The Catharsis of Kindness
‘Practice random acts of kindness.’ I came across this bumper sticker a number of times while working in the U.S.. The word ‘random’ means ‘accidental’ or ‘chance’, and doesn’t carry […]
Monthly Archives: July 2011
Anticipating Delights
The taste of a fresh orange. The smell of coffee in the morning. The calm hush of snowfall. A long-awaited trip arriving in a day or two. For each one […]
Who Am I?
A story is told that one night Arthur Schopenhauer, a nineteenth century influential philosopher, sat alone in a park in Germany. Thinking he was a tramp, a security guard approached him […]
An Ethic of Love
“I don’t know how it is, my brothers and sisters, but the spirit of the person who actually hands something to a poor man experiences a kind of sympathy with […]
Feeling Tired Too?
Recently, I’ve begun thinking that I may be too tired to be a Christian. Trying to juggle my PhD program, my husband’s home-based business start-up, a ten-month old who doesn’t […]
A bus stop to savor
One afternoon, I came home on the 492, the bus line that crosses Rome like an undecided serpent. I caught it at Piazza Cavour, in front of a purse store […]
The Divine Plan B
“God has a plan for your life.” These words can be both reassuring and perplexing. Reassuring, because if God has a plan, then that’s good news. A good God must […]
Wondering Fair 