Tag Archives: Saint Francis

nuclear reactors in the oil sands

An environmental dystopia.Saint Francis of Assisi and his song of the creatures  is spinning back to purgatory.  Nuclear reactors being employed to suck the oil pitch out of Canada’s greatest cash cow? Economically, using Nuclear to extract the tar from … Continue reading

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finding his way to Him

Saint Francis set us straight about the democracy of all God’s creatures, but he still enjoyed a pig’s foot stew and never thought of becoming a vegetarian…. In October, 1224, Saint Francis of Assisi descended from Mount La Verna, where … Continue reading

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SOFT & SWEET SUPER BEINGS

From today’s point of view, The unrealistic character  of Duccio’s style is evident. It can even be relished as an abstract aspect of aesthetic intention. However, a comparison of Duccio to the masters of the Byzantine tradition shows that he … Continue reading

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LSD- THE LONG SLOW DISTANCE OF WOODSTOCK NATION

An antipathy to the material world and to the world of government, order discipline, and force went beyond a form of heresy. It is a constant theme in most religions. Think of Saint Francis, the son of a prosperous merchant, … Continue reading

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