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Posted on November 3, 2018November 27, 2018

“In any family, taking the suffering for others, or being willing to suffer because of the suffering of others, is absolutely irresponsible if it enables others to avoid facing their own suffering!” – Edwin Friedman

I keep coming back to this post by DeForest London – “A Way Out of Burnout: Cultivating Differentiated Leadership Through Lament”. I originally reposted it on my other blog, A…

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Posted on November 2, 2018

“silence is open to everyone, literate or illiterate, king or slave, secular or religious, saint or sinner.” from “Silence: A User’s Guide”, Maggie Ross on the work of silence

Having come across her repeatedly in the work of Adam deVille, I am gradually absorbing Maggie Ross’ “Silence: A User’s Guide” There are all too many extracts I would love to share.…

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Posted on November 2, 2018

Pythagoras: Much, much more than a theorem

Oh, so much more. Murder. Cults. Beans. With Souls.   Witness this video by Vi Hart:

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Posted on October 24, 2018

“Happiness means knowing how to limit some needs which only diminish us”

From Laudato Si, Pope Francis, 2015. Sections 222-223: Christian spirituality proposes an alternative understanding of the quality of life, and encourages a prophetic and contemplative lifestyle, one capable of deep…

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Posted on October 24, 2018

“the success-failure whiplash”

I came across the above phrase here : One of the dangers of forming a modern identity around achievement is what Rev. Tim Keller calls “the success-failure whiplash.” Succeeding in…

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Posted on October 4, 2018October 4, 2018

Less-than-busy doctors: “The Beetle Hunter” Arthur Conan Doyle

Can I be forgiven some cross posting? This originally was posted on my other, more medically focused blog, A Medical Education, but i guess no one can stop me re-posting it…

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Posted on September 30, 2018September 22, 2018

Extinct in Ireland, September 30th, the crane

The final species I have selected for this month of Irish extinctions is the crane. The crane only went extinct in late medieval times, and features much in Irish poetry…

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Posted on September 27, 2018September 27, 2018

Marking the feast day of St Vincent de Paul with Willie Doyle SJ

It is the feast of St Vincent de Paul. In Ireland St Vincent De Paul is best remembered by giving his name to the Society of St Vincent de Paul, which…

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