23Apr The Death of Rivalry: Humility vs. Self-Esteem in an Age of Mimetic Confusion April 23, 2025 Rico McCahon Blog A reflection on Fr. Augustine Wetta’s Humility Rules and The Moral Imagination podcast “You don’t need higher self-esteem. You need...Read more
22Apr St. Augustine and the Conversion of Desire – Confessions as a Mimetic Journey April 22, 2025 Rico McCahon Blog This post is part of an ongoing series on mimetic theory and composite models.Last time, we explored how narrative identity...Read more
17Apr Narrative Identity Is Not Enough – Why Mimetic Structure Matters More Than Story April 17, 2025 Rico McCahon Blog In recent decades, the concept of narrative identity has gained cultural traction. We are told that the self is a...Read more
15Apr The Lie and the Scapegoat – Reading M. Scott Peck through Girard April 15, 2025 Rico McCahon Blog This post begins a new series exploring mimetic theory and composite models.We’ll be drawing connections between psychological, spiritual, and cultural...Read more
10Apr Why We Don’t Choose Our Models April 10, 2025 Rico McCahon Blog One of the strangest things about being human is that we rarely know where our desires come from. We think...Read more
08Apr Formed by Desire: What Is a Composite Model? April 8, 2025 Rico McCahon Blog It’s been a while since I’ve posted here—not for lack of interest, but because I’ve been seeking the right voice....Read more
30Mar Springtime 2025 – Hope Along a Lenten Path March 30, 2025 The Cornerstone Forum Blog We apologize for our lack of communication recently. The usual reasons of life’s surprise impositions and familial demands apply however...Read more
30Jan War & Peace in the New Year – and Changing of the Guards January 30, 2025 The Cornerstone Forum Blog A new year brings new challenges and opportunities both on the grand scale for our world and as well as...Read more
28Dec Happy New Year December 28, 2024 Gil Bailie Blog Christianity has made more people genuinely happy than any other creed, cause, religion, myth, ideology or scientific achievement, even though–or...Read more
17Dec At this moment of unfolding drama December 17, 2024 The Cornerstone Forum Blog By worldly standards, Christ came into our world at a most unpropitious time and under curious circumstances. The prophecies of...Read more
The Death of Rivalry: Humility vs. Self-Esteem in an Age of Mimetic Confusion
St. Augustine and the Conversion of Desire – Confessions as a Mimetic Journey
Narrative Identity Is Not Enough – Why Mimetic Structure Matters More Than Story
The Lie and the Scapegoat – Reading M. Scott Peck through Girard
Why We Don’t Choose Our Models
Formed by Desire: What Is a Composite Model?
Springtime 2025 – Hope Along a Lenten Path
War & Peace in the New Year – and Changing of the Guards
Happy New Year
At this moment of unfolding drama