My daughter Christina’s reflections on the death of her pet rat, Lebron James Jr., on Holy Saturday.
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Animals have never left the presence of God. The presence of God has never left us! Picture below
Bled through the rock on the feast of St Francis, the day after burying Trinity, the family Yorkie: "The 'Trinity Stone' ". His presence Bleeds through all Creation.
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Such good words. As one dear friend said to me years ago, "Rats are the best kept secret of the pet world." Love them, and remember our many rat pups fondly.
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Amen... and I would gladly welcome Christina as a deacon concelebrant at daily Mass—providing a fabulous homily.
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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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