History calls him “Basil the Great,” and his greatnesses were many. He was a brilliant theologian; and anyone today who writes about tradition or the Holy Spirit must engage his works, which are foundational in the field. He also produced some of the earliest sustained reflections on the social order implicit in the Gospel. But he didn’t just think about these things. He did something about them. As bishop he was a model administrator, marshaling the resources of Christians in order to build a “new city” dedicated to worship and service of those in need; there he constructed one of the first hospitals, a poorhouse, a soup kitchen, a homeless shelter, a hospice, and a trade school. He was an outstanding preacher, an organizer, an operator, and a saint recognized for greatness even in his own lifetime.
funeral began led by rush limbaugh. i am not going to justify this. i am not going to explain this is attack on paul ryan. the support for an individual mandate. in health care? folks, don t ask me to explain this. there is knob explanation no explanation. then came today s the wall street journal headline, gingrich to house gop drop dead. then in a morning radio interview in chicago house majority leader eric canter coined the phrase tremendous misspeak. in his funeral oration for newt gingrich. to sit here while all but maybe three house republicans voted for the ryan budget to somehow portray that as a radical step i think is a tremendous misspeak. i think that many have said now he s finished. i haven t had a chance to really
would be against a conservative imposing radical change. and so the gingrich story began led by rush limbaugh. i am not going to justify or explain this. the attack on paul ryan, the support for an individual mandate in health care? folks, don t ask me to explain this. there is no explanation. then came today s wall street journal editorial headline gingrich to house gop, drop dead. then in a morning radio interview in chicago house majority leader eric canter coined the phrase tremendous misspeak in his political funeral oration for newt gingrich. to sit here while all but maybe three house republicans voted for the ryan budget to somehow portray that as a radical step i think is a tremendous misspeak. i think that many have said now
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president who is smart, articulate or oratorracle delivering funeral oration. an odd and con descending view of what con descending view of what the rest of america wants in their service. what about the tone that did sound raucous with the cheers? gibbs said the president wasn t prepared for it but obviously rode the wave. what about that? it reminds people of what happened in minnesota many years ago when a senator died and it seemed to be an overly pomp pous and sort of celebratory tone pompous and sort of sell patory tone. wellstone. sunk the democrat in the race, mondale. norm coleman got close to surprise victory. but here there is a mistake