And now, we rest. Leftovers tucked away in the fridge. Kitchen tidied a bit. Perhaps we have bid a fond farewell to our guests. And unless we are building up for a raucous New Year's Eve, we can simply rest. But in order to do so, we must fight the messages that resound both inside […]

I wrote this in the early morning hours of Christmas 2022. I hate to admit it, but I had quite a meltdown the night before and I had to remind my very own self what Christmas is about. Enjoy … I woke up thinking about the quote from the Chronicles of Narnia where Mr. Tumnus […]

"We are infinite souls inside finite lives and that alone should be enough to explain our incessant and insatiable aching." (Ronald Rolheiser) This is why I - and many of you - have a proclivity toward melancholy. This is the sadness that lives deep down in our souls; that we feel in our bellies. This […]

"But the present world is also designed for something which has not yet happened. It is like a violin waiting to be played: beautiful to look at, graceful to hold - and yet if you'd never heard one in the hands of a musician, you wouldn't believe the new dimensions of beauty yet to be […]

To say this is a fast-paced time of year is an understatement, right? Concerts, parties, decorations to be strung, stockings to be hung, people to feed, gifts to buy and wrap and give … and sometimes return. It is too easy to lose oneself in the hustle and bustle. Too easy to think the hustle […]

We have a great version of Handel's Messiah we love to listen to during the Advent and Christmas season. The louder, the better, to be honest. The very first words sung are these: “Comfort ye… comfort ye, my people …” These haunting words are from the prophet Isaiah, chapter 40, where the great prophet writes: […]