Tag Archives: terrorism

Following 9/11: A Prophetic Osama Bin Laden

Posted on September 23, 2021 by Randy Coleman-Riese

In preparing for the In Memorium blog post earlier this month I had been rereading Lawrence Wright’s 2006 Pulitzer Prize winning book The Looming Tower – Al Qaeda and the Road to 9/11. In the book Wright referenced an interview … Continue reading →

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In memorium:

Posted on September 3, 2021 by Randy Coleman-Riese

As we approach the twentieth anniversary of the terrorist attacks of September 11th, 2001 news outlets, internet pundits, and all manner of social media will likely be filled with retrospectives from every conceivable angle telling us the significance of the … Continue reading →

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The terrorism of modern thought…

Posted on January 1, 2020 by Gil Bailie

“A great many modern theologians succumb to the terrorism of modern thought and condemn without a hearing something they are not capable of experiencing even as ‘poetry’ any more – the final trace in the world of a spiritual intuition … Continue reading →

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A 9|11 Memorial Remembered

Posted on September 11, 2019 by Gil Bailie

Remembering the 50th on the 5th (this was initially posted on our old blog site on September 11, 2006) My father was killed in the Battle of the Bulge on January 7, 1945 a few months after I was born. … Continue reading →

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San Bernardino mass shooting…God have mercy

Posted on December 3, 2015 by Randy Coleman-Riese

“To paraphrase H.L. Mencken, ‘When somebody says it’s not about Islam, it’s about Islam.’ Syed Farook did not go to Saudi Arabia to study Zen Buddhism.” — Roger Simon

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“Imagine There’s No Countries”

Posted on November 18, 2015 by Randy Coleman-Riese

“Imagine There’s No Countries”: Pianist Plays Vacuous John Lennon Song at Site of Paris Massacre by Charlotte Allen   How brain-dead is the Western cultural elite? This brain-dead: As hundreds of mourners gathered outside Paris’ Bataclan venue, where a terror … Continue reading →

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“We have to radically change the way we think”

Posted on November 16, 2015 by Randy Coleman-Riese

On Saturday November 14th, the day of René Girard’s funeral Cynthia Haven posted the following review of and excerpt from Girard’s last book, Battling to the End: René Girard on terrorism: “We have to radically change the way we think.” … Continue reading →

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Paris: Friday November 13, 2015

Posted on November 14, 2015 by Randy Coleman-Riese

The funeral Mass for René Girard will be celebrated today. How tragically ironic that it is a day of grief and mourning in the city he so loved. As Paris reels from yet another eruption of the resurgence of “sacred … Continue reading →

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Kiss the Devil – Lyrics

Posted on November 14, 2015 by The Cornerstone Forum

These are the lyrics from a song entitled “Kiss the Devil” written by the band The Eagles of Heavy Metal which was performing at the Bataclan in Paris at the time of the murderous attacks. Nothing better exemplifies the crisis … Continue reading →

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Kristallnacht

Posted on November 9, 2015 by Randy Coleman-Riese

80 years ago today. Since the liberation of the death camps 70 years ago we have repeated the mantra that we would never forget. In too many places today, not only is the memory fading, but the evil we swore … Continue reading →

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