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February 17, 2025: Alexei Navalny: More Courage, Sacrifice, Conscience, Spiritual WarriorhoodWe are all called to be both prophets and mystics. The mystic is the lover in
Speaking of our “spiritual warriorhood,” another example entered the news this week when the world’s “first openly gay Imam” was shot to death in South
In Saturday’s DM, entitled “Honoring the Courage of Those Who Sacrifice & Follow Conscience,” we remembered the heroism of Sister Dorothy Stang, US attorney Danielle
February 10: T.S. Eliot on the Mystics as Medicine for Despair “The mystics — or else despair,” said T.S. Eliot. The writings and actions of
Three days ago, we honored the 20th anniversary of Sister Dorothy Stang’s martyrdom among the peasant farmers living in the rainforest, and committed to defending
We are considering the role of the mystic in a time of unraveling of order and therefore a time of despair. And how the mystic lays
Because of her visibility as an abolitionist, President Lincoln invited Sojourner Truth to the White House in October 1864. While living in Washington, she did a
We have been meditating on courageous spiritual-political activists including Sister Dorothy Stang, Alexei Navalny and Frederick Douglass. We cannot talk about great black leaders of
We continue our meditations on the courage and accomplishments that emanate from the holiness of Frederick Douglass. The following teaching has by no means grown
We have been holding up the bravery, creativity and godlikeness of people like Sister Dorothy Stang and Alexei Navalny who paid a steep price for
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