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DEMOCRACY FOR THE 21ST CENTURY—AND BEYOND!
Leonard Swidler [email protected] Let’s start with the beginnings and basics, and then move forward to the present—with an eye to the Future, which is rushing toward us with the speed and force of a roaring freight train! Meaning of Democracy “Democracy,” as the...
Alan Race Interview with Leonard Swidler
A. You have been involved in dialogue for over 40 years - what inspired you to get involved in the first place? I am the son of parents who were like the subject of a 1930s radio program coming out of New York called “Abie’s Irish Rose,” which was a comedy about the...
I Just Don’t Cry
It’s November 15, 1966 just after our offensive attack “Operation Attleboro” near Tai Ninh in South Vietnam. I am a helicopter pilot and my Assault Helicopter Company has just completed a combat assault dropping 80 ground soldiers in to a very “hot” landing Zone (LZ)....
Hans Küng An Intellectual, Spiritual, Moral Giant Has Left Earthly for Eternal Life Vivat in Aeternum!
My good friend since 1958, Hans Küng, has died, age 93. Vivat in aeternum! The Catholic Church, which he served so faithfully for nearly a century, has lost one of the last intellectual, spiritual, moral giants from the era of the World-Transformative Vatican Council...
The Human Phenomenon
THE HUMAN PHENOMENON Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, S.J. A Portion Briefly Presented and Commented on by Leonard Swidler ([email protected]) [From my reading of Teilhard’s Magnum Opus: The Phenomenon of Man, 1958 edition.] The nihil obstat (that is, the official no...
Finding your best fit in a world of change and confusion
This is the beginning of a Blog for people questioning their career tracks, looking for a more “heart suitable” profession, or trying to determine where exactly their personality best fits in this ever changing world. The question generally begins with “Who exactly am...
Career Reboot…Where do I Fit?
Who am I?...what do I really love and want to do? How did I get to where I am now? But I’ve changed, haven’t I?...So where do I go from here? Defining yourself is an ongoing life process of personal experience, including family expectations and behavior, the ideals...
Four facts that will change relations between Christians and Jews in the next decade
Four facts that will change relations between Christians and Jews in the next decadeAs relations between Christians and Jews have changed and will change, we must change, too.Credit: Religious News Service By James Rudin Four overarching realities will define...
A Greek, a Jew, and a Spaniard: Three Convicted Revolutionaries Meet in Antioch
Imagine, if you will, a chance meeting between three historically significant “revolutionary teachers” on the plains of ancient Antioch, and you have this whimsical account skillfully delivered by Demetrios J. Constantelos (as translated from the Greek by Sophia Demas). Those interested in the personalities of history and what they may have thought in relation to other figures and events will find this essay both entertaining and didactic.
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