A Life of Peaceful Resistance Dorothy Day’s approach to peaceful resistance was distinctive because it joined radical social activism, Christian anarchism and absolute pacifism. As co founder of the Catholic Worker Movement in 1933, she saw resistance not simply as protest or political strategy, but as a complete way of life. For Day, belief and…
Many people come to therapy feeling divided inside. One part of them longs for change, while another part feels frightened of it. One part wants closeness, while another pushes people away. One part carries shame, while another works hard to keep everything looking strong and capable. This inner complexity is not a sign that something…
AI safety engineer Mrinank Sharma has resigned from the multibillion-dollar artificial intelligence corporation Anthropic, declaring that “the world is falling apart and is in peril.” In leaving behind his career in AI development to become a poet and coach, Sharma is stepping away from the machinery of technological progress and into a life of creative human encounter. His departure feels…
We are living in an age of manufactured noise, where the screens in our pockets act as spiritual narcotics, designed to keep us reactive rather than reachful. But beneath the crumbling institutions and the media spin, a deeper detoxification is happening. To survive the collapse of the old systems, we must trade our outrage for…
Listening to the Pain of the World: Healing the Human Soul My heart is listening to the pain of the world. There is so much anger, fear, suspicion, projection, despair, violence, grief, sadness, and mistrust. We live in a time when trustworthy leaders are almost nowhere to be found. Some are dictators. Others are neoliberal…
St Francis’ lasting legacy was to teach humanity the sacred lessons of unconditional and boundless love. He especially taught love through his humble service to the vulnerable peoples in his own time who were held in contempt by the powerful and comfortable. He demonstrated the indestructible power of love, which overcomes our primal egoic thoughts…
The 15th century mystic, Teresa of Avila, loved the usage of archetypal symbolism and metaphor in her writings to describe her understanding about the nature of the divine, the state of heaven, the substance of the soul and the stages of the spiritual life. The Interior Castle was one of her finest teachings on the…
Originally written for the Lynn News, Thought for the Day The Cathars of Languedoc were a group of medieval Christians who have been very close to my heart since I first learned of them in 2011. The Cathars were called the good people by friends and neighbours. They were a Gnostic Christian community who lived in…
Mindfulness is a form of meditative practice which focuses upon our mind and attention. In Mindfulness we notice bodily experiences, such as our breathing, sensation, and our energy. We notice external things such as sounds near to us, smells, taste and touch. Mindfulness draws upon a knowledge base of cognitive behavioural psychology, neuroscience, and Buddhist…