St Scholastica was the twin sister of St Benedict, father of Western monasticism. They would meet each year midway between their monasteries to talk of spiritual matters. One year, as dusk fell, Scholastica begged B to stay, but he said it was impossible to deviate from the rules
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She began to pray, whereupon the heavens erupted with a flood of rain that made travel impossible. “What have you done?” Benedict cried. Scholastica replied: “I asked you, but you were unwilling to listen to me. I asked my Lord and He listened to me.” So she had her desire.
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They spent the whole night praising God. St Gregory comments: “As John says, ‘God is love,’ and she justly overcame him by the greater strength of her love.” It was their last meeting. Scholastica died 3 days later. In a vision Benedict saw her spirit rise to heaven like a dove.
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Heard a lovely homily for this day years ago, maintaining that the story proves Scholastica was Benedict’s younger sister; if she’d been older, she wouldn’t have needed prayer to prevail. [Bonus #thirdsubjunctive in this tweet: you’re welcome]
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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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