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An excellent review: Pope Francis, ‘The Outsider’: the Gospel according to Christopher Lamb - Novena novenanews.com/pope-francis-…
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Gospel for today: the Beatitudes, which Pope Francis has called the Christian’s identity card. Many of the blessings—to the poor in spirit, the merciful, the peacemakers—speak to the demands of our moment. But perhaps none so directly as “Blessed are those who mourn.”
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Mourning in this case is not a matter of just being sad—it is matter of maintaining one’s sensitivity to the wounds of the world, of refusing to accommodate oneself to injustice and the “way things are.”
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Theologian Julia Prinz offers an extraordinary meditation on the healing power of grief. The latest in a series on “The Alphabet of Healing”. @yourauntemma piped.video/m-CPOM1ArPY via @YouTube
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Pope Francis's approach seems increasingly wise. This fall we are publishing a book he compiled, "Letters of
Tribulation," that reflect his thoughts on how to cope with times of trial. @OrbisBooks
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On March 5 1770 British troops fired on a crowd of protesters in Boston. This incident, the Boston Massacre, was a precursor to the American Revolution. (Engraving by Paul Revere)
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The master was a “larger-than-life” figure. Sometimes, as he looked at himself in the mirror, he seemed to be growing even larger.#TolstoysTalesofTrump
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In a heartfelt address to the peasants, the master’s daughter told them she had found her greatest personal growth in times of personal discomfort and uncertainty.” She urged them to stop complaining and to “embrace the adventure.” #TolstoysTalesofTrump
Ivanka Trump: "I've found that my greatest personal growth has arisen from times of discomfort and uncertainty."
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Wherein +Vigano tells Trump that they are engaged in the same battle, though with different weapons. It bears repeating that he was put in charge or recommending bishops in the US.
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“I was very careful in my choice of words, knowing that If I had said ‘Just do it’ I might have been guilty of violating Nike’s tradmark protection.”
"I said, Get it done. I didn't say, Go do it."
AG Barr seeking to distance himself from broadly condemned move to forcibly remove peaceful protesters near White House
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Contrast with Lincoln’s plan: “until all the wealth piled by the bond-man's 250 years of unrequited toil shall be sunk, and until every drop of blood drawn with the lash, shall be paid by another drawn with the sword...” ourdocuments.gov/doc.php?fla…
My question to President Trump just now: Why haven’t you laid out a plan to address systemic racism? What is the plan?
His response: A strong economy.
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