“The rest is silence,” Hamlet’s last words – an interesting word choice for someone who never had an unspoken thought, or so it seems to me as he shared with us, the audience, all of his ruminations. He could have as easily said, “The rest is darkness.” The Prince of Denmark was no stranger to […]
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Ordinary Time – Season of Stability Silence is golden, or so they say. In this day and age it is harder to find than gold, more precious than gold. Our ears are polluted every day with deluges of noise–the radio in the car, the TV and stereo at home, Ipods, muzak in the elevator at […]
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Christmas – Season of Promise Consider the power of words. With them I encourage and congratulate, embarrass and insult, proclaim my love–and my promises. Consider, too, the power of words unspoken, the power of silence. Silence is pregnant, full of potential. Lord, give me the wisdom to know when to speak and when to be […]
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