Category Archives: Histories, Commentaries, Commemorations

The Peacemaker: Protecting the future with a thousand-year-old teaching[1] PATRICK S. WOLFE Toby Ord, an Australian philosopher of Ethics at Oxford University, “has systemically ranked existential risks.” Most dangerous, he believes, is A.I., to which he assigns “a one-in-ten chance … Continue reading →

THE HOLOCAUST IN HOLLAND AND THE TWILIGHT WORLD OF THE WESTERBORK TRANSIT CAMP PATRICK S. WOLFE – EVOLVING PERSPECTIVES ON THE HOLOCAUST IN HOLLAND – WESTERBORK: COMMANDERS AND KEY INDIVIDUALS – WESTERBORK: THE REFUGEE ARISTOCRACY – WESTERBORK: THE TRANSPORTS – … Continue reading →

Recognizing the extraordinary when the veil is lifted[1] PATRICK S. WOLFE According to Rabbi Abraham Heschel, moments occur in every life “when there is a lifting of the veil.” The trick is to recognize this lifting and grasp its rarity … Continue reading →

Samuel W. Wolfe of the G.T. Fulford Company The Story of a Patent Medicine Man and His Internment by the Japanese in 1942 and 1943 By Patrick S. Wolfe ABSTRACT: Starting in the 1890s, Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills for Pale … Continue reading →

King Charles III’s portrait: A stunning warning of global warming or an alliance with the Knight of Fiery Hope or both? PATRICK S. WOLFE The first official portrait of King Charles III, the world’s most famous monarch, is a surfeit … Continue reading →

Wellesley Tudor Pole, Abdu’l-Bahá and the Bahá’í goal of a universal faith PATRICK S. WOLFE A quote I identify with comes from Mahatma Gandhi: “I’m a Hindu, a Christian, a Muslim, a Jew, a Buddhist and a Confucian.” I’m sure … Continue reading →

Our choices, conscious or not, determine who we are[1] PATRICK S. WOLFE “The most powerful practices that define our lives are driven by dopamine hits, not deliberate choice.” So writes John J. Thatamanil, professor of theology and world religions, in … Continue reading →

Agency, blessing and spiritual partnering[1] PATRICK S. WOLFE I’ve long believed that a key responsibility is to support and encourage both ourselves and others. Such support does not turn a blind eye to bad behaviour; rather it seeks, through thick … Continue reading →

“WRENLY DALGAARD” AND THE ART OF THE SCAM PATRICK S. WOLFE “Be careful, online scammers becoming more sophisticated,” was the headline of an Aug. 16, 2023, commentary in my local newspaper. It reminded me of the time, in 2012, when … Continue reading →

ONE MORE WAR CRIMINAL IN CANADA PATRICK S. WOLFE The hate-fueled genocide of the Holocaust is such a fundamental event in the annals of civilization that people connected to the Nazi perpetrators are often automatically deemed guilty by association. But … Continue reading →