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Martin LeFevre - Meditations
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Martin LeFevre is a contemplative and philosopher.
His sui generis “Meditations” explore spiritual, philosophical and political questions relating to the polycrisis facing humanity.
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The Collapse of Communism and Capitalism
Monday, 23 November 2009, 12:30 pm | Martin LeFevre - Meditations
It’s worth reflecting, now that all the hollow reminiscing and disgusting triumphalism is over, on the collapse of communism 20 years ago. America is finally waking up to the fact that we have collapsed as well. More >>
Martin LeFevre: Falling Leaves, and Squirrels
Thursday, 19 November 2009, 12:02 pm | Martin LeFevre - Meditations
One is so accustomed to seeing the gray squirrels in the parkland leap from branch to branch with perfect dexterity that it came as quite a shock to see one miss his mark and fall into the creek. More >>
Martin LeFevre: The Day of the Living Dead
Friday, 13 November 2009, 10:31 am | Martin LeFevre - Meditations
The dead man living next door cut down the three finest trees on the block soon after moving in. It’s difficult to fathom, but the living have to fathom the dead, for they are destroying the earth and humanity. More >>
Martin LeFevre: Catholic or Universal?
Wednesday, 11 November 2009, 11:25 am | Martin LeFevre - Meditations
I had an aunt that was a nun in the Catholic Church. Even as a kid, I never saw her as religious person however. She was a career woman in a black habit, at a time when there were two choices for Catholic women: marry a man and have kids; or marry Jesus ... More >>
Martin LeFevre: Straight Wedding, Gay Marriage
Saturday, 7 November 2009, 4:13 pm | Martin LeFevre - Meditations
My oldest sister’s daughter—the eldest granddaughter—is getting married the week before Christmas in the lakeside, snowy, storybook province of northwestern Michigan. No rotting institutions and degenerating traditions embody the sorry state ... More >>
Martin LeFevre: Evolution and Spirituality
Tuesday, 3 November 2009, 11:14 pm | Martin LeFevre - Meditations
A local Lutheran church, which is considered one of the more progressive faiths in this town and country, has an astounding declaration on its home page. More >>
Martin LeFevre: Hollywood’s Perpetual Halloween
Saturday, 31 October 2009, 11:10 am | Martin LeFevre - Meditations
In one of Hollywood’s latest in the perennial series of TV cop shows (e.g. Hill Street Blues, CSI, Criminal Intent, and now “Criminal Minds”) there is a very telling and theological opening line. More >>
Martin LeFevre: Free the United Nations!
Tuesday, 27 October 2009, 7:19 pm | Martin LeFevre - Meditations
Fittingly, when you click on the official button for United Nations Day (October 24) it takes an inordinate amount of time for Ban Ki Moon’s brief message to load up. Most people give up; a few look elsewhere. More >>
Martin LeFevre: Sound and Meditation
Wednesday, 21 October 2009, 12:51 pm | Martin LeFevre - Meditations
On one of the last days of the year before winter sets in in the mountains, I drive up to Lassen Volcanic National Park, the entrance of which is only about an hour and a half from here. Lassen is one of the least visited national parks in America, ... More >>
Martin LeFevre: Obama’s Foreboding Nobel
Tuesday, 13 October 2009, 12:26 pm | Martin LeFevre - Meditations
A week after the International Olympic Committee made a goat of Barack Obama for traveling to Copenhagen with Michelle and Oprah in his bid to plant the world’s flags in Chicago in 2016, the Nobel Committee restored him to god-like status by ... More >>
Brainy Chimps, Part Two: Make Love, Not War?
Friday, 9 October 2009, 3:05 pm | Martin LeFevre - Meditations
Bonobos look like graceful versions of chimpanzees. They are entirely tree dwelling, don’t make tools and primitive war as chimpanzees do, or engage in hunting monkeys for meat. More >>
Foundations in Meditation and Enquiry
Friday, 2 October 2009, 2:09 pm | Martin LeFevre - Meditations
It’s late in the afternoon, and the sheen from a dozen shades of green shimmer off a glassy section of the stream. A fair sized trout, for so shallow a waterway, bursts from light to shadow and back again. More >>
Martin LeFevre: The Green Revolution Reconsidered
Tuesday, 22 September 2009, 12:10 pm | Martin LeFevre - Meditations
Norman Borlaug, the chief scientist and driving force behind the Green Revolution, died last week. Vigorous and working in the field of plant pathology and hybridization into his ‘90’s, he passed away at 95. But the dilemmas that the Green Revolution ... More >>
Martin LeFevre: Brainy Chimps
Friday, 18 September 2009, 2:52 pm | Martin LeFevre - Meditations
The land has gone months without a good rain, and the rich, sweet smell of soil and vegetation fills the air. It didn't pour last night, but it rained steadily for some hours, and was still raining at dawn. Three slender trees intersect over the creek ... More >>
Martin LeFevre: Obama's "I Still Believe" Speech
Wednesday, 16 September 2009, 12:25 pm | Martin LeFevre - Meditations
Having traveled across America for the first time in the early ‘90’s, a Russian business colleague hailed as a prime example of perestroika and partnership, made a memorable comment. “Initially Americans are very friendly and nice people, but ... More >>
Martin LeFevre: Sentient Life In the Universe
Tuesday, 8 September 2009, 2:48 pm | Martin LeFevre - Meditations
The last full rays of a setting sun stream over my left shoulder as I stand on the edge of town looking out over the fields toward the foothills. Over a mile away, something flashes in the sunlight. More >>
Martin LeFevre: Obama’s Vietnam?
Friday, 4 September 2009, 1:19 pm | Martin LeFevre - Meditations
A decision Barack Obama is about to make will determine whether he begins to lead America out of its morass, or becomes a failed, one-term president. And if he fails, God knows what rough beast slouches toward Washington to be born. More >>
Martin LeFevre: What Change Really Means
Wednesday, 2 September 2009, 10:36 am | Martin LeFevre - Meditations
The animal spotted me jogging up the path in the park. It stopped and turned about 75 meters ahead, and then again at 50 meters. It was the size and shape of a dog, but moved like a cat. More >>
Martin LeFevre: Can International Law Evolve?
Friday, 28 August 2009, 12:12 pm | Martin LeFevre - Meditations
A leading international lawyer representing defendants in international criminal tribunals, Guénaël Mettraux, says that Guantánamo detainees should “be placed under international control and their trials held on neutral ground.” That’s ... More >>
Martin LeFevre: Bolt From the Blue
Wednesday, 26 August 2009, 1:43 pm | Martin LeFevre - Meditations
In the same stadium that Jesse Owens made a fool of Hitler and the Nazi credo of Aryan superiority, Usain Bolt of Jamaica smashed the 100 and 200-meter records in the Track and Field World Championships last week. Bolt may have even eclipsed Owens, ... More >>
