Tag Archives: pandemic

Psychology of Fanaticism

Posted on February 10, 2021 by Passionist JPIC Australia

The recent US elections confronted me with the reality of political and religious fanaticism as I’ve never been confronted before. Even family members and friends seemed to blindly believe the slogans and online propaganda, to the point of getting upset … Continue reading →

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COVID and the Survival Instinct

Posted on July 9, 2020 by Passionist JPIC Australia

For all our success, we obviously aren’t out of the woods yet. A new outbreak of COVID-19 in Melbourne has meant that the state of Victoria has been put into lockdown for 6 weeks. That is 6 weeks without social … Continue reading →

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The COVID-19 Conspiracy

Posted on June 8, 2020 by Passionist JPIC Australia

In last week’s blog article, I quoted Charles Eisenstien’s prophetic words, when reflecting on the current crisis over the COVID-19 pandemic, “COVID-19 is like a rehab intervention that breaks the addictive hold of normality. To interrupt a habit is to … Continue reading →

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The Choice Before Us

Posted on May 12, 2020 by Passionist JPIC Australia

There is a quote by Sonya Renee Taylor that originated on Instagram that has been doing the rounds on Facebook that reads: “We will not go back to normal. Normal never was. Our pre-corona existence was not normal other than … Continue reading →

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The Ballad of Dunny Roll

Posted on April 14, 2020 by Passionist JPIC Australia

The year was 2020, early March, or thereabouts; off the back of quite a summer plagued by bushfires and droughts. So the nation was exhausted, many folks weren’t thinking straight Which goes some way towards explaining #ToiletPaperGate. It started with … Continue reading →

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