I Don’t Want Anyone in My Business!

I Don’t Want Anyone in My Business!

A very sad thing happened this year in early February.  My sister died—no notice to any one that she was even sick which was hard enough—but it turns out that to the end she was in sole control (!) of her affairs. Her passwords died with her. It will...
Spiritual Direction

Spiritual Direction

Okay, folks, now’s your chance! If you have always wanted to explore things-spiritual but were too busy, how about now? Want to talk? about meaning? about suffering? about the range of spiritual paths and lineages? about spiritual but not religious? about religious...
In Case of Emergency

In Case of Emergency

I recommend reading this article closely. I wonder if it will bring up as many memories and mixed feelings for you as it did for me. I’m single and live alone. And on many forms, I can’t fill in the line for ‘In case of emergency.’By Elana Rabinowitz (April 4, 2020)...
Duck, Death and the Tulip

Duck, Death and the Tulip

By Wolf Erlbruch A dear friend sent me this enchanting book. The illustrator portrays the story of an evolving relationship between death and a being who has a limited lifespan, the duck.  The text is spare and to the point: For a while now, Duck had had a feeling....
Still Experiencing Writer’s Block!

Still Experiencing Writer’s Block!

I was once complaining to a long-suffering friend about how a project was stymied by my current bout of writer’s block. She remarked that she had never experienced it. WOW! I pleaded for her secret. She looked at me calmly and said: “I don’t write.” Okay. Well I do....
Back-To-School

Back-To-School

 So far we have completed 3 sessions of the Internship in Spiritual Direction in the Ignatian Tradition. Three overnight trips from Milwaukee to Chicago—getting familiar with Chicago buses and trains. It is like a dream sequence. Forty years ago I traveled on...
A New Decade

A New Decade

Here it is—the first week of my 70’s and the first week of the new school year and the kick-off to a new way to be of service. This website is a celebration of all three. What can I say about turning 70? I have been talking about it for months to long-suffering...