The Quiet Majesty of Love
Two aspects of the beautiful 2021 British film SUPERNOVA starring Colin Firth and Stanley Tucci touched me. First, the story opens with the two naked men peacefully sleeping together. Like … Continue reading
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Good Omens for the Future
Edmund Wilson is credited with saying, “No two persons ever read the same book.” Of course, we behave as though there can be single interpretations that are absolute, although we read as … Continue reading
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Invisible Heroes: Are You One?
In times of disaster, we glimpse the heroic acts of people we never knew were out there—ordinary women and men who wanted to help. But those people don’t magically appear … Continue reading
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Happy (Mother’s) Unconditional Love Day!
Mothers represent unconditional love. (No news there.) Not all of them qualify, of course, but enough do to inspire a holiday when Americans spend billions of dollars on gifts. We … Continue reading
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The Balm of Love on the Wounds of Death
This month death gut-punched our family—the kind of blow that leaves you bent over and gasping with shock and pain. Our son-in-law was only 44 years old, the father of … Continue reading
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Underestimating Who is There
Today I started out to write about the wonderful, mystical people who don’t process information just like everyone else. Often our world doesn’t appreciate them and can even call them … Continue reading
