Marrocco can be reached at [email protected].
December 5, 2018
“A voice was heard in Ramah, weeping and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children; and she refused to be comforted, because they were no more.” (Matthew 2:18, quoting Jeremiah 31:15)
October 30, 2018
“I have been half in love with easeful Death.” So wrote poet John Keats two centuries ago. For him it was sorrowful, yet his succinct sentence could well describe our current perspective in this country.
October 9, 2018
One late-summer evening, I snatched a moment to walk down to the lake. The day’s rain was starting to clear, golden sunshine emerging. The beach was criss-crossed with noise and activity: volleyball players, loudspeakers, food sales, toys, umbrellas.
August 31, 2018
As a psychotherapist, I work with people harmed by abuse: abusers who “own” it, and who don’t; falsely-accused people; and many, many people from many walks of life who have been abused.
August 9, 2018
Are you afraid of the dark?
July 2, 2018
Love your enemies, Jesus tells us. Apart from the direct command of God, it’s not obvious that loving enemies is a necessary or even desirable thing to do. They can and do hurt us, and hating them can motivate us in protecting ourselves.
June 4, 2018
Driving with a young friend, I was not surprised that she had the car window completely down and her face turned towards the breeze on one of these finally-gentle days of spring. I enjoyed her enjoyment of the sweet fresh air sweeping in.
May 4, 2018
It’s normal to return anger with anger, bitterness with bitterness, cunning with cunning.
March 27, 2018
An article defending the widespread practice of abortion for babies with Down syndrome disturbed me.
March 9, 2018
What’s the best way to wake a sleeper? Throw cold water? Tickle the feet or play loud music?