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In 1970 my father @DanielEllsberg met with Henry Kissinger and urged him to read the McNamara study, later known as the #PentagonPapers. “But do we really have anything to learn from this study?" #Kissinger asked. "After all, we make decisions very differently now.”
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Blaise Pascal died Aug 19 1662. Last year, during the initial COVID lockdown, I reflected on his message for this time.
#MastersofSocialIsolation #2. Blaise Pascal (1662), scientist, philosopher, Christian apologist, diagnosed the human condition: “Boredom, inconstancy, anxiety.” His case for Xty was based on his examination of human nature, particularly our insatiable need for diversion.
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Keeping a sacred vigil for internationally known artist John August Swanson – San Gabriel Valley Tribune sgvtribune.com/2021/08/06/ke…
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“Ruth Burrows: Essential Writings.” A living spiritual master (98 today) @OrbisBooks
Today is the 98th birthday of Sister Rachel of the Quidenham Carmelite Monastery (Ruth Burrows). Praise God for the gift of her life and the mystical wisdom that she has shared through her writings! (1/2)
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Yes.
My RNS column: In Afghanistan, we made the same mistakes as in Vietnam religionnews.com/2021/08/17/… via @RNS #Afghanistan
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The Taliban victory in Afghanistan completes a 43-yr arc begun when NSA Zbigniew Brzezinski sought to entrap USSR into a quagmire by arming the radical Muhajadin. He considered Soviet invasion a victory for US interests. bit.ly/2VP2qbn
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This joins a history of myopic and fantastically costly covert operations with disastrous long-term effects: coups in Iran, Guatemala, intervention in Vietnam, Indonesia, Cambodia, Iraq, the “war on terror,” drone attacks, etc.
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From a distance
There is harmony
And it echoes through the land
It's the voice of hope
It's the voice of peace
It's the voice of every man.
—RIP Nanci Griffith
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Sorrow for news of the passing of Andrew F. Walls (93), a pioneer in the study of World Christianity. @OrbisBooks published 3 vols of his essays, one named by Christianity Today among 100 most important works of the 20th century. A great scholar, a great mind, a great heart.
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I was honored to be in this good company.
Thank you to the 250+ Catholic theologians, church leaders, scholars, and writers who endorsed "A Home for All: A Catholic Call for LGBTQ Non-Discrimination," including:
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My relationship with #HenriNouwen began over 40 yrs ago when I rejected one of his his essays for the Catholic Worker. Now the stone rejected by the builder has become the cornerstone. See my new @OrbisBooks publisher’s letter: orbisbooks.org
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Citizens United allowed unlimited campaign spending by corps, making it impossible for GOP pols to acknowledge climate change, instead fostering scare stories about Green New Deal socialists coming for yr burgers and lightbulbs. But no reckoning with cost of eco devastation.
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