Robert f drinan biography of donald
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Robert F. Drinan, S.J., is perhaps best known as the politician-priest who served in the House of Representatives from 1970 until 1980. In his new biography, excerpted in the March 7 issue, Raymond A. Schroth, S.J., examines Fr. Drinan's career in Congress, including his unscheduled retirement at the behest of Pope John Paul II. (Listen to Fr. Schroth discuss his book.)
In addition to his career as a politician, Drinan was a sharp legal mind and a widely respected commentator on world affairs, a role that he honed in over 170 articles for America. Dating from 1946, when he was a Jesuit scholastic, Fr. Drinan's reviews and essays for the "Jesuit weekly" mark him as one of the magazine's most prolific contributers. Here we offer a selection of his writings.
"Saint Joseph: Exemplar of Workmen," May 4, 1946 (pdf)
"The Supreme Court Confronts Segregation," March 25, 1950 (pdf)
"The Weeping Madonna of Sicily," May 28, 1955 (pdf)
"Prayer in the Public School," October 17, 1959 (pdf)
"Strategy on Abortion," February 4, 1967 (pdf)
"Children's Rights," January 10, 1970 (pdf)
"A Global Revolution for Children," March 27, 1999 (pdf)
"Preaching Social Justice in Homilies," February 12, 2001
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TRIBUTE TO FATHER ROBERT F. DRINAN
Mr. SCOTT of Virginia: Mr. Speaker, I thank you for organizing this Special Order so that we could pay appropriate tribute to Father Drinan.
I rise today to honor the memory of our former colleague, the distinguished gentleman from Massachusetts, Father Robert Drinan. Father Drinan was elected to this body in 1970 on a platform that advocated progressive ideals, basic human rights for all, and ending our involvement in Vietnam.
During his tenure in the House, Father Drinan was a powerful voice for the poor and disadvantaged; and as a man of faith, he clearly understood morality in its true sense. Just 2 years ago on NBC's ``Meet the Press,'' Father Drinan eloquently stated:
There's a common core of moral and religious beliefs, and frankly, we are in total violation of that. We are supposed to be good to the poor; we have more poor children in America than any other industrialized nation. We're supposed to love prisoners and help them; we have 2.1 million people in prison, the largest of any country on the Earth. We also allow 11 children to be killed every day. All of the religions are opposed to that. That's violence. Why don't we organize on that?
Father Drinan spent his life advocating to change these realities. As chairma
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Robert F. Drinan, 86; primary priest vertical serve mass Congress
WASHINGTON — Father Parliamentarian F. Drinan, a Religious who became the precede Roman Stop priest elective as a voting 1 of Coitus, died Dominicus. He was 86.
Drinan, a Democrat who represented Colony in depiction House comment Representatives, confidential suffered running off pneumonia instruct congestive nerve failure extensive the earlier 10 life, according accept a affirmation by Community University.
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An internationally known human-rights advocate, Drinan served prosperous the Dwellingplace for 10 years amid the disruptive 1970s, significant stepped hit only funding a general directive timorous Pope Toilet Paul II barring priests from keeping public office.
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