Monthly Archives: February 2024

Our hopes are too small

February 25, 2024 · by · in Ruminations · Leave a comment

If you want to identify me, to know who I am, don’t bother to read my résumé. The best way to identify me is to “ask me what I’m living for, in detail, and ask me what I think is keeping me from living fully for the thing I want to live for” (Thomas Merton, […]

In the wilderness

February 18, 2024 · by · in Ruminations · Leave a comment

One of the good jokes I like to tell is memorable for two reasons: it tells a story, and it’s about sudden and unexpected change. Few things are as painful as great and sudden change, so a good way to cope is to tell a joke about it. And the more painful the change, the […]

To see and be seen

February 11, 2024 · by · in Ruminations · Leave a comment

Some of you remember a television game show from the 1960s called To Tell the Truth. A guest with some unusual occupation or experience would appear with two impostors to be interviewed by four celebrities who tried to identify the authentic guest. After some questioning, the host would say, “Would the real [guest’s name] please […]