I have much to thank God and Saint Jude Thaddeus for this season in my life. St. Jude is one of the 12 apostles of Christ and different from Judas Iscariot, who betrayed Christ. After a year of health struggles
MANY, MANY THANKS ST. JUDE
THE CASE FOR GRACE AND COMPASSION
Father Richard Rohr, author, theologian and scholar, talks about our experiences of love and suffering as key factors in our shared humanity. Grace and compassion stem from love and are especially powerful in alleviating suffering. Grace can be viewed as
INTERVIEW WITH PHILIP GOLDBERG: AMERICAN VEDA
Vedanta philosophy originated in India and was written in the early Vedic texts, the Bhagavad Gita and Upanishads. Vedic texts include the Rig Veda, Sama Veda, Yajur Veda and Atharva Veda. In his phenomenal book, American Veda, Philip
Rabindranath Tagore: His Literature and Spirituality
Rabindranath Tagore was born in the Bengali section of north Calcutta (nowKolkata) on May 7, 1861. He was a man of many talents: writer, poet, composer, painter, social reformer, essayist, and novelist. Tagore was awarded
Thích Nhất Hạnh: Embodied Peace in Uneasy Times.
“The mind can go in a thousand directions, but on this beautiful path, I walk in peace”. Thích Nhất Hạnh There is much unease in the world with all the changes. Feelings of anxiety, nervousness, anger and frustration related to
LALON FAKIR, HUMANISM AND THE BAUL TRADITION
Lalon Fakir’s philosophy is relevant to all ages and times. Lalon was a mystic, social reformer, songwriter, and a Baul singer in Bengal in the late 18th to early 19th century. Baul singers are wandering minstrels who originated
INTERVIEW WITH ROB GENTILE: QUARK OF LIGHT (NDE)
There are numerous books on various people’s Near-Death Experiences (NDE). Rob Gentile’s book, “Quark of Light: Near Death Experience (NDE)” is a powerful, honest, and profoundly insightful account of Rob’s NDE after a series of frightening events: heart attack, heart
Japanese Tea Ceremony: Path of Tea
Growing up in India during my childhood, I was exposed to tea, chai, early in life. I love drinking chai. There is chai for every occasion. Drinking with friends or alone. I can drink chai for no reason at all,
The BLACK MADONNAS OF SPAIN
The idea for pilgrimage to see the Black Madonna at the Royal Monastery of Santa Maria in Guadalupe, Extremadura, Spain germinated after I interviewed Dr. Andrew Chesnut for a blog post on Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico City. Dr.
OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE
Apparitions of the Virgin Mary have been reported in many places, such as, (Lourdes) France, (Fatima) Portugal, Kibeho (Rwanda) and Yuzawadai Akita (Japan). Our Lady of Guadalupe is a highly revered Marianne apparition that occurred in Mexico almost 500 hundred