I have always loved music. My parents tried to get me to play the violin for years, but in my youth, my interest was in computers. The old Wang desktops we used in high school, with cassette tapes used for data storage. Then the TRS-80, first with cassettes, then floppy disk that held a fraction… Continue reading Music – A Pathway to Rediscovery
Category: religion
Christmas 2021
Hours, days, months, a year The world rocked with so many tears We look to the skies and wonder anew When will life be back to what we once knew In this advent season we remember The Son of God who dwelt among us God’s love and mercy… Continue reading Christmas 2021
Happy Easter!
For many people in the world, today is a day to celebrate the resurrection of the Messiah. To all of us, no matter our beliefs, it is a day to reflect on what Easter really means. It is the rebirth of man, so to speak. Fallen from grace, God sent His son to the world… Continue reading Happy Easter!
A Christmas Message
After listening to Carter Rubin sing Lauren Daigle’s great song, “You Say”, there is nothing that I can say that can be more eloquent than the words in the song. All of us, in our lives, will experience loss; we will hurt. We will have our triumphs. And we will experience happiness. Today is Christmas… Continue reading A Christmas Message
Transcendence
I have been a fan of musical theater for decades now. I have seen shows in my hometown, in New York, in the movies and in television. The last five years gave the world at least two truly great musicals – Hamilton and Dear Evan Hansen. In the tumult of today, I often sit back… Continue reading Transcendence
The Inner Light
My favorite episode of Star Trek is “The Inner Light.” Star Trek has always been a show about what it means to be human. Yes, it has a lot of flashing lights, special effects, green aliens, esoteric worlds, starship battles and journeys to countless planets and stars. And yet for all the glitter, the show,… Continue reading The Inner Light
Ruminations at Christmastime
When I think about the things that happened this year, I want to go to a dark room and make everything go away. And just like the college campuses around the United States that deem it necessary to isolate people supposedly investing their time to learn new things, experience a world outside of what they… Continue reading Ruminations at Christmastime
Joy
Make someone happy. Happiness is the meaning and purpose of life. In our day to day lives, we are bombarded with messages, overt and subliminal, about the importance of being happy. Live your life to maximize your happy moments. Sounds great, doesn’t it? And yet. In the height of happiness, everything seems possible. The world… Continue reading Joy
#youwillbefound
For people who love musicals, the hashtag above will be familiar. It is so fitting that at the moment of great loss, I found meaning in music. My first distinct memory of my mother was watching “The Sound of Music” so many years ago. When I posted the last entry on this blog, I was… Continue reading #youwillbefound
A Message for Easter
The Christian world celebrates the greatest miracle of all – the resurrection of the Son of God, who conquered death and in so doing made life eternal possible for all of us. When Adam and Eve fell from grace, it was because they disobeyed the Father, the Creator of all things. God gave them the… Continue reading A Message for Easter
The Wonder of Creation
When you find someone that makes life worthwhile You remember that God created all of us for a purpose And in the wonder of creation, He made sure That each person can find Him In the eyes, in the smile, in the heart Of those that they hold most dear We who are Created in… Continue reading The Wonder of Creation
The Transcendent Value of Every Person
Originally posted on Littlemore Tracts:
5th Sunday of Ordinary Time I have made myself a slave to all so as to win over as many as possible. To the weak I became weak, to win over the weak. I have become all things to all, to save at least some. I Cor. 9:16 What is…
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