JimForest

[JimForest @jhforest1]

@RobertEllsberg @OrbisBooks Orbis goes all out for its authors!

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Surprisingly, it became the most oft-reprinted text by Merton— and it still speaks to peacemakers and activists today. Recently at @OrbisBooks I published Jim’s reflections on this letter and Merton’s message: “The Root of War is Fear.” https://t.co/FstiDP8OYh

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Watch “Seeking Shelter” on #Vimeo https://t.co/FnTlHLqF82

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a saint who spent nothing on clothes .... the St Basil linked with the famous church on Red Square

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St. Basil the Blessed (d. 1552), a Muscovite whose status as a "holy fool" earned him the privilege of speaking uncomfortable truths. He would wander naked through the streets of Moscow, praying and bearing witness.

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The Big Bang is not a theory of the origins of the universe. I will say it again just to be clear: The Big Bang is not a theory of the origins of the universe. In fact, we have no scientific theory of the origins of the universe....
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While writing an autobiography, I’ve been exploring old files. One of the discoveries today was an article I wrote for Commonweal just after I was released from prison in 1970...
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@RobertEllsberg Trump really said this???

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Fear doesn’t travel well; just as it can warp judgment, its absence can diminish memory’s truth. What terrifies one generation is likely to bring only a puzzled smile to the next....
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“Robert Ellsberg’s new book is the most meaningful work of hagiography I have ever read. He doesn’t just describe saints; he takes us into their spirit and their spirituality. This book will stretch your ideas of what it means to be holy in this day and age.”—@joanchittister

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an essay by the late Fr Sergei Ovsiannikov that was originally published in the OPF journal "In Communion"... https://t.co/166XoaUPgZ

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“It’s such a beautiful summer evening. Why don’t we go out someplace to hate Trump?”

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>> I believe that we will one day reflect on this period in American history where migrant children are being separated from their parents, some having been kept in cages, and think to ourselves: How did this happen?....
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One of the new work by Anne Forest now being shown at the Mini-Gallery on Kinkerstraat in Asmsterdam...

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"You spend even a little time contemplating the Earth from orbit and the most deeply ingrained nationalisms begin to erode..." https://t.co/1qa5ynrin1

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"Berrigan was a gifted "patron saint of the nay-sayers," said Forest. "Many people can say 'no.' But can you pick the right times and the right places to say no? And if there was a time when we needed to learn how to say no again, it's now." https://t.co/naAoDxoX7q

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“If everybody always lies to you, the consequence is not that you believe the lies, but rather that nobody believes anything any longer.”
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St Alban, one of the very early Christian saints of Britain...

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Feast of St Alban, first martyr of Britain (3rd cen). He gave shelter to a fugitive priest who was being pursued by Roman soldiers. Moved by the faith of his guest, he exchanged clothes with the priest and was arrested in his place. He was flogged and beheaded.

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@FatherRosica Hard days, Fr Tom, which I only learned about a few hours ago. Lost for words. What is your e-mail address? I'll write to you. -- Jim Forest -- [email protected]