In the mid 1980’s, I read a novel by May Sarton: Anger. Because her autobiographic work, The Journal of a Solitude, touched me deeply, I hoped her novel exploring expressions of anger would help me sort out my own experience of anger. Anger is an emotion which has complicated my… Read More »Anger: A Signal for Change
We live in a time of great uncertainty. More people are unemployed in the United States than have been since the Great Depression. The number of families living in poverty has reached the level of the 1960’s when Johnson declared a war on poverty. The country is divided politically, economically,… Read More »Sustainable Spirituality: Re-Thinking Our Life Together
Dear Friends, I would like to extend my invitation to celebrate my latest accomplishment – Stumbling into Life’s Lessons has been released. I moved from South Florida to the Southern Arizona Desert in the late 90s, in search of a life characterized by more focused spiritual practices. Stumbling into Life’s… Read More »Stumbling into Life’s Lessons | The Latest book by Louis F. Kavar
Nine years after the tragic attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, I cannot help but consider the spiritual impact of that traumatic day: September 11, 2001. On that day, much of the world watched the dramatic events unfold. On that day, much of the world was at… Read More »September 11: The Spiritual Impact of the Grievous Blow
Over the last month, I’ve made weekly trips beyond to the suburbs along a bumpy road far from the busy city. While it’s a drive out of my way, it’s a trip I look forward to. I always find something I didn’t expect – something good to bring home. My… Read More »Gratitude for Being Sustained
If you asked a group of people about their experiences of spirituality and their beliefs, you’d quickly discover that people who maintain regular spiritual practices and strive to integrate the wisdom lived from those practices with their daily lives tend to believe wide variety different things. While there may be… Read More »Spirituality, Belief and Truth
It was a warm summer night. Eighteen thousand people made their way in 95 degree humid weather for the event. As I moved through the crowd to my seat, I was struck by the diversity of ages, races, and signs of economic status. The man to my right was Japanese… Read More »The Black Eyed Peas: Living a Dream
Keep watch! Stay alert! Those are the words Jesus used several times in the gospels attributed to Mark and Matthew. The concept is clear: you don’t know when the realm of God will break into your life, so keep watch and stay alert. Don’t miss it. A very similar concept… Read More »Wake-Up! Stay Alert!
