You are an object

How commodification of life creates global harm 5 minute read You are an object. You may not like the idea of being an object, but you are. The author of this article is an object too. Other people, animals, forests, …

Who can you become?

Reading time: 2 minutes Twenty years from now, you’ll see a photo of yourself and think, “I looked so young! So full of life and possibility.” Twenty years after that, you’ll look at photos from that age and think, “Ok, …

The Story of You-man Evolution

Reading time: 7 minutes Sometime around seven million years ago, a primate climbed down from the trees. Standing upright to scan the horizon, the primate then took a step forward. And another. She probably wasn’t able to walk for long, …

A story of the universe in nine minutes

Reading time: 9 minutes Our story begins in the dark.  Or really that’s not quite right; “light” didn’t yet exist, so without light, how can there be “darkness”?  And then sometime (or no time) later…  BANG!!!!! From nothing, everything Everything …

An experiment in right speech

Reading time: 4 minutes Although I’m not Catholic, nearly every year I observe Lent along with my wife, who is Catholic. In a society fueled by instant and constant gratification, the idea of passing on pleasure is a nearly heretical …

Spiritual practices for trying times

Reading time: 6 minutes As the threat of COVID-19 continues to rise, so does the potential for intense stress and anxiety for countless people worldwide. I recently reached out to friends from across the years to ask, “what spiritual practices do …

evolution in the time of covid-19

Evolution in a time of crisis

Reading time: 2 minutes Throughout human history, we have faced constant and relentless threats to our survival. In evolutionary terms, these pressures typically mean “adapt, or die.” Unlike other species though, we as humans can make a choice about how …