”In prison the Catholic prisoners divided the New Testament, which they had hidden and taken with them, into little sheets; they distributed them and learned them by heart. Since the ground was earth or sand, when the guards’ steps were heard, the Word of God was hidden under earth. In the afternoon, at sundown, each one took turns reciting the part he knew; it was impressive and moving to hear the Word of God in the silence and darkness, the presence of Jesus, the ‘living Gospel,’ recited with all the soul’s strength, the priestly prayer, the Passion of Christ….I wonder…how would it be possible to have a change of mentality, a constant re-evangelization of life, to effect a real conversion?”
- Archbishop Nguyên Van Thuân. Because of his Catholic faith,
he was held for 13 years in Vietnamese prisons. He spent 9 of these in solitary confinement.
(Source: simonandgarfunkel)
Deanna Staffo
arizona poor clares of perpetual adoration
Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow, sometime between 1932 and 1934, when their exploits in Arkansas included murder, robbery, and kidnapping.
During the Depression bankers became so unpopular that bank robbers, such as Bonnie and Clyde, became folk heroes.
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Dawwh
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No matter how indifferent I try and act I need a mom….it sucks that you can’t be there because you are a shitty person but I guess we all have our flaws. I wish I didn’t hate you because in order to hate someone you still have to care about them. I wish I didn’t have your blood or any other ties to you. Sometimes I feel like you don’t even deserve to be called a mother.
”As a teenager I was so insecure. I was the type of guy that never fitted in because he never dared to choose. I was convinced I had absolutely no talent at all. For nothing. And that thought took away all my ambition too.” - Johnny Depp
(Source: ivashkovv)
