A Beacon of Light

Reflection Question of the Day for November 6:  “What is one kind or thoughtful thing someone has done for you in the past few months for which you are especially grateful?” Excerpt from:  A Focus on GratitudeKevin Carroll(Balboa Press, 2024)

Reflection Question of the Day for November 5:  “What can you do for others this month to enrich their lives with a genuine sense of gratitude?” Excerpt from:  A Focus on GratitudeKevin Carroll(Balboa Press, 2024)

Reflection Question of the Day for November 4:  “Of all the live concerts you’ve attended in your lifetime, concerts that inspired you or nurtured your soul, for which one are you most grateful for having attended?” Excerpt from:  A Focus on GratitudeKevin Carroll(Balboa Press, 2024)

Reflection Question of the Day for November 3:  “Of all the neighbors you have in your life right now, for which one are you most grateful?” Excerpt from:  A Focus on GratitudeKevin Carroll(Balboa Press, 2024)

Reflection Question of the Day for November 2:  “What can you do during the month of November to conscientiously express your gratitude to others?” Excerpt from:  A Focus on GratitudeKevin Carroll(Balboa Press, 2024)

“There is a calmness to a life lived in gratitude, a quiet joy.”Ralph H. Blum Driving around West San José earlier this evening, I reflected on some of the countless ways my life is blessed right now. I’m capable of driving my car. I have a car. Most of the drivers around me were considerate and followed…

“There is a child in everyone of us who is still a trick-or-treater looking fora brightly-lit front porch.”Robert Brault

“Be watchful!  Be alert!”Mark 13:33 [Information in this post was updated November 1, 2025] Four words… straight from the Bible. How prophetic they have proven to be in my experience as a longterm employee, and now retiree, of the Roman Catholic Diocese of San José. I share this blog post today for the benefit of…

“Sometimes the people around youwon’t understand your journey.They don’t need to, it’s not for them.” Joubert Botha In 1974, I opted to take a gap-year from college to accept a teaching position at a high school in the Bahamas. At the conclusion of that academic year, my Dad admitted to me that, at first, he thought…

“All that we love deeply becomes a part of us.” Helen Keller I want to keep this short and sweet. If my Dad were still alive today, we would be celebrating his 100th birthday.  Dad died a little more than seventeen years ago — on July 31, 2008. Was he the perfect father? Uh,… is there such…