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Servant of God Dorothy Day’s profile received a big boost in Rimini this past Sunday, possibly indicating that her cause for canonization is picking up steam.

Dorothy Day had a very realistic picture of the Catholic Church, the pope said. “To her the church frequently seemed to be on the side of the rich and the property owners, and often unaware of the need for real social justice.”

There’s nothing ordinary about Flannery O’Connor (1925-1964). She wore many hats: public intellectual, storyteller, letter writer, and religious thinker. Flannery marched to her own tune and could not be pigeonholed

In that time I have seen it [US Involvement in Vietnam] first as a problem; then as a stalemate; then as a crime” - Daniel Ellsberg, 1971.

The COVID pandemic has served as a catalyst for many, as the way it was treated exemplified the way Christians had lost their way.

Ellsberg left a legacy of public-spirited engagement in favor of anti-war and peacebuilding efforts, against the military-industrial complex and especially nuclear war and weapons proliferation. Most of all, he advocated for whistleblowers like himself and for the 1st amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

Why Was Daniel Ellsberg Arrested? Vietnam War Leaked Pentagon Documents Recently the Daniel Ellsberg name has come on the internet

Washington, Jun 16 (EFE).- Daniel Ellsberg, a military analyst who leaked the account of United States involvement in Vietnam – which became known as the Pentagon Papers – to the press in 1971, died Friday, his family said. He was 92. “My dear father, Daniel Ellsberg, died this morning June 16 at 1:24 a.m., four …

Kissinger labeled Ellsberg as "Americas greatest threat."

President makes speech in Connecticut at summit marking passage of tougher gun control law last year