Evil and Grief
Gianluigi Gugliermetto
May 10, 2025
The news of concentration camps being built in Gaza is too hard to stomach. It’s overwhelming. Decency, humanity, the rule of law… all those things
Archives
Catching The Wave
Gianluigi Gugliermetto
May 8, 2025
Although “hero,” “ancestor,” and “saint” do not mean exactly the same thing, I have suggested that they are functionally equivalent for us at the present
Holy Trailblazers
Gianluigi Gugliermetto
May 7, 2025
Stories about people who acted for the good of the whole in peculiarly difficult circumstances, even to the extreme sacrifice, are important for us. They
An Army of Camels
Gianluigi Gugliermetto
May 6, 2025
Like many of you, I celebrate the release of Moshen Mahdawi, the Columbia University student, Buddhist peacemaker, born and raised in the West Bank, who
Holiness as Cosmic Hospitality
Gianluigi Gugliermetto
May 5, 2025
Howard Zinn famously said: “Human history is a history not only of cruelty, but also of compassion, sacrifice, courage, kindness. What we choose to emphasize
Empathy and Cosmic Pain
Gianluigi Gugliermetto
May 3, 2025
I suffer from nostalgia. I yearn for some forgotten time/space niche, perhaps in the distant past, where communication among human tribes was limited. I would
Balance
Gianluigi Gugliermetto
May 2, 2025
If I were asked to say in one word what spirituality is all about for me, I would say “balance.” I could also say “justice”
What to Do? A List to Resist Evil
Gianluigi Gugliermetto
May 1, 2025
In his book Sins of the Spirit, Blessings of the Flesh, Matthew Fox describes the ten deadly sins of our time. Such sins are nothing
Courage and Clarity
Gianluigi Gugliermetto
April 30, 2025
Courage and clarity are indispensible virtues for a time like ours in which everything is confused. A word that pairs well with courage, almost a
Experiencing Dark Times
Gianluigi Gugliermetto
April 29, 2025
Who likes to live in dark times? When the fool rules instead of the wise; when evil is called “good” and good is called “evil;”
