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Join us for a conversation on the Doctrinal Declaration "Dignitas Infinita," which emphasizes the infinite dignity of every human person. This webinar will delve into this important declaration's theological foundations, historical context, and contemporary implications, offering insights into...

I don't have much of a green thumb. I have tried, juniper, maple azalea and a few other things with no success. But I am not giving up.

Love/belonging/ Respect To be accepted as a person To give/receive love To feel a sense of connection with the world For companionship For compassion and kindness For respectful care of your bodily needs Divine To participate in religious or spiritual...

https://www.pbs.org/show/julius-caesar-the-making-of-a-dictator/ This is a bit slow moving but not too bad. It invokes populism, celebrity, outside the box political stints and power. The intro speaks of how fragile democracy is and how real the threats are. I can't help[ wonder if the...

haptomai: touch. Original Word: ἅπτομαι Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: haptomai Phonetic Spelling: (hap'-tom-ahee) Definition: touch Usage: prop: I fasten to; I lay hold of, touch, know carnally. 680 háptomai (from 681 /háptō, "to modify or change by touching") – properly, "touching that...

"Pope Francis actually, in one of his statements, elevated this and pointed out to us that the care for migrants is actually a first tier moral issue for Catholics. We're so used to thinking in bioethics of the big things, you know, the life issues, abortion, euthanasia, and all of that as our...

"Ubi caritas" is a hymn of the Western Church, long used as one of the antiphons for the washing of feet on Maundy Thursday. Its text is attributed to Paulinus of Aquileia in 796. The traditional melody probably also stems from the late 8th century. WHERE charity and love are, God is there...

That sentiment is commonly attributed to Margret Thatcher. What if we here on this forum could talk about issues rather than partisan talking points and ad hominem attacks on political personalities? What if we could work through the problems we see on our own? Of course most of the big...

I am currently reading: How Emotions are Made: The Secret Life of the Brain Author says that the "Lizard brain" we always heard about is old theory. The brain is a well integrated network rather than a pile of evolutionary parts. And makes a distinction between Affect, emotion and mood...

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4828197/#:~:text=We%20identified%2011%20core%20themes,relationship%20with%20HCP%2C%20and%20other. We identified 11 core themes of good death: preferences for a specific dying process, pain-free status, religiosity/spiritualty, emotional...

I somehow stumbled upon this on Youtube. Rather interesting. I have no idea about the authenticity.

Election denial poses an ongoing threat to U.S. democracy. Despite its widespread rejection in the 2022 midterms, efforts to undermine electoral systems have proliferated and expanded beyond Donald Trump’s charge that the 2020 presidential election was stolen. This analysis examines the role...

https://cjd.org/ This is one of the most active CW that I know of. Informative newspaper and website.

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2814471?guestAccessKey=4154226a-c501-4f7a-b479-d0fe11264384&utm_source=silverchair&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=article_alert-jama&utm_content=etoc&utm_term=022024&utm_adv=000004618604

There may be hope. https://www.principlesfirst.us/principles/

I have been impressed lately with Brene Brown. She seems to say the same thing as Jesus without religious language. My take away: For a full and rich life we must be compassionate, empathetic and vulnerable. And we must accept that we will get our butt kicked. That sounds like loving one...

We may begin to seek Him in desolation, feeling nothing but His absence. But the mere fact that we seek Him proves that we have already found Him. –Thomas Merton (1915-1968)

I am loving this series. TCM Special Theme: The Power of Film "2024 will mark the release of a new documentary based on Suber’s most famous book. The Power of Film (2024) is a six-part series which combines footage from some of the most acclaimed and beloved movies of all time along with...

Tehom Genesis 1:2 Darkness over the face of the deep So much debate over flat Earth, Sabbath, six day creation, young and old Earth. I think we pass right over an awesome concept here. The Deep. Waters? Yes. But more, ourselves, our existence, our lives and the mystery of it all. The...

The German government failed to solve the problems caused by the Great Depression. Germany was politically divided. This made passing new laws almost impossible because of disagreements in the German parliament. Many Germans lost faith in their leaders’ ability to govern. Radical political...