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1 0Henry Morton Robinson
Geburtstag: 7. September 1898
Todesdatum: 13. Januar 1961
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Henry Morton Robinson war ein US-amerikanischer Schriftsteller.
Robinson wurde als ältestes von elf Kindern in einem Armenviertel geboren. Er diente im Ersten Weltkrieg bei der Marine, absolvierte dann ein Studium und hatte ab 1924 eine Dozentur an der Columbia University inne. Später war er Chefredakteur von Reader’s Digest. Sein bekanntestes Werk, The Cardinal , wurde 1963 verfilmt. Inhalt dieses Buches ist der Konflikt eines Geistlichen zwischen Gottes- und Menschenliebe.
Zitate Henry Morton Robinson
„You will all be assailed, my dear friends, by the very real temptation to believe that you have been forsaken by God – that your priesthood is in vain, and that the weight of mortal grief and sin is more than you can bear. In the midst of your anguish you will ask of Him a sign, some visible ray of His unchanging light in a world of hideous darkness. I am sorry to say that this visible sign will rarely be given. The burning bush of Moses, the jewel-encrusted dove of Theresa, the Tolle lege of Augustine – these are no longer the style, as in the simpler days of saint and prophet. The light will be interior; you must look for it within“
— Henry Morton Robinson, The Cardinal
„You will go far in the Church."
"I have no desire to go far. My only ambition is to be a good priest."
"You will be that, of course. Nevertheless, you will go higher. And do you know why?”
“Why?”
“Because,” said Orselli, “you are not afraid of worldliness. I do not mean that you are worldly. Far from it. But you have a talent for being all things to all men.“
— Henry Morton Robinson, The Cardinal
