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A thicket of views
My father is a kind, generous, and helpful man. He has a good sense of humor and seems always to be happy. He’s also very conservative.
I’d always known from the way he lived he that he was religiously conservative. “Devout Catholic” is an apt description. But I was well into my adult life before I [...]
Part 12: Liver
Note: For background on this series, please read the Introduction to the 32-Parts Project.
The liver is a vital organ (you can’t live without it) that rests high in the abdominal cavity beneath the right ribs. Although it is not part of the digestive tract, the liver is part of your digestive system.
The liver, which is [...]
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Discernment along the Middle Way
My last post asking “What is Enlightenment?” drew some good comments and questions, and I respond to them here, in a rambling sort of way, beginning with a story about soap. Many years ago Robin worked for Colgate-Palmolive. She worked in the quality-control department at a plant where they made, among other things, Fresh Start [...]
Good Shepherd, Bad Shepherd*