Tag Archives: Transcendence

The Highest of the High

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To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click here The world has long cherished a love affair with the Empire State Building. The romance began when its construction was completed at the height of the Great Depression. The work took just 410 days, and finished both ahead of schedule and under budget. As many as 3,400 workers were on site… Read more »

Metaphysics

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To listen to this reflection as a podcast, click here. “Metaphysics” is such a cool word.  It connotes a journey into life’s most interesting and important questions:  What is the nature of reality, and why is there anything here at all? When we consider the origin of the word, however, it’s hard not to laugh.  Literary editors who were trying to organize the texts… Read more »