Publisher @OrbisBooks, saint-whisperer @GiveUsThisDayLP. #TolstoysTalesofTrump. #MastersofSocialIsolation. Seeking meaning in the sacred and the absurd.
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One year ago. Or deciding an election.
The master had long known that dynamite was a fisherman’s friend, but it had so many other applications, from chopping wood to removing snow, negotiating a deal or settling a bill. #TolstoysTalesofTrump
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Desmond Tutu was exactly the radical moderate the world needed washingtonpost.com/opinions/…
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Defender of the Amazon. via @NYTimes nytimes.com/2021/12/28/clima…
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The ongoing moral stain of Guantanamo. There has been no accountability for crimes committed in the “war on terror.” via @NYTOpinion nytimes.com/2021/12/29/opini…
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Lessons from Desmond Tutu about the power of restorative justice. via @NYTOpinion nytimes.com/2021/12/28/opini…
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A politically-charged November speech by Abp Jose Gomez shocked Black Catholics and those involved in social justice movements (and also contradicted Pope Francis).
Melinda Ribnek responds to this scandal, and reminds us where our true hope is found. wherepeteris.com/scandal-has…
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Outstanding piece by @MRibnek. Dorothy Day, like Pope Francis, felt a kinship with all those who love justice and the poor, and recognized that such “unbelievers” can bear more faithful witness to Christ’s message than those who act in his name.
A politically-charged November speech by Abp Jose Gomez shocked Black Catholics and those involved in social justice movements (and also contradicted Pope Francis).
Melinda Ribnek responds to this scandal, and reminds us where our true hope is found. wherepeteris.com/scandal-has…
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On Dec 29 1170, 4 knights loyal to King Henry II rode to Canterbury Cathedral and slew Archbishop Thomas Becket, the king’s one-time friend, who had refused to yield to Henry’s power plays. Henry did not literally have to tell his men to kill Becket. He simply said…
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“We’re gonna walk to Canterbury and we’re gonna fight like hell, because if you don’t fight like hell you’re not gonna have a kingdom anymore. Our exciting adventures and boldest endeavors have not yet begun. We’re gonna give our nobles pride so we can take back our kingdom.”
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“He doesn’t give you questions, he doesn’t give you orders — he speaks in a code. And I understand the code because I’ve been around him for a decade.”—Michael Cohen
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I missed Tales of Tolstoy, but the New Canterbury Tales are even grimmer! PS Thank you for all your satire in service of a better way.
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“We’re gonna walk to Canterbury and we’re gonna fight like hell, because if you don’t fight like hell you’re not gonna have a kingdom anymore. Our exciting adventures and boldest endeavors have not yet begun. We’re gonna give our nobles pride so we can take back our kingdom.”
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I missed Tales of Tolstoy, but the New Canterbury Tales are even grimmer! PS Thank you for all your satire in service of a better way.
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My reflections today on St. Gaspar del Bufalo. @GiveUsThisDayLP
Read about St. Gaspar del Bufalo blog.giveusthisday.org/2021/…
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@RobertEllsberg retweeted
The Holy Innocents remembered today died unwittingly in the place of Christ—killed by the same interests that would conspire in his death and for same reasons: to stifle from birth any hope that the world might be changed. They represent all who die in that dream.
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Thanks to Ron Rolheiser for putting Dorothy Day’s “On Pilgrimage: The Sixties” first in his list of “My Top 10 Books of 2021.” @OrbisBooks Coming next month: The Seventies.” ronrolheiser.com/en/
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This #terrificbooktuesday, we're delighted to share with you Ron Rolheiser's, "My Top 10 Books for 2021." (Fr Ron loves Carmelite spirituality, so he has excellent taste 😉.)
@RobertEllsberg and @Ashlee_Eiland top this list of reading gems.
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ronrolheiser.com/en/
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So @CatholicPres has commented on the 2nd theft of a "Mama" icon from @CathULaw chapel.
He doesn't condemn the thieves for committing a hate crime & violating a sacred space.
Instead, he both-sides the theft, apologizing that the icon "created needless controversy." (1 of 6)
As a @CUACanonLaw student, I say to @CatholicPres:
Speak out boldly & call these crimes what they are.
They are _hate_crimes_ and they are _desecrations_ of sacred space.
And I ask @CUABSA & other CUA students of color:
Please show me how I can best support you with action.
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It would probably cause needless controversy to urge Catholic U students to read these books. @OrbisBooks
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Friends I’m on the lookout for poems about prayer. Could you write the title of your favourite in this thread?
Poems from people from all a/theisms & a/gnosticisms.
Here’s one of my favourites from the delicious @RevRachelMann’s @Carcanet collection “A Kingdom of Love”.
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Gospel: Today, on the Feast of St. John, we read the story in John's Gospel of Peter and the "Beloved Disciple" rushing to the empty tomb on Easter Sunday (Jn 20: 1-8). Traditionally, the "BD," an eyewitness in John's Gospel, is identified with John, the son of Zebedee....
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Archbishop calls for nuclear disarming santafenewmexican.com/news/l… via @thenewmexican
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This is truly an outstanding book, which sadly has not received the attention it deserves. My highest recommendation. 🔥✅
Jon Sobrino is one of the original voices of liberation theology and among the most influential and prophetic theologians in the church today.
#robertlassaleklein #jonsobrino #modernspiritualmasters #jesuit #liberationtheology #theologian #religion #theology
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