Feast of the Holy Family. Children ask about their origins. When did Mary and Joseph feel Jesus was ready to learn about his mysterious birth, the shepherds and wise men, the children of Bethlehem slaughtered in his place, their flight into Egypt?
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Jesus didn’t speak of such things with his disciples. But he spoke of a new family, based not on bloodlines but on discipleship. “Whoever does the will of my Father in heaven is my brother, sister, mother.” So this original holy family anticipated a greater Holy Family to come.
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...slowly & truly they did share these mysteries as we hear Him growing in Wisdom & Grace:
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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"
rollingstone.com/politics/polit
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