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2023-06-15T11:49:33-07:00

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Dostoyevsky, Utilitarian Eating, and Divine Interdependence

Last updated on: June 15, 2023 at 11:49 am By Joanna Abels

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Time and time again, I find myself disturbed by the prevalent notion that food is merely “fuel” for our bodies. It seems as though we have reduced ourselves to mere machines, requiring quick, efficient, and cheap servicing, much like motor vehicles. Food, once a source of nourishment and celebration, has been reduced to a mere commodity in our lives. We prioritize brand, price, and convenience, losing sight of the deeper meaning and significance of what we consume. In Fyodor Dostoevsky’s... Read more

2022-12-29T10:28:22-08:00

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Feasting on Mundanity

Last updated on: December 29, 2022 at 10:28 am By Joanna Abels

“We beg you, God, make us truly alive.” It is a profound mystery that the quotidian moments of daily life can simultaneously be the cause of significant despair and the crucible of spiritual formation. Humanity desires a life full of meaning, fulfillment, and ecstasy and the human paradox, however, is that these things are found only by welcoming the mundanity of the present moment as a holy sacrament. The 17th-century Jesuit priest Jean-Pierre de Caussade devoted his life to pursuing... Read more

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