
Holiness and Answering to Evil
For some time now we have been meditating on Evil. This is so important to do. Spirituality is not ultimately about comfort. It is about living a life
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For some time now we have been meditating on Evil. This is so important to do. Spirituality is not ultimately about comfort. It is about living a life

Our relationship to shame is a bit like that of Goldilocks who found some porridge too hot, some porridge too cold and some porridge just

One of the signs of our times today is that in our public discourse many politicians as well as journalists and media corporations appear to

What does “being without shame” mean? It means to be without conscience, without a moral compass, to be incapable of recognizing that one can be wrong,

April 10, 2023. Gifts from Two Artists Received during Passover/Holy WeekMatthew shares with us a painting from an artist friend and two powerful poems from

We have seen how Rabbi Heschel calls for an invitation to “holiness” in order turn evil around. Ernest Becker proposes something parallel when he writes

There is going on in our time and on the media a great mixing of evil and grace, crucifixion and resurrection, moral outrage and promise,

Martin Buber teaches that we cannot wipe out evil–but we can work to turn it into good. There are lessons to be learned from the light

Love and Hate, Good and Bad, the Sacred and Evil, Crucifixion and Resurrection. There is much to ponder as daily headlines keep reminding us of humanity’s

Hearing the news these days sometimes feels like we’re living in a swirl and whirlpool of Evil. One day it’s numerous grand juries investigating a former
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