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The Last Roses of Summer
We returned from Las Vegas late yesterday to find that winter had arrived while we were gone, Fred, our wonderful dog and house sitter had the heat on and it was cold. But only when I let the dogs...
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New York Subway Now A River
This picture of a New York subway station turned river is only one of thousands, perhaps hundreds of thousands of images serving as virtual sound bytes for incalculable losses and tragic personal...
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Election Day 2012
At the end of the day tomorrow, we will most likely have voted in a new President of this country that everyone loves to hate- inside our borders as well as outside them. From what I hear and read,...
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“I think the world today is upside down.
A change in the world begins with a change in ourselves: “I think the world today is upside down. Everybody seems to be in such a terrible rush, anxious for greater development and greater riches and...
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Passion and Faith…and Life
Unfortunately for us, the word passion has been mostly relegated to convey sexual desire and satisfaction. Associating passion with the spiritual life in a way personified by Bernini’s sculpture of St...
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Late November Sunrise and The Gospel of Luke
The sunrise in the mornings here have been stunning-because of the clouds from the turbulence from the changing weather systems, the colors have been this glorious. Yet they last only a very few...
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Which Wolf Do We Feed?
A Native American grandfather was speaking to his grandson about violence and cruelty in the world and how it comes about. He said it was as if two wolves were fighting in his heart. One wolf was...
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Balancing?
This is how I have felt for the last week, more or less…Until I had a day from &#%## the other day. And I began to think about just why I choose to work from home. About the facts that the person...
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What Is It About The New Year?
What is it about a new year that excites us all? Sure we love the excuse to party with more of a celebratory fervor than simply because it is Friday or that we’re with a friend whom we’ve not seen for...
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If You Want To Know God,
Then love many things, wrote Vincent Van Gogh. I keep thinking about that statement, “If you want to know God, then love many things,” because I cannot conceive of a better piece of advice to one in...
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Sanctify The Mess
Last Saturday, I attended a day long retreat with about 25 others-it was our annual Benedictine day for reflection but the usual group leaders were unavailable. The priest who organized the day did so...
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My Friend Rachel’s Dog, Houdini Died In January
Remember the song from Annie, I Don’t Need Anything But You“: ‘Yesterday was plain awful and Daddy Warbucks sings back: ’You can say that again’ and she does? It’s been 3 weeks tonight since I saw my...
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A View From The Dallas Fort Worth Airport
It’s been several years since I’ve flown- generally, when we travel, we drive wherever we are going but driving from northern Nevada to Austin, Texas then south to Houston in mid-June did not sound...
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Language: Subtle Perversions
I was reminded yesterday of the meaning of the word martyr. I needed the reminder on the Solemnity of The Feast Of Peter and Paul because the meaning of martyr, for me, has devolved to mean dying for...
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The Paradox Of Aging
Dad dropped dead on the tennis court at the age of 84. During his long and determinedly active life, he taught me much about the paradox of aging. Not so much in what he had to say but by how he...
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Defining Freedom: A Few Thoughts
On this Independence Day weekend, a few moments to consider defining freedom – for ourselves, our lives and our choices-seems fitting. The word freedom is a simple concept, at first, anyway....
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Kudos To The Younger Generation
Heraclitus or maybe it was Herodotus complained about the graffiti scribbled on the walls of the Coliseum or maybe it was the Parthenon. But it seems to be a rule: The older generation complains...
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Your Life Is Worth Dying For
Exactly what are we worth? Each of us asks the question at least once, probably several times during the different phases of our lives: from the beginning our careers through the process of evaluating...
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Firefighters And Teamwork
Few would consider the presence or absence of the trust between a leader and her team a matter of life or death. Recently, I was reminded of the truth of the critical importance of teamwork among...
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St Ignatius and Writing
Today is the feast day of St. Ignatius, July 31st. Best known as the founder of the Jesuits, Ignatius of Loyola was a soldier who came to his faith while recovering from wounds he received in battle....
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