The new Rector at St. John’s DC reminded me this week of St. Benedict and his rule. Benedict’s rule was about structure and balance. In Benedict’s day it was eight hours of prayer, eight hours of work, and eight hours of rest. NO, I’m not suggesting we all adopt Benedict’s rule during the coronavirus, but…
Month: April 2020
Earth Day
It is only fitting that in the middle of this pandemic we celebrate “Earth Day.” I learned this weekend by reading Maria Popova that Mary Shelley, author of Frankenstein, wrote a novel in 1826 about a pandemic and one person who survives, The Last Man. This last man standing ponders the question, “Why Live?” and answers: “Let…
A New Normal
People have been writing, “I bet you have plenty of time to write.” My answer is, “Yes I do.” What I don’t say is that the virus has become such a distraction it is difficult to write. I talked to one of my muses who is a poet. She tells me that her poetry class…
Thank God for Saturday Mornings
I don’t know when it happened but at some point I started sleeping later on Saturday mornings. As a child, I would wake up early on Saturdays to watch cartoons and Rin Tin Tin, before my parents woke up. I bet you all had favorites including Howdy Doody, Mighty Mouse, Captain Kangaroo, and The Lone…
There Is Always Reason To Hope
There is always reason to hope even when your eyes are filled with tears. — Henri Nouwen. One of Tom Hanks most famous lines comes from League of Their Own, when he says there is no crying in baseball. As a little boy my father schooled me much like other boys my age that “Boys don’t cry!”…