Anthony de Mello, Indian Jesuit and spiritual teacher, d 6/2/1987. From his reading of the gospels he discerned that Jesus was not so concerned with imparting doctrines as with awakening people to new life and the offer of salvation in their midst. “Wake up”— was his message.
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The Gospel for de Mello pointed to the Truth that lies behind words, concepts and images—to what mystics liked to call “the God beyond god.” True knowledge: to be transformed by what you know. “Total presence in the now: Holiness.”
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De Mello would have been amused but not surprised to learn that 11 years after his death Cardinal Ratzinger, for the Vatican, felt obliged to issue a warning that his writings can cause “grave harm.”
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I appreciate this memorial about my father by @ggrenwald above any I have read today--for his comprehensive review of his bio & history, for his attention to themes generally overlooked about his post-Vietnam life, but particularly for deep appreciation of his human qualities.🙏
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Here's my @RollingStone article on Daniel Ellsberg, the heroic Pentagon Papers leaker who died today at 92:
"We’re Told Never to Meet Our Childhood Heroes. Knowing Daniel Ellsberg Proved That Wrong"
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