I don't think I have ever posted about an individual person before. And in fact, I've just added a new category, People, in order to have a place in which to put this post.
Yesterday I read in the newspaper that Fr. Robert Drinan had passed away. He was one of my heroes and, although I did not know him personally, I feel profoundly affected by this loss. I am posting about him today because to me he truly was beautiful.
You can read about him at these sites --
Anti-Defamation League
Boston Herald
Commonweal
Georgetown University
Linux Greenhouse
The Nation
Washington Post
Thank you for filling a huge gap in my knowledge by linking to the recent articles about Father Drinan. Although I am not Catholic, I have been inspired by Dorothy Day for some time now and was only remotely aware of Father Drinan, who listed Dorothy Day as one who inspired him. NPR has a lively taped interview with Father Drinan from 1988.
Posted by: am | January 31, 2007 at 06:32 PM
Years ago when I lived in NYC, I visited the Catholic Worker quite frequently. Dorothy Day was still alive then, although not in the best of health. Do you get the Catholic Worker newspaper? It comes out about 4 times a year. A subscription still costs 25 cents annually, same as it did when the paper started, back in Depression days!
Posted by: Ciara | February 02, 2007 at 03:32 PM
Interesting to know that you frequently visited the Catholic Worker when Dorothy Day was still alive. I don't get the Catholic Worker newspaper but found out how to subscribe after reading your comment. Hadn't realized it was still being published. I have a inspiring set of tapes, an unabridged version of a book by Robert Coles called DOROTHY DAY: A RADICAL DEVOTION. Maybe you've come across that book, too.
Posted by: am | February 04, 2007 at 10:26 PM