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Harriet Tubman (d 3/10/1913), born and raised in slavery, divined that God wished her to be free. She escaped to freedom, but realized she could not be truly free as long as others were enslaved. So she went back 19 times to “Pharaoh’s Land,” risking death to liberate 300 slaves.
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A 1963 Klan bombing killed her sister and blinded her. Now she wants restitution. washingtonpost.com/history/2…
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The master was proud to live in a country where the Tsar held absolute power, second only to God. And to know that on his estate, he was the Tsar. #TolstoysTalesofTrump
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Much is made of Trump’s self-congratulatory Nero meme, and the legend that Nero played the lyre as Rome burned. But there is more to the story. To deflect blame for the fires—which many believed Nero had started—he cast blame on Christians and launched a cruel persecution.
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Considering the challenges of all who envision a better world, I think of people who were in a small minority, who confronted evil of inconceivable proportions, and who yet found the resources within their faith to struggle and advance the truth: the American Abolitionists.
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They were mocked, threatened, and abused, but their influence was ultimately profound. Many of their voices can be found in a new book edited by Kerry Walters: "Let Justice Be Done." @OrbisBooks
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The courage and compassion of Catholic activist Dorothy Day washingtonpost.com/outlook/t…
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In Bible study with his wise mentor, the master learned that many of Jesus’ troubling teachings were originally intended for serfs, not for masters. For instance—turning the other cheek. “When you’re the master you have to hit back 1000 times harder.” #TolstoysTalesofTrump
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As a cadet at the Military Academy the master earned the sobriquet “Private Bone Spurs,” due to the crippling ailment that would ultimately prevent his service in Crimea. But later he experienced a miraculous healing. #TolstoysTalesofTrump
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My wife and I walk exactly the same distance— yet the health app in our phones always gives me credit for an extra quarter mile. That is a metaphor for why we need #InternationalWomensDay
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As they enjoyed one of their long walks the master asked his friend Mr Kim the secret of his excellent health. “Simple,” he replied. “My people know that anyone who questions my excellent health will face the morning firing squad.” #TolstoysTalesofTrump
Here's Surgeon General Jerome Adams telling Jake Tapper that President Trump "sleeps less than I do and he's healthier than what I am." 😳
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#InternationalWomensDay The church often venerates tales of women who chose “death before dishonor.” Shame helps keep women in their “place.” The story of Godiva of Coventry, who rode naked through the town of Coventry for the sake of the poor, reflects a different kind of honor.
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Godiva begged her husband to relieve his subjects of a crushing tax burden. He agreed, on a condition she would surely refuse—that she ride naked through the market before all the people. To his surprise she accepted the challenge, thus turning the shame back on him.
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Dorothy Day, Jean Donovan, Maura O’Halloran, Peace Pilgrim... and of course Sts Clare, Mary Magdalen, Julian of Norwich, Hildegard of Bingen, Joan of Arc, Bernadette, Edith Stein, Teresa of Calcutta, Catherine of Siena....
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For #InternationalWomensDay learn about 150 great women of the Beatitudes in “Blessed Among All Women: Women Saints, Prophets, and Witnesses for Our Time”—including: Mother Maria Skobtsova, Fannie Lou Hamer, Etty Hillesum...
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