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Here is my third poem of the summer for you. Even though it's September, and summer is still with us, we turn our attention ahead to...

Although our word “holiday” derives from the Old English hāligdæg (about 950 in Lindisfarne Gospels), a compound of hālig HOLY + dæg...

Another Monday away, another poem -- this time a reading from Mark Nepo's stunning book of a year's daily reflections called The Book of...

It is in giving, Saint Francis teaches us, that we receive. So, if you want to receive, that is, if you want to be rich, give. But let’s...

This summer, I'm taking a series of mini-trips to visit family and friends in various spots in New England. I try to be a welcome guest...

Who wrote the rules of your life? I was raised Catholic so a lot of my early rules come from the Baltimore Catechism -- rules about who...

Do you know how magnetism works, or what it is exactly? Can you explain it to a six-year old? We take a lot for granted in life. Well, I...

News flash! You do not have to stay stuck in some dumb role that someone or something has imposed upon you. You can change your mind, say...

I’ve been thinking about energy for the past few weeks. I had surgery (scheduled and successful) just over two weeks ago and it’s brought...

You know that feeling you get when you're trying to say something to a friend or loved one and they hurry you along saying something...