Love cannot be disembodied even in its most sanctified forms, nor is it without sanctity even in its most fleshly. – Thomas Mann, Magic...

In this three-part series, I wanted to reflect on the relationship between the erosion of our discourse on the Common Good and our most...

So what’s the appeal of bad boys? Let’s be clear that the real “bad boys,” are the ones who have failed, the incarcerated felons, the...

""...the dividing line between good and evil cuts through the heart of every human being. And who is willing to destroy a piece of his...

Consistent with the overall theme of Neuromythology, I am including an interpretation of the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice. The myth can...

Parental Advisory: Explicit Content One of the truths about our neurophysiology is habituation, feeling less and less with repetition of...

To understand what matters to us and what does not, we need to understand some pretty basic things about our emotional life. Most of our...

We use the phrase “you’re breaking up” too often these days to simply mean (or occasionally just pretend) that an electronic signal...

One of my favorite Greek myths is that of Eros and Psyche. Eros was a god, the son of Aphrodite. He is a handsome young man, not the...