Blind Visionary
I have recently been having trouble keeping track of my glasses. Just before I went for a personal retreat to Christ in the Desert in...
Some Thoughts on Flesh
Hands knead the sprained flesh where rib number five has worked itself out of line and out of order. Ugh. Getting a massage used to be...
The Hidden Cost of the SF Symphony Strike
On a personal note: I never intended to become an actual blogger who got comments from folks beyond my normal sphere of activity. I...
Happiness
Happiness depends, as Nature shows, less on exterior things than most suppose. – William Cowper (1731-1800) English poet and hymnodist I...
Touched by fire
I will light Candles this Christmas; Candles of joy despite all sadness, Candles of hope where despair keeps watch, Candles of courage...
Mystic sweet communion
Today is the feast day for St. John of the Cross – one of the great mystics of the Christian tradition. The mystical tradition has been...
What are you waiting for?
Like most Americans, I don’t really like to wait. Not in line, not in traffic, not really for anything. And waiting to get on the...
