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Shame is a complicated topic. But NO SHAME is not complicated. It is very dangerous and the ground of sociopathic behavior, the opposite of “honor” and “integrity”
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Shame is a complicated topic. But NO SHAME is not complicated. It is very dangerous and the ground of sociopathic behavior, the opposite of “honor” and “integrity”

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

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

As I write this meditation I am aware that Passover began last night for the Jewish people and today is what Christians call “Holy Thursday”

I am writing this meditation on the day of the martyrdom of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., April 4, fifty-five years ago. He who led a

The papacy being what it is, it finds it very difficult to admit mistakes. The fact that Pope Francis did so is significant. For years I

Buddhism offers the “Noble Eight-Fold Path” as a way that all should follow. Among these Eight Paths is that of “Right Speech.” One who follows that Path
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