.
Peru: amazing variety of potatoes.
China: Pandas!!
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An important new book @OrbisBooks
New Review!
Nahum Ward-Lev – The Liberating Path of the Hebrew Prophets
( @OrbisBooks )
englewoodreview.org/nahum-wa…
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Brother Roger Schutz, founder of Taize, an ecumenical monastic community in France, died on Aug 16 2005–stabbed by a mentally ill woman. Taize had become a spiritual refuge for the world’s youth. Tens of thousands flocked their yearly to imbibe the spirit of prayer and renewal.
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“For whoever knows how to love, for whoever knows how to suffer, life is filled with serene beauty.”— Brother Roger of Taize. orbisbooks.com/brother-roger…
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My mistake: Catherine died on Dec 14 1985. She was born on the Feast of the Assumption, Aug 15 1896.
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“What’s the point of being human if you can’t be the most human you can be.” A very deep and grace-filled conversation. @StephenAtHome and @andersoncooper
Stephen Colbert speaks with Anderson Cooper on suffering and grief. Please listen. @StephenAtHome @andersoncooper
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It as it turned out, appointing Lodge ambassador to South Vietnam turned out to be one the most fateful errors in American history. JFK did not live to see his mistake.
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She committed herself to live “the gospel without compromise”—first in a house of hospitality in Toronto, then in Friendship House in Harlem, dedicated to interracial justice, where Thomas Merton served for a time, and where she befriended Dorothy Day.
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Known for her earthy humor and righteous anger. When a society woman sniffed contemptuously, “You smell of the Negro,” Catherine retorted, “And you stink of hell!” Later she moved to Canada and formed Madonna House, a center of prayer.
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“The hunger for God can only be satisfied by a love that is face to face...It is only in the eyes of another that we can find the Icon of Christ. We must make the other person aware we love him. If we do, he will know that God loves him. He will never hunger again.”
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