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Today is both Ash Wednesday and Valentine’s Day. An interesting combination. On the one hand, we are reminded of our mortality; and on the other, we
Pope Francis has now signed off on Catholic priests blessing gay couples. It is a major step forward in recognizing that gay people exist and gay
According to Aquinas, Joy is born of Love. That is why joy is an anchor when struggle, strife and suffering swirl all around us. Aquinas teaches
In the midst of war — war in Gaza and Israel, war in Ukraine, and constant preparations for war around the world — it behooves
According to Eckhart, there is “a common nature equally near to all people….in human nature there is nothing alien, nothing farther or nearer.” This is another
The word “kind” as an adjective means affectionate, loving, gentle or agreeable, and derives from the terms “kin” and “kind” as nouns. To be kind
Otto Rank’s profound insight that a “philosophy of pessimism” is born of self-hatred gives us a deep understanding of the origin of much suffering in
We are considering how Courage, like Joy, is one of the signs of holiness in our time. In yesterday’s meditation, Martin Luther King Jr. reminded us
Aquinas connects joy to consciousness when he says, “God is supremely joyful and therefore supremely conscious.” Is that your experience too, that consciousness and joy
March 20, 2023. Thomas Aquinas & Deepak Chopra on “the Glory of Existence”Here we meditate on thoughts from both Aquinas and Chopra about the “glory
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