Every January, we are sold the same idea. New year, new you. As if the calendar flipping somehow erases what we are carrying. As if grief clocks out on Dec. 31. As if illness, caregiving, trauma, exhaustions or fear politely wait for permission to follow us into January.

A couple of years ago I saw a dilapidated mobile home being torn down and the home site cleared of debris and put up for sale. It didn’t take long before someone bought the property and made arrangements for a new mobile home on the site. But I was puzzled by the “Private Property, No Trespa…

Let’s celebrate all the good that can shine forth following our bleakest moments. The loss of Jayson Tatum has enabled former benchwarmers for the Celtics to thrive. The miserable performance of the quarterbacks who followed Tom Brady’s departure brought the Patriots the superb Drake Maye. D…

Recently, I was asked by a local pastor to explain where the Orthodox Christian Church came from. Surprised by the question coming from a man of the cloth, I thought it was time for a brief public session on the history of the Christian Church. As I explained to him, the Orthodox Church is t…