FD of St. Brigid of Ireland (550). Born a slave, baptized by St. Patrick, she founded a double monastery (men and women) in Kildare, one of the great centers of the Celtic church. She induced a bishop to share her leadership; legend has it that he ordained her as a fellow bishop
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"I should like a great lake of beer for the King of Kings.
I should like the angels of Heaven to be drinking it through time eternal. . .
I should like the people of Heaven, the poor, to be gathered around from all parts." --St. Brigid. Art by Bro. Mickey McGrath
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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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