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The Mystical Opportunities of our Modern World

Despite all my complaining about modern problems, I truly do believe we live in remarkable times. World travel is feasible, … More

awakening, awareness, enlightenment, God, happiness, meditation, mystic, mystical living, religion, spiritual practice

An Immorality Tale: Lying for Birth Control, or When Dogma Trumps Compassion, Morals Break Down (and even yoga pants aren’t safe)

The anti-birth control faction, which as far as I can tell is mostly made up of people who don’t have … More

birth control, catholic, compassion, health insurance, lying, mandate, obama, religion, rigid

Hey, Santorum, Rigidity is a Weakness, Flexibility a Virtue, Compassion the Gold Standard

The problem I had when Rick Santorum accused Obama of showing ‘weakness’ by apologizing for the accidental burning of Korans … More

burning, compassion, ecumenical, election, faith, flexibility, koran, obama, religion, santorum, virtue

Our Lady of Chain Emails…Pray for Me!

November 20, 2011.  I got this chain email from my mom.  It said if I read the prayer below, written … More

awareness, catholic, chain email, humor, in the moment, mysticism, present, religion

Can you be a beer-drinking, meat-eating Catholic-Buddhist-Toaist?

I go through Religions like a trucker goes through truck stops:  Sure,  I got my favorites I come back to … More

balance, family, multiple religions, practice, religion

In Defense of the Give Up and Die Philosophy

This entire website, based on the Give Up and Die mantra, is really nothing very new.  In fact, it is … More

death, enlightenment, family, happiness, parenting, religion

Hey, Young Liberals! Pick a God and Pray. It’s good for you.

I have a daring request for all the young, liberal, and open-minded people of my generation.  Go to church.  Or … More

awakening, bhagavad-Gita, buddhism, change, Christianity, God, hope, humor, liberal, meditation, prayer, religion, universalism

Why Do We Suffer?

If there is a God, and he is all-powerful and all-loving, then why do we suffer?  Or as the Greek … More

buddhism, Christianity, death, God, innocence, mysticism, religion, suffering

Misquoting Jesus. What did Jesus really say?

Part of my never-ending quest for enlightenment takes me down a lot of religious rabbit holes.  The Bible, certainly, is … More

Bible, Ehrman, God, Jesus, misquote, mystical, mysticism, religion

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