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Albert Schweitzer
Way back in 1962, Daniel Boorstin prophetically spoke of the day when we would have people who are famous for no other reason than that they are famous. Once upon a time, some people were famous...
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DIETRICH BONHOEFFER
On February 4, 1906, Dietrich Bonhoeffer was born, ten minutes before his twin sister, Sabine, to Karl and Paula Bonhoeffer, who had 8 children altogether. His father was a psychiatrist, and was...
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JULIAN OF NORWICH
Julian of Norwich was one of the greatest spiritual mystics of the Middle Ages. Born in 1342 in Norwich, which was the second largest city in England in those days, she grew up during the most...
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GANDHI
Why have so many Christians pointed to Gandhi – a lifelong Hindu! – as the most Christlike figure they have ever known? Gandhi obviously had a decisive impact on the history of India; but if we...
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ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI
October 4 is the feast day of St. Francis – not his birthday, but the date of his death; for the faithful, it is the end of life, its consummation, and reaching its final destination, that matters. I...
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DOROTHY DAY
Paul Elie, after looking at some old photographs of Dorothy Day, suggested that she “doesn’t look like someone who might make you want to change your life… In her castoff overcoat and kerchief Dorothy...
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CLARENCE JORDAN
True saints never dwell in splendid isolation; they inevitably give birth to other saints, who influence still others – and it might eventually land on you and me. Everybody has heard of Habitat for...
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FATHER ROLAND E. MURPHY
In July of 2002, I was in Assisi with my daughter, thinking about history, things Catholic, and St. Francis, when I received the news that Roland Murphy had died in Washington. I had just that day...
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John the Baptist
A long time ago I heard a sermon where the preacher pointed out that John the Baptist never appears on any Christmas cards – even though he is a prominent character in the Bible’s Christmas stories. I...
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Love Your Enemies - NOT Either/Or!!!
It took me 30 years to figure out how to talk about Love Your Enemies– you can watch… or read the following section, which subverts the absurd “Either-Or” dodge most Christians employ so they need not...
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Excerpts from Spiritual Masters!
Some cool excerpts from The Essential Writings of Christian Mysticism, edited by Bernard McGinn. Gregory of Nyssa, THE LIFE OF MOSES And the true vision of God consists in this, in never reaching...
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