Encountering Beauty
When I am at a party with old friends, or am caught by a song when I enter a store, or when in a busy day I somehow lift my […]
Tag Archives: spirituality
Vested Interests
The question of God is not a theoretical exercise; it spurts from our guts as well as from our minds.
The Open Arms of Suffering
Francisco Goya was a subversive man. Much acquainted with suffering, Goya had an instinct for the black side of life – he has paintings called Yard with Lunatics and Saturn […]
People Watching
We all craved for a more splendorous presence, Someone distinguished that would come, woo everybody in the crowd, and yet select us for his company.
Hopeful Dissatisfaction
The Swedish poet Tomas Tranströmer has recently been elected the recipient of the 2011 Nobel Prize for Literature. He was born in Stockholm in 1931 and published his first collection […]
A Clash of Worlds… and of Worldviews
Have you ever watched the James Cameron’s blockbuster Avatar? If you have not seen it, well, get a life! The movie is a very fine piece of art. Besides personal […]
Nascar Prayer
On July 23 this year in Nashville, Tennessee, pastor Joe Nelms gave a prayer for a Nascar race. Since then, that prayer has been watched on Youtube over 2 million […]
Looking for Infinity
It is a fault of infinity to be too small to find. It is a fault of eternity to be crowded out by time. Before our eyes we see an […]
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 […]
Poetry and Sacredness
The German poet, theologian, and philosopher Novalis, a leading figure of European Romanticism, wrote these words about the poet’s identity: “Poets and priests were at first the same thing; they […]
Wondering Fair 