Clinging, aversion, and ignorance cause suffering. But the realization that every moment is a new moment gives us the possibility to accept, grow, and serve.

The human experience is a rich, intricate tapestry woven with emotions, thoughts, and actions. It’s a journey filled with joy, sorrow, triumph, and defeat. Yet, one of the most profound questions that ...

For decades, critics of psychiatry Lucy Johnstone, James Davies, Joanna Moncrieff and others have argued that psychiatric diagnoses are not scientific facts and that psychiatry lacks a coherent ...

Human suffering often feels lonely and overwhelming. We seek guidance and cry out for help, yet the gods appear silent. Ancient mythology and the teachings of the Gita show that this silence is not ...

Three major events are converging on Feb. 11 this year: the feast of Our Lady of Lourdes, the World Day of the Sick, and the 40th anniversary of St. John Paul II’s apostolic letter Salvifici Doloris ...

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One of my first volunteer experiences as a retiree was to support the work of the International Rescue Committee (IRC). Founded at the behest of Albert Einstein, a rather famous refugee, the IRC is ...

The Problem of Evil is not a single problem, but rather a family of arguments for the non-existence of God. In its least ambitious form, the argument cites the evil and suffering we find in the world ...

Religious types usually indicate that suffering and loss are components of karma, the divine plan, an intrinsic part of life, the result of past actions, a segment of human experience, a test by God, ...