The Diner

Welcome to the Diner!

Sit at the counter of our virtual diner and let us serve you a slice of mental pie! It’ll go good with a cup of coffee, then you get your refreshed self back to the fray with a few new beautiful thoughts to think.

In this episode we talk about moral luck, what it means and what we do with it.

Listen in and then comment to be part of the conversation!

Questions to ponder:

* What is moral luck?

* What kind of moral luck do I have?

* What part of my own moral luck have I taken responsibility for?

* What part of my moral luck have I assumed is not redeemable or usable?

Welcome to the Diner!

Sit at the counter of our virtual diner and let us serve you a slice of pie. Mental pie! It’ll go good with a cup of coffee, then you get your refreshed self back to the fray with a few new beautiful thoughts to think.

In this episode we talk about how the opposite of war is not peace, but liturgy.

Listen in and then comment to be part of the conversation!

Questions to ponder:

* Think about areas where you have experienced trauma, or the sense of being totally alone and isolated. Compare those times to the times you’ve been in communion and notice the differences.

* How does the practice of liturgy and being communion bring you back together as a person?

Welcome to The Diner!

Sit at the counter of our virtual diner and let us serve you a slice of pie. Mental pie! It’ll go good with a cup of coffee, then you get your refreshed self back to the fray with a few new beautiful thoughts to think.

In this episode we talk about the consequences of war and Just War Theory. Take a listen and then take minute to contemplate some of the following questions:

* What is your own view of war?

* Does rationalizing our actions (like with Just War Theory) nullify their spiritual consequences? 

* Does having a good reason for war take away the effects that killing has on the soul?

Welcome to the Diner! Come join us for a slice of mental pie.

For the curious — the quote Lisa couldn’t remember from Way of the Ascetics is this: “He who fasts much is he who loves much.”

This week we are talking about fasting and eros. Take a listen and contemplate the following ideas:

* Think about fasting as purifying eros and feasting as intensifying it.

* Think about our own power of eros, our desiring power and what happens when we get what we want, what we desire.

* Do we often get what we want?

* How does not getting what we want now help us to want the right things?

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Welcome to The Diner! Come join us for a Slice of Pie: Not a feast, just a mental snack. A deep thought to chew on from a big, meaty book.

It’s Mother Culture served from a short order kitchen.

For season one we’ll be talking about The Ethics of Beauty by Timothy Patitsas — that huge intimidating popular theology book that you wish you had time to read.

Sit at the counter of our virtual diner and let us serve you a slice of pie. Mental pie! It’ll go good with a cup of coffee, then you get your refreshed self back to the fray with a few new beautiful thoughts to think.

In this episode we talk about who The Ethics of Beauty is written for and why that matters.

Questions to ponder:

* Pay attention to the places where you see beauty around you.

* Have you noticed it before?

* How do you usually interact with it?  

* Do you take it for granted?

* Do you see it as a potential encounter with a personal God?

* How does the definition of trauma as “a force-feeding from tree of knowledge of good and evil” resonate with your own life experience? 

Welcome to The Diner! Come join us for a Slice of Pie: Not a feast, just a mental snack. A deep thought to chew on from a big, meaty book.

It’s Mother Culture served from a short order kitchen.

For season one we’ll be talking about The Ethics of Beauty by Timothy Patitsas — that huge intimidating popular theology book that you wish you had time to read.

Sit at the counter of our virtual diner and let us serve you a slice of pie. Mental pie! It’ll go good with a cup of coffee, then you get your refreshed self back to the fray with a few new beautiful thoughts to think.

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