Cormac Stagg

Mystic in the Ignatian Tradition, Writer, Poet and Public Speaker

Children Caught in the Crosshairs of Genocide

Ah, the wars they will be fought again. The holy dove, she will be caught again, bought and sold, and bought again… — Leonard Cohen. Amid a war pulverized Gaza, on a dusty road in soul searing heat, emerges a barefoot tattered and torn young girl, maybe seven or eight years old. Laid across her […]

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The Barbarians Are in Our Midst

Hold tight to the light in the new dark ages The situation is hopeless; we must take the next step — Pablo Casals Over 40 years ago, renowned Scottish-American philosopher Alasdair MacIntyre said that the modern world had entered a new dark age. An age characterized by incoherence, partisan divides, and unbridgeable ethical disputes. This

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Mystic Revolution

God-sufficiency not self-sufficiency, Rebellion is a must Few things run more counter to the constant craving of my ego-self than personal powerlessness. Yet in my experience, nothing brings me more deep inner peace than letting go of power and control. It is the price that must be paid if I want to live a life

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