Dr. King & Turning The Other Cheek
Posted by Rebecca Teti in News on Monday, January 16, 2012
Though it’s late in the day, I wanted to honor the legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr., and I couldn’t do better than this short presentation from Fr. Barron.
He works it all in: King’s Christian commitment; his “re-founding” of America by recalling it to the principles of the Declaration; his magnificent oratory.
In particular I call your attention to his teaching on what “turn the other cheek” means.
It is not a call to let wickedness run roughshod over us, but on the contrary, a summons to stiff spines and firm endurance: “that wickedness shall not stand on my watch.”
Watch and enjoy!
And on this holiday in his honor, may we forgive Dr. King his failings and have a measure of his strength and courage in the moral battles of our generation.
King's Christian Legacy
Posted by Rebecca Teti in Reviews on Monday, January 17, 2011
Last evening as I was preparing dinner, I caught a nice interview on public radio with one Lewis Baldwin.
He’s written a new book,Never to Leave Us Alone: The Prayer Life of Martin Luther King Jr.
I haven’t read the book to recommend it, but was pleased to hear him quote extensively from some of King’s prayers during the interview. He spoke too of how profoundly King’s courage in commitment to... READ MORE
MLK, Patriot
Posted by Rebecca Teti in News on Monday, January 18, 2010
Danielle pays fitting tribute to one of the greatest speeches in our history below.
I think you might additionally enjoy this talk Congressman Paul Ryan (R-WI) gave at an historically black church’s prayer breakfast over the weekend.
It’s about King’s “Letter from a Birmingham Jail.”
Eyewitnesses report there were cries of “Preach it!” from the audience.
Not too shabby for a staid “policy wonk!”... READ MORE
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