When Providence Moves …
In the summer of 1968, a hitchhiking pilgrim experiences Providence in motion, receives unexpected hospitality in Amherst, and witnesses a startling moment at a Connecticut turkey farm.
The Medicine
A young man leaves the ordered stillness of an abbey and steps onto a dusty road, choosing solitude and faith over security in this memoir excerpt from Path Perilous: My Search for God and the Miraculous.
Terror in the Night
A night of shelter at a remote monastery descends into terror when a fellow traveler appears at the foot of the bed with a knife. What follows is a silent vigil of fear, prayer, and survival beneath the Abbey’s ancient walls.
OUTSIDE, LOOKING IN
A winter day in 1967 Boston becomes a wordless lesson in faith, hunger, and social blindness, as cold, abundance, and waste collide on Christmas in Beacon Hill.
Living Deliberately—In Quiet Desperation
My soul longed to stand tall, even as it remained shackled to the cowardice of my flesh.
Embracing Poverty—I Found Christ
An excerpt from Path Perilous recounting chosen poverty, quiet companionship with pensioners, and the discovery of Christ in a wounded World War II veteran.
Timeless Little Children
A reflective memoir excerpt exploring Krishnamurti’s Choiceless Awareness, childhood innocence, and the illusion of time through contemplative silence.
Breakthrough
A memoir excerpt recounting a quiet turning point during psychiatric hospitalization, where truth was received without recoil and healing could begin.
THEN THE BELLS TOLLED
A firsthand account of November 22, 1963—when JFK was assassinated, church bells tolled, snow kept falling, and a young man stepped unknowingly into a lifelong spiritual threshold.
The Wrong Career
Even back in 1963, sitting in that lecture hall, I had felt a similar confusion—and quietly recognized that I had entered the wrong room. I just didn’t yet know why.
THE TRIQUETRA OF LIFE: Wisdom, Wealth, and Wellness 