Spiritual health asks us to put aside self-interest for the good of others. That others are persons of worth as… Read more Some Gave All
Category: Writing (All)
The Natural
The Natural by Bernard Malamud After I finished The Caravaggio Shawl, the Samuel Steward mystery that I had borrowed from… Read more The Natural
For Better or Worse
Without exaggeration, this Tuesday’s election may be the most significant any of us will ever participate in. The consequences come… Read more For Better or Worse
The Caravaggio Shawl
The Caravaggio Shawl by Samuel M. Steward, subtitled “A Gertrude Stein–Alice B. Toklas mystery”. This novel, from 1989, follows Murder… Read more The Caravaggio Shawl
To Be… Continued
Whether this mortal life is all there is of us or if our personal experience continues in some fashion after… Read more To Be… Continued
Murder is Murder is Murder
Murder is Murder is Murder by Samuel M. Steward. the subtitle is “A Gertrude Stein – Alice B. Toklas mystery”,… Read more Murder is Murder is Murder
The Age of Innocence
The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton A beautiful book. Wharton won the Pulitzer Prize for this novel, in 1921,… Read more The Age of Innocence
Past and Future
As we mark our congregation’s 81st year and the beginning of our 82nd, I wonder what we owe the past?… Read more Past and Future