There are times in all of our lives when things fall apart. That’s happened to many people during the pandemic because of changes in work, school, childcare, and a range of activities. Of course, things have fallen apart for people because of the number of deaths due to COVID 19. … Read More »What Now? When Things Fall Apart
The Christmas Story. Yes, it’s a familiar tale that fills us with a bit of sentimentality and a kind of romantic sensibility. We think of the silent night, the angelic choirs, and the star that led the magi. But when we pay close attention to the details of the story,… Read More »Christmas: Hope in Hardship
As the pandemic changes again, what choices are you making? Vaccines? Masks? Travel? Social activities? What comes next for you? As we make our choices, it’s important to also remember that the pandemic isn’t over. Join me in considering the choices we make, moving forward, and how spirituality keeps us… Read More »Choices We Make: The Pandemic, Vaccines, Grief, and Our Future
As I write, it’s been fourteen months since SARS-CoV-2 emerged. That’s the virus that causes the disease we call COVID-19. Because of this virus, many ways in which we live have changed. Some people are attempting to live life as they did before the emergence of the virus: eating in… Read More »Spirituality & the Pandemic: Stress, Depression, and Anxiety
One aspect of my spiritual practice is something called “spiritual reading.” It’s a contemplative practice of slowly reading an inspirational text and allowing it to speak to or captivate me in some way. When the pandemic began in Spring of 2020, I turned to The Revelations of Divine Love by… Read More »Spiritual Nourishment in a Pandemic
The Christmas holiday is here. As the old standard conveys, “It’s the most wonderful time of the year!” Around the world, Christmas festivities are bold and bright as people sing and spread good cheer. But this year, in the midst of a global pandemic, Christmas is just not the same… Read More »Practical and Wise: Joseph and Christmas 2020
How can things go so badly? I suspect most people have asked a question like that during 2020. There are the pandemic and the cascade of problems that have come with it like economic hardship, unemployment, disruption of education from pre-K through university life, businesses closing offices with people now… Read More »The Christmas Story and 2020
We made our decision several weeks ago. At that time, the surge in the rate of infections from the coronavirus hadn’t begun. How quickly it changed. Last week, the CDC was clear in its guidance: don’t travel for the Thanksgiving holiday. One of the settings in which the infection spreads… Read More »Thanksgiving 2020