A touch of wisdom can work wonders

As a student in the 1980s, I came across a young person in a pretty bad situation. For convenience, I’ll call them Sam (not their real name). I had volunteered to host the weekly movie night at the psychiatric wing of a hospital. Sam was an in-patient and one evening we got to chatting after… Read More A touch of wisdom can work wonders

Climate activists glue hands to Goya painting in Spain, block private jets at Amsterdam airport

Two persons were arrested after they had glued their hands to the frames of two world-famous paintings by Spanish master Francisco de Goya in Madrid’s Prado museum on Saturday. Source: Climate activists glue hands to Goya painting in Spain, block private jets at Amsterdam airport Opinion: Oh, that’s original… Reminds me of something I have… Read More Climate activists glue hands to Goya painting in Spain, block private jets at Amsterdam airport

Shakespeare’s Hamlet – A Modern Man?

Hamlet is a Shakespearean character in the tragedy, Hamlet Prince of Denmark written between 1599-1601. The story of Shakespeare’s Hamlet was derived from the legend of Amleth, preserved by 13th-century chronicler Saxo Grammaticus in his Gesta Danorum, as subsequently retold by the 16th-century scholar François de Belleforest. Shakespeare may also have drawn on an earlier Elizabethan play known today as the Ur-Hamlet, though some scholars… Read More Shakespeare’s Hamlet – A Modern Man?

Opinion | The Hail Mary Prayer and Different Types of Environments

The Hail Mary Prayer (Latin = Ava Maria) is a Catholic prayer directed to the Blessed Virgin Mary and central to the Holy Rosary. It is essentially a prayer of praise and a request for intercession. The first part of the prayer is based on a visitation of an angel to Mary, as told in Luke 1:28.… Read More Opinion | The Hail Mary Prayer and Different Types of Environments

Paranormal Experiences Are the Norm, Not the Exception | Psychology Today | Opinion

Building a better understanding of paranormal phenomena. Source: Paranormal Experiences Are the Norm, Not the Exception | Psychology Today Opinion: Admittedly I just glanced over this but it looks worthwhile and fits nicely with the video – “miracles” – I’m working on. As I told a certain professor many years ago, we need more discourse… Read More Paranormal Experiences Are the Norm, Not the Exception | Psychology Today | Opinion