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By Ann Kaplan Mulholland

“Just because I study spirituality-because I talk about it-that does not mean I am a good person, but it doesn't mean I am not either.”


Touching Your Spirit at Work

In the gale-force windstorm of industry and expectation, demand and disappointment, paperwork and power plays that defines the modern workplace, it’s no surprise that a person’s sense of spiritual connection is in constant peril. But scoring inner peace on the job is an entirely achievable forecast.


Spirituality Behind Bars

So let’s say you’re a bad guy who’s done some regrettable stuff. Should that admittedly dubious reality preclude you from a spiritual life and access to guides who might be able to facilitate same? It’s a question that slipped into the spotlight recently when Canada’s federal prison system did an about-face on a decision to…


Seven Reasons Why Being Spiritual Can Aid Your Mental Health

It’s been said before but bears repeating: Our spiritual and mental selves are not two solitudes. Rather, the pair are companionable buddies, hanging out at sporting events, attending gallery openings, even hitting the sack together every night. It’s hardly surprising, then, that another scientific study has identified a link between the duo in research that…


Back to School — and to Spirituality

The back-to school season has descended upon our collective reality once more and, with its advent, the usual anxiety that accompanies such a wholesale adjustment to a persons quotidian existence. All too suddenly, after months of


In Praise of Pessimism

You know the type. The guy who squints his eyes against the sun while he’s forecasting rain. The visionary who predicts a losing result for the home team before anyone’s even stepped onto the field. The far-from-idealist who is forever more preoccupied with the dark cloud itself than any skinny precious metal lining. This is…