
Hatred and Resentment: Evil Forces in Our Midst
We are examining hatred, the kind of hatred that fed and nurtured the 18 year old man who wanted to start a racial war by
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We are examining hatred, the kind of hatred that fed and nurtured the 18 year old man who wanted to start a racial war by

When did hatred begin? First, of course, hatred and fear have always been with the human species. And, when we don’t examine our own consciences, it easily

We have been meditating on “The Sacred Earth” book by photographer Courtney Milne and his last project called “The Pool of Possibilities.” There he found—and

Julian of Norwich understands evil this way: Evil is “everything that is counter to peace and love.” Is taking away a law that guaranteed women

Fascists do not worship a God of Love or Beauty or Justice or Compassion or Creativity or Truth. And certainly not a God who is

Evil, as distinct from sin, is a Cosmic Event. It is big and affects many. This is why indigenous peoples are at home talking about “evil spirits”

In yesterday’s DM I shared the story of Buck Ghosthorse who was kidnapped as a child from his reservation and whose life is a story

Yesterday, in response to Pope Francis’s apology to Native Peoples for the abuses in church schools, we reflected on the “soul wound” named by Doctor

Putin is not the only one who needs to apologize for atrocities past or present. A headline today tells of how Pope Francis met yesterday

In addition to being a “privation of the good,” I see Evil as a force or energy related directly to the Via Creativa, to creativity and misuse of imagination. As
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