Goodness is a first principle of the universe. God declares it on the first page of the story of creation.  Barbara Holmes God is about what is good. Goodness is […]

Thomas Merton was asked, “What inhibits the spiritual life?” Merton answered, “Efficiency. We’ve allowed ourselves to believe that keeping busy and achieving will bring fulfillment. We must be still and […]

How does one react to the news of a terminal diagnosis? Fear, panic, overwhelming anxiety? The devastation that is brought on when a person receives word that they are going […]