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The peat bogs of those hills were the store closets and wine cellars of the sun, hoarding the elixir of physical life.
“the economically more powerful culture may not be the more powerful culture spiritually and morally.”
― Spirit and Resistance: Political Theology And American Indian Liberation
― Spirit and Resistance: Political Theology And American Indian Liberation
“as Christian writers from the very beginning (i.e. Paul) have seen, it is part of normal Christian experience that we, too, should be prepared to agonize in prayer as we await our own complete redemption and that of all creation.”
― Mark for Everyone
― Mark for Everyone
“If you are a Church Of One, do you trust your congregation? When you want to be inspired by an icon representing something bigger than yourself, don’t you ever get tired of just looking into the mirror?”
― Why I am an Atheist Who Believes in God: How to give love, create beauty and find peace
― Why I am an Atheist Who Believes in God: How to give love, create beauty and find peace
“Becoming American meant hearing slurs that now defined you and your people: dago, wop, guinea, spaghetti bender.”
― The Italian Americans: A History
― The Italian Americans: A History
“We soon got the idea that ‘Italian’ meant something inferior, and a barrier was erected between children of Italian origin and their parents. This was the accepted process of Americanization,” Covello reflected in his memoir The Heart Is the Teacher. “We were becoming Americans by learning how to be ashamed of our parents.”
― The Italian Americans: A History
― The Italian Americans: A History
Gary’s 2025 Year in Books
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