Every year I’m surprised by how much spring looks like autumn. I’ll walk to work, delighting in the crab apples blooming pink or …
Four years ago, shortly after Trump’s inauguration, my neighbor slapped a bumper sticker on her car that read, “He’s not my president!” The dismissive, liberal …
We are each a jewel in a mighty net. When we are unaware of this, disasters like the pandemic happen. When we are …
Sure I want the thrill of traveling, the relief of a break from Covid monotony, the fun of loved ones’ company, and the delicious feast, …
Taking Refuge in Books
Before 2021 sweeps me away, I’d like to pay tribute to the authors who grounded, inspired, and sustained me through 2020. Given …
The crises of our times are overwhelming. And Covid has tied our hands; we can’t offer solutions the way we’d like to, the way we …
We’re in the throes of deep revision and the only way out is through.
“No justice, no peace” is a metaphysical statement, a irreducible truth that describes how the world functions, with no exceptions. If a society is …
The question that presses at me daily now is this: Will I allow myself to be changed for the better by this pandemic? …
Community does not necessarily mean living face-to-face with others; rather, it means never losing the awareness that we are connected to each other. It is …
So what can we do? We can accept these limits. We can release, again and again, our needs for security, affection, and control. …
The interior life is a real life and it’s the life that continues. It’s powerful beyond imagining, especially if entered with love.