Words of Encouragement
Dorothy Day - Founder of the Catholic Worker Movement |
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William Faulkner - Author |
"Ironically, I saw a film that summer based on a book by William Faulkner, Intruder in the Dust. He still lived in his life home in Oxford, Mississippi. I had read that he never answered letters, but this film made me think he understood my situation, and wrote to him for council." Racism: White Boys Can Jump, Father David Kirk Published in Letters of a Nation
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Abbe Pierre - Founder of the Emmaus Movement |
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| Mother Teresa | "Dear Father David, a Melkite Priest and Steven Lock, A Quaker. 1978* Be holy like Jesus and humble like Mary. God Bless You, M. Teresa"
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Martin Sheen - Actor |
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Pete Seeger - Musician |
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| Eleanor Roosevelt |
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Thomas Merton, Trappist monk and acclaimed writer, corresponded with Father David for several years. Copies of Merton's responses can be obtained from the Thomas Merton Center. The Merton Collection David Kirk's Letters to Thomas Merton
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