Sadly, our world seems so filled with conflict. This is not new of course; history is littered with a painful collection of international, religious, political, and, yes, interpersonal strife. Don’t all of us want to feel hopeful in the midst of this discord? Let’s listen to John Minahan’s heartfelt yearnings. John Minahan teaches English and psychology […]
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This I Believe New England – Quarantine
Let’s start with the obvious: The coronavirus has changed all of our lives in so many profound and unbidden ways. Don’t all of us have a new-found appreciation of life’s fragility and tenuousness? And, yet, amidst this pervasive challenge many of us have managed to find precious, if all too rare, moments of beauty. Let’s […]
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This I Believe New England – The Heart of America
“There but for the grace of God go I.” Now there’s an expression we’ve all heard, commonly attributed to the 16th century English reformer John Bradford, among others. The message, of course, pertains to situations where we find ourselves better off than those we encounter. Indeed, life produces so many circumstances where we witness the profound suffering […]
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This I Believe New England – Grounded
Those of us of a certain age take in lots of scenery when we look at our lives in the rearview mirror. We’ve spent decades – and decades – navigating life’s inevitable twists and turns, embracing those exhilarating highs and doing our best to cope with life’s painful lows. If we’re fortunate, we learn from the lessons […]
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This I Believe New England: The Heart of America
As we hear from John Minahan, the enduring challenge is figuring out how best to respond to such suffering, and to grapple with what it means to truly care.
