3+ week, 3+ day ago (366+ words) Episode 219: In the latest episode of The Ethical Life podcast, hosts Richard Kyte and Scott Rada take on one of humanity's oldest " and least discussed " questions: What is the soul? This episode is part of Kyte's lecture series, The Search for Meaning. It's a timely conversation, released just after All Souls' Day, yet Kyte points out that few people actually think about what the day commemorates. Instead, Halloween tends to dominate the season's attention. Still, belief in something beyond the physical remains nearly universal. Citing a recent Pew Research Center survey, Kyte notes that more than 80 percent of Americans say humans have souls " a rare point of agreement in a divided nation. But if nearly everyone believes, why is the topic so absent from everyday life? Rada and Kyte explore that paradox. When people stop viewing themselves as souls, Kyte…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago (393+ words) ARBOR VITAE, Wisconsin (WAOW) -- Today was a monumental one in US history. For the first time ever a catholic institution has returned northern Wisconsin land to a tribal nation as an act of reparations, marking a new path forward. It was a day of reflection, healing, and history. The Franciscan sisters transferred the Maywood property back to the Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians. "This means for us the opportunity to step into acknowledging our part in the trauma that has occurred over all of these decades with having running a boarding school," says Sue Ernster, President of the Franciscan Sister of Perpetual Adoration. They say the property once stood as a symbol of colonialism and separation - tied to the painful legacy of residential boarding schools that stripped away tribal children from their language and culture. "An…...