Author Archives: Bert Hielema

SEPTEMBER 21 2019 EXACTLY NINETY YEARS AFTER THE GREAT CRASH 1929. The way I arrive at my weekly writing choice is a mystery. Somehow my hand and eye are directed to a certain book which becomes my assignment for the … Continue reading →

SEPTEMBER 14 2019 ABOLISH THE CLERGY? James Carroll certainly thinks so. A former priest he knows the Roman Catholic Church inside out, and wrote an article on THE CHURCH AND THE CLERGY in the Atlantic Magazine, in which he boldly … Continue reading →

SEPTEMBER 7 2019 BRAIN-DEAD? Solomon, the not always wise king, wrote that “Of making many books there is no end, and much study wearies the body” (Ecclesiastes 12:12). I guess Solomon was right. But reading is my life. Always has … Continue reading →

AUGUST 31 2019 GREED IS THE ROOT OF ALL EVIL Radix malorum cupiditas est.  Nowadays we experience the culmination of history: everything is becoming what it is. We are rushing to the END, and that means that the true nature … Continue reading →

AUGUST 24 2019 ON LIFE AFTER DEATH – C.G. JUNG. There are too many signs that the damage we have done to the earth has brought us to the point where we have to seriously consider whether there is life … Continue reading →

AUGUST 17 2019 HOPE       Perhaps I have been pretty judgemental on matters such as Climate Change. Perhaps I have sounded too pessimistic on our personal practises. Perhaps I have hinted too often that it is next to impossible to do … Continue reading →