I love to reassure. Most of us are wired to comfort someone in pain. I often wish I could just make pain go away. It’s hard to watch others hurt. We want to get rid of it and fix it. But we can’t avoid pain. And the truth is if [...]read more

I saw Saving Mr. Banks yesterday. No surprise here: I’m a sucker for movies that give a peek into someone’s inner world. The story is about how Walt Disney convinced P.L. Travers to make a movie of her book, Mary Poppins. It wasn’t an easy task. Travers was difficult to [...]read more

I’ve never liked New Year’s resolutions. I’m not great at making them and not great at keeping them. In fact, I don’t like goals in general. I have an inner rebellion against the concept of goals. I’ve tried to notice why I have this rebellion for the last few years. [...]read more

Advent, in the Christian tradition, is the beginning of the liturgical year. It is the start of something new. Advent is the preparation for the birth of Jesus. Jesus, who would take away the sins of the world and reunite humanity with the Father. This gift was to be free [...]read more

Our lives are a series of interactions with others. Each day we interact with those we know in our homes, at work, in school, in faith settings. We also spend time with those that we don’t know in stores, restaurants, sporting events, at the gym. Our life is a tapestry [...]read more