Rediscovering Child Mind
Author’s Note: In honor of “back to school” week, I’m reprising a post I first published in 2015. I wish everyone involved …
Overjoyed: Confessions of a Grateful Heart
“Joy cannot be held to oneself. It must be let go. Joy is a pilgrim virtue. It is a gift that walks …
E Pluribus Unum: Your Life Matters
“45 murders already, 204 people have been shot in January of 2017. Something has to be done. I know we are living …
An Unsettling Horizon: A Father’s 9/11 Prayer
As we approach the 15th anniversary of 9/11, I’d like to share an essay just published in America magazine, and linked here: …
Frustrating, Complicated, Simple, Love: ADOPTION
A few weeks ago my wife and I attended a “meet and greet” event for potential adoptive families, where adults get to …
With Love There Are No Boundaries
To everyone in the Hope Sings community, Happy Christmas from Rosemary (second childhood!) at the soup kitchen where about 150 people probably …
Grace in Motion
Maybe it’s because I grew up playing the sport but for me nothing compares to the grace and beauty of baseball. A …
A Lover’s Prayer
Self-reflection is a built-in element of travel. It stirs within the traveler each time she is asked why she travels. “What is …
Knocks Me Off My Feet!
There’s somethin ’bout your love / That makes me weak and knocks me off my feet Dancing around the breakfast table …
Rediscovering Child Mind
“Let the children come to me, for it is to such as these belongs the kingdom of God” The month of August …