Definitions of Spirituality

There is no shortcut to Spirituality.  St. Augustine wrote that Spirituality is found through meditation, contemplation and personal reflection and that it is through the love of another person that we experience God because human love has divine love running...

The Voice of Wisdom

The voice of wisdom I move in every creature…in everyone, and I delve into them all…and I am a voice speaking softly…I dwell in the silence..I am the real voice, I cry out in everyone and they recognize me, since a seed indwells them....

Whatever Happened to Shame?

Whatever happened to shame? And Guilt? Without shame, there is no blame. There is nothing over which to feel guilt. I have often wondered what would happen in our society if instead of sending guilty gang members to prison we reinstitute shame by putting the guilty...

Backlash to Religion

A backlash to religion has led to declining respect for ethical monotheism, and the rise of Utilitarian, self-regarding ethics based on personal rights. Secularists and humanists espouse the belief that we do not need morals and values from religion, rather it is...

Rethinking Divorce;The Importance of Fathers

I am divorced. I initiated the divorce in the third decade of our marriage.  The divorce took a long time because I went back in the hope of staying together. My two oldest children were away at university and my youngest was in her last semester at high school....