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Hans E. Offerdal @hofferdal.bsky.social · 9d

The Cushwa Center Lecture 2025 @notredame.bsky.social will be held by @robertellsberg.bsky.social from @orbisbooks.bsky.social.
Orbis Books has, rightfully, earned its place as one of the most distinguished and influential #theological publishers in the world.
Tue Nov 4, 2025, 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm.

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Robert Ellsberg @robertellsberg.bsky.social · 11d

My new book BLESSED AMONG US Vol 2, with over 700 entries drawn from my daily reflections in @giveusthisdaylp.bsky.social @litpress.bsky.social

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Liturgical Press @litpress.bsky.social · 19d

EXCITING NEWS!

Robert Ellsberg's BLESSED AMONG US; VOLUME 2 has arrived and will be sent out shortly to those who’ve preordered! The book features hundreds of reflections on individuals who give witness to the myriad ways of holiness.

litpress.org/Products/017...

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Robert Ellsberg @robertellsberg.bsky.social · 18d

Very much looking forward to receiving my copies. Thanks to @litpress.bsky.social and @giveusthisdaylp.bsky.social. This and Vol 1 are drawn from my more than 1400 reflections written over the past 14 years.

Liturgical Press @litpress.bsky.social · 19d

EXCITING NEWS!

Robert Ellsberg's BLESSED AMONG US; VOLUME 2 has arrived and will be sent out shortly to those who’ve preordered! The book features hundreds of reflections on individuals who give witness to the myriad ways of holiness.

litpress.org/Products/017...

@robertellsberg.bsky.social

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Jonathan Stegall @jonathanstegall.bsky.social · 29d

Among the participants are @robertellsberg.bsky.social and @jarrodmckenna.bsky.social!

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Hans E. Offerdal @hofferdal.bsky.social · Aug 24

Yes! A lot of interesting titles from stellar publisher @orbisbooks.bsky.social in the pipeline now.
As @robertellsberg.bsky.social says: "A World of Books that Matter."
👇8 that seems very intriguing (dets in alt text).

@maryknoll.bsky.social @commonweal.bsky.social @csmonitor.bsky.social

Facsimiles of covers of
Bratten Weiss, Rebecca. The Books That Made Us: Deconstructing the Modern Christian Classics. Orbis Books, 2025.

De La Torre, Miguel A., and Mitri Raheb, editors. Tear down These Walls: Decolonial Approaches to Barriers and Liberation. Orbis Books, 2025. Ethics and Intersectionality.

Dorrien, Gary J., et al., editors. Organizing Visions: Social Ethics and Broad-Based Solidarity Activism. Orbis Books, 2025. Ethics and Intersectionality.

Douglass, James W. Martyrs to the Unspeakable: The Assassinations of JFK, Malcolm, Martin, and RFK. Orbis Books, 2025.

Feddon, Dustin. More than Half Way Home: A Story of Accompaniment in the Shadows of Incarceration. Orbis Books, 2025.

Ilo, Stan Chu. Where Is God?: An African Theology of Suffering and Smiling. Orbis Books, 2025.

Munayer, John S., and Samuel S. Munayer, editors. The Cross and the Olive Tree: Cultivating Palestinian Theology amid Gaza. Orbis Books, 2025.

Vink, Andrew T. Common Evil: Political Economy and the Ethics of Liberation. Orbis Books, 2025.

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Robert Ellsberg @robertellsberg.bsky.social · Aug 22

My interview with Grace Ji-Sun Kim about her new book “Earthbound.” @orbisbooks.bsky.social www.youtube.com/live/OmBRvug...

Grace Ji-Sun Kim, One On One Interview | Orbis Books

YouTube video by Maryknoll Society

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Robert Ellsberg @robertellsberg.bsky.social · Aug 8

So enjoyed this conversation with Joyce Rupp about her new book, “Years of Ripening: Reflections on Aging for the Later Years.” @orbisbooks.bsky.social youtu.be/hxjMPtUiz7Q?...

Joyce Rupp, One On One Interview | Orbis Books

YouTube video by Maryknoll Society

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Robert Ellsberg @robertellsberg.bsky.social · Jul 20

Thanks for letting me know.

Robert Ellsberg @robertellsberg.bsky.social · Jul 20

Correct link here: A Big Beautiful Train sacredheartuniversity.typepad.com/go_rebuild_m...

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Robert Ellsberg @robertellsberg.bsky.social · Jul 20

Is it too much to say in this time, in America, that we are on a train bound for hell? If that seems extreme, can we at least ask the question: Where is this train headed? My latest reflection: "A Big Beautiful Train."
sacredheartuniversity.typepad.com/go_rebuild_my_…

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Robert Ellsberg @robertellsberg.bsky.social · Jul 7

Now available @orbisbooks.bsky.social orbisbooks.com/products/i-a...

I Am a Mission on This Earth: Selected Writings

“My mission of being in the heart of the people is not just a part of my life or a badge I can take off. . . . Instead, it is something I cannot uproot from my being without destroying my very self. I...

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Robert Ellsberg @robertellsberg.bsky.social · Jul 7

"My mission of being in the heart of the people is not just a part of my life or a badge I can take off. Instead, it is something I cannot uproot from my being without destroying my very self. I am a mission on this earth; that is the reason I am here in this world."--Pope Francis

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National Catholic Reporter @ncronline.bsky.social · Jul 1

There is every indication that Pope Leo XIV could follow Pope Francis’ embrace of liberation theology, a politically tinged movement that emerged in the 1970s and championed the liberation from social, political and economic oppression as a path to salvation.

Liberation theologians in Latin America express hope for Pope Leo

"What we do know," said Brazilian-born theologian Leonardo Boff, "is that he's a North American with a Latin American soul."

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Robert Ellsberg @robertellsberg.bsky.social · Jun 28

Gosh! Thank you.

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Robert Ellsberg @robertellsberg.bsky.social · Jun 28

And this year, DOROTHY DAY: SPIRITUAL WRITINGS won 2nd Place in Spirituaity.

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Robert Ellsberg @robertellsberg.bsky.social · Jun 28

Very honored to be named as one of three Authors of the Year by the Catholic Media Association. (For publishing 5 prize-winning books in the past five years. All published
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Robert Ellsberg @robertellsberg.bsky.social · Jun 27

It was a privilege to interview a living saint, Maggy Barankitse, along with David Toole, the author of her biography, "Love Made Me an Inventor." @OrbisBooks Her internet connection was unstable. Just means you have to listen harder: youtu.be/qBlah0PzCpc?...

David O'Toole, One On One Interview | Orbis Books

YouTube video by Maryknoll Society

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Commonweal @commonweal.bsky.social · Jun 19

Can a Catholic be a Hindu? Jesuit Francis X. Clooney has sought to learn from both traditions with real devotion.
www.commonwealmagazine.org/hovering-edge

Hovering on the Edge

Can a Catholic be a Hindu? Jesuit Francis X. Clooney has sought to learn from both traditions with real devotion.

www.commonwealmagazine.org

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Robert Ellsberg @robertellsberg.bsky.social · Jun 20

Roger Haight, SJ died today. At @orbisbooks.bsky.social
we published 9 of his books, beginning with his controversial "Jesus Symbol of God." Our final meeting was last year when I presented him with a copy of his final book, "FACING RACE." Appropriately, he died on Juneteenth. RIP.

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Robert Ellsberg @robertellsberg.bsky.social · Jun 17

10 years ago on June 17 2015, a young white supremacist, hoping to “ignite a race war,” opened fire at a prayer service at Mother Emmanuel Church in Charleston SC, killing the pastor and eight other members of the African American congregation. My reflection in @giveusthisdaylp.bsky.social

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Freedom of the Press Foundation @freedom.press · Jun 16

In 2023, FPF honored our dear friend by carrying the torch for two of the causes he championed most — reform of the U.S. government’s secrecy system and unconstitutional abuse of the Espionage Act — through the creation of the Daniel Ellsberg chair on government secrecy.

The Classifieds

Freedom of the Press Foundation’s project to fight overclassification and advocate for reforms to the secrecy system.

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Freedom of the Press Foundation @freedom.press · Jun 16

Today marks the second anniversary of the passing of legendary whistleblower, anti-war hero, and FPF co-founder Daniel Ellsberg.

His courageous decision to leak the Pentagon Papers to the press in 1971 led to the most important Supreme Court case for press freedom in the century.

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Robert Ellsberg @robertellsberg.bsky.social · Jun 15

Fr Steve Bevans SVD has won the highest honor of the Catholic Theological Society of America: the John Courtney Murray Award. Very proud of our author @orbisbooks.bsky.social

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Robert Ellsberg @robertellsberg.bsky.social · Jun 15

My father died on Father’s Day two years ago. (6/16). @Plough had scheduled this interview with me to run that day. www.plough.com/en/topics/ju...

A Father’s Legacy to His Son – and His Country

Robert Ellsberg talks about his father, Daniel Ellsberg, their relationship, and his impact in this interview.

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