James E. Jennings, Ph.D.
“There is no soul, no spirit left to humans.” One hears echoes of the message given to those entering Dante’s hell; “abandon all hope all you who enter here.” This despairing dictum runs counter to the longing of our hearts. A surfeit of commercials seeks to persuade us that happiness and fulfillment lie in an ever increasing accumulation of “things.” But the more things we try to stuff into our deepest selves, the emptier the self and the bigger the hole. In our heart ...
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