The Oscar-winning film "Everything, Everywhere..." posits a multiverse consisting of different universes set in motion by our differing choices or the choices made by others. I thought of Dorothy Day whose life course was changed by the refusal of Forster Batterham to marry her.
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For five years after her conversion, and her decision to separate from him, she tried everything she could to change his mind. bit.ly/3mQq1ps When that door finally closed a new door opened with her meeting Peter Maurin and the start of the Catholic Worker. All that...

Dorothy in Love: New letters reveal the frank sexuality of a possible saint.

New letters reveal the frank sexuality of Dorothy Day.

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Mar 13, 2023 · 5:55 PM UTC

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she accomplished afterward came through the frustration of her heart's desire--a universe set in motion because of Forster's decision. Had he married her, an alternative universe would have been set in motion--who knows whether happier for her or the world? But she would not...
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now be a candidate for sainthood; the world would lack her radical model of the gospel in action. It is common to acknowledge the effect of personal choices, such as Mary's "Let it be done to me according to your will." But what of the outcomes determined by other's choices?
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My own life, among many other things, owes so much to the universe set in motion by Forster's stubborn faithfulness to his principles. Thoughts stimulated by the Oscars!
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Replying to @RobertEllsberg
You attended Dorothy's funeral mass; did you meet Forster?
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Yes. And I met him before. He used to frame prints of art work to send to Dorothy. Once I was delegated to pick up some of those gifts.
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Replying to @RobertEllsberg
Incredibly courageous of her to be so in love with FB and yet stick to her decision about marriage. I think many people (myself included) would have found a way to justify remaining in the relationship esp as he was father of her child. She certainly had the strength of a saint!
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