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Feast of St Brendan (575), one of the great wandering monks of Ireland. According to legend, he sailed across the Atlantic in a skin-covered boat, attended by birds who joined in reciting the psalms, and discovered marvelous islands, which in one case turned out to be a whale.
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The sense of wonder and awe lingers long after watching this documentary of Abraham Heschel. For more: this collection of essential writings edited by his daughter Susannah. orbisbooks.com/abraham-joshu…
Martin Doblemeier’s latest documentary, “Spiritual Audacity: The Abraham Joshua Heschel Story” is 🔥🔥on #Vimeo vimeo.com/463681025 Streaming on @PBS
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Martin Doblemeier’s latest documentary, “Spiritual Audacity: The Abraham Joshua Heschel Story” is 🔥🔥on #Vimeo vimeo.com/463681025 Streaming on @PBS
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Peter Marin, the French peasant-philosopher, who inspired Dorothy Day to start the Catholic Worker, and whom she always credited as the founder of the movement, d. May 15 1949. He was the answer to her prayer for a way to relate her faith to the cause of the poor.
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They would start first with a newspaper to promote the radical social message of the gospel. Then houses of hospitality to practice the works of mercy. Then they must model a vision of a society based on alternative values—working for a society “where it is easier to be good.”
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It's Ascension Sunday here in Australia🇦🇺(Well, very nearly!)
Here is the Carmelite nun Ruth Burrows on the meaning of this great feast:
"Jesus has entered heaven as our pioneer. He has blazed a trail. More, he is our representative; in a real way we are there with him. (1/2)
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“The future will be different if we make the present different,” he said. Dorothy called him a second St Francis, the holiest person she ever knew. His vision and call for a new relationship with the earth takes on a new practical urgency in our current age. (See Laudato Si’)
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They would start first with a newspaper to promote the radical social message of the gospel. Then houses of hospitality to practice the works of mercy. Then they must model a vision of a society based on alternative values—working for a society “where it is easier to be good.”
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“The future will be different if we make the present different,” he said. Dorothy called him a second St Francis, the holiest person she ever knew. His vision and call for a new relationship with the earth takes on a new practical urgency in our current age. (See Laudato Si’)
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Below, cover of the CW I edited for his centenary in 1977. And Dorothy Day’s book about him. @OrbisBooks
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Below, cover of the CW I edited for his centenary in 1977. And Dorothy Day’s book about him. @OrbisBooks
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Emily Dickinson died May 15, 1886. Last March, as we were shutting down in the face of the pandemic, I posted this thread about ED as the first in a series, seeking spiritual lessons from past “masters of isolation.” A year later, what did we learn?
#MastersofSocialIsolation. 1. Emily Dickinson, who withdrew to her home in Amherst and adopted the life of a recluse or “stationary pilgrim.” She maintained a lively correspondence but had little personal contact beyond her family, saving her energies for observation and poetry.
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A very comprehensive and insightful review of Dorothy Day, particularly her book “Loaves and Fishes.” @OrbisBooks The Eucharist Commits Us to the Poor churchlifejournal.nd.edu/art…
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@RobertEllsberg I was blessed to encounter a copy of your ALL SAINTS at the Mepkin Abbey retreat center this week. Moved by several of the entries, especially for Hélder Pessoa Câmara, Karl Rahner, and Karl Barth. Happy to see Stanley Rother was remembered even then.
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Wonderful interview with Iconographer @KLICONS whose "Refugees: La Sagrada Familia" is on the cover of the collection of Pope Francis's writings I edited @OrbisBooks
Iconographer Kelly Latimore sees God in plain sight christiancentury.org/article… via @ChristianCent
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short thread on bishop Barron's volume on Vatican II
The intention is to respond to traditionalists' assault against the legitimacy of Vatican II, which has been rampant for a few years now in Catholic blogs and the internet. Which is good.
ncronline.org/news/opinion/b… via @ncronline
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*some personal news*
I'm heading to Rome as @NCRonline's new Vatican correspondent.
Grateful and excited for this opportunity and to @joshjmac for providing such a solid foundation to build upon.
ncronline.org/news/media/chr…
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