Catholic Kermit

GUEST SPEAKER — this afternoon, we drove 1+ hour north to St Vincent de Paul Regional Major Seminary in Boyton Beach, Florida for a conference on “Philosophy, Theology and Spirituality” by guest speaker David Tracy.  Despite being one of the most respected theologians from the United States, his 2 talks and Q&A sessions were very understandable.  The first was on “Philosophy & Spirituality” and the other on “Theology & Spirituality.”  I found some more weblinks about him HERE.

 I also jotted down some personal notes, but only in a way that I would recognize:  Stoics’ exercises of attentiveness … music, writing a paper, learning a language becomes a spiritual experience … we’re challenged by going out of ourselves … all religions say the “ego” is not the solution (probably the problem) … how what I’m thinking affects the way I live … spirituality without philosophy is dead