... a middle-aged man had been asking for her in her absence. George Shuster, managing editor of The Commonweal, another Catholic weekly published in New York, had sent this man, Peter Maurin, a French émigré to the United States, via Canada, to her front door. Maurin had a ... injustices against African Americans, thus initiating a peaceful revolution during the American Civil Rights Movement of the late 1950s and 1960s. Archbishop Romero spoke for the poor who were being oppressed by a state bent on power and ...
... a similar gathering that followed the leader from California to Guiana. Both of these situations ended in major tragedies. How do you validate who is an authentic messenger? Does the assassination of persons such as Martin Luther King, Jr., or Oscar Romero ... really had only one question, "Did you or did you not enjoy it?" 3. Doing wrong to do good. George DuPre of Calgary, Canada, reported that he had been a British agent in France during World War II. He was captured by the German Gestapo and underwent cruel ...
What are your thoughts when you first wake up in the morning? What am I going to wear today? Is the bathroom free? What's the weather like? Can I stay in bed just a little bit longer? I am waking up earlier now that I'm on the other side of 50, the second side of life. My thoughts early in the morning are usually around the day's appointments. Let's see, Lois needs that article by 9. I could go to the hospital over the lunch hour. Confirmation is today. What meeting do I have tonight? Will Viv and I have ...
A young mother in her 30s with three children came to her pastor to talk about her husband's impending death. He was dying of cancer. "I'm afraid," she said. The pastor listened and asked a few questions to help her express her fear. One of the questions he asked was, "Are you afraid of losing your faith?" There was silence. "Yes," she said. And then there were more tears. There are times when one feels abandoned by God. If God really loved me would this be happening? Prayers don't seem to be answered. All ...
