Let Freedom Ring Always
by David Stang
David Stang, Sister Dorothy Stang's youngest brother, wrote this account of the latest trial in the Brazil of the man accused of putting the "hit" out on Dorothy.
Let Freedom Ring Always
A Journey of Courage
The Amazing Story of Sister Dorothy Stang
Author Michele Murdock captures the deep faith and vivacious spirit of Sister Dorothy Stang SNDdeN. Sister was was murdered in the Amazon Forest on February 12, 2005 while working for justice for poor farmers and the preservation of the forest.
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The Martyr of the Amazon
by Sr. Roseanne Murphy, SNDdeN
The 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 advocacy for the rights of the poor and her defense of the imperiled rain forest. They also earned her the enmity of land-grabbing ranchers who repeatedly threatened her. “All I ask,” she wrote, “is God’s grace to help me keep on this journey, fighting for the people to have a more egalitarian life and that we learn to respect God’s creation. (Taken from the
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The Martyr of the Amazon by Sr. Roseanne Murphy, SNDdeN.)
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