I will tell you a story of my cactus. It is a story of hope, and perhaps you will find in it something of hope for you, too. Because my...

(A Reflection from 2003) “All that was ever ours is ours forever.”[i] This November day, like all November days, will be soon be gone...

Mary Oliver writes a rather whimsical poem called “Mozart, For Example.” In it, she ponders the thought, “All the quick notes Mozart...