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Peacemaker Bishop Thomas Gumbleton died a year ago. “Called to be Doers of God’s Word.” My reflections in @giveusthisdaylp.bsky.social

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My new interview with @orbisbooks.bsky.social author Wes Howard-Brook about his two major works: “Come Out my People! God’s Call out of Empire and Beyond” and “Empire Baptized: How the Church Embraced What Jesus Rejected, 2nd-5th centuries.” A timely message. youtube.com/live/TIQ8xqQsO…

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If you want to call your Senators or Congresspeople today & make your views known, here’s the number: (202) 224-3121

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Thanks to the Church of St. Ignatius for releasing an edited/enhanced video of my talk on "The Long Pilgrimage of Dorothy Day." drive.google.com/file/d/1NUCS...

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Video of my lecture on "The Long Pilgrimage of Dorothy Day" is available on the link below. (Starting at 17:00 mark). Dorothy, I say, "believed in her life story." I describe the path to her vocation, the way to combine her faith and her commitment to the poor--thus charting a new path of holiness.

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April 2025 issue of @giveusthisdaylp.bsky.social My Blessed Among Us include Thomas Gumbleton, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Teilhard de Chardin, Cesar Chavez, Catherine of Siena, Daniel Berrigan, many more.

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Tonight!

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Such an honor to receive the Loyola Medal from the Church of St Ignatius Loyola NYC.

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“The Leader said we have to have the Sudetenland. … We cannot just ignore this place. We cannot just ignore the Leader’s desires.”

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Remembering the anti-fascist message of the Sound of Music. My reflection on Maria von Trapp in @giveusthisdaylp.bsky.social “It will be very interesting one day to follow the pattern of our life as it is spread out like a beautiful tapestry.”

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Storm the Capitol to overthrow an election and you are a patriot. Wrote an op-ed in your university paper and you are “cresting a ruckus” and need to be abducted by masked agents in civilian clothes. Welcome to America 2.0.

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Has ICE seen these tattoos?

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Servant of God Joseph Dutton of Molokai. My reflection in @giveusthisdaylp.bsky.social

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My talk on 3/31 will be live-streamed. www.youtube.com/live/amCsuA_...

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Friends, the new catalogue (Spring 2025) from @orbisbooks.bsky.social is out. Lots of interesting books here! I am particular curious about: - Letter To the White World by Alex Zanotelli - Authentic Christian Freedom by L. Hinson-Hasty - A Theology of Flourishing by Paul J. Schutz #Theology #Life

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I’ll be speaking about Dorothy Day on Monday 3/31 at St Ignatius Loyola church in Manhattan.

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45 years ago Archbishop Oscar Romero was assassinated while saying Mass. Below: the assassin’s view from the rear of the chapel; the altar where Romero was celebrating Mass; Romero’s view from the altar, where he might have seen his assassin taking aim.

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St Oscar Romero, Archbishop and martyr, was killed on this day 45 years ago. My reflection in @giveusthisdaylp.bsky.social

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My reflection in @giveusthisdaylp.bsky.social Johan van Hulst who rescued children who were hunted to be killed. For the rest of his life he thought only about the children he wasn’t able to save.

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Really enjoyed my conversation with Amy Frykholm about her new @orbisbooks.bsky.social title: "Journey to the Wild Heart." www.youtube.com/live/BDkoDY5...

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In the remake of Happy Gilmore, the character originally played by Adam Sandler solves his problems by simply abolishing school.

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“He sees Ukraine through Putin’s eyes. They’re the same eyes through which Trump stares hungrily at Canada, Greenland, Gaza, and the Panama Canal. They’re the eyes of a predator.”

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Can't wait to see this! Documentary chronicles history of liberation theology-inspired movements in Latin America www.ncronline.org/culture/docu...

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St Patrick as a symbol of the transforming power of forgiveness. A 3-minute video from Sober St Patrick’s Day, based on my reflection for @GiveUsThisDayLP youtu.be/YyU3G12-czU?...

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Welcome to autocracy. The Republic we have known for the last 240 years is gone. This is going to keep getting worse. Much worse. The courts mean nothing, the law means nothing, Congress is irrelevant. He is a malignant psychopath.

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Check out the new Spring 2025 @orbisbooks.bsky.social catalog. view.flipdocs.com?ID=10027394_...

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"Pubishing for Peace and Justice." www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...

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My interview with Stephanie C. Edwards about her new @orbisbooks.bsky.social title: ENFLESHED COUNTER-MEMORY: A Christian Social Ethic of Trauma. www.youtube.com/watch?v=zwn3...

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Martin Niemoeller, a Lutheran pastor in Germany, was imprisoned in 1937 as Hitler’s “personal prisoner.” Tho his confinement til war’s end provided an “alibi” for later Nazi crimes, he confessed responsibility, he said, for not protesting sooner. Need I point out the relevance?

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My tribute to Gustavo Gutierrez, Maryknoll Magazine, Spring 2025.

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In a short interview in @publisherswkly.bsky.social i try to reflect on how our publishing program soeaks to this moment. @orbisbooks.bsky.social

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March 2025 issue of @giveusthisdaylp.bsky.social My “Blessed among Us” include poet George Herbert, confessing pastor Martin Niemöller, St Patrick, St Joseph, St Oscar Romero, Mothers of the Disappeared, and Maria von Trapp. 🎶

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DOROTHY DAY: SPIRITUAL WRITINGS has won a Gold Medal for Spirituality from the Illumination Awards. @orbisbooks.bsky.social ks "One of the greatest christian spiritual masters of our age--of any age."--@JamesMartinSJ

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I’ll be leading an online 5-part Lenten retreat on my new edition: “Dorothy Day: Spiritual Writings.” For registration: nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...

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My reflections on Sophie Scholl, martyr of the White Rose, beheaded Feb 22 1943. @giveusthisdaylp.bsky.social

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My latest comments on Trump’s promise to bring back religion much stronger. An “America First Christianity” is not really Christianity at all, but a form of nationalistic idolatry. The God of Life. sacredheartuniversity.typepad.com/go_rebuild_m...

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To preserve my moral orientation in this terrible time, I'm reading each day's entry in @robertellsberg.bsky.social's beautiful devotional. It's a diverse cloud of witnesses - all affirming the reality of a life greater than the ignorance, cruelty, and oppression this regime seeks to impose.

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Delighted to share my interview with Dan Horan about his most timely work, “A White Catholic’s Guide to Racism and Privilege.” Well-timed for this moment. @orbisbooks.bsky.social youtu.be/viYlaGqKGpc?...

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Coming out this fall with @litpress.bsky.social 2 reflections per day drawn from my daily entries in @giveusthisdaylp.bsky.social

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Feast of Blessed Fra Angelico (d 1455). My reflection in @giveusthisdaylp.bsky.social

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