Sep 1, 2023 | Religion & Spirituality
This week I want to share a letter from a young woman, only 22, who wrote a while ago about her dismay and hopelessness as she struggled for spirituality — and what happened. Isn’t that often how it works? You are brought to your knees, and suddenly when all is lost,...
Nov 29, 2021 | Religion & Spirituality
Occasionally I get a letter (imagine that!) or an email so evocative that I can’t stop thinking about it, like the one I’m about to tell you about concerning sheep. The only thing I know about sheep is that my horse refuses to step one hoof into a pasture that...
Mar 30, 2021 | Religion & Spirituality
Easter. Rebirth. Resurrection. Spring. It is also the time when we celebrate the Resurrection. Or, if you’re like me, puzzle over it, filled with questions and doubt: did Jesus resurrect bodily, or was it a mystical return from the dead? Had he fully died? Maybe he...
Feb 1, 2021 | Religion & Spirituality
When I was in college I remember making a “Great Discovery.” I was so pleased with myself! I don’t remember what it was anymore, but I remember being thrilled by my own wisdom, and proud of myself— until I found that Plato had said it first. Such a letdown. I...
Dec 19, 2020 | Religion & Spirituality
Every month, as I sit down to write my blog, I think, “This will be my last post. It’s time to stop. Too many people are creating, publishing, and screaming for recognition, for me to add one more word.” (As if anyone is actually reading my posts, itself perhaps an...
Jun 20, 2020 | Angels, Religion & Spirituality
This is a story of how our needs are met. It’s also about an angel, but mostly about how Spirit, the Guiding Principle, the Universe, God, whatever you choose to call this incomprehensible Mystery, works invisibly to heal our pain. The solutions are not what we’d...
