Judith Valente

Spiritual author. Journalist. Poet. Benedictine oblate. Retreat leader. Inspirational speaker. Environmentalist. Tweets my own.

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Thanks to @MertonCenter scholar Jonathan Montaldo for his kind words about my new book w/Br. Paul Quenon. "I was a blissed-out fly as I buzzed back and forth between these wise words exchanged between a married woman and a monk."
#books #Spirituality #mindfulness

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I ask, what have we become as a nation? Our country needs to do a great deal of soul searching.
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#2024Election

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What if we really heeded Jesus' words in the gospels as we cast our vote this November? Could we then seriously vote for Donald Trump?
#Election2024 #spirituality #ChristianFaith #ChristianNationalism #CatholicTwitter @VP @realDonaldTrump
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Today I leave to guide a pilgrimage in Italy & will remain there for an extended period. I leave with a renewed sense of hope for the U.S. as I explain in 'Putting the 'Us' Back Into The U.S.' Hope you feel the same.
#Election2024 #politics #Italy
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Tired of all the nastiness in our nation, from the presidential candidates to the Alitos? There's a way to spread greater harmony.
#MindfulLiving #politicstoday #Presidentialelection #Scotus
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This Memorial Day, thinking of challenging words of the great Catholic peace activist Eileen Egan who advocated practicing 'gospel nonviolence' rather than war as a way of resolving conflict. Well worth reflecting on with so much war in the world. https://t.co/jURMLmCc4k

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With #spring ephemeral wildflowers bursting into bloom, walking in nature at this time of year can be a powerful assist in coping with the chaos enveloping the world, as I write in Taking Time For A ‘Nature Fix’ https://t.co/zw2JuoZmV3
#NatureBeauty #NatureTherapy #Flowers

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With #springtime unfolding, how can we take time to pause & experience the season? One way is to practice 'the art of pausing.' How have you built pauses into your busy days?
#spiritualawakening #poetry #Pause @eriebendictines @katieraegordon
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As #GoodFriday approaches, I offer these reflections on the Stations of the Cross and how each one still speaks to our world and daily lives. https://t.co/UHlqFXfw0Y
#spirituality #SundayThoughts #prayer @Passionists

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The world may be on fire, but peace ambassador Fr John Dear says in his new book 'The Gospel of Peace' that practicing nonviolent resistance is the only way to rid the world of its 'culture of war.'
@PaxChristiUSA @OrbisBooks #SpiritualSunday #Peace

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Visiting @RepEricSorensen office in Peoria with group from Mennonite Church of Normal IL seeking support for immediate ceasefire in #Gaza. Met with rep of @RepLaHood as well. Pls write your Congress reps seeking an end to the bloodshed, starvation & suffering in Gaza.

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A reflection at the midway point of #Lent on what Lenten readings tell us, & what they say on the current political climate that causes me to ask 'Will the real Christians please stand up.'
#ChristianNationalism #spirituality #sundayvibes #Election2024
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At last nite's online Tuesdays w/Merton talk, activist @leslyecolvin recalled Jesus' words after raising Lazarus: Unbind him & let him go. How can we unbind those caught in systems that deny their dignity? How can we unbind ourselves? Good practices for this Lent.@MertonCenter

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The weather outside affects our 'inner weather' as well, but both long stretches of cloudy days as well as darkness can be meaningful. How do you cope with what Barbara Brown Taylor calls 'cloudy evenings of the soul'?
@RitualMedia #SundayThoughts
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Find some strategies for coping with the current #January chill & the rest of winter with some advice from Thomas Merton in "Take Heart, January Is Nearly Over" https://t.co/J2C3LQxR1O
#MindfulLiving #SundayMotivation #sundayvibes @MertonCenter

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If you were to choose a word to guide you thru this new year, what would it be? Some great suggestions are here in "Words To Live By In 2024." https://t.co/tIwv53B3v7
#NewYear2024 #Mindfulness #spirituality #wordsofwisdom #sundayvibes

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'In this world, this demented inn, in which there is absolutely no room for Him at all, Christ has come uninvited ... His place is with those who do not belong ... who are tortured, bombed and exterminated' -Thomas Merton.
@MertonCenter #Christmas2023 #Peace #CeasefireNOW

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@DaultRadio Certainly! Sending prayers!

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With so much suffering in the world, especially in Gaza & Ukraine, there is still many reasons to hope, as I write today in 'Why This Christmas Is So Significant' https://t.co/uEqqF8Hwyr
#Christmas2023 #hope #Peace #GazaWar #CeaseFirelnGaza

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@juliafspa If only all who read the Bible would do as it urges us ... to love one another.

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Joined a group from #mennonites4ceasefire in visiting office of @RepEricSorensen to ask his support for House Resolution 786 seeking immediate & permanent ceasefire in Gaza as well as use of diplomacy & political solution to end the fighting. Calls, letters, visits all help.