spiritual insights on religion, social justice and comparative theology
It’s funny how different music has an impact on your life. Sometimes you hear a song and you immediately recall a time that elicits powerful memories. This is especially true when you get older and have a breadth of experience. That’s what happens to me when I listen to Jimmy Buffett. When I first heard … Continue reading “Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes” by William Klein
I recently broke a crown on my tooth. I was eating a wafer of chocolate and I felt a gritty, sandy taste in the chocolate. “Huh… Interesting,” I thought. Not your typical chocolate. I then felt a hole in the back of my tooth and pulled a crown from the middle of a gooey piece … Continue reading Taoism and the Art of Living by William Klein
What is your duty in life? Toughest question in the world to answer. We wander around in life, scratching our heads fulfilling what we think our mission is by being good parents, brothers/sisters, friends, educators, mentors, workers, and neighbors. Some people are lucky enough to know from a young age what they want to do. … Continue reading “Oppenheimer” by William Klein
What is your duty in life? Toughest question in the world to answer. We wander around in life, scratching our heads fulfilling what we think our mission is by being good parents, brothers/sisters, friends, educators, mentors, workers, and neighbors. Some people are lucky enough to know from a young age what they want to do. … Continue reading “Oppenheimer” by William Klein
We’ve arrived in the future where we can have anything we’ve ever wanted and create a reality that doesn’t exist. Artificial Intelligence is starting to have its way with our world. I had lunch with a former student who showed me examples. Although it is making lives easier and helping people with written proposals generate … Continue reading AI: Falling In Love With The Illusion by William Klein
At one point I wanted to leave my city. I was getting stir crazy to see the world and was touched with a bout of wanderlust. I’d heard the Jesuits send out their novices into the world to survive – to beg for food and live with the poorest of the poor in order to … Continue reading A Miner of Mystery by William Klein
My friend Mike recently retired from being a policeman. He is also a fireman, so there were a number of friends from the fire hall at his retirement gathering. Mike was destined to be a public servant. As kids, he was always at the fire hall and sometimes brought me along to help him clean … Continue reading Battling Homefront Fires by William Klein
It’s tough to decide the difference between those living in fear and those living in willful ignorance in scripture, but there are signposts that point to Jesus’ disdain for those who are willfully acting foolish when they should know better. Looking at the Gospel According to Mark, there are two times where we know that … Continue reading The Dangers of Willful Ignorance by William Klein
We all live a “crabbing” life to some extent. We drift, as if on a boat, from the highest ideals we can imagine to the harsh realities of life and hope we can make our way to the safe edge of the dry dock land of some kind of certainty. We hear the word “crabbing” … Continue reading “Crabbing” to Become a Realist by William Klein
Mary Flannery O’Connor is the quintessential southern gothic writer and one of the greatest American writers our country has ever produced. Although her life was cut short at the age of 39, she left us two novels, thirty-two stories, essays and reviews. Her stories evoke horror, surprise and thought-provoking insights all while inspiring laughter and … Continue reading Flannery by William Klein
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