The Bridge to Holy Cross

, Dad,” Alexander pointed out. “Herbert Hoover. Woodrow Wilson. Calvin Coolidge.”

and faith shall be given to you.

Live as if you have faith

white tank top and

Neutral does not mean unhelpful, uncomforting. Neutral means we do not take sides.

Neutral does not imply indifferent

What do you hope for?
What do you believe in?
But most important, what do you love?

and you will know who you are.

Ask yourself these three questions

As if grief is not only my prerogative but my comeuppance. I caress the grief as I once caressed him; as long as it’s here, he is here; as long as I’m pretending to live, I can be near him. I’ve paused over it, one, two, three years nearly, going on the fourth cartwheel of despair, I’m bereaved, let me alone, and let me gaze at my grief with passion and ardor.