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306: Columbus: The Adventure Begins (Part 1)
The Rest Is History
Is There a Mystical Sense of Destiny in Columbus?
Christopher O'Rourke says his name must have had an influence on how he saw his destiny. He is a deeply religious man and if you miss that side of him, you really miss what makes him tick. The Holy Spirit is incredibly important to Columbus because he comes to identify with the Franciscans who are founded by obviously Saint Francis. And I think Columbus sees himself as the embodiment of that idea, the idea that perhaps a new age is dawning - and that he is destined by his name to play a role in it.
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