Monday Message

Through every challenge and every tragedy, the transformative power of courageous compassion shines through in the lives of people who answer the call of spiritual luminaries like St. Francis of Assisi – where... Read More

Sometimes the bad news can be so noisy. It demands our attention and tries to shape our perspective. The point at which it becomes dangerous, however, is when we no longer feel that our contribution matters. When we... Read More

Transformation is hard work. It often involves sweat and struggle and frustrating setbacks before you become what you hope to be. But people tend to want to hear about results, not struggles. As Maya Angelou once... Read More

Carolyn Myss wrote, “The soul usually knows what to do to heal itself. The challenge is to silence the mind.” Whatever we are going through, whatever difficulties we are facing, whatever hardships or hurts that... Read More

Gratitude is not an experience that is relegated to sunny days when everything is coming up roses. As M J Ryan, one of the creators of the book Random Acts of Kindness writes, “In the moments we are awake to the... Read More

Years ago, my family and I were in a fairly small boat off the coast of Ireland headed for the Skelligs – a grouping of small islands with rock formations that rise majestically out of the sea. One of the islands,... Read More

The world is filled with good-hearted people who are meeting the challenges of life with creativity and compassion. People who quietly go about making the world a better place every day with no fanfare or notoriety.... Read More

Sometimes when I wake up on Monday morning I almost feel like my eyes are barely open before my brain starts the download of all the things that I have to do that day and throughout the week. How easy it is to get... Read More

If there is one thing that you can count on when two or more people get together it’s conflict. I would venture to say that we even have internal conflicts when we are alone! In spite of how widespread and... Read More

If we are not careful, one of the casualties of a busy life can be our relationships. We end up missing out on those opportunities to spend time together, catch up with old friends and former colleagues, and be there... Read More

Many of you may have had the opportunity to meet our colleagues and friends from Hospice Wits in South Africa who were visiting for two weeks and just returned home. My interactions with them were inspiring, to say... Read More

Some might say that this is the age of the skeptic. Many of us have put our faith and trust in a person or institution only to be hurt and disappointed. It’s a short and easy trip from hurt and disappointed to... Read More