This past week, we were talking about human versions of monocultures, and the loneliness that it fosters. The photographer Aristotle Roufinas’ images capture a way of seeing these monocultures in … Continue reading Food for our Minds and Spirits: Aristotle Roufinas and Artificial Loneliness

Do you remember when you turned 15? I don’t think I can remember mine too well. I can’t remember when I turned 16 too well either. My family didn’t make … Continue reading Food for our Minds and Spirits: Quinceañera

I think there’s a lot to learn about self-confidence and knowing who you are from trees. When you think about it a tree is pretty cool. Like socially cool. Trees … Continue reading Food for our Minds and Spirits: The Not-Secret Life of Trees

When we think of an alien, we jump to something that is so completely other that it must have come from another planet. In most of our use of the … Continue reading Food for our Minds and Spirits: What the Heck Is that?!

As part of our Summer series on religious naturalism, I invited us to consider the mysteries that the earth might have to teach us. There are lots of times we … Continue reading Let’s Ponder at the Beaver Marsh!

If you know about what’s in the image above, don’t tell anyone what they are until we get to the end. This is a moment to enjoy real wonder and … Continue reading Food for our Minds and Spirits: Stroh-m Lights

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“All that is gold does not glitter,Not all those who wander are lost;The old that is strong does not wither,Deep roots are not reached by the frost.” J.R.R. Tolkein, from … Continue reading Food for our Minds and Spirits: Not all who wander are lost…

I am not from Cleveland. I am also not from Pittsburgh. But I have spent a decent amount of my life in both of these cities. I have observed the … Continue reading Food for our Minds and Spirits: Sibling Rivalry

If you’ve never had a reason to read about Thorstein Veblen and his critique of Americans in the Guilded Age of the early 20th century, he is worth knowing about. … Continue reading Food for our Minds and Spirits: Delight is Rebellion and Resistance