Category Archives: forgiveness
Unforgivable
Barbara Johnson’s mother died unexpectedly. That’s always sad. Her family planned a simple funeral for last Saturday in the setting of her lifelong faith, the Roman Catholic Church. The priest, Father Marcel Guarnizo, learned that Barbara is a lesbian when … Continue reading →
Filed under Ethics and Morality, forgiveness
Tagged as Barbara Johnson, Catholic Church, Communion, forgiveness, funeral, gay marriage, Marcel Guarnizo, religion, sin
What if There Isn’t?
TIME Magazine wimped out. On the cover was the provocative question “What if There’s no Hell?” The article inside hardly dealt with the question.
Filed under Ethics and Morality, forgiveness, Metaphysics, symbolism
Tagged as afterlife, Christianity, ethics, God, heaven, hell, Jesus, Love Wins, Rob Bell, TIME Magazine
Why I Know
There’s an underbelly to show business that’s every bit as ugly as all those stories you might have thought were urban legends.
Filed under Acting, Cinema, Ethics and Morality, forgiveness
Tagged as Acting, actors, auditions, casting, cons, extras, fame, forgiveness, lies, Movies, scams
Caged
The warehouse of unopened boxes in Citizen Kane (1941). I’ve been thinking about a kind of imprisonment many of us struggle against – the cage of material possessions.
Filed under Emotions, Ethics and Morality, forgiveness, Money, photos, Self-Esteem, symbolism, Technology, Television, Thinking about thinking
Tagged as compassion, ethics, materialism, morality, owning, posessions, simplicity, stories
Subduing the Demon
We are animals. When animals get stressed there’s an adaptation response called “fight or flight”. It’s more like fight, flee or freeze, but the point is it’s biological. It’s a built-in. You can learn how to use it properly, but … Continue reading →
Filed under Emotions, Ethics and Morality, forgiveness, Metaphysics, Self-Esteem, symbolism
Tagged as abuse, addiction, adrenaline, anger, compassion, Emotions, love, post-traumatic stress disorder, rage, redemption, stories, therapy, violence
My Father’s Imprisonment
Our achievements and our problems don’t begin with us. There’s a continuum from our parents through us to our children and beyond. Even in cases where you don’t know them, there’s a genetic legacy which has more influence than many … Continue reading →
Filed under Emotions, Ethics and Morality, forgiveness, Self-Esteem, symbolism
My Dilemma
This is my second marriage. It’s funny how even though I’m very happy in this second marriage, I still feel inwardly like I failed at something to even have to admit it. I was young. Was it a mistake? I … Continue reading →
Filed under Communications, Emotions, Ethics and Morality, forgiveness, Self-Esteem
Tagged as adoption, divorce, hurt, loss, marriage, regret, stories
Most Evil Job Ever
Some of my readers urged me to write about another odd job I held once, but at the time I deferred because it was an unusual experience of real evil, the kind that swims in the dark river of sludge … Continue reading →
Filed under Ethics and Morality, forgiveness, humor, Money, Self-Esteem, Television
Tagged as Chad Everett, contracts, evil, humor, infomercials, Mickey Rooney, products, selling, stories, TV
