Finding Our Place in the Family of Things
I often turn to the poetry of Mary Oliver when seeking solace, when trying to negotiate a path through the …
Category Archives: Spirituality
Life’s Sweet Longing for Itself
Your children are not your children. They are the sons and daughters of Life’s longing for itself. They come through …
Resting in the Grace of the World
“When despair for the world grows in me, and I wake in the night at the least sound in fear …
Michelangelo’s Pieta & Saint Peter’s Basilica
I have always been drawn to and moved by images of Michelangelo’s Pieta, his sculpture of the Mother Mary holding …
Religious Art, Old and New at the Vatican
Visiting the Vatican Museums while in Rome is a must if you love art and history. The vast richness and …
Letters From Beyond the Grave on Memorial Day
While neither of these poems have anything in particular to do with remembering those who have given their lives to …
Art that Mirrors the Inner Essence
I found this photo on the cover of Sun Magazine some years ago and fell in love with it. It’s …
Mary Oliver, Washed in Light
One of my favorite poets, Mary Oliver, died last week. I do not have the words to tell you how …
O Holy Night, Images Sacred & Sublime
Star_birth_in_Messier_83_(captured_by_the_Hubble_Space_Telescope) I’ve gathered some images, sacred and sublime, to scroll through as you listen to “O Holy Night“, one of my …
“The Secret of Happiness” – A Coda to My Last Post
After my last post on “happy endings” for our novels or ourselves, I’ve been thinking a lot about what exactly …
