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There are forces and voices in our increasingly polarized world that want us to view the issues of the day in a binary way: this or that; good or bad. Most issues are more complicated. This blog seeks to invite people to journey beyond the safety, if not the rigidity, of our silo and our ego – to the soul; where we have the opportunity to see things differently.
The Fallacy and Danger of Invulnerability
He presents as the paragon of invulnerability. He claims to be right about everything, and is often seen wearing a hat that states it. Because of his ego driven need for domination, coupled with a stream of statements and appearances that are designed to convey an...
Crisis and Gratitude
I couldn’t stop saying thank you.To the ER staff, the OR people, the post op crew. To the nurses and doctors, aides and food delivery people. To my family, my friends, my partner Jamie. I couldn’t thank them enough. I came to the Emergency Room at Cape Cod Hospital at...
Charisma: Blessing the Charism in Others
One year after becoming Pope in 1978, John Paul II came to America for a six day visit. He was received with wild enthusiasm everywhere he went, not just by Roman Catholics but by nearly everyone else. He was young (59 years old),a playwright and mountain climber, the...
A bishop and gun safety activist offers a way forward from opposing viewpoints.
Instead of dismissing those whose views and experiences are different from our own, the author argues that we must look directly at them and see the goodness that is inherent in all things. From the language we use to the imperative to understand and include, we have a duty to work through opposition and build community.
Bishop Beckwith describes it this way: “We are trained to think, yet the cultural emphasis on thinking has not be applied to our ability to see . . . We are not as well trained in seeing the world’s fullness―pain and joy, compassion and cruelty. We regularly receive glimpses of pain and joy, but they are often presented in such a way as to reinforce our thinking.”
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