The Brokenness of Things

Are things ever perfect? No. In many ways we come to love and, hopefully, forgive the brokenness of things where there are no real answers, only more questions.

Jesus at the Globe Tavern

Our tendency to keep to our small circle of friends can lead us to overlook others. I'm sure Jesus would look out the big windows of the Globe and notice the suffering of those not as fortunate.

Making contributions as we grow older

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One goal of my long writing career has always been to explore the spirituality of aging in a humanistic idiom. Its themes can be related to traditional religious language, but they don’t have to be.

Overcoming worry and stress

Teilhard wrote about the enormous value of doing ordinary things, much like the mindfulness of Buddhist practice. Feeding the cats, making coffee, watching birds from the porch: my aging has given me a perspective that I was too busy to know during my years of writing and teaching.

Impermanence

It is natural in many families to want things to continue on, to hope for deeper understanding, even to get better in some way. However when cancer or other illness strikes at this idea, the impermanence of life becomes a fact impossible to ignore.