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Servant of God Julius Nyerere, first president of independent Tanzania, strived to create a model of development based on African cultural values—“ujaama” or “familyhood. A devout Catholic, he was called the “conscience” of Africa. Died 10/14/1999.
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My interview with @OrbisBooks author @ctrlamb about his new book “The Outsider: Pope Francis and his Battle to Reform the Church.” facebook.com/orbisbooks/vide…
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Through a system of alternating rewards and punishments, the master sought to achieve what he called “herd mentality”—the point at which at least 50% of the peasants on his estate would willingly sacrifice themselves at his command. #TolstoysTalesofTrump
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A new bio is forthcoming from @litpress. Her writings: “We the Ordinary People of the Street.”
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Checks the Federalist Papers to see what the Founders had to say about climate change: Nope, nothing there.🤔
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“Immunity” was a wonderful word. The master basked in the protective glow of his new powers. Should he use them to promote the health of his peasants? Or instead to walk under ladders and consume as much cake as he liked? The possibilities were intoxicating. #TolstoysTalesofTrump
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Marilynne Robinson: Don’t Give Up on America nytimes.com/2020/10/09/opini…
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Elizabeth Fry, English Quaker reformer, found her purpose after visiting women in Newgate prison. So appalled was she by the conditions that she dedicated her life to prison reform—motivated by the conviction that each person bore the spark of the divine image. Died Oct 12 1845
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Many people came to the estate seeking the master’s blessing or protection, or for him to serve as godfather to their children. If he could, he would help them. In exchange, he told them that some day—which might never come—he would ask them for a service. #TolstoysTalesofTrump
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Today Oct 11 is the 94th birthday of Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh, who has returned to Vietnam to spend his remaining years. Remembering our first meeting when I was 17, with gratitude for the privilege of editing his essential writings. @OrbisBooks
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We are planning an edition of FT, but Daughters of St. Paul publish all the encyclicals--that's sort their mission!
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Incredibly, in Sleepy Hollow the eve of All Saints Day is observed with greater solemnity than the actual Feast Day.
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Martyr, João Bosco Burnier SJ died Oct 11 1976. His bishop, who was at his side, Dom Pedro Casaldaliga, died this year. #Amazonia
#MartyroftheAmazon. On Oct 11 1976 Joao Bosco Burnier, a Jesuit priest in Brazil, was shot by police in a small village in Mato Grosso, where he had gone with his prophetic bishop, Dom Pedro Casaldaliga, to protest the arrest and torture of two peasant women.
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