Jesus as the ever-present and attentive Shepherd; the Church as the ever-present and attentive Shepherd Community and me/you as “mini-shepherds” to those we meet – all this carries the most precious of gifts. The sermon text is below the sermon audio – they are not quite the same. Sermon preached at Trinity Church, Newport Sunday… Continue reading
““A key to a healthy relationship is being present,” said James Roberts, author of “Too Much of a Good Thing: Are You Addicted to Your Smartphone?” The key, THE KEY, to a healthy and growing relationship is being present, paying attention. This is not easy, we fail but it is crucial – “big league.” And… Continue reading
A great NYT article on “Regrets” – their gift, their problem. How do people live without grace? In all relationships “regrets” enable us to be honest, proactive and move forward… with grace. Regrets! How to Turn Your Wishes Into Reality Instead of Regrets Sketch Guy By CARL RICHARDS MARCH 21, 2017 Last week,… Continue reading
A great article by Anna Goldfarb in NYT. The whole business of two lives (with such different histories and compositions) living together without doing physical harm is a “wondrous mystery.” How the “toothpaste tube is emptied” can become an explosive scenario. What I wish I’d known before moving in together… Anna Goldfarb When my boyfriend,… Continue reading
So, at last… A Museum of Failures. When we obsess about our failures we become captured by them but when we acknowledge, consider and accept our failures they can become springboards for new and functional growth and success. This applies to our lives and to all our relationships! Ask St. Peter… Sweden’s Museum of Failures… Continue reading
Embrace change – embrace life! https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/21/style/modern-love-to-stay-married-embrace-change.html?_r=0 A couple of years ago, it seemed as if everyone I knew was on the verge of divorce. “He’s not the man I married,” one friend told me. “She didn’t change, and I did,” said another. And then there was the no-fault version: “We grew apart.” Emotional and physical… Continue reading
This morning (at 9am) the teaching series on “Hospitality” continues, today “Hospitality of the Mind.” Closed hearts tend to be inhospitable and so do closed minds. The spiritual vocation to renewal is a vocation to consider, even consider again, new ideas and new perspectives. Again it is important to consider what it is that makes… Continue reading
About a week ago, I received a note from someone that I knew in Philadelphia. Towards the end of an essay he included the words below; they will be always very special because they speak to me of an openness to God that I hope I will never, never lose both in personal and professional… Continue reading
Yesterday we began a five-part series on the divine vocation to be radically hospitable and truly welcoming. Following weeks “Hospitality of Heart” (3/12), “Hospitality of Mind” (3/19), “Hospitality of Time” (3/26) and “God as Guest” (4/2). In the opening conversation we acknowledged that sometimes what matters is a committed and earnest intention to be hospitable… Continue reading
I post this article from the London Daily Mirror not to spread despondency and gloom but to emphasize that the very beautiful and precious nature of close, long-term relationships requires nurture and care… and honesty… and sometimes forgiveness. Generally the process of forgiveness is best achieved with the help of a trusted, respected, experienced facilitator…. Continue reading