The amygdala is a part of the brain, no larger than an almond. It is the center of our fear response. Such a little thing that can control so much of our life and our choices. St. Irenaeus remarked that the glory of God is the human person fully alive. Amazing! Yet perplexing is that something as small as an almond can keep us from being fully alive and radiating God’s glory into the world. Continue reading →