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@JimWilson30 was one of the 5 young men on the platform that day.
Yes, both Muste and Dorothy Day lent their support to young men who publicly burned their draft cards in Union Square in 1965, acknowledging that in so doing they were also incurring possible arrest.
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A.J. Muste, a leading exponent of Christian nonviolence in the 20th century, d. Feb 11 1967. In a career spanning resistance to both WWI and Vietnam he stood by his convictions, in season and out. "I don't do this to change the world. I do it to keep the world from changing me."
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In 1966, at 81, he was arrested in Saigon after demonstrating in front of the US embassy. "Joy and growth come from following our deepest impulses, however foolish they may seem to some, or dangerous, and even though the apparent outcome may be defeat."
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Today’s gospel Mk 7:24-30, the Syrophoenician woman: She may be honored as an example of the countless women who, having refused to accept their marginalization as the final word, have challenged the church to comprehend the universal and liberating logic of salvation.
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Any chance Trump's "We love you, you're very special" and "Remember this day forever!" were allusions to Henry V’s Crispin Day speech: Jan 6 "shall ne'er go by from this day to the ending of the world, But we in it shall be rememberèd—we few, we happy few, we band of brothers."
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A moment from the house prosecutors’ film: insurrectionists in Senate chamber rifle through @tedcruz desk, momentarily misunderstand meaning of his objection to AZ votes and say “Damn, he was going to sell us out all along.” Then realizing their mistake: “Oh, ok he’s with us.”
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Feast day of St Scholastica—subject of a wonderful monastic parable about the power of love.
St Scholastica was the twin sister of St Benedict, father of Western monasticism. They would meet each year midway between their monasteries to talk of spiritual matters. One year, as dusk fell, Scholastica begged B to stay, but he said it was impossible to deviate from the rules
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The argument seems to be, if he had successfully overthrown the election you could impeach him (tho good luck!), but since he failed, “no harm no foul.”
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The 45th master (as he liked to call himself) felt it was very unfair and illegal to hold him accountable for things he had done a whole month ago. Where would this spirit of vindictiveness end? What of the sacred principle to "forgive and forget"? #TolstoysTalesofTrump
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French Dominican Marie-Alain Couturier d. Feb 9 1954. He turned his journal “L’Art Sacré” into a vehicle for artistic renewal. He sponsored the work of many modern artists--Rouault, Chagall, Mattisse. A church at Assy in the Swiss Alps was a lab for his ideas. @GiveUsThisDayLP
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