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Fr Walter Ciszek, an American Jesuit who spent 20 yrs in the Soviet gulag, d Dec 8 1984. He survived through his faith in Providence, convinced that in each moment he was exactly where God wanted him to be, offering to God all the joys and sufferings of each day.
In 1939 Fr Walter Ciszek, a Polish-American Jesuit serving in Poland was swept up by the Red Army and sent to a labor camp in Russia. When his identity was discovered he was arrested as a spy and confined for 5 years of solitary confinement in Moscow: his “school of prayer.”
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It had been three days since the master conducted his latest purge of those he called DINOS—domestics in name only. He did not like to admit he had been rash to include his chambermaid, but in the meantime no one had emptied his chamber pot. #TolstoysTalesofTrump
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@GOP—this is what you’re afraid of? Brings to mind The famous line: “The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men [and women] to do nothing.”
Georgia Lt. Governor @GeoffDuncanGA is a RINO Never Trumper who got himself elected as LG by falsely claiming to be “pro-Trump”. Too dumb or corrupt to recognize massive evidence of fraud in GA & should be replaced! We need every great Georgian to call him out! #SpecialSession!
The master had enjoyed the evening’s debut for madame’s “Tennis Pavillion.” But later that night, as a whiff of smoke wafted across the estate, he wondered if his attorney had once again left a burning cigar on the divan. #TolstoysTalesofTrump
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Here at last is the video from the commemoration of Dorothy Day on the 40th anniversary of her death. I was happy to join David Brooks, Paul Elie, and Anne Snyder. piped.video/nTSgOVr1jcg via @YouTube
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The master and his wife had written their own wedding vows, which came with various codicils, disclaimers, and failsafe provisions. One of these would be triggered if either party were ever to be publicly labeled a “loser.” #TolstoysTalesofTrump
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Abandoned by his staff and the many dogs he had fired, the master wandered the heath, assailing the cruelty of Fortune and the negligence of his Fool, who, charged with burning all his financial records, had failed to safeguard the combination to the safe. #TolstoysTalesofTrump
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Which part of the statement is ludicrous? These parts of the St Nicholas legend have nothing to do with the Netherlands but with the 4th century bishop of Myra in Asia Minor.
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Is this pro-Orbis or anti-Orbis? Asking for @OrbisBooks
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Feast of St Nicholas, bishop of Myra, progenitor of the magical story of Santa Claus (via Dutch Protestants in New Amsterdam, England, and other parts). His original church still stands in Turkey.
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The master knew no finer sport than capturing a man’s soul. The most prized trophies often began as bitter foes. But a time would come when he truly owned them. And then he entered their names in his book and assigned them their first ordeal. #TolstoysTalesofTrump
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One day while eating French Fried potatoes the master was suddenly overcome with a wave of memories of times past: his mother’s nightly “Goodbye” ritual; his beloved stuffed boar; the time the District Commissioner had described him as “colorful.” #TolstoysTalesofTrump
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“Fear not, Karl Barth! Trust in the divine mercy. Though you have grown up to become a theologian, Christ remains a child in you. Your books (and mine) matter less than we might think! There is in us a Mozart who will be our salvation.” (Merton)
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Barth said that if he ever arrived in heaven he would seek out Mozart before his fellow theologians. Mozart died Dec 5, 1791. Karl Barth and Thomas Merton died on the same day: December 10 1968.
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