For the past five months, I have been having this recurring dream, or, rather, I’ve been dreaming a scene in a dream that is recurring, although I arrive there from different dreams on different nights. It is twilight, somewhere between sunset and dusk, and there is a glassy body of water in front of me,…
I have long held a theory that love is about presence–and not just any type of presence, specifically physical presence. We live in a society that allows us to substitute physical presence with many types of shortcuts, technological alternatives, or gimmicks, but the reality remains that nothing can substitute true, physical presence. Physical presence is…
Thomas, called Didymus, one of the Twelve, was not with them when Jesus came. So the other disciples said to him, “We have seen the Lord.” But he said to them, “Unless I see the mark of the nails in his hands and put my finger into the nailmarks and put my hand into his…
Since I was in high school, I have loved Michelangelo’s works, particularly his Pieta. When studying abroad in college, I had the privilege and the blessing of being able to personally see this great statue during our trip to Rome. Every Pieta is a depiction of the Virgin Mary holding the dead and crucified body…
When I ask myself what do I want from Lizzy, the answer is her loving presence. When I ask myself what do I want for Lizzy, the answer is unlimited joy, peace, love, fulfillment, and relationship. The logical next step is to try to discover how to achieve these things in this world, on this…