Mourning day remembering the crucifixion of Jesus. In the second year of pandemic. COVID-19 is far from over. We are at a crossroads, some argue. Their path will take us to a better world, they argue. The so-called free world is facing a critical decision: Are civil rights and freedom negotiable or not? High time … Continue reading
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Lent 2020 – Lent 2021 Corona-virus in the Rear Mirror
I have been silent for a while for various reasons, so I’ll start again sharing my Lenten “promise” again this year here. This is a special year, it might be the last lent for me, for us, for my father, for my son. Who knows, we are in gods hand now. We are a family … Continue reading
Lent 2019 – Dust in the wind
I have been silent for a while for various reasons, so I’ll start again sharing my Lenten “promise” this year here. Lenten promises should take us “out of our comfort zone” and should sharpen our heart. No meat, no alcohol, no cheese, no sweets, which is easy, cutting down on twitter is about as far … Continue reading
Faust and C.G. Jung – What holds the world together at its core
Goethe and C.G. Jung “Faust I”, the Germans’ favorite drama is about a scholar who wants the impossible, who wants to know what keeps the world together at heart. Goethe’s Faust failed on this worldly question, which ultimately leads either straight to Augustine’s heaven or Dante’s hell. Therfore Faust needed and accepted diabolical assistance. But … Continue reading
The Gospel of John and the Gnostic myth of redemption
Last weekend I checked in for a three-day time-out at my local monastery to prepare for Christmas. The countdown to Christmas is on and for many, the Advent season is one of the most beautiful in the year. But! Have we ever realized, that this story with Mary and Joseph and birth of the Messiah … Continue reading
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