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What are the chances that the US bishops will follow Pope Francis in addressing an existential threat to human survival? | National Catholic Reporter ncronline.org/news/earthbeat…
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A shot of rum to celebrate my newest baby - FAITH AND RECKONING AFTER TRUMP. Written between election and inauguration day. Thanks to the many contributors!
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“Suddenly I understood that we must take care of things just because they exist.”
—Maura O’Halloran
Read about Maura O’Halloran blog.giveusthisday.org/2021/…
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New to Twitter, no idea if anyone will actually see this...cradle Catholic but not really practicing, wondering if anyone on #CatholicTwitter could share any book titles that helped them regain their faith/gain a better understanding of Catholicism?
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Anything by Dorothy Day. The Saints’ Guide to Happiness by @RobertEllsberg. Fiction by Andre Dubus.
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Thanks to @TheRevAl and @NationalAction for hosting 80th birthday for @RevJJackson and signing of “Keeping Hope Alive” @OrbisBooks Editor @Gracejisunkim @NYCMayor Lt Gov Brian Benjamin, Rep Charles Rangel and more were in the house.
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Writers, what’s one piece of advice you would give your younger writing self or to young writers today?
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@RobertEllsberg retweeted
In 1979, Maura O’Halloran, a young woman from Ireland, applied for entry to a traditional Zen monastery in Tokyo—one of the few western women accepted in this very male world. After only 6 months her Roshi proclaimed with astonishment that she had achieved enlightenment.
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A postcard from #DorothyDay inspired my new reflection on the saving power of beauty, with additional lessons from #SrWendyBeckett. sacredheartuniversity.typepa…
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In his long career the master had dabbled in steak, wine, gambling, beauty, entertainment, charity, his own university, and lately politics. But all this was a mere prelude to his boldest venture yet. He called it TRUTH. #TolstoysTalesofTrump
Former president Donald Trump announced his company would be launching a new social media platform called Truth Social and a “non-woke” streaming platform, to “stand up to the tyranny of Big Tech” wapo.st/3C3Yq7a
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A vitally important film about the power of one. The story of those who “cast their whole vote” (Thoreau) and risked their freedom to help end an unjust war.
***GALA ONLINE FILM LAUNCH - OCT. 15-17***
Join us Oct 15 to view THE BOYS WHO SAID NO! online for 48 hours – and Oct 17 at 5 pm PT for a live event with Joan Baez, David Harris, Daniel Ellsberg, Mandy Carter, director Judith Ehrlich and more.
TICKETS -> tinyurl.com/BoysFilmGala
Fascinating #ClimateChange
nytimes.com/interactive/2021…
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Trump tonight announces the launch of his new social media platform, which he is calling, “TRUTH social.”
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"Martin Luther King & The Trumpet of Conscience Today" by @reineayit looks at three social justice movements—#blacklivesmatter, #metoo, and #prisonabolition through the lens of King's 1967 lectures on intertwined issues of racism, militarism, and materialism. @OrbisBooks
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New vol in @OrbisBooks series Disrupting Cartographers: Doing Theology Latinamente. Eliz. Johnson: "Using original sources, this study lays a trail of clues to the possibility that the self-disclosure of God might be greater than one has imagined or understood." @ProfessorJPRuiz
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From @OrbisBooks religious scholars and activists offer a timely and urgent assessment of the #Trump era, the future of democracy, and challenges for the faith community. @DrDeLaTorre @dpgushee @jimwallis @sr_simone @RevJacquiLewis @drsmf @Joerg_Rieger @profmigueldiaz & more
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Author @jhforest1 was the first to notice our new line of personal hygiene products. Now @OrbisBooks readers have a new reason to smile! 😁
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