Tag: Politics
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The Energy of Artwork to Soften Hearts, Minds, & Icy Politics
[ad_1] We’ve been meditating on turning to artwork to talk an alternate language in a time of Evil. “Sermon and Deeds of the Antichrist.” Fresco by Luca Signorelli, Cattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta, Orvieto. Wikimedia Commons. We’ve thought-about the sensible satire of Patrice Mersault who brings within the archetype of the antichrist and demons; the…
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Aquinas on Oligarchy, Democracy & American Politics At the moment
[ad_1] In gentle of the Friday ambush staged by the present occupant of the White Home and his henchman in opposition to Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy within the Oval Workplace, I invite you to meditate on Aquinas’ knowledge set forth up entrance on web page ix of my latest guide on Christ and antichrist. It strikes…
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Politics, Science, Spirituality and Religious Warriors
[ad_1] In yesterday’s DM, I made reference to the anniversaries of January 6 and November 5 as being demarcations for our time of political apocalypse and what awaits us come January 20, inauguration day. The inauguration of Donald Trump on January 20, 2025, coincides with Martin Luther King Jr. Day. @theytalk9293 feedback on the fallout.…
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Social Media as Heroin? Thom Hartmann on Right this moment’s Politics of Rage
[ad_1] Yesterday we meditated on the fantastic work of artist Lily Yeh to arrange the oppressed from the underside up, i.e., starting with the youngsters, and uplift all of us by the use of constructing neighborhood by way of joint artwork tasks. Magnificence unites and sweetness heals. Her work was celebrated this month in her TED speak. …
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Week of 10/14-19/2024: Politics, Resentment & Forgiveness
[ad_1] October 14, 2024: Blessed Indigenous Peoples’ Day 2024!Right this moment is Indigenous Peoples’ Day. Matthew remembers fondly these indigenous elders who’ve had a fantastic impression on his life. Amongst them: Buck Ghosthorse, Lakota trainer and pal; Sister Jose Hobday, Seneca elder and Franciscan sister; Eddie Kneebone, Aboriginal elder and activist; and Rod McAfee, an…
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Resentment & The Politics of Resentment, continued
[ad_1] In yesterday’s DM, biologist Rupert Sheldrake instructed us on how resentment and people who preach it will probably create a whole tradition or political motion round it. One wonders if that’s taking place in the present day in America. Resentment embodied: the First Felon’s mugshot, echoing the “Kubrick stare” portraying insane or unstable characters in…
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Rupert Sheldrake on the Politics & Science of Resentment
[ad_1] I’m asking nowadays how it’s that Donald Trump, for all his apparent shortcomings, has so massive a following amongst American voters and located myself turning to a ebook I wrote with British scientist Rupert Sheldrake a number of years in the past. Rupert Sheldrake describes the method of morphic resonance: previous types and behaviors of…
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The best way to discuss politics while you disagree and cut back election stress : Pictures
[ad_1] It may be onerous to speak about politics, even with the folks we love. About 1 in 4 folks within the U.S. say they’ve ended a friendship because of political disagreements. And many citizens say they’ve few or no pals on the opposite facet of the political aisle. What’s extra, research present polarization can…
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An period of shamelessness in American politics
[ad_1] That is an version of The Atlantic Each day, a publication that guides you thru the largest tales of the day, helps you uncover new concepts, and recommends the perfect in tradition. Join it right here. Earlier at present, Mayor Eric Adams pleaded not responsible to the 5 federal counts unveiled this week in…
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Christ & Antichrist in As we speak’s Politics & Thomas Aquinas, ii
[ad_1] A second quotation from Aquinas on the primary web page of my new ebook invokes his teachings {that a} democracy is preferable to a tyranny “the place the benefit of 1 man is sought.” “Aquinas on Democracy.” Video essay by Phil Sopher. Aquinas attributes this ardour to “greed” and tells us {that a} tyrant…