The renowned — and prolific — Vietnamese Buddhist monk Thich Nhat Hanh has some helpful tips for dealing with anger….
I led a retreat on praying with pop culture this past weekend. One of the participants, during the prayers of…
Consider the onion. A whitish-yellowish bulb, sequestered in the moist soil, absorbing sun and sulfur to survive. Wrenched from that…
You are my beloved… with you I am well pleased. Did you hear those words this weekend at Mass? We…
Our first apartment was on the second floor of an old Baltimore row home. That meant early December found us…
Standing at the cusp of a new year brings to the surface a lot of feelings. Anticipation and hope: What…
There’s no hard and fast holiday rule that says “Hark! The Herald Angels Sing” must be followed by “Jingle Bells.”…
I spent a week in Belize earlier this year. I was there, in part, to offer a spiritual writing workshop….
We recently adopted a second cat: a 10-month old grayish male Manx, wiry and bright-eyed, with legs that belong on…
It’s a funny thing to sit and write these words on a Monday knowing they won’t be read until the…
I haven’t yet finished reading Pope Francis’ encyclical on the Sacred Heart of Jesus, “Dilexit nos” (translated: “He Loved Us”)….