Dear Peregrinus

John 13 – 6 He came to Simon Peter, who said to him, “Master, are you going to wash my feet?” 7 Jesus answered and said to him, “What I am doing, you do not understand now, but you will understand … [Read more...] about #57 – The Needle’s Eye

Doris Kearns Goodwin (b. 1943) - “If you interview five people about the same incident, and you see five different points of view, it makes you know what makes history so complicated. Something … [Read more...] about #55 – The Wandering

James J. Tissot (1836-1902) – The Merchants Chased from the Temple (between 1886-1894)[1], located in the Brooklyn Museum. See John 2:12-25. From St. Augustine, Confessions, X – “You called, shouted, … [Read more...] about #54 – On Innovation

Lighthouse"The light shines in the darkness / and the darkness has not overcome it." Dante, Inferno, Canto III, lines 7-9 (trans. Clive James) - “From now on, every day feels like your last … [Read more...] about #53 – On Hope

Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn (c. 1606-1669)[1] – The Denial of Saint Peter (1660)[2] in the Rijksmuseum Amsterdam.See: … [Read more...] about #52 – On Kindness

Dear Peregrinus: I’m glad to hear from our friends Tara and Rick that you are doing well and staying safe and healthy in the midst of this global pandemic.  This year has been quite different … [Read more...] about #51 – On Response-Ability

Dear Peregrinus (A Monday in June):  Hello, dear old friend.  It is nearly a year since I have written to you last, and my, what profound wonders and sorrows have come to be in that short … [Read more...] about #50 – On Joy

Pieter Bruegel the Elder, Dulle Griet - Born c. 1525, in Brueghel, near Breda, or at Brueghel, near 's Hertogenbosch; died 5 September 1569, in Brussels, buried in Brussels, in the church of … [Read more...] about #49 – The Bell