Lessons from the Eastern Oyster
So live like the oyster, eat an oyster, and remember to recycle your shell for the benefit of future generations of man and mollusk alike.
Grief in the White House
Parental bereavement is as profound as the lifelong changes that accompany it
The Biblical Case for Conservation
The Bible tells us there is life within the Kingdom—life for us and life for what is around us.
Facing a New Year of Grief
Grief is not a process to work through, a disorder to heal, a condition to treat, or an illness to cure.
“The Sensation of Seeing”: How T.S. Eliot Defamiliarizes the Christmas Story
That which we most value is often that which most frequently slips into dull repetition.
Where Can Wisdom Be Found? -Gambling Pigeons, the Quest for Wisdom,...
Poetry must be experienced, and the experience of poetry is itself a means of searching, a kind of hunting, for wisdom.
Why We Need Christmas Trees
Rituals are our allies in sorrow. They help us appreciate what brief time we had with our loved ones while acknowledging the years we will face without them.
Welcoming a Baby in Advent
Like Mary and all Israel waiting for the Messiah, like a mother welcoming a child, we are to “wait for it with patience.”