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Remembering St Joan of Arc, martyr of conscience, who refused to renounce her angelic voices, whose mysticism was deployed in the cause of liberation, who was burned to death in part because she refused to dress like a woman, who was condemned as a heretic before named as a st.
Feast of St Joan of Arc (1431), canonized in 1920, who claims the distinction among saints of having previously been condemned by the church as a heretic and burned at the stake. Throughout her ordeal she adamantly refused to renounce the angelic “voices” that guided her mission
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Kissinger vs. 'The Most Dangerous Man in America' scheerpost.com/2023/05/28/ki… via @scheer_post
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Awesome tour of Merton’s hermitage. Essentially unchanged for over 50 years.
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My remembrance of my friend Jim Forest. “I think of all that grew and grows still from the small seed of our first meeting half a century ago.” incommunion.org/2023/05/03/j…
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Thread: I was texting with @mochiville about the state of Twitter. @AFarray and I were also messaging about this topic. My conclusion, this place is like a slum. The slumlord is awful and cares only for profit and notoriety through stunts and terrible behavior. You can buy 1/
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5/ @PaulSnatchko @PaulaRohrbacher @clairebangasser @DawnofMercy @mfjlewis @mary_pezzulo @vsschultz1 @SD12206 @SamRochadotcom I have left many people off, I could go on and on.I just want to thank the good neighbors and be grateful for what we can hang on to. I'm staying for now.
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“Is your father a person of faith?” A number of people have asked me this question since he posted news about his pancreatic cancer. Here are some of my reflections. “A Person of Hope”sacredheartuniversity.typepa…
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Great piece! If you are not familiar with it, Leigh Hunt's poem ABOU BEN ADHEM seems to me to describe your brave, wonderful dad perfectly.
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This is remarkable. I love how you write and I love what he has offered. Blessings of hope to you all.
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I’ve been fascinated by your father’s willingness to attend John Paul Vann’s funeral. Reading that account led me to read his memoir, and seeking more understanding of the untenable position he was put in at that time.
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John Vann was one of his best friends, almost a brother. When I asked him why he loved “Butch Cassidy…” so much he said it reminded him of his time with Vann in Vietnam.
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This is really beautiful. Robert Ellsberg, one of my favorite writers (and people) reflects on his father Daniel, as a "person of hope."
“Is your father a person of faith?” A number of people have asked me this question since he posted news about his pancreatic cancer. Here are some of my reflections. “A Person of Hope”sacredheartuniversity.typepa…
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Announcing the Daniel Ellsberg Chair on Government Secrecy freedom.press/news/in-honor-…
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