Fall is the season that brings out the dead. In nearly every culture across the globe we are called to remember and celebrate our...

My husband and I were married in 1978, and we had our first child in 1994. When we were celebrating her birth with family, my father...

Jesus was one of thousands of people who had been crucified in his time. There is no worse way to die, and yet this heinous torture was a...

Many authors have explored what it means to be aware, awake, or mindful from various perspectives including philosophical, psychological,...

When you feel you cannot go on because you are too tired or too depressed, or because you believe you have nothing more to give or to...

Remembering Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is to remember the real American Dream of a civilization that values all lives equally because we...

William Shakespeare has been a family muse ever since our daughter was introduced to his plays. Katrina was around 10 years old when the...

In a way, this year has been the same as 2020, especially in regard to the pandemic. Only, now, in addition to people refusing to wear...

May your ability to love be strong, For your family, friends, and enemies too. May you forgive and be forgiven of every wrong, For, none...

My husband had often said that someday he would like to adopt an orphan. He had never forgotten when he had seen about 100 orphans...

Everyone is selling something, and I will boldly say, there’s nothing wrong with that because everyone needs an income to survive in this...

'Tis the season to celebrate love and to contemplete our relationship to the divine energy within the universe, within each other, and...

As I reflect on the many versions of history told about the alleged first Thanksgiving, I feel conflicted. My heart goes out to the...

Yesterday was the first day of my vacation, which I had planned to dedicate to self-care, cleaning my house, and getting ready for the...

I know why Jesus prayed, which was no small feat in my search for answers about Christian beliefs. I am not the only one who has asked...

We live in an age that tends to dismiss history, especially in regard to what we might otherwise embrace as ancient wisdom. Intellectuals...

It is said that hope is future-oriented. It is the belief that today’s problems will be solved in some way and some day in the future,...

When I requested suggestions for topics for my blog, among the suggestions was a question, “Was our childhood really happier than the...

I am not Greek, but I have been enamored and fascinated with what I would call the Greek spirit since I was a young child. My adoptive...

The pursuit of truth requires first and foremost the desire to know the truth and the willingness to discover that our current beliefs...