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In Jan 1967, Dorothy Day, disturbed by Cardinal Spellman's support for the Vietnam War, published an article: "In Peace Is my Bitterness Most Bitter." "It is not just Vietnam, it is South Africa, it is Nigeria, the Congo, Indonesia, all of Latin America. It is not just...
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the pictures of all the women and children who have been burnt alive in Vietnam...It is not just the words of Cardinal Spellman...It is the fact that whether we like it or not, we are Americans. It is indeed our country, right or wrong, as the Cardinal said in another context..."
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She went on to recall the parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus, who sits hungry at the gate. "Woe to the rich! We are the rich! The Works of Mercy are the opposite of the works of war...We cannot repeat this enough."
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"I can sit in the presence of the Blessed Sacrament and wrestle in the bitterness of my soul, a bitterness which many Catholics throughout the world feel, and I can find many things in Scripture to console me, to change my heart from hatred to love of enemy. ...
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"I have often thought it is a brave thing to do, these Christmas visits of Cardinal Spellman to the American troops all over the world... But oh, God, what are all these Americans, so-called Christians, doing all over the world...? But what words are those he spoke---
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...going against even the Pope, calling for victory, total victory. Words are as strong and powerful as bombs, as napalm. How much the government counts on those words, pays for those words, to exalt our own way of life, to build up fear of the enemy. ...
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"As to the Church, where else shall we go except to the Bride of Christ, one flesh with Christ? Though she is a harlot at times she is our Mother...Since there is no time with God, we are all one body, Chinese, Russians, Vietnamese and He has commanded us to love one another.
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One of the great actors of our time—always conveyed an impression of mystery; that behind his characters there was something hidden, like the greater part of an iceberg that we never see. What an artist!
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FD of St. Catherine of Siena (d. 1380), Doctor of the Church, mystic and prophet. Living in one of the darkest periods in history, she mediated through her own heart the burning love of Christ and the needs of her time. After donning the habit of a Dominican tertiary she...
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spent 3 years in her room. During this time she was besieged by doubts and taunting voices that she finally banished with laughter. At this point Christ appeared. "Where were you when all this was happening?" she asked. "I was in your heart," he replied.
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This signaled the 2nd phase of her life, caring for the poor and sick. Christ told her: "The service you cannot do me you must render your neighbors." After several yrs Christ next commanded her to go out to the world to promote peace, reform, and reconciliation.
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