Highlights from Pope Francis in chapter 6 of Fratelli Tutti: Approaching, speaking, listening, looking at, coming to know and understand one another, and to find common ground: all these things are summed up in the one word “dialogue”. If we want to encounter and help one another, we have to dialogue. (198) We need constantly […] […]
Read more "Pope Francis on Universal Values and Dialogue — Millennial"Upon the passing of October, we become bombarded with advertisements intended to convince us to buy holiday gifts. The message is the purchases will lead to holiday bliss. Of course, gift-giving is admirable, but to what extent when it is intertwined with consumerism? Older holiday movies offer a view into a modest level of holiday […]
Read more "It’s that time of the season. By Julie Peller Ph.D."Green Junction A more rapid reduction in human dependence on fossil fuels is imperative for lowering carbon dioxide emissions and slowing climate change. An additional noteworthy benefit of using fewer fossil fuels is more occasional spills and leaks of oil and gas. This past July, a Japanese-owned ship, which was carrying 4000 tons of diesel […]
Read more "Green Junction by Julie Peller Ph.D. “Fossil Fuels and climate”"December 4 – 8, 2020 “We are not human beings having a spiritual experience; we are spiritual beings having a human experience.”– Pierre Teilhard de Chardin I would like to take this opportunity to introduce all my followers to the third annual conference presented by the Center for Christogenesis. Join others of like mind and soul […]
Read more "Center for Christogenesis Third Annual"“I grasped the meaning of the greatest secret that human poetry and human thought and belief have to impart: The salvation of man is through love and in love.” ~ Viktor Frankl I did my thesis work on the relationship in Viktor Frankl and Aristotle’s discovery process and how the two arrived at the same understanding […]
Read more "Aristotle, Viktor Frankl, and Nicolas Cole."As I watch the unfolding of a contentious election and wonder about the state of this nation, my heart aches. In all the years (1985-2011) that I spent in uniform, I never imagined that the enemy of the Constitution would be within our national borders. I always believed that the enemy was outside of this […] […]
Read more "Non-Violence: A Response to the World — Pastor Michael Moore’s Blog"Companies who say they don’t need a strategy, only an operation plan clearly do not understand their customers or themselves. Strategy informs everything a company does. Period! Think of the role AI is playing in creating wealth through mining, agriculture, and manufacturing. Which society best understands AI and the difference it makes? Services are the […]
Read more "Thoughts for the digital world. Ponder them over the weekend!"The necessary societal changes implemented due to the coronavirus pandemic created unique opportunities for scientists who study the atmosphere and air quality. Imagine that your work involves the study of air pollution, and some of the primary pollution emissions were forcibly reduced across an entire country, an experimental scenario you could never create to understand […]
Read more "Once the science is understood, we face additional questions By Julie Peller Ph.D."Justice, Ecology, Social Action, Contemplation, and political action are interwoven as a seamless garment. This is what we call Church. We see this in Thomas Merton, Thomas Keatings, Richard Rohr, and yes, Pope Francis. The Hank Center and the various lectures they present help us understand what is happening at the intersection […]
Read more "Justice, Ecology, Social Action, Contemplation and a lecture from Steven Millies"