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Monthly Archives: September 2015
Relational Justice
Without either my teachers or me knowing it, I am fairly sure that my first encounter with any broad or deep understanding of justice in this life came in these familiar terms when I was a child: “Do unto … Continue reading
Justice: Anchors
The word “anchor” has been in the news a lot lately. I have always liked that word: it implies a foothold or a grip; firm ground on which to stand. In today’s hyper-maniac world of the Internet and social media … Continue reading
Justice: Definitions
To ask people living in our culture at this time what justice means is to open the door to several very different views as this article from the University of Colorado explains. It should be noted as we move from … Continue reading
Culture and Tradition: Gifts and Change
I’ve got some gift for languages. You follow your gift. But Latin’s not easy. Ursula K. LeGuin I’ve been teaching Latin for 27 years. For the last 15 or so, I’ve been a part of a movement that is rather … Continue reading
Culture and Tradition: Denying What Is
In so far as one denies what is, one is possessed by what is not, the compulsions, the fantasies, the terrors that flock to fill the void. Ursula K. LeGuin We could not be served up more glaring examples of … Continue reading
Culture and Tradition: Exile
My imagination makes me human and makes me a fool; it gives me all the world and exiles me from it. Ursula K. LeGuin I am continually drawn to the double edged nature of culture, and this quotation from LeGuin … Continue reading
Culture and Tradition: Explosions!
My spiritual journey looks like an explosion! This is not entirely metaphorical for me. My first understanding of G_d was when I was 7 or 8 years old and the engine to our family car exploded. My family had a … Continue reading