You stillness, you tenderness, you who have no place except within us, somewhere in the chambers behind our countenances. You,...
Welcome. We have crossed a threshold. This is a place of peace, of silence, of being. The heart beats steadily...
What does it take to find the strength within, in a moment of complete and total despair? It is our strange human ability to pick ourselves up, dust ourselves off, and keep trying again. It requires a will that often finds its way into a human being once they have...
Hope is my imagined future approaching me. As I recognize its presence, I realize I invited it and I will...
Hope never comes alone. And when she comes, she comes in the way of a little girl. When she arrives,...
Sometimes, we are touched by angels. When suddenly, out of the silence, the heart fills with gratitude, and tears flow from the soul, and it becomes blissful for a moment, then an angel has placed their hand on our shoulder. They are with us, standing behind us and supporting our...
The attempt to understand the US campaign and election for president has become a spectator sport with deep undertones and...
All that is good, beautiful, and true comes in threes—sweet, salty, and sour; heads, hands, and hearts; darkness, light, and...
The fairy tale in this issue speaks of three brothers: “Faith,” “Love,” and “Hope.” Where do these names come from? The search for clues leads to Paul’s “Song of Songs.” He was the first to characterize these three Christian virtues. From Paul, the path leads back to Plato. The three...
Haneen Sabbah, a Muslim Palestinian mother from Gaza, and Miriam Elizabeth Turmalin, an Israeli with Jewish and Christian roots, have...
South Egremont, Massachusetts. Shaping the threshold between life and death. The dying and death of a loved one requires a...
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