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Podcasts here with *2021* Illumination Award winners from @OrbisBooks: @sr_simone @ctrlamb @jhforest1 (and more). maryknollsociety.org/podcast…
It’s official: 2121 Illumination Awards include 5 @OrbisBooks titles: Gold medals for @jhforest1, @ctrlamb, Joe Hoover. Silver medal to @sr_simone and Bronze medal to Frank Butler. illuminationawards.com/17/20…
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It’s official: 2121 Illumination Awards include 5 @OrbisBooks titles: Gold medals for @jhforest1, @ctrlamb, Joe Hoover. Silver medal to @sr_simone and Bronze medal to Frank Butler. illuminationawards.com/17/20…
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Since the 45th master’s flight his servants were like sheep without a shepherd. His loyal boot boy Gromski stole away and asked him “What are your orders, Master?” “Just stand by,” the master said, “and be my eyes and ears. And next time bring golf balls.” #TolstoysTalesofTrump
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Imagine wanting to be elected to Congress largely because you think it would be awesome to carry a gun into the chamber.
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Farewell dear Dianna. May you find peace. nytimes.com/2021/02/20/us/di…
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Regrets? He had a few. The master sometimes wondered whether he might still be living in Tara if he had allowed his pillow man to deploy heavy artillery. Or used his family as human shields. But tomorrow was another day. #TolstoysTalesofTrump
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Dianna Ortiz, nun who told of brutal abduction by Guatemalan military, dies at 62 washingtonpost.com/local/obi…
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Thanks for calling attention to this story about Sr Dianna Ortiz. Telling the story of her torture, she became a voice for other victims. Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.
For more on #DiannaOrtiz -- a saint in our midst -- this is an unforgettable read:
counterpunch.org/2019/11/08/…
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Unbearably sad to hear of the passing of Sr. Dianna Ortiz. It was an honor to publish her 2002 memoir THE BLINDFOLD'S EYES: My Journey from Torture to Truth @OrbisBooks One of the most courageous people I have ever met. May she find peace. paxchristiusa.org/2021/02/19… via @PaxChristi
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Better late than never—just received our new Spring catalog—one our best ever, featuring David Steindl-Rast, @OlgaMSegura, bio of Thich Nhat Hanh, GandhI, Dorothy Day, @Pontifex, @Prof_Keller, Ilia Delio, @profmigueldiaz, @jordandenari and more!
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Lent begins in the middle of Black History Month. See my @OrbisBooks Publisher’s letter this month at Orbisbooks.com with special offers on new titles by @OlgaMSegura, Bishop Edward Braxton and @joanchittister
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