{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Pneuma with Daniel Finneran","title":"Some Reflections on Mass Shootings - A Somber, But Necessary Meditation","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/27dff9df\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1303,"description":"In America, two mass shootings have occurred in as many weeks. In all, thirty-one innocent lives have been claimed, and countless others traumatized by the dual horror to which they bore witness. \r\n\r\nIn this episode, I share with you my personal reflections on these two atrocities--that by which Buffalo, NY, and that by which Uvalde, TX were plagued. I share with you how I approach and think about these events. \r\n\r\nWhen they occur (as inevitably they do), I seek the healing words of Seneca the Younger, William Shakespeare, Jesus, and the English Romantic poet, Charles Lamb. Theirs, I admit, is an imperfect medicine, and yet, they--more than anyone else--provide the salve by which heartache might be alleviated, and sadness lessened. \r\n\r\nMy deepest condolences extend to all involved. ","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/9nhvrEDXeA1Im6ACgqukO18eM3wbLU389-iPUb8KO9A/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8xYWFm/MDM3MTgxMmQ4Mjhl/M2YyMDJmZmRkNGY4/N2E1Yy5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}