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When my grandsons are watching videos on their mother’s phone or playing games on my iPad, they display intense concentration, which is not really surprising. We have all seen such…
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Category: Philosophy and Religion
Winning a New Name (Meditation 71)
We live in a dualistic culture where it seems everything is a competition and our only purpose is winning. Worse, when we do not win, whatever that actually means, we…
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Enduring Love Grown Cold (Meditation 70)
It seems that when cataclysmic events happen, some preacher or self-proclaimed prophet points to the more apocalyptic parts of the Bible, connects a handful of loosely related dots, and declares…
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Wisdom Vision (Meditation 69)
At funerals, we usually say nice things. By general social convention, we have decided that it is wrong to “speak ill of the dead,” even if we feel poorly towards…
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A Hidden Reward (Meditation 68)
It is human not only to desire acknowledgment but to feel it is necessary. We work hard, and it seems natural to expect not only the compensation that is due…
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Learning the Way (Meditation 67)
I sincerely wish that everyone could have the experience of learning from at least one great teacher. Not the cool teacher or the nice teacher, but one who awakened a…
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Giving Up Touching for Lent: An Easter Reflection
When Father Keith, at a Wednesday evening service many weeks ago, told those of us gathered our bishop had sent a directive which included a refrain from shaking hands during…
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The Last Supper and First Communion
Today is Maundy Thursday, a day Christians all over the world remember several important moments in the ministry of Jesus which took place just before his trial, crucifixion, burial, and…
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The Lenten Harvest
My Catholic mother made sure all of us had something to “give up” for Lent. Sometimes she chose it for me, or at least strongly encouraged what should be the…
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The Only Requirement (Meditation 66)
Before Christ fed four thousand (probably more actually), he did not ask them to fill out forms or prove their worthiness. He did not ask their political affiliations, their theological…
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