Maintain hope and let the future unfold like the rose from the blossom of the present moment. These were the words that came to me shortly after finding out a few months ago that Richard had a very serious and rare form of malignant melanoma. The sudden shock of this diagnosis and the experiences that …
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It is lovely when you are suffering to know that someone is carrying the icon of your presence on the altar of their heart. …
Choosing instead, as love will always choose, This darker path into the heart of pain. …
During this sacred season of Lent – the 40 days that Christians observe before the celebration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ on Easter – I find the energetic presence of Mary Magdalene to be very strong in my spiritual life. This is not surprising since the Gospel accounts of Holy Week reveal that the …
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