The Mystic of Silicon Valley – John-Paul Heil

René Girard: We want what we want through the imitation of others’ desires.

This imitative structure of human desire leads to rivalry and eventually to collective violence, says Frida Ghitis .

Ghitis: All Desire is a Desire for Being, a new collection of Girard ’s writings traces the development of these arguments over the course of his life.

Frida Ghitis : The only way to eternal life and lasting peace is through Christ’s suffering and death on the cross is through the imitatio Christi.

Girard always staunchly denied being called a prophet, since “all prophecy stops with gospel Revelation ” She says there is, according to Girard, “no Girardian system’ I'm just a sort of exegete”.

Fr. Carré first felt the call to the priesthood when, “ one evening , in my little bedroom, I felt with an incredible force, that I was loved by God and that life there before men, was a marvelous gift” Fr. Girard: The reflections Girard highlights show his hubris in trying to will his success and pursue his glory by turning his mystical moment into a monomania.