Paul Anthony Loughrige Certitude? No. Mystic? Yes. April 1st—the 37th anniversary of our son Paul’s death.That was the day I was initiated into mystery, not by choice, but by necessity. He did not survive a triple chromosome defect. The doctors had certitude—diagnosis, prognosis, certainty in the science. But I was left with something else—heartbreak: …
©iEnneagram Motions of the Soul 2025 “Who’s Being Stiff-Necked? (Hint: It Might Be You)” “But they did not listen to me or pay attention. They were stiff-necked…” —Jeremiah the Prophet (False Religion is Worthless, Jeremiah 7:26) In Prophet-Speak, being “stiff-necked” means refusing to listen, resisting change, or being too stubborn to care. In modern …
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Photo- Vitor Monthay Table and Temple: Flipping, Setting, or Walking Away? Ever walked into a room, looked around, and thought, “Not today”? Maybe it was a family gathering turned political debate, or a tense meeting where the air was thick enough to cut with a chainsaw. In those moments, do you flip the table, set …
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photo-https://www.aqha.com/-/united-kingdom-2 Random? (Not So Random) Mark Nepo describes the original meaning of random as “the instant a horse at full speed has all four hooves off the ground.” Random implies—suspended midair, defying gravity for a fraction of a second. Originally, random meant unbridled passion, full tilt, full send. A life given over completely to …
NOT St Mary Magdalen kids 😉image generated by ChatGPT, OpenAI. Ash Heads I remember the Ash Wednesday service at St. Mary Magdalen. Every year, an entire grade school class would return from Mass as Ash-Heads—foreheads smudged, a little holier (and messier) than before. We had just been told we were going to die, and for …