Pete Ellertsen cancer, ER spirituality, Franciscans, George Burns, Ilia Delio, John, Mannermaa, Mystics, Science&religion, theosis

Hospital journal (1 of 3): Stories

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A72MAMTVnQo George Burns, in character, answers John Denver's questions in 'Oh, God!' (1977). Editor's (admin's) note: First of three journals based on spiritual and theological reading while I was in HSHS St. John's Hospital in January. I did a lot of reading, in my usual slapdash manner, and I pulled together some disparate ideas -- connected … Continue reading Hospital journal (1 of 3): Stories

Pete Ellertsen culture wars, Jesuits, politics, Science&religion

‘Illegitimi non carborundum’: How Dr. Fauci’s Jesuit formation guided him through the fury of the pandemic

Dr. Fauci briefing officials at NIH, Bethesda, Md., 2021 (Wikimedia Commons). One of the saddest commentaries on the incoming Trump 2.0 regime came in a columm by Jonathan Martin , Politico's senior political columnist. In it, he included Dr. Anthony Fauci among several current and former "officials who’ve angered Trump and his loyalists" and, according … Continue reading ‘Illegitimi non carborundum’: How Dr. Fauci’s Jesuit formation guided him through the fury of the pandemic

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Revisiting a spiritual mutt’s surprising faith journey — Dominican discernment journal (1 of ?)

Daniel van den Dyck, St. Dominic and Cathars, ca. 1650 (Wikimedia Commons). I have to write to discover what I am doing. [...] I don’t know so well what I think until I see what I say; then I have to say it over again. -- Flannery O'Connor (Quote Investigator). This month I'll be taking another … Continue reading Revisiting a spiritual mutt’s surprising faith journey — Dominican discernment journal (1 of ?)