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As Andy Warhol famously said, in the future everyone will enjoy 15 minutes of fame. We might construe those remarks to suggest that...

Part of my morning contemplation is set aside to remember people in my life, and indeed those whom I do not know, who are facing life...

I recently picked up a fascinating book by the author James Blish, well known among science fiction fans for his wide breadth of interest...

I admit this word is new to me—and maybe to you as well. It is a contraction of blessed and cursed, and on reflection I find that it...

My immediate thought at the mention of demons is of C.S. Lewis and the Screwtape Letters. If you have not read this slim volume, I...

I wasn’t surprised the other day to read the results of a survey conducted by a mental health organization alleging that those who...

On a long drive with a friend one day the conversation turned to a topic of interest to us both: what does it mean to be fully aware? ...

A familiar trope at this time of year is the new year’s resolution. The idea of freeing ourselves from habits we would rather not carry...

Author and scientist Arthur C. Clarke famously observed that “Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.” We...

On this first post of the new year, I wanted to write about a topic that we are all familiar with, though may not practice often;...

As we enter the final year of the decade and a time of year that many people reflect on changes they wish to make to improve their lives...

With the holidays upon us I have been thinking a good deal about gratitude. What does it really mean to be thankful for something or...

Having written recently about moral authority and values, I was quite interested to read a study that was just published in the American...

Maybe you have heard this expression. It is usually offered up by someone trying to navigate a challenge to their religious principles...

Growing up, the values of friendship and loyalty I came to admire as an adult were nurtured by both personal experience and the stories I...

Winston Churchill described those periods of his life when he experienced dark moods as the arrival of the “Black Dog”. Apparently, the...

Sicily, I learned, is a land of churches and granita. I don’t mean to be simplistic, perhaps you were expecting a darker, more sinister...

An article reviewing a new book by Caltech professor, Sean Carroll, got me thinking about a topic I suspect many of us have entertained...

If you haven’t seen the television series referred to in the title of this post, I want to commend it to you for two reasons. There is...

I have had some misgivings that this post might raise a few eyebrows but having never learned to avoid the defense of principle I am...