My Girl Friday April 1, 2009 - September 16, 2021 Amongst the concepts that mark what we have in common the concept of mortality is preeminent…Clearly, dogs have no such understanding. If they have a practical awareness of death, they have no reflective awareness of mortality…But because...
“We must withdraw ourselves, to some extent, from the effects that are beyond our control and be content with the good will and the work that are the quiet expression of our inner life. We must be content to live without watching ourselves live, to...
This is an interesting planet. It deserves all the attention you can give it. -- Gilead, Marilyn Robinson Earth’s crammed with heaven, And every common bush afire with God, But only he who sees takes off his shoes; The rest sit round and pluck blackberries. --“Aurora Leigh,” Elizabeth Barrett Browning That life...
“Souls are like athletes, that need opponents worthy of them, if they are to be tried and extended and pushed to the full use of their powers, and rewarded according to their capacity.” --Thomas Merton, The Seven Storey Mountain I have never liked the phrase, “the new...