I am told that the Boston Globe recently highlighted the idea that November is a month during which there is a particular focus on dying and death - which is hardly surprising here in the northern parts of the northern hemisphere, since all around us nature is shutting down. The month begins with All Saints [...]
Some years are trickier than others when it comes to giving voice to the spirit of gratitude people are feeling, or should be encouraged to feel, for being favored with all the blessings that abound.
Imagine my trying to ascertain a common spirit among us. I think of those who you who got out of the [...]
I apologize to those who find November gray and somber enough without sermons about death and dying, even if that is the message of the season here in New England, with the leaves losing color and falling, and fiercer frosts convincing even the hardier perennials that the season is over.
Still, I don’t think the season [...]