Contemplative Essays

Gino was the one who encouraged others.

Henri Nouwen is a writer whose work strikes a chord with me. With humility, compassion, and authenticity he writes about the deeper...

The year has come full circle once again. It’s Christmas, the jewel that brightens the ring of a year that has grown old, tarnished with...

The voices of the world are loud and showy. These voices lie to us saying that who we are and what we have are not enough. Images flash...

I’ve been thinking about refugees and what life is like for them. Putting myself in their place, I imagine their feelings of fear and...

Earlier in the week, on my day off, the day I consider my “Sabbath”, I was empty and depleted. I had not slept enough the night before. I...