[Magdalen] [Mgdln] (SPAM: ?) Who is your modern 'saint'?

[Lee Lemmon]

Jonathan Daniels belongs on the list along with Rosa Parks and MLK.
 Jonathan was a witness indeed, a true martyr

On Mon, Sep 8, 2014 at 7:38 AM, James Oppenheimer <oppenheimerjw at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Oh, yes! You can hear the. Great Singer on Youtube singing "Joe Hill"
>
> Joe was an organizer for labor when it could, and DID, get people killed
> and ruined.
>
> People such as he were willing to take just incredible risks to change the
> world.
>
> If Nnicholas Romanov and family can be considered for sainthood, then
> surely Joe Hill.
>
> On Monday, September 8, 2014, Grace Cangialosi <gracecan at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > And that reminded me of Paul Robeson, another modern saint.
> > He was in Sydney while their magnificent opera house was being built, and
> > he paid a visit. He stood on the stage in the unfinished building and
> sang
> > "Joe Hill" to the workmen there.
> > I've heard a recording of his singing that, and it's powerful. He was a
> > true Renaissance man--and paid dearly for it...
> >
> > > On Sep 7, 2014, at 10:30 PM, James Handsfield <jhandsfield at att.net
> > <javascript:;>> wrote:
> > >
> > > I dreamed I saw Joe Hill last night
> > > Alive as he could be
> > > Said I “But Joe, you’re nine years dead.”
> > > “I never died,” said he.
> > > “I never died,” said he.
> > >
> > > “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the
> > world.” — Nelson Mandela
> > >
> > > Jim Handsfield
> > > jhandsfield at att.net <javascript:;>
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >> On Sep 7, 2014, at 9:16 AM, James Oppenheimer <
> oppenheimerjw at gmail.com
> > <javascript:;>> wrote:
> > >>
> > >> Joe Hill.
> > >
> >
>
>
> --
> James W. Oppenheimer
> *“If you have a chance to accomplish something that will make things better
> for people coming behind you, and you don’t do it, you're wasting your time
> on this Earth.”  -- *Roberto Clemente
>