Category Archives: Religion

What is your Holiday tradition?

Posted on December 1, 2017 by Jim deMaine

The Holidays are here. Please send pictures of your special decorations for the blog – Christmas, Hanuka, Kwanzaa, etc. The Holy days vary for many of us in our pluralistic society. Of note today December 1st is a Muslim special day. … Continue reading →

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Can its own “Arab Spring” save Saudi Arabia and temper Islam?

Posted on November 24, 2017 by Jim deMaine

Tom Friedman recently made another of many visits to Saudi Arabia – the heart of Islam with two of its holiest sites. Much to his delight he’s found changes for the better he never thought he’d see in his lifetime. … Continue reading →

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“The Five Invitations”

Posted on November 20, 2017 by Jim deMaine

From The Lion’s Roar: Buddhist teacher Frank Ostaseski has been one of the leading voices in contemplative end-of-life care since the 1980s. In this video, he talks with Lion’s Roar’s Lindsay Kyte about the lessons he’s learned at the bedsides of … Continue reading →

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“Grief, when it comes, is nothing like we expect it to be.”

Posted on June 9, 2017 by Jim deMaine

Maria Popov has a thoughtful literary web site called Brainpickings. She recently  published an essay by Joan Didion on the subject of grief. She notes, “Grief turns out to be a place none of us know until we reach it. … Continue reading →

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Prospects for Peace in Israel-Palestine

Posted on April 29, 2017 by Jim deMaine

From Cabby Tennis 7:00PM, Monday, May 22, 2017 Great Hall  “Internationally known historian and author Dr. Ilan Pappé is a native son of Israel and a former senior lecturer of history and political science at Haifa University. Since 2008 he … Continue reading →

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“After great pain, where is God?”

Posted on March 27, 2017 by Jim deMaine

When we suffer a great loss, like C.S. Lewis did when his beloved wife died, we may experience a vast array of feelings toward God. Anger. Confusion. Questioning. All this and much more in our grief. I found an excellent … Continue reading →

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RIP Huston Smith, The Man Of Religions

Posted on January 7, 2017 by Jim deMaine

The recent passing of a “religious rock star” leaves us still searching for what comes next. In this delightful video below learn what Huston Smith has to say about aging and the afterlife, or as he says “when my body … Continue reading →

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