Over the past few weeks, in doing some reflection about the power of relationships, I ran into a set of statistics that floored me. Let me share a few. The Center for Cognitive and Social Neuroscience at the University of Chicago calculates that loneliness...
This weekend, the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad come to an end. If you're like me, you've been glued to the television throughout these two weeks. And if you are like me, in addition to dazzling athletic spectacles, you've witnessed a broad spectrum of human...
This Saturday, we will have a funeral for Ted Harrison, a pillar of our church and an international figure in the Masonic community, followed by a reception in the Parish House. I expect to hear many, many stories about Ted, and I expect to share a few...
Childlike abandon, balance, mature contemplation…and some public nudity Dear Friends, I’m a very cautious person, especially when it comes to physical safety. Mostly, this is because I have way too much experience injuring myself, falling, getting mowed down...
“I throw myself down in my chamber, and I call in, and invite God, and his Angels thither, and when they are there, I neglect God and his Angels, for the noise of a fly, for the rattling of a coach, for the whining of a door.” – John Donne. Sound familiar?...