From sundown to sundown, August 10 through August 16, this site will be hosting an online retreat, and all are welcome, regardless of creed, ideology or whatever. There will be no politics discussed<\/em>, except as relevant in a historical way, to discussion. Look forward to meditations, optional prayer on audio files, presentations on belief and disbelief, literary ideas, music and fine art.<\/p>\nWhat I am intending is a REAL retreat from which \u2013 as with any good retreat \u2013 you can take as little or as much as you wish. Whether you fully withdraw from the political for the week is something you\u2019ll have to determine, insofar as your job, your inclinations and your life will allow.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
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Hey, the virus I seemed to pick up on our short vaca, and which has been dropping all of us in turn, has proved itself a clinging little monster, so it\u2019s quiet around here. Sorry about that. The good news is that \u2013 while I have not been able to record the audios I\u2019d planned […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":112,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[62,194],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4430","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-culture-of-lifedeath","category-online-retreat-08"],"yoast_head":"\n
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