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It’s been a busy weekend, so taking a few hours off from the writing game. For your Monday blessing, here’s a favourite of mine, written by Father Pedro Arrupe. Nothing is more practical than finding God, than falling in Love … Continue reading →

I am approaching one of those infamous years with a nothing at the end – the big-four-oh, in my case. There are many metaphors out there for ageing. Ecclesiastes, whose neighbours Leviticus and Judges disparage as being “a bit on … Continue reading →

Your Monday blessing: last of the summer reruns and then I mean to dive into the writing again, spirit willing. Here’s one from three years ago.   The Summer Moon (for Abe)   I walked to the moon, but I … Continue reading →

I said to the wanting-creature inside me: What is this river you want to cross? There are no travelers on the river-road, and no road. Do you see anyone moving about on that bank, or nesting? There is no river … Continue reading →

Your Monday Blessing, from Elie Wiesel’s 1986 Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech: “I swore never to be silent whenever and wherever human beings endure suffering and humiliation. We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence … Continue reading →

In the morning, instead of clicking on CNN to prove your theory that the world is broken, you might try taking a stroll through the mansion of your past. It’s ready for you, more or less. You’ve built it, and … Continue reading →

Our ancestors have handed to us the dreams of a better world. This gift was no idle passing. They labored for it and struggled for it. We may feel daunted by the task of carrying so great a weight. But … Continue reading →

Tao #60 If you want to rule the world, you might first want to learn how to fry a small fish. Handle the small things first. When you know the way of the world, all the little demons lose their … Continue reading →

In the beginning was the black, which was with God, and the black was God. The black held all and was all and created all, and all was kept in its keeping. After the blackness gave birth to everything else, … Continue reading →