In the Direction of Hope
February 27, 2022
In one of George Bernard Shaw’s plays, a successful young woman challenges the idea that we are victims of our circumstances. “I don’t believe in...
Music & the Spoken Word Library
An Invitation to Hope
November 28, 2026
Christmas lasts much longer than one day. Weeks in advance, decorations are hung, and stores and streetlights are lit up in happy anticipation. Music sounds...
Good Thoughts
October 17, 2021
A beloved children’s book from decades ago contains this keen observation: “A person who has good thoughts cannot ever be ugly. You can have a...
Coming Together
September 12, 2021
I’m here in Essex County, New Jersey at the Eagle Rock September 11th Memorial, overlooking Manhattan Island. On that morning, twenty years ago, I was...
Persevere with Hope
July 18, 2021
If you’ve ever been to a baseball game, you know that something special happens in the middle of the seventh inning. It’s called the seventh-inning stretch. Reportedly, this...
The Hope and Promise of Easter
April 4, 2021
If hope had a season of its own, a day on the calendar, it might very well be Easter. No matter what yesterday may have...
Great Expectations
December 27, 2020
With a new year on the horizon, it’s traditional to reflect on the year that has passed. And what a year it has been! A...