Lent 2023 - Murrelets

Sr. Carolina pushed open the door to the darkened room of Olivia Goerschle. Mrs. Göerschle was on her back in her bed, the covers pulled up under her…

Day 27: Laid Hands On Write about physical contact, gentle or violent, harmful or healing. After Covid, I have a very difficult time socializing agai…

John wasn’t too sure. But as the pain from the cancer intensified, he reluctantly agreed the hospice massage therapist could visit. Once. On her fi…

When I was 26, I took a year off from graduate school to go to Germany. I had won a Rotary scholarship, which meant I was there mainly to be what the…

Physical contact, gentle or violent, harmful or healing. Yes to all the above! In my 67 years I’ve experienced loving gentle touches from my nearest …

Some years ago, I convinced my husband to go with me to an exhibition. Towards the end of our visit, I came across the artwork of a man called Kingsl…

I lay on the table as she laid her hands on the air above me, not touching me, not yet, not without my permission. “Yes,” I said. And first she felt …