Padraig O Tuama – Prayers, Poems, and Christian Ponderings

“For years I counted hugs.”

I could not imagine an Advent season without T.S. Eliot’s poem – The Journey of the Magi Please take a moment to delight in Eliot’s poem and ponder the Wisemen’s question – were we led all that way for Birth or Death? The poem is long so I shall be brief. Perhaps what was travellingContinue reading ““For years I counted hugs.””

The Facts of Life

The Facts of LifeThat you were bornand you will die. That you will sometimes love enoughand sometimes not. That you will lieif only to yourself. That you will get tired. That you will learn most from the situationsyou did not choose. That there will be some things that move youmore than you can say. ThatContinue reading “The Facts of Life”

Hugs

We continue to recover from the absence of hugs due to COVID-19. The joy we have experienced in being able to hug family and friends from whom we have been isolated for so long. These past months have caused great suffering and many are those who were separated from a family member because of theContinue reading “Hugs”