Secular Animism

I remember when “secular humanism” was seen as the great bugaboo of the religious community. Here’s what it means in my opinion (and it’s what I’ve believed for a long time, before I knew it had a label): we owe our highest duty of care and compassion to other human beings, because we all know … Continue reading Secular Animism

“..Swept With Confused Alarms of Struggle and Flight”

That is all we see these days, looking at our southern border and now , Afghanistan: people running, fleeing, images of exile, displacement, abandonment. Apocalyptic images. Because when people are fleeing, that’s all they’re doing. They are not building, nurturing, making art. If they planted a vineyard, they shall not eat the fruit thereof. We … Continue reading “..Swept With Confused Alarms of Struggle and Flight”