In December 23 1961, Fidel Castro announces Cuba will release 1,113 prisoners from failed 1961 Bay of Pigs Invasion for $62M worth of food and medical supplies.
Friday, December 23, 2011
Monday, December 19, 2011
Dorothy Day and the Catholic Worker Movement
This is an awesome documentary (with cool music) on the life of Dorothy Day and the Catholic Workers Movement. They could be said to be spiritual parents of the best of the Occupy movement (I wish my conservative friends could appreciate the progressive threads of the gospel and the upward struggle toward the KoG!)
Saturday, October 29, 2011
Thursday, April 14, 2011
Monday, April 4, 2011
Joseph Cardijn - a true apostle
this is one of my greatest heros of history. By the time he died, over 2 million young workers had been mobilized to incorporate Christian faith into the urban work world for workers rights.
The lost Encyclical of Pius XI
There is a small mistake in the video: Pius XI's encyclical prepared NOT "agree with Pace". Instead Pacelli (later Pius XII) hindered Pius XI in everything that he wanted to take against the fascist regimes. It is not "as if the church preparing his armies" - Pope Pius XI was a lone fighter. And if Ciano and Mussolini had hoped in his next death, nevertheless wished, Pacelli and their spouses.
MUSSOLINI SPEECH-NAPOLI 1931
I'm in the process of researching 1920s and 30s Italy and the influence that fascism had on the development of Italian Catholic Action. With NVivo software, it is possible to do discourse analysis of speeches like this one by Mussolini in 1931.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
