A Saint on Death Row by Thomas Cahill

Author:Thomas Cahill [Cahill, Thomas]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 978-0-385-53015-6
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Published: 2009-09-25T22:00:00+00:00

Glued to his radio during broadcasts of 60 Minutes, Face the Nation, or his usual favorite, Meet the Press with Tim Russert, Dominique encouraged others to listen, too. For fellow prisoners, he served as a model of engagement with the world: “One thing I'll always remember is that he had a way with words, and he always tried to better himself—writing professors, studying law books, writing articles, studying vocabulary, even just spending time in prayer,” writes Ivan. “He was truly a shining light to everyone he met. Inmates would actually forfeit their daily shower to recreate in his dayroom, so they could pick his brain.”∗

Ivan leaves us with this indelible picture of Dominique: “Even when his world was crashing, he always remained cool. And really, I don't think he was trying to be cool. He was just at peace.” And like the peaceful Jesus of the gospels, Dominique was on the verge of an experience of transfiguration that would help carry him to his end.

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