The Flagman
Eight hours a day the flagman stands outside my apartment as construction trucks begin work on a new building down the cul-de-sac. Few cars...
Unshakeable Hope
We all know people like the princess who couldn’t sleep because of a pea under her many mattresses. Mary Abrahamsohn was the opposite of...
Grounded and Joyful
Fr. Michael Rossmann, SJ, remembers a 100-year-old friend who “was grounded in a religious tradition and intentional about celebration. She was joyful.”
Fr. Rossmann is...
Greg Boyle Has Never Met an Evil Person
“Red, green, or Christmas?” our waiter asks.
Sensing we’re not from Santa Fe, he points to our menu’s illustrations of chilis. He gestures, “mixed.” We...
Lenten Read-Along: Thin Places and Soul Friends
Thin spaces exist not just outside us but also within us. Our souls are the places that hold our light. A soul friendship is...
Sharing the Wisdom: What I Learned from a Friend About the Gift of Presence
I can’t remember exactly when we met her. We had arrived in the snowy tundra in January of my fifth-grade year. I know it...
Sharing the Wisdom: What I Learned from My Grandfather About Courage and Nature
When I was a child, my brother and I spent long summers with my grandparents on their retirement farm outside of Cornwall, Ontario. My...
Sharing the Wisdom: What I Learned from My Grandfather About Art and Dreams
“Boys, stop throwing that ball in this room! I have one room of nice things. One. Go play somewhere else!” I screamed as I...
Answering God’s Call
Author Barbara Lee’s new book, Answering God's Call: A Scripture-Based Journey for Older Adults, focuses on listening for God’s call in the later years...
Our Neighbor
Someone we love is dying. Our neighbor is near 90. Her body has been slowing down for a while now. We are not surprised,...
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