July 28, 1981, Fr. Stanley Rother, a priest from Oklahoma working in the Indian village of Santiago Atitlan in Guatemala, was murdered by death squads. He was beatified in 2017. "At the first sign of danger the shepherd can't run and leave the sheep to fend for themselves."
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Henri Nouwen wrote a book about Rother, “Love in a Fearful Land.” And recently, by Donna and Ed Brett, “Martyrs of Hope.” Both
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Sister Dorothy Stang explained why she stayed in the Amazon river area that same way. ndnu.edu/media-center/s Pray for us, Fr. Stanley and Sr. Dorothy. Amen.
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I appreciate this memorial about my father by @ggrenwald above any I have read today--for his comprehensive review of his bio & history, for his attention to themes generally overlooked about his post-Vietnam life, but particularly for deep appreciation of his human qualities.🙏
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Here's my @RollingStone article on Daniel Ellsberg, the heroic Pentagon Papers leaker who died today at 92:
"We’re Told Never to Meet Our Childhood Heroes. Knowing Daniel Ellsberg Proved That Wrong"
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