The saints and heroes of our faith have much to teach us about our contemporary political context.
Robert Ellsberg
Robert Ellsberg is the editor in chief and publisher of Orbis Books.
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Treating saints like superheroes is a dangerous game.
We have to take the saints down from their pedestals.
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Called to Be Saints: Why I support the canonization of Dorothy Day
I once heard Dorothy say, “When they call you a saint, it means basically that you are not to be taken seriously.”
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Las Casas’ Discovery: What the ‘Protector of the Indians’ found in America
What the ‘Protector of the Indians’ found in America
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Dearest Forster: The love letters of Dorothy Day
For years after their separation, Dorothy Day continued to hope that her former lover would agree to marry her.
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Dorothy in Love: New letters reveal the frank sexuality of a possible saint.
New letters reveal the frank sexuality of Dorothy Day.
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Editing Henri Nouwen
Henri Nouwen worked with many editors in his life. As it turned out, I was the last. I would not have foreseen this 10 years before, when I first brought him the news that I had been offered a job at Orbis Books. Well, he said, if someone were to ask me if you would be good for this job, I would say
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Five Years with Dorothy Day
I had planned to stay a few months, but was pretty quickly hooked and remained for five years – the last five years of Dorothy’s life, as it turned out.
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Who was Charles de Foucauld?
At the time of his violent death, Charles de Foucauld had had founded no congregation nor attracted any followers. And yet his witness endured.