Life of Faith
A palliative care physician writes about the mystery of faith
Sunita Puri’s memoir models the kind of compassion and wisdom she brings to her patients.
Family caregivers and the different journeys they’re on
The roller coaster, the marathon, and the deep end
We’re all going to die. Why is it so hard to talk about it?
Most of us don’t fear death so much as the process leading up to it.
A wedding reception that felt like Cana
We drank wine, danced with abandon, and caught a glimpse of grace.
Discovering sabbath in my mother’s hospice room
She was a staunch observer of sabbath. It took her death for me to appreciate why.
Trees communicate with one another. I’m trying to listen.
My favorite is a 100-year-old male cottonwood. I call him Grandfather.
When Jane Tompkins couldn’t move, she read
Confined by illness, the feminist literary scholar dove into the complete works of V.S. Naipaul and Paul Theroux.
True generosity comes from joy
Bone-deep generosity has nothing to do with means and everything to do with desire.
A physicist explores mystical experience
Alan Lightman asks great questions about science and religion. His answers are sometimes frustrating.