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Here are some addiction-breaking aphorisms that Halpern lists in his book, “How to Break Your Addiction to a Person.” They are helpful for me not only in ending dysfunctional friendships, but in trying to stop any kind of destructive habit–like devouring the four chocolates I just did before typing this. 1. You can live without…

Whenever I am in “Infant Time,” thinking a person, place, thing, or situation will bring peace to my restlessness, I always hear my mom saying, “No person, place, thing, or situation can disrupt your serenity. That is up to you and God is there to help.” The late Catholic theologian and writer Henri Nouwen basically…

As a graduate student pursuing a degree in theology twelve years ago, I took a course called Systematic Theology–by far my toughest class–by a brilliant professor who was dying of bone marrow cancer. No one knew she was dying. She kept her diagnosis to herself and, as best as she could, covering up her chemotherapy…

I was moved by David Kuo’s blog post about cancer (and all illness), his reaction to the news about Tony Snow’s cancer returning and spreading. David, a fellow Beliefnet blogger, has battled his own illness–a brain tumor–and speaks so candidly about the questions that arise in the heart of a person with cancer or any…
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