Jesuit Fr. Alfred Delp, hanged on Feb 2, 1945, for resisting the Nazis. "Others have you in their power now; they torture and frighten you, hound you from pillar to post. But the inner law of freedom sings that no death can kill us; life is eternal." bit.ly/2FEg8AA
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“If through one man’s life there is a little more love and kindness, a little more light and truth in the world, then he will not have lived in vain.”-Alfred Delp SJ, hanged Feb 2 1945
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I read this book...left an indelible impression on me...I think about Fr Delp often...may he rest in peace
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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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