FD of St Isidore, a poor Spanish peasant who d on May 15 1130. Among the great Sts canonized with him (St Ignatius, St Teresa) he stands out for his ordinariness. He is simply one of the “little ones” beloved of God. Among canonized Sts quite rare—in heaven, presumably, less so.
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Also rare that his wife Maria de la Cabeza too became a saint. A true power couple, in a heavenly fashion.
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...must have been a big guy being once a bailliff only to become like the "little ones".
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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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