The following words were offered,  over 20 years ago, to someone who had just suffered the loss of a loved one. I would just offer a few words of reflection that I hope may be helpful. Places of darkness, such as you are now in, can be so overwhelming as […] Read more

In ancient times, the deep longing of the human heart for lasting meaning and fulfillment was expressed in the images of light and rest. Early liturgies spoke, or rather sang, of lux perpetua and requiem aeternam–light everlasting and rest without end. A beautiful expression of this longing is found in […] Read more

The last time we spoke of meaning as a sense of worth and purpose. We may see our life as the gathering and gift of self–the gathering of ourselves into our hands as something of value in order to give ourselves to something worthwhile. Our sacred worth is something we […] Read more

The last time we reflected on trust, trust in ourselves and in the process of life unfolding within ourselves. It is also trust in the meaningfulness of life, and essentially of the unfolding universe. A key factor here is meaning. I think that there are two components of meaning: a […] Read more

I last reflected on vulnerability, and spoke of openness to the core of our own being, to one another, and to the mystery of life in its blend of joy and sorrow. We mentioned briefly that such openness implies and requires a degree of trust. In order to be vulnerable, […] Read more

We wrote last time that kindness to ourselves and others in our everyday life is a key to physical and emotional well being, and is at the heart of all genuine spirituality. At the same time, it is also crucial to exercise some form of social responsibility in accordance with […] Read more