Tag: King Midas

Cleansing Ourselves of Improper Desires: ‘Midas Washing at the Source of the Pactolus’

Have you ever wanted something so bad you could taste it? I’m sure many of us have experienced an intense desire for something: more wealth, more love, more fame, and so on. Quite often, however, the things we desire aren’t what they seem, and they can leave a bad taste in our mouths. In the…


Toward the Love of Divine Truth in the Age of Misinformation: ‘Calumny of Apelles’

The information age has also brought about a massive amount of misinformation. There’s so much available information that it’s difficult to know what is true and what is false, and because of this, some of us might fall victim to what we call “fake news.” It’s not only the media that spreads misinformation. A coworker,…