Posted on June 29th, 2009 by Joseph
Philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer observed that all truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as self-evident. Such a truth has emerged in our lifetime. It informs us that we exist as a tiny fragment of an immensely larger interlocking whole in which all of the [...]
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Posted on June 24th, 2009 by Joseph
Many of us say we do not like organized religion but that we are “spiritual.” There is something about the word that feels right to us. But what does spiritual really mean? Our world has taken enormous liberties with this word. Religious groups engage in “holy wars” (now there’s a play on words…a classic oxymoron) [...]
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Posted on June 14th, 2009 by Joseph
The study of religion, costly in time and funds, was a liberating and rewarding experience. It cleared my mind of the false religious dogma that as a child I was programmed-literally brainwashed (by the church)-to believe, just as children are today. That clearance was the second most valuable benefit I derived from my divinity school [...]
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Posted on June 1st, 2009 by Joseph
When I was a child, my family attended church regularly. I served countless masses as an altar boy. It was my nature at a very young age, as it has been all my life, to be observant and contemplative. I observed the restrained and reverential behavior of people in church. They crossed themselves with “holy” [...]
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