Cosmos, Mythos and Spirit

Reflections on Spirituality in a Changing World

The Contemplative Column by Staff Writer Theodore Richards

Photo by Syd Wachs on Unsplash

“Where’s your mother?” my father asked, fumbling with his keys and, more significantly, his emotions. He couldn’t bear to go inside to look for her. So I did. She stood in the kitchen, weeping, clutching the book.

“Are you having a hard time, mom?” I asked.

“It was his…