Humanism and Spirituality

A free rendering of the Buddhist Metta or Loving/Kindness prayer in English and Tagalog by Rem Tanauan       MAY I BE WELL May I be well and relieve the fear May I be well and relieve the suffering…

For weeks now, messages have been multiplying on social networks denouncing the repression and violation of human rights in Iran. Journalists, teachers, filmmakers, activists, etc. have been suffering persecution and arrests, seeing their homes demolished… or simply disappearing. Among them…

“Exponential growth is sometimes difficult to imagine, because human beings, generally speaking, think linearly”, Michio Kaku. Javier E Belda – IHPS How can we approach the meanings of something apparently unrepresentable, immersed as we are in the co-presence of everyday…

Observation from the NASA / ESA Hubble Space Telescope has captured the galaxy CGCG 396-2, an unusual fusion of multi-armed galaxies located some 520 million light-years from Earth in the constellation Orion. Hubble Spots a Merging Galactic Gem | NASA…

The world is in turmoil. After two years of an atrocious pandemic that turned the world economy upside down, a merciless war on Europe’s doorstep has thrown it into turmoil. Is it the destiny of humanity to be swept away…

By Horacio Mesón When we receive the news of the almost sudden death of a loved one who also has other attributes – such as having been for the undersigned one of the models of life – this type of…

The dictionary of the Royal Spanish Academy says that to discriminate is “to select by excluding”. So, talking about discrimination is equivalent to talking about exclusion. By Roberto Kohanoff and Isabel Lazzaroni Another definition given by the Royal Academy of…

Death, as a discreet companion, is stepping on tiptoe, silently, while it walks by our side, counting the days for an inevitable face to face encounter. Why don’t we keep it more present, don’t we reach out to it and…

Updated UN data show that the world population in 2022 will reach 8 billion by the end of the year. By age and percentage, the world population is divided as follows: 0 to 14 years old 25.3%; 15 to 64…

Stereotypes about religion can be found in a multitude of media in Canada and Québec, including television, movies and video games. While these stereotypes usually have a negative connotation, many religious minorities are not represented at all. The Canadian and…