You can get all A's and still flunk life. (Walker Percy)
I am halfway through Richard Rohr's booking "Falling Upward: A Spirituality for the Two Halves of Life." Here are three things I read yesterday that caused me to put the book down and ponder for a considerable amount of time: "What passes for morality or spirituality in the vast majority of people's lives is the […]
One more post related to "my dad turned 80 ..." One of the gifts we gave him was a letter from each of his grandchildren recounting some of their favorite memories of life with "Grandpa Dave." Here's what I noticed: None of the memories had to do with money. None had to do with a […]
My dad turned 80 on February 17. In a note to all of his kids and grand-kids he offered these little nuggets of wisdom: 1. Always be confident in your ability ... you have been given extraordinary gifts; make the most of them 2. Don't let your age or TV heroes define you 3. Every […]
"Be reverent before the dawning day. Do not think of what will be in a year, or in ten years. Think of today. Leave your theories. All theories, you see, even those of virtue, are bad, foolish, mischievous. Do not abuse life. Live in today. Be reverent towards each day. Love it, respect it, do […]
I taught this past Sunday on suffering. It is a daunting thing to think one has anything to say to a room full of people, many of whom have suffered far longer and far deeper than I ever have. I felt like a kindergartener getting up to teach a college-level Physics class. As I was […]
