George Cassidy Payne
@georgecassidypayne.bsky.social
A writer, philosopher, and advocate based in Rochester, NY. My work often explores themes of spirituality, social justice, philosophy, and the human condition.
Mary at the margins: The meaning of apparitions in a fractured world www.ncronline.org/spirituality...
Mary at the margins: The meaning of apparitions in a fractured world
Marian apparitions are reported supernatural appearances of the Virgin Mary, usually understood as messages of prayer or consolation. Notably, they often happen in politically unstable places.
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Peace Requires Leaders Who Understand the Limits of Power - CounterPunch.org www.counterpunch.org/2026/08/12/p...
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New book by feminist theologian takes on clericalism, racism and the work of repair www.ncronline.org/culture/book...
New book by feminist theologian takes on clericalism, racism and the work of repair
The Wounded Church develops what Annie Selak describes as a "feminist ecclesiology of injury," an approach that begins with lived experiences of harm rather than idealized visions of what the church o...
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New book by feminist theologian takes on clericalism, racism and the work of repair www.ncronline.org/culture/book...
New book by feminist theologian takes on clericalism, racism and the work of repair
The Wounded Church develops what Annie Selak describes as a "feminist ecclesiology of injury," an approach that begins with lived experiences of harm rather than idealized visions of what the church o...
ncronline.org
From Space Earth Looks Almost Unchanged, From Within Every Moment is an Opportunity thetattooedbuddha.com/2026/07/20/f...
From Space Earth Looks Almost Unchanged, From Within Every Moment is an Opportunity - The Tattooed Buddha
We are neither the center of the universe nor insignificant accidents drifting through it.
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From Space Earth Looks Almost Unchanged, From Within Every Moment is an Opportunity thetattooedbuddha.com/2026/07/20/f...
From Space Earth Looks Almost Unchanged, From Within Every Moment is an Opportunity - The Tattooed Buddha
We are neither the center of the universe nor insignificant accidents drifting through it.
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Angels as Archetypes: Looking through a Jungian Lens thetattooedbuddha.com/2026/06/26/a...
Angels as Archetypes: Looking through a Jungian Lens - The Tattooed Buddha
From a clinical perspective, the key question is not whether such events are real in an objective metaphysical sense, but how they function in the organization of experience.
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Introducing Trauma-Informed Diplomacy - CounterPunch.org www.counterpunch.org/2026/05/13/i...
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AI and the Extension of Consciousness thetattooedbuddha.com/2026/05/15/a...
AI and the Extension of Consciousness - The Tattooed Buddha
This is where the analogy to AI becomes uncomfortable---not because machines resemble minds, but because minds are already less unified than we tend to assume.
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Buffalo-Born, Survivor-Led: Meghann Simpson Is Redefining What Healing Looks Like - Buffalo Rising
There are people who learn resilience in theory. And there are people who learn it in the margins of lived experience, where childhood is not a single story but a split screen, where safety is inconsi...
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For Catholic therapists, accompanying clients in pain guides mental health care
For Mental Health Awareness Month in May, NCR spoke with Catholic clinicians who emphasized accompaniment, careful discernment around spiritual language, and a commitment to seeing clients as whole pe...
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For Catholic therapists, accompanying clients in pain guides mental health care
For Mental Health Awareness Month in May, NCR spoke with Catholic clinicians who emphasized accompaniment, careful discernment around spiritual language, and a commitment to seeing clients as whole pe...
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Monroe Theatre’s historic façade and unused space is a landmark and a question mark - CITY Magazine. Arts. Music. Culture.
Along Monroe Avenue, buildings don’t just stand. They lean into traffic, watch the sidewalks and quietly record the neighborhood’s evolution. The Monroe Theatre, with its Art Deco façade still intact ...
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Do Not Complete This Thought thetattooedbuddha.com/2026/04/24/d...
Do Not Complete This Thought - The Tattooed Buddha
But mindfulness isn’t a courtroom. It’s not about building a case for or against every thought. It’s more like learning to stay present while the mind argues in the background.
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Seeing Jesus in the Machinery of Violence www.commondreams.org/opinion/jesu...
Seeing Jesus in the Machinery of Violence | Common Dreams
Jesus moved through a world shaped by imperial rule and internal fragmentation. Fear and political instability were not background conditions. And when he was executed by the state, it was not an acci...
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An urban farm in Rochester builds community one plot at a time
by George Cassidy Payne You hear the highway before you see anything growing. It’s a steady rush, constant, indifferent. Then, as you step closer, it begins to thin. Not silence but something like dis...
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What Happened to You? A Radical Approach to Compassion, Prevention and Trauma-Informed Care - The Tattooed Buddha
Trauma-informed care is about expanding that space for every child, every family, and every individual, to prevent harm before it escalates into cruelty or extremism.
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Graycliff: A Photo Montage in Light, Lake, and Stone - Buffalo Rising
The Road West We left Rochester early on a bright, sunlit, but sharply cold late March Saturday. The kind of cold that still carries winter inside it, even when the light suggests something gentler. I...
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What Survives the Cyclone: Interview with Al Olender, in Advance of Babeville Show - Buffalo Rising
Wednesday, April 22, 2026 DSP Shows presents Al Olender live in The 9th Ward 7pm Doors, 8pm Show Stay Informed with Buffalo Rising Email Address Tickets: General Admission Standing $20 advance, $25 da...
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West Bloomfield and the trauma carried by the land | Fingerlakes1.com
I was recently invited to present on Trauma-Informed Care at the West Bloomfield Day of Curiosity 2026. As I drove from Irondequoit toward West Bloomfield, I found myself rehearsing my opening remarks...
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