Author of many books: ‘Experiencing God,’ ‘The Complete Francis of Assisi,’ ‘The Pope Who Quit’ etc. Vermonter. Catholic married to a rabbi.
Joined August 2009
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This is how my new book on the religious experiences of Francis of Assisi begins. I hope you will ask your local public library to get one for you...
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Howard Thurman: “There is in every person an inward sea, and in that sea there is an island, and on that island there is an altar.”
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Jun 13
I missed St. Anthony of Padua’s feast yesterday. But remember: he was the one to keep preaching to the fish after St. Francis's death.
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Jun 12
“He opened a book at random, or so he believed, but a book is like a sandy path which keeps the indent of footsteps”
The Human Factor, Graham Greene (1904 - 1991)
First published 1978, this Penguin reprint 1983. Cover by Paul Hogarth.
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Jun 12
Remembering the great Phyllis Tickle.
Charleston, Tickle: We Are Not Done Yet joannaseibert.com/daily/2026…
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Pope Leo to those who exploit migrants: “For every life lost, every family deceived, every body subjugated, every woman threatened, every worker exploited, you will have to appear before divine justice. Break those chains and free those you hold under your dominion.”
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Just got a message from our tour guide for tomorrow saying be sure to arrive on time for your tour of the Pantheon in Rome. This gives real meaning to the prayer, God willing!
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Jun 12
Pope to Benedictines in Montserrat: Thank you for the gift of silence - Vatican News vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/…
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Don’t miss the new book about St. Francis by @jonmsweeney
Jun 11
With Father’s Day on the horizon, let me tell you that the world’s most popular saint, Francis of Assisi, had a broken relationship with his father at the time of his death. We all do the best we can.
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Jun 11
With Father’s Day on the horizon, let me tell you that the world’s most popular saint, Francis of Assisi, had a broken relationship with his father at the time of his death. We all do the best we can.
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Jun 11
New @IrisMurdoch Podcast Episode! I'm joined by Lesley Chamberlain to discuss her new book from @BloomsburyBooks, 'Undoing the Moral Empire: Moral Philosophy in Post-War Britain', which is out today.
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Jun 10
Gaudí - ‘God’s architect’ - had at times a difficult relationship with the institutional Church. Not unusual for saints, mind. Peter Stanford in @The_Tablet thetablet.co.uk/features/lif…
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Thanks to Carolyn Zablotny and the Dorothy Day Guild for posting this interview with me, "Why Saints--Why Dorothy"--my reflections on Dorothy Day's model of holiness and why it matters. dorothydayguild.org/robert-e…
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Excellent cat news:
'The cat door in the Karaağalar Quarters of the Harem at Istanbul’s Topkapı Palace, originally built during the Ottoman period to allow palace cats to move freely, has been fully restored.'
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Reviewing my friend’s book that publishes today. spiritualityandpractice.com/…
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