Today we delight in the company of Joseph Somoza, retired NMSU English Professor and local poet. Joseph tells us a little bit about himself, his writing processes, language, and his thoughts and feelings about life, death, and gratitude. He treats us to readings of multi-dimensional and thought-provoking selections from his newest book of poetry "The Moment of Your Life". His books are available at COAS Books in downtown Las Cruces NM, Mesilla Book Center in Mesilla NM, and from online booksellers. Grandma Moses Press will be hosting a reading/book release celebration for "The Moment of Your Life" at The Center For Spiritual Living - Downtown Las Cruces - Sunday, April 28th - 3:00 to 5:00 pm.
Today, with Jack Turney and Zane Chaffee, we explore some of the ways humans have long related to and honored the arrival of Spring. We also look into some of the many stories of virgin birth, death, and resurrection - including and preceding the biblical account of the virgin birth, death, and resurrection of Jesus. A whole lotta' nuanced ground to cover. We get to touch on some of it.
During "Women's History Month" and "Holy Week" we explore with Jack Turney - the story of the female Christian and Catholic Saints. From the martyred North African saints, St's. Felicity and Perpetua, to St. Joan of Arc, to early American female Saints like St. Frances Cabrini, St. Elizabeth Ann Sexton, St. Katharine Drexel, and modern-day saints like Mother Theresa of Calcutta, the conversation addresses questions of the roles of women, martyrs, and saints in the Catholic Church. We touch on the requirements and the process for achieving sainthood; who's a saint and why. We talk about those who were martyred, those who were of astounding selfless service to others, the women saints who were "Doctors of The Church" and more. Naturally the conversation also peeks into the gender-fixed roles in the Catholic Church. A rich and fascinating study. Below are links to sites that offer extensive information on a few of the female Saints.
Female Catholic Saints Black American Catholic Saints Sts.Perpetua and Felicity (Christian Martyrs) St. Mother Teresa of Calcutta St. Frances Cabrini Movie "Cabrini" St. Elizabeth Ann Seton St. Katharine Drexel Today, Peter Goodman joins us for a conversation with Brian Lottman, a self-described wandering monk. Brian shares his personal experience deciding in 2012 to wander and search for the soul. Brian speaks of letting go of everything he once committed to, and how his focus on spreading spiritual energy for the past 10 years has influenced his life. He addresses his disciplined practices of breathing, meditation, and recitation of mantras. He suggests that everything is pure consciousness. The exploration touches on Christ Consciousness, God, and the distinctions between "doing" and "being". He gives attention to some of the parallels and differences between religions that seem to share common intentions of spirituality.
Brian Lottman www.stirtheheart.com www.facebook.com/satsangwithbrianlottman www.youtube.com/@brianlottman Today's program covers a lot of ground. As a "Death Doula" Danielle Slupesky serves individuals and families experiencing the conclusion of this life experience. She shares with us some of the key elements of her life, including her experience as an emergency room RN, and her own near-death experience that ultimately spawned profound change in her life. We get a peek into her life today, the compassion, the connection, the values, and the priorities that inform her work and her perspectives on life. An important, thoughtful, and welcomed conversation.
Conscious Crossroads (DeathDoulaDanielle@gmail.com) In a fun, fast-paced and insightful conversation with Fr. Gabriel Rochelle, we touch on a great many considerations about "Ritual". Through an exploration spawned by a couple of columns Fr. Gabriel recently penned on the topic - for the Las Cruces Bulletin - we race across a sea of considerations. Topics include: Religion-History-Consciousness-Initiation-Rites of Passage-Prayer-Social Order - and much, much more. A thoughtful and thought-provoking look at ritual, what it means to humans, why and how we practice ritual and what it brings to our individual lives and collective cultures.
Beginnings in Ritual Studies - Ronald L. Grimes A fun and rollicking, reverent and irreverent romp through the realms of prayer. Today, Randy and Jack Turney explore the practice of prayer and how it works in our culture, in relationship to religions and everyday human life. We touch on the comparisons between prayer, contemplation, and meditation, religious or otherwise. Jack approaches the concept of prayer from a Catholic perspective, and Randy, from an Agnostic point of view. We explore how humans pray and why. We take a multi-dimensional look at different kinds of prayer and how different folks pray in different ways, why, and to what ends.
Somatic Therapy is defined as "...a holistic treatment approach that addresses both the mind and the body." The knowledge of the mind/body connection is again rising to a greater collective awareness, and particularly in how we address some of the mental health issues we face. Camilla Calk shares with us how whether it's depression, anxiety, PTSD, grief, or trauma, we're coming to understand and think differently about the relationship between our bodies, our minds and our emotions. Somatic Therapy has been shown to increase the state of grounded and centered states of mind - and body - mental and physical health.
Molecules of Emotion - Cadace B. Pert Descartes' Error - Antonio Damasio Co-owner of AI and Quantum computing company, SavantX, David Ostby helps us walk through a very informative analysis of what AI is and isn't and does and doesn't do. He shares ideas of what is, what may be next, what we know, what we think we know, and what we simply don't know. He defines Artificial Narrow Intelligence - Artificial General Intelligence - Artificial Super Intelligence, how they differ, and where we are today in development and deployment. He talks about the differences between "Foundational" and "Open Source" research and development. The conversation explores the potential influence on jobs, robotics, and who controls the flow of information and misinformation. We touch briefly on optimism, pessimism, realism, and the role of the human spirit in how we think and feel about this technology.
The Economist Interview Harari and Suleyman on AI Today, we're joined by Mick Harris, son of host, Randy Harris. Born, raised, and educated in New Mexico, Mick now resides in Portland, Oregon, where he works as an attorney. We get to learn a little bit about his history. We explore considerations that include comparative evaluations of our community and Portland as pertaining to the unhoused, crime, drugs, politics, and policies. We also touch on real experience and perception, media, divided community, social constructs, freedom of speech, resource distribution, and optimism vs pessimism. An insightful conversation including Jack Turney, fellow millennial, that shows some of the parallels and distinctions between generations.
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