December 22, 2023

Posted at 12:39h in Blog

As I see it, the preeminent question for our time is – how will we cultivate peace in ourselves, with others, and in our world? Peace feels out of reach right now. Every day the news brings us a drumbeat of despair and desperation—so many lives lost to war, and so much vitriol in our society. Detaching from the news does not change the reality the world is in deep pain. For me, when I see children suffering and dying, it breaks my heart....

November 23, 2022

Posted at 10:30h in Blog

As we give thanks this year, let us move beyond a simple thanksgiving for what we possess. Let us acknowledge, appreciate, and give thanks for all we have—a thanksgiving for ourselves, those around us, our families, and all those who are not like us who share this diverse land and country....