Gratitude can be something we “practice” without thinking or feeling. Quick and routine “thank yous” seldom go more deeply, and are often reserved for the sweet and easy parts of what we are given. Today, let’s learn how to be grateful in ways that ask more of us, that inspire our own generosity in response. … Continue reading When Thank You is Hardly Easy
In the midst of the stresses and weight of the mundane everyday world, we can lose ourselves and our place in the great web of creation. The wonders of the human effort to create, deploy, observe with and interpret the images from the James Webb Space Telescope provide us with the needed opportunities to lose … Continue reading Web of Wonder
Our Most Neglected Labor Force Many years ago, former Vice President Hubert Humphrey spoke these words: “It was once said that the moral test of government is how that government treats those who are in the dawn of life, the children; those who are in the twilight of life, the elderly; and those who are … Continue reading Those Who Serve Our Young and Old
