Asperger's, Compassion, and Pain

I’m waiting at the John Wayne airport. So many people. So many stories.   I’m reading “Look Me In The Eye,” a memoir by John Elder Robinson, a man with Asperger’s syndrome.  My grandson apparently has Aspergers.  My daughter read it and said it helped her understand better what may be going on in her son’s head.   David is a great kid. We spent the day at Knott’s Berry Farm (amusement…

What is Essential in the Spiritual Life

The book of Genesis tells us that human beings were created in the image and after the likeness of God.  Many of the Fathers of the Church understand this to mean that “in the image” refers to that which is given to us in creation and “after the likeness” refers to our human potential to become like Christ, like God in as much as is possible in human nature.   St. Basil…