May 16 1164, death of Heloise, Abbess of the Convent of the Paraclete. Through her correspondence with Abelard, her ill-fated husband, she emerges as one of the great minds and hearts of her time. Did she find peace in the end? (Her story told here: amzn.to/2E9ts1h
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Saw your tweet, Robert, and reached out for your book that's on my nightstand now. Turns out I had a bookmark on Heloise already in place.
"Did she ever achieve the peace of mind to which Abelard had urged her? Is that the best criterion of holiness?"
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I appreciate this memorial about my father by @ggrenwald above any I have read today--for his comprehensive review of his bio & history, for his attention to themes generally overlooked about his post-Vietnam life, but particularly for deep appreciation of his human qualities.🙏
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Here's my @RollingStone article on Daniel Ellsberg, the heroic Pentagon Papers leaker who died today at 92:
"We’re Told Never to Meet Our Childhood Heroes. Knowing Daniel Ellsberg Proved That Wrong"
rollingstone.com/politics/polit
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