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“We, the Ordinary People of the Streets,” a wonderful book. Selections (with other authors) in my “Modern Spiritual Master” (@OrbisBooks)
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Following the massacre of the Jesuit community at the Central American University in San Salvador in 1989, Dean Brackley, Jesuit from Fordham, volunteered to take their place. Aside from teaching and parish work he welcomed countless American college students on immersion trips.
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He considered this vital to building a culture of solidarity. As visitors begin to see themselves reflected in the eyes of their poor hosts, “the ground begins to shift under their feet. It is the Spirit nudging them to take up their deepest vocation in life.”
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For many years the master’s powerful handshake had been a key to success in making deals, impressing friends, and intimidating rivals. But lately he was straining for the old effect. And new hands were outstretched to meet his challenge. #TolstoysTalesofTrump
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A Living Gospel: Reading God’s Story in Holy Lives maryknollmagazine.org/2019/0… via @MaryknollFrsBrs
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Among his many honors, none meant more to the master than a medal from an Arab oil merchant—now “prince”—who attributed his success to the master’s lessons on using “other people’s money.” “I’ll wager Pushkin never received such a prize!” he said. #TolstoysTalesofTrump
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"Saints don't fit into the usual categories of right and left, conservative and liberal. And this is certainly the case with Newman." True.
Here's a piece of mine on National Catholic Reporter on the theme of the canonization of Cardinal Newman and conscience. @mbayer1248 @RobertEllsberg @MassimoFaggioli @GibsonWrites @HeidiSchlumpf @jonmsweeney @DamonLinker @RichardRohrOFM @DanHoranOFM
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Best interview yet, on secrecy and whistleblowing. bloomberg.com/news/videos/20…
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Whistleblowers are 'as American as apple pie'. Sadly, so are officials who lie. latimes.com/politics/story/2…
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"Ellsberg, of course, is the godfather of modern whistleblowing." news-journal.com/opinion/van… via @newsjournal
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They are following #TolstoysTalesofTrump in Tamil Nadu. Shouldn’t you?
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“Remember that you have only one soul; that you have only one death to die; that you have only one life, which is short and has to be lived by you alone; and that there is only one glory, which is eternal. If you do this, there will be many things about which you care nothing.”
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As a rule the master was an impeccable judge of character—if you didn’t count all the people he barely knew. #TolstoysTalesofTrump
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Feast day of St Teresa of Avila, Doctor of the Church. Here is a video from @SheenCenter based on my reflection for @GiveUsThisDayLP. Blessed Among Us: St. Teresa of Avila piped.video/Ibow11M0liU via @YouTube
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When the master made light of the return of Napoleon, many of his serfs, includeding veterans of Borodino and the Patriotic War, emitted an audible gasp. “Can no one here take a joke?” he asked. “Not a joking matter, Sir,” his manservant whispered. #TolstoysTalesofTrump
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So glad to have this book about a holy woman I only recently discovered: Annalena Tonelli, who laid down her life for the poor and sick in Kenya and Somalia. @PloughBooks
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