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‘Lawrence of,’ Sacred Scripture, and the Rupnik end game

The Tuesday Pillar Post

JD Flynn
Jul 21, 2026
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Hey everybody,

Today’s the feast of the great Capuchin saint Lawrence of Brindisi, and you’re reading The Tuesday Pillar Post.

Lawrence of Brindisi. Credit: threecharlie/wikimedia.

Lawrence — whose baptismal name was Julius Caesar Russo — was born in 1559, and cared for by Conventual Franciscan friars after his father died, when lil’ Julius Caesar was seve…

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