Another Saturday, another look at what has been lighting me up and lighting my way this week. After a week off because of my company, it was lovely to regroup with my mini book club about Wilkie Au and Noreen Cannon Au’s The Discerning Heart (2006). I also enjoyed reading on to this week’s chapter, … Continue reading What’s Lighting Me Up (March 1, 2025)
Today this series on the intersections of Christianity and the Jungian idea of the shadow comes to an end. It’s been a bit disorganized and all over the place, but I do hope it’s been interesting and beneficial. The main idea is simply this: that the stories we tell, including and especially our religious stories, … Continue reading The Christian Shadow: Concluding Thoughts
One of the most famous aspects of Carl Jung’s thought was the idea of archetypes. We can think of archetypes as the stock characters, plots, and tropes that form the basis of our stories and understanding of the world. While these have strong cultural elements (for example, the archetype of the dutiful son is far … Continue reading Archetypes and the Lives of the Saints
This past fall, I did a whole series on the Sermon on the Mount, a large section of ethical teaching stretching from Matthew 5-7. In the Gospel according to Luke, this material is condensed into just about twenty verses, with 6.20-26 covering the Beatitudes and today’s reading, 6.27-38, covering the rest in a rapid-fire barrage … Continue reading In Summary: A Brief Reflection on Luke 6.27-38
Another Saturday, another look at what has been lighting me up and lighting my way this week. Two related things dominated this week for me. The first is another snowstorm on Saturday and Sunday that dumped an additional 25 cm (10”) of snow onto a city that was already facing the most snow on the … Continue reading What’s Lighting Me Up (February 22, 2025)
Matthew Root 