Reconsidering How We Make Conversation

Reconsidering How We Make Conversation

A line in great literature can reveal us to ourselves. And while it might not be pleasant, it can be a great gift. Jane Austen has given me a point for self-examination regarding something at the heart of life—how I engage in conversation, and more specifically,...
Speaking as Though I Received What I Say

Speaking as Though I Received What I Say

There are a number of lines that I repeat often to my students as capturing root truths. One of them is this: always be attentive to what you can call ‘mine,’ or not. At the heart of reality is the truth that much can become ‘mine’ that was not originally mine. This...
Do I Really Hear Other People?

Do I Really Hear Other People?

At the heart of relationships between people is hearing. Hearing, says Thomas Aquinas, is how we learn from another person. In the very same vein he says, “Hearing is the way to life.” But there is hearing, and there is hearing. And sometimes we might realize that...
Two Ways to Listen to the Ultimate Audio Book

Two Ways to Listen to the Ultimate Audio Book

“[T]here is a great book: the very appearance of created things. Look above and below, note, read. God whom you want to discover, did not make the letters with ink; he put in front of your eyes the very things that he made. Can you ask for a louder voice than that?”...

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