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50 years ago on Dec 13 1969 Jorge Bergogio (Pope Francis) was ordained a priest. He wrote this personal Credo—an extraordinary document. His mission is rooted in his apprehension of God’s presence in his story. What would it mean for us to say “I believe in my life story”?
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FD of Santa Lucia, denounced as a Christian and martyred under Diocletian. Her name is associated with “lux” or light and she is the patron of the blind (her eyes were removed) and authors. In Sweden her day is a festival of light, featuring young girls with crowns of candles.
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Word quickly spread on the estate that the old man had again been snubbed by “Home and Dacha” for Master of the Year. He spent the day composing sarcastic telegrams charging the journal with corruption and threatening to cancel his subscription “like a dog.” #TolstoysTalesofTrump
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By and large the master had no use for children. Or nature. Or friends—except of course for Mr Kim, who knew how to make him laugh and allowed him to chill. Those who called Mr Kim a murderous psychopath were just jealous. “They don’t know him the way I do.” #TolstoysTalesofTrump
So ridiculous. Greta must work on her Anger Management problem, then go to a good old fashioned movie with a friend! Chill Greta, Chill!
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In December 1977 forces of the Argentine military junta abducted two French nuns, Alice Dumon and Lėonie Duquet. Targeted for their work with Mothers of the Disappeared, they were tortured and then tossed from an airplane into the Atlantic Ocean.
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Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe: Mother of the poor, mother of the new creation. @OrbisBooks
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For the holiday season the master determined to set a festive note by providing his servants with new uniforms—in the case of men, modeled after Grenadier Guards; for the women, as members of the imperial family. #TolstoysTalesofTrump
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On Dec 11 1981, members of the elite US-trained Atlacatl Battalion occupied the Salvadoran town of El Mozote—swollen with refugees—and massacred all the inhabitants, as many as 1000 men, women, and children.
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A Catholic veteran of Afghanistan reflects: “The first steps toward healing require accountability and lament.” washingtonpost.com/religion/…
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American officials during Vietnam felt they had nothing to learn from the failures of the French. Evidently officials overseeing Afghanistan felt no need to learn from the failures of our own last disastrous war. washingtonpost.com/history/2…
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Having learned that the Minister of Internal Affairs planned to make a friendly visit, the master—just wanting to be on the safe side— instructed his servants to clear all documents from his office and burn them. #TolstoysTalesofTrump
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While Israelis are themselves divided about the purpose/impact of the wall, I realize, given history of Xtian anti-Semitism, some are offended by the mobilization of Xtian symbols to criticize Israeli policy. For a different conversation, see my my essay here (@jonmsweeney):
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For a Palestinian Christian perspective, see Mitri Raheb's "Faith in the Face of Empire." For a prophetic Jewish perspective: Rabbi Nahum Ward Lev's "The Liberating Path of the Hebrew Prophets." For fruitful dialogue: Rabbi Amy Eilberg, "From Enemy to Friend." All @orbisbooks
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