Martyr of the Amazon: The Life of Sister Dorothy Stang Christian Living_ Advent & Lent The pastoral circle

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The Gospel of Life (Evangelium Vitae

Humanity simply stands in awe of her

and she was officially termed "Servant of God

Martyr of the Amazon: The Life of Sister Dorothy Stang Christian Living_ Advent & Lent The pastoral circleThe murder in 2005 of an American nun, Sister Dorothy Stang, focused the world's attention on the plight of poor farmers in the Brazilian Amazon and their struggles against rapacious developers. Sister Dorothy had worked in Brazil for forty years. From a conventional nun in the pre Vatican II era, she had developed a keen social conscience and, increasingly, a deep, mystical commitment to the integrity of Creation. These ideals combined in her