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Audacious Hope

January 15, 2024
Hope was always the bedrock of Dr. Martin Luther King's work. “If you lose hope, somehow you lose the vitality that keeps moving,” he said.
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Holy Cross Father Theodore Hesburgh, then president of the University of Notre Dame, second from left, joins hands with the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., the Rev. Edgar Chandler and Msgr. Robert J. Hagarty of Chicago, far right, in this 1964 file photo. As Rev. King taught, "we must confront the evils of racism and prejudice with the love of Christ," Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio of the U.S. Archdiocese for the Military Services, who is president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, said in a Jan. 10, 2024, statement ahead of Martin Luther King Jr. Day Jan. 15. (OSV News photo/courtesy University of Notre Dame)

Broglio: Reflect On King’s ‘Rallying Cry’ to Confront Today’s ‘Evils of Racism’

January 15, 2024
The Jan. 15 federal holiday honoring the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is a time to “pause and reflect” on his “indelible legacy” and “his rallying cry in the pursuit of justice and peace.”
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The Franciscan Spirit of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

December 27, 2023
What do an American civil rights icon of the 1960s and an Italian mystic from the 13th century have in common? More than you might think.
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I Will Be With You

February 11, 2023
Reflect  One night, Martin Luther King Jr. received a threatening phone call. He went downstairs to make a cup of coffee and in the midnight hour spoke to God about giving up his leadership role in the quest for freedom. ...
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Blooming cherry blossoms surround the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in Washington March 27, 2021. (CNS photo/Cheriss May, Reuters)

‘His memory still resonates’: Franciscan sister recalls MLK

January 16, 2023
Almost everyone familiar with the life and death of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. knows the value that the civil rights leader put on living a long life. The phrase "longevity has its place" is now enshrined within his last ...
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Dr. King’s Undying Dream

January 17, 2022
When King delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech in 1963, 250,000 people in DC stood spellbound. It’s perhaps the most important oration of the 20th century.
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