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lent madness

juan diego vs. john donne

3/14/2023

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My vote: John
This vote is much less fraught, thank heavens. 
Juan Diego saw the Virgin Mary on five separate occasions in December 1531. She requested that a chapel be built in her honor on the spot where she appeared. As a result of his visions, Our Lady of Guadalupe is worshiped by Catholics throughout the world. 
John Donne was a late 16th early 17th century English poet and scholar. He wrote poems, sermons, and satire which are still quoted today. “No man is an island” and “For whom the bell tolls” are from his Meditation XVII of 1624. He started life as a Catholic, a very dangerous thing to be in England at the time. After his brother died in prison for hiding a priest, Donne reconsidered his faith. He said that it was “better to examine carefully one's religious convictions than blindly to follow any established tradition, for none would be saved at the Final Judgment, by claiming "A Harry, or a Martin taught [them] this."” I can’t think of any better advice. As one of my favorite poets, John gets my vote.
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