Personal STORIES
Fragments
Our lives are more a mosaic of many fragments than a perfect narrative with a beginning, two middle acts, and a cohesive happy ending. Our lifelong task is to do the best we can with each opportunity as it presents itself. The invitiations to kindness and love are not always apparent, and there is no calendar notification in our…
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Christmas Gravy
Christmas and holiday celebrations are invariably nostalgic. Memories come easily and with great power
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Swing me, Wally
Holiday nostalgia growing up in a small town brings back so many memories of family and the good folks we meet along the way.
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Hospitality
Occasionally there are some surprises in a volunteer job in a beautiful place. The pay is nothing, but the benefits are great.
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Background & Perspective
Coming Home
Another perspecitive on one our most troubling issues. Is there a more comprehensive and just solution to our immigration controversy?
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Lion (Part Two)
Pope Leo XIV and many others recognize an existential challenge that questions our understanding of human anthropology and will fall upon us ready or not. It’s not an “if” question but is already among us.
Understanding what’s coming is essential to us all.
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No Woodchucks
An absence of woodchucks and their pups is an ephemeral disappointment. There are far worse disappoinments and worsening tragedy.
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Stone Walls, Sycamore Maples, and Other Curiosities
New England stone walls are solid and durable, until they are not. So are societies and cultures.
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