Young Wendell and Mama walk downtown, each carrying a card. On the way, they pass Mr. David, who is sound asleep on a wooden bench. Wendell loves to look at all the doors they pass – wooden doors, glass doors, metal doors, doors that are at the top of stairs and doors that are at…
In the introduction to her final poetry collection, Luci Shaw writes about the slow, winter growth of an amaryllis bulb on her kitchen windowsill. A little further on, she reflects on her own long life: “I can live only one day at a time, and my hope is to live that one day fully and…
This past Spring, I read Let Your Heartbreak be Your Guide: Lessons in Engaged Contemplation by Episcopal priest Adam Bucko. I considered my life and saw that my heart had been repeatedly broken. I revised the question to: What is my greatest heartbreak? It didn’t take long for the answer to emerge – my failings…
We were at my sister Elaine’s funeral when I got the text message. The doctors wanted us to leave and come to the hospital immediately and I was expecting to hear that it was the end. My wife Christina had been in the hospital for weeks waiting for a heart transplant and she was doing…
In most cases, determining if someone has died is straightforward. Breathing ceases, the heart stops, and we know the person has left us and gone to be with our Lord. But it’s not always that simple. Modern technology and medical knowledge mean death can sometimes be prevented or deferred. People can be resuscitated, such as…
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