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Always my favorite Labor Day photo
"Mechanic and Steam Pump," 1921, Lewis W. Hine. Gelatin silver print.
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@RobertEllsberg retweeted
My latest book is now out from @avemariapress—Written with the homework, examination of conscience, and conversion white Catholics are called to embrace in mind, this is a primer on some of the key themes in the spiritual and social work of antiracism.
amazon.com/dp/1646800761/
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Labor Day reflection on #DorothyDay by @Tish_H_Warren via@NYTOpinion nytimes.com/2021/09/05/opini…
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Samuel Gompers, founder and president of the American Federation of Labor, was a champion of the federal holiday for Labor Day— “the day of the workers, secured by the workers for the workers, and for all.” #SleepyHollowCemetery #AFL #LaborDay
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Sorry, that story was not about Mother Teresa of Calcutta but another “Mother Teresa” from Danville, VA in 1963. Read about it here 👇
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This extraordinary review is the kind of thing you wish you could send in a time machine back to pre-9/11/2001 America with the warning: “Turn back!” It is too late to prevent the last 20 yrs. But perhaps not too soon to change the future? washingtonpost.com/outlook/i…
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After consulting with his religious advisors, the former Master vowed that if God ever permitted his return to the estate he would make a sacrifice of the first person to enter his bedchamber. #TolstoysTalesofTrump
Trump and his religion advisors launch new National Faith Advisory Board religionnews.com/2021/09/04/… via @RNS
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George Orwell said there are three reasons for writing: 1) Love of words and language. 2) You have something to say. 3) You enjoy seeing your name in print.
And then came Twitter! 😵💫
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Does the Mu variant of coronavirus have a Buddha-Nature? Inquiring minds are wondering
The WHO added the “Mu” coronavirus variant to its list of “variants of interest” because it has the potential to evade immunity from vaccines and antibodies.
The variant was first identified in Colombia in January and now makes up 39% of all cases there.
nyti.ms/3yIZsCS
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“It is not enough merely to exist. It’s not enough to say . . . ‘I do my work well . . . I’m a good churchgoer.’ That’s all very well, but one must do something more. Seek always to do some good somewhere”
—Albert Schweitzer. My reflection in @GiveUsThisDayLP
Read about Albert Schweitzer blog.giveusthisday.org/2021/…
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