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Tag Archives: 9/11
“How are they down, how have they fallen down – Those great strong towers of ice and steel…”
In the late 1940′s Thomas Merton published his complicated poem Figures For An Apocalypse. One of the sections of the poem is entitled “In the Ruins of New York“.
While the whole section concerns a great downfall, a city and way … Continue reading
Posted in SESSIUNCULA
Tagged 11 September, 9/11, Apocalypse, New York City, Thomas Merton, World Trade Center, WTC
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Pope Benedict XVI’s Prayer at Ground Zero in 2008
Pope Benedict XVI’s Prayer at Ground Zero, 20 April 2008
O God of love, compassion, and healing,
look on us, people of many different faiths
and traditions,
who gather today at this site,
the scene of incredible violence and pain.
We ask you in your goodness
to … Continue reading
10 September 2001 – 10 years ago today
What were you doing the day before?
NOT ten years ago tomorrow. Ten years ago today. The day before.
On 10 September 2001 I was to fly to Minneapolis from Albuquerque, where I had given a talk at a conference. But … Continue reading
Catholic League on ban against clergy during NYC 9/11 ceremony
From The Catholic League:
CLERGY BANNED FROM 9/11 NYC CEREMONY
Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on the decision by New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg to ban the clergy from speaking at the 9/11 ceremony next month:
After the Twin Towers were … Continue reading
Posted in The Last Acceptable Prejudice
Tagged 9/11, Catholic League, Mayor Bloomberg, NYC, Twin Towers
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“How are they down, how have they fallen down”
Oh how quiet it is after the black night When flames out of the clouds burned down your cariated teeth, And when those lightnings, Lancing the black boils of Harlem and the Bronx, Spilled the remaining prisoners, (The tens and … Continue reading
Posted in SESSIUNCULA
Tagged 9/11, Cordoba House, September 11, Thomas Merton, Twin Towers
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