
Julian and Aquinas on Wisdom, Beauty, Harmony and Health
Thomas Aquinas reminds us that beauty and harmony go together and that God is praised as “wise and beautiful” because all beings “are full of
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Thomas Aquinas reminds us that beauty and harmony go together and that God is praised as “wise and beautiful” because all beings “are full of

People who have been abused and undergone trauma often need to work hard to rediscover the goodness of existence. One person I know was contemplating

Human survival today requires the survival of the rich biodiversity of Mother Earth. Both require that we recognize goodness with fresh eyes, grateful eyes just

Julian’s first advice about surviving a pandemic is not to deny the suffering that accompanies it. No denial! But her second advice and medicine for

To speak of goodness is to speak of hope. That is why Julian grounded her theology in a time of Europe’s most severe pandemic, in

This question arose for me on MLK Jr day this week when I heard the new poet laureate of San Francisco speak about his role

For my part, the inaugural festivities of yesterday did not disappoint. I recall many years ago, when I was in my early twenties and JFK

A new administration, committed to competence and caring, with leadership by a president-elect who is very experienced in national government and a vice president-elect who

The time of an inauguration of a new president and vice president is a commencement—a beginning, and with a new beginning there arises hope. Fresh

To speak of wisdom is to demonstrate another direction humanity can move beyond the patriarchal stuckness of raw knowledge alone. Wisdom is what happens when
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