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We had planned a May Day celebration to mark the 50th anniversary of @OrbisBooks (where I have been privileged to serve for 32 yrs.) Sadly, not for this time of social isolation. See the linked article in Maryknoll Mag for our story. And a sample list of 50 Orbis authors!
Orbis Books Turns 50 Years Old maryknollmagazine.org/2020/0… via @MaryknollFrsBrs
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Orbis Books Turns 50 Years Old maryknollmagazine.org/2020/0… via @MaryknollFrsBrs
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Quoted in my essay on Ade Bethune from my book "Blessed Among All Women: Women Saints, Prophets, and Witnesses for Our Time." I probably found it in her biography: "Proud Donkey of Schaerbeek: Ade Bethune, Catholic Worker Artist"
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In my edition of Dorothy Day's Selected Writings. But you can also look it up online. All DD's CW articles are available.
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A meditation for St. Joseph the Worker from Catholic Worker artist Ade Bethune who died 5/1 2002. All saints were workers, all engaged in the chores of everyday life but also in works of mercy: "When I am hungry and I eat a good meal for the glory of God it is a work of mercy...
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2nd-Amendment fetishism is an extension of white supremacy. It has never been about the rights of people of color to bear arms or to form a "well-regulated militia."
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On May 1 1933, Feast of St Joseph the Worker, Dorothy Day and a small troupe of followers distributed the first issue of The Catholic Worker at a Communist rally in Union Square. In an editorial, she described the purpose of the paper, which was written on her kitchen table:
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"For those who are sitting on park benches in the warm spring sunlight. For those who are huddling in shelters trying to escape the rain. For those who are walking the streets in the all but futile search for work. For those who think that there is no hope for the future...
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...no recognition of their plight—this little paper is addressed. It is printed to call their attention to the fact that the Catholic church has a social program—to let them know that there are men of God working not only for their spiritual but for their material welfare."
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"The Berrigan Letters" with his brother Phil. See also Jim Forest's biography, "At Play in the Lions' Den."
Daniel Berrigan, SJ died 4/30/2016. Famous for his courageous work for peace, he was essentially a poet of word and deed—with all the sensitivity that goes with that vocation. Like Jeremiah and other prophets he was deeply sensitive to violence and catastrophe....
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...but he also had a heart of flesh and suffered deeply over the suffering of the innocent. I first met Dan in 1972 (at 16), never imagining that we would become friends, or that I would work with him on so many books (the last published the week of his death).
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He could be hard on his friends, because he expected so much of us. Yet I remember most his generosity, loyalty, and capacity for celebration. At his memorial service I spoke about his impact on so many young people like me, thinking of the disciples who tagged after Jesus...
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He asked them: “What are you seeking?” They gave a lame response, “Where are you staying?” which actually meant: "What is the meaning of life?” To which he replied: "Come and see!"
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