The Battle for Peace – Sunday, October 24, 1982
0, would that we had perfect peace. "Peace is a good so great," wrote Augustine, "that...there is no word we hear with such pleasure or...
Music & the Spoken Word Library
After the Death of a Loved One – Sunday, October 17, 1982
It seems incomprehensible to those who mourn the death of a loved one that the world keeps turning, that shops are open for business as...
Effective Communication – Sunday, October 10, 1982
When we speak to others, we often send subtle messages—with meanings quite different from those we intend. It seems to be a growing problem. People...
Time for What is Important – Sunday, October 03, 1982
We live in a busy world. There are so many things to do, so many responsibilities pulling for our attention. Even our technologies do not...
Lessons of Time – Sunday, September 26, 1982
If history can teach us anything, perhaps it is modesty about who we are and what we are. What seems permanent from the vantage of...
Joy of Man’s Desiring – Sunday, September 19, 1982
"Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring," a beautiful work by Bach, is one of the most beloved in the literature of great music. It is so...
A Valuable Emotion – September 12, 1982
Good emotions are the best prescription for good health that we know of. Emotions can work miracles. There are many examples of individuals who seem...
Good Tidings – Sunday, August 29, 1982
"How beautiful upon the mountains, " wrote Isaiah, "How beautiful are the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace; that bringeth good...
Things – Sunday, August 22, 1982
In a world where most of us are bombarded with thousands of commercial messages each year, we may begin to think the highest purpose for...