Bd. Jacoba of Settesoli: a widow in Rome wished to follow St. Francis, but he advised her to remain with her children: "A perfect life can be lived anywhere." He gave her a lamb that followed her about, and later summoned her to bring a shroud as he lay dying.
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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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