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Gillette and the thin skin epidemic
January 17, 2019
KEVIN HARGADEN :: The message of the Gillette ad is unexceptionable, but we should note that the company is driven by profit, not progress.
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Surviving ‘Blue Monday’
January 15, 2019
GAVIN T. MURPHY :: Six guidelines on how to endure or even transcend the third Monday of January which has become known as the bleakest day of the year.
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Bursts of loveliness
December 19, 2018
GAVIN T. MURPHY :: A reflection on a Jesuit tradition of finding God in all things through the practice of Zen Buddhist meditation.
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Mountain mindfulness: Companions
December 11, 2018
ASHLEY EVANS SJ :: The Irish Jesuit gives an account of the companions who have climbed the Scottish Highlands with him over the years, naming them the Hammer, the Horse...
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Karl Barth 50 years on
December 10, 2018
KEVIN HARGADEN :: Today marks the fiftieth anniversary of the death of Karl Barth (as well as of Thomas Merton), one of the most important Christian voices of the last...
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Loving my support network
December 5, 2018
GAVIN T. MURPHY :: The blogger, who lives with bipolar disorder, goes on a mission to hear and respond to the needs of those who care for him.
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Suffer little children
December 3, 2018
Paula Nolan :: Over 10,000 people attended the homelesness march, but never in my history of attending public protests have I seen so many children.
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Mountain mindfulness: Majestic God
November 28, 2018
ASHLEY EVANS SJ :: The Irish Jesuit reflects on a deadly encounter while climbing the Scottish Highlands and describes a majestic experience of God.
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The intent and way of tea
November 28, 2018
GAVIN T. MURPHY :: The Irish tradition of tea drinking is meditative at its core, creating a “warm safe space” and celebrating “belonging” among people.
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‘Black Friday’ is the high holiday of capitalism’s calendar
November 26, 2018
KEVIN HARGADEN :: December 8 is still nearly two weeks away, but the Christmas shopping scramble has already begun. Blame Black Friday.
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