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Author Archives: Harold A. Mesa

Black America & Radicalism: Thoughts on Malcom X’s Birthday

May 19, 2014by Harold A. Mesa Leave a comment

America preaches integration and practices segregation. – Malcolm X I’ve always been fascinated by how the 70’s were such an important time in terms of Black consciousness-raising, most of which […]

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Politics & Culture

The Contradiction of Awe

April 8, 2014by Harold A. Mesa 3 Comments

Humans are so contradictory. Yesterday, I looked out the window of the building I work in, one of the tallest buildings in the Philadelphia skyline, and I felt a tremendous […]

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Religion & Secularism, Science & Nature

The Necessity of the Arts in Education

February 14, 2014by Harold A. Mesa 5 Comments

Exclusionary education is becoming more entrenched than ever. As governments across the nation slash budgets and continuously decrease funding for public education we begin to see its effects. Not only is the […]

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Politics & Culture

The Failure of Liberation Theology: A Short Retrospective

January 10, 2014by Harold A. Mesa 4 Comments

Religion often serves as an apologia for the status quo. This is neither a novel nor a particularly profound insight, but it does hint toward the role that most Christian […]

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Religion & Secularism

Proust Can’t Change Your Life: A Review of Alain de Botton’s “How Proust Can Change Your Life”

November 12, 2013by Harold A. Mesa 1 Comment

Marcel Proust is commonly known as a consummate genius for his magnum opus: In Search of Lost Time. This novel is among the best examples of involuntary memory and a […]

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Art & Literature, Book & Movie Reviews

Happiness Is…? What Makes the Happiest Countries the Happiest

August 13, 2013by Harold A. Mesa Leave a comment

“Happiness is the only good. The time to be happy is now. The place to be happy is here. The way to be happy is to make others so.” Robert […]

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Ethics & Philosophy

The Importance of Buildings: An Agnostic’s Reflection on Church

May 24, 2013by Harold A. Mesa 36 Comments

I am not religious. Despite this, I often find myself in many Catholic churches due to the socio-cultural legacy of my family. And were it not for the fact that […]

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Religion & Secularism

Religion as Love: An Ode to My Colombian Grandmother

May 3, 2013by Harold A. Mesa 5 Comments

My grandmother is a tough woman – tougher than I’ll ever be. I, for one, do not envy her having had to raise five kids on an elementary school teacher’s […]

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Memoirs & Journeys, Religion & Secularism

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