FD Of Blessed Fra Angelico (d 1455), Dominican friar and patron of artists. Many of his great murals painted for his Florentine monastery depict Dominicans and saints in foreground of holy scenes from life of Christ—mirroring the attitude of devotion they were supposed to inspire
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For Fra Angelico religious life was a life lived in the presence of Christ and emotionally engaged in the ongoing drama of redemption. It was this mystical vision that was communicated in his paintings with angelic purity.
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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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