Category Archives: Religion

Remember Lin Zhao

Posted on April 15, 2018 by paulyr2

Lin Zhao, 1932-1968, was a Chinese dissident, executed for her loudly expressed views against the corruption and injustice of Chairman Mao’s communist regime.  She was a convert to Christianity after attending a Methodist school and joined the Communist Party as … Continue reading →

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Transmission of Enlightenment in Buddhism

Posted on July 29, 2017 by paulyr2

The Buddha held up a flower before his circle of disciples.  All were confused except one, M. (I abbreviate the name), who smiled.  Buddha was happy and announced that M. had received enlightenment and wisdom.  M. alone understood. ‘The Flower … Continue reading →

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Looking at the Sky and Seeing Stars

Posted on July 15, 2017 by paulyr2

In the night, I was hit by a car and knocked out.   I awoke flat on my back, with a wide sky above and nobody around.  All was silent.  [The end.]

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Writing from Experience

Posted on May 28, 2017 by paulyr2

An old man got up from his decrepit chair – watching the Yankee game – to venture upstairs to the computer, his back sore from years of hard physical labor.  He stopped at the back door because it was a … Continue reading →

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A General Comment

Posted on February 4, 2017 by paulyr2

The world and everything in it are just fine.  There is good and evil, order and chaos and it’s all expected, though the details are entertaining.  God is good, the source of it all and the faintest notion, down here … Continue reading →

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Funeral Dirge: Form and Function

Posted on October 29, 2016 by paulyr2

A dirge is a hymn, lament or poem about the death of someone.  A funeral dirge would be such within an actual funeral.  Etymology of the word starts with Latin verb dirigere (English, ponder-direct, guide) used in Catholic church ‘Office … Continue reading →

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Hereafter

Posted on September 1, 2016 by paulyr2

[I’m sixty years old.] I wish for a private grave on another planet; with pretty flowers, to be seen only by God.  

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The Cross

Posted on January 15, 2010 by paulyr2

Look to the steeple of any Catholic church.  See that!  It’s a cross, symbol for Jesus Christ, man of God who lived a long time ago and died by execution on a cross.  He greatly impacted the people of his … Continue reading →

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Bad Behavior in the World of Sports

Posted on December 12, 2009 by paulyr2

I’ve read in the newspaper about Brian Kelly, head coach at Univ. of Cincinnati (football), leaving his school and team, to take the same job at Notre Dame.  This in itself is not bad.  What is bad is the timing of the move.  Kelly … Continue reading →

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Personal Sorrow

Posted on October 2, 2009 by paulyr2

I’m sorry.  I’m sorry for the action I performed. 

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