This morning a friend shared with me that she felt like the world has drastically changed for the worse. I have heard this comment a lot lately and tended to agree with it. But, as I have been reflecting on …
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12/29 Holy Family Sunday – Vigil Mass Dear God, please be with those parents whose children have been taken from them and put in our modern day version of a concentration camp. I am a parent myself and if they …
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I rarely share my dreams and when I do, I do so reluctantly. But I owe so much to my dreams and how these messages from my soul have supported and enriched my life. I write them carefully in my …
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Do We Have the Courage to Face Our Failures
and Prove We Value Our Children? Dear Students, There are no words to express our sense of shock and horror at the mass murders of your classmates. There are no …
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I first published this poem for Father’s Day in 2009 while I was preparing a lecture and workshop here in Asheville titled The Father Quest: A Guide for Rediscovering and Renewing the Foundation of Fatherhood. My life was permeated with …
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“When death finds you, be sure she finds you fully alive.” This saying from an old African folktale has stuck with me for many years. One of the first steps we must take in becoming fully alive is to overcome …
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One of the biggest surprises in my life is to find myself as ambitious as I have ever been while I am approaching my eighth decade. I credit Jung’s individuation process for this reality and for helping me uncover the …
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I am enjoying aging! What a surprise…. To be honest with you I never thought I would be as old as I am now. Nor did I think I would still be as excited about my life, my work, my …
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My new book, The Search for Self & the Search for God, is available for FREE in Kindle format June 7-11, 2016. Get it FREE Have you ever wondered how you could live with passion, purpose, clarity, and a sense …
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One of the most rewarding aspects of being authors of books like INTO THE HEART OF THE FEMININE are the responses we get from readers. These responses encourage us, energize our work and fill us with awe and humility. The …
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