4 hours agoHow Earth taught me about dealing with my son’s autismRalph Waldo Emerson reminds us that “there is a time in every man’s education when he arrives at the conviction that envy is ignorance; that imitation is suicide.” Emerson is talking about the importance of claiming our station in life, experience it deeply, and even enjoy it without comparing ourselves…Earth3 min read
2 days agoEarth erased my deadly sins…!The Catholic church taught me about the “7 Deadly Sins” which are surefire way to the fires of hell. They are pride, greed, lust, envy, gluttony, anger, and sloth. …Earth2 min read
4 days agoWhat Earth teaches me about Self-Esteem!Asking you to own up and appreciate your uniqueness can sound like a pious platitude or a psychological ploy to assuage the anxiety you feel about being so small and insignificant in a vast universe. When you are told not to compare yourself to others, you are less inclined to…Earth2 min read
Jul 31Prayer as EnergySeeing diversity as divinity being distributed all around us, can be extremely helpful in understanding the nature of intercessory prayer. When we ask someone to pray for us or we offer to pray for someone else, what does that mean? How does that work? Traditionally, it is understood as praying…Prayer3 min read
Jul 25My Exit from ExclusivismAs a Catholic, I grew up believing that the Catholic Church is the only true religion. The words of my catechism teacher, “outside the church there is no salvation,” still echoes in my mind. He was repeating the official teaching of the Church, originally proposed by Cyprian of Carthage in…Religion2 min read
Jul 21Diversity is Divinity DistributedFor me something so simple and mundane as observing my wife doing a jigsaw puzzle is enough of a divine revelation. Judy loves Jigsaw puzzles. She would open a puzzle box of a thousand pieces and dump them on the dining table and, each day she would put a few…Diversity2 min read
Jul 18Diversity is DivinityThere are three common ways of dealing with diversity: hate it, tolerate it, or accept it. Hitler was not a fan of diversity. I know many people who merely tolerate diversity. When an African American family moved into our mostly white neighborhood, my neighbor told me that he was not…Diversity3 min read
Jul 15Celebrate DiversityWhile living in India, the word diversity was not part of my vocabulary. Everyone around me looked alike, spoke the same language, ate the same kind of food, and belonged to the same religion. The caste system among Hindus in some parts of India and the denominational differences among Christians…Diversity And Inclusion3 min read
Jul 10UnveilingIf you are disinterested in engaging in the exasperating task of studying the 32,000 plus verses of the Bible, or the 6,236 verses of the Quran, or the 700 verses of the Bhagavad Gita or you just want to dismiss them all, a heavenly life is still available to you…Universe2 min read
Jul 7Nature before Scripture!“Divine revelation comes in two volumes: Nature and Scripture”, said Thomas Aquinas. For a believer who always looked inside the Bible first for answers, this quote was a jolt to his systems. Which came first, Nature or Scriptures? The answer is obvious. God’s creation existed before the Bible did. In…Nature2 min read