My mother and I sat at her kitchen table. We chatted about another family member passing. Covid. As we talked I brought up my grandmother, Julia, and how the death of her lifelong partner, Leocadio, affected her so deeply that less than a year later she too passed away. My mother looked into my eyes […]

“Mom, what if this is heaven?” asked Julia, my nine year old. She does not have a formal religous background. I have often questionned myself on the very thing she asked. I see suffering and pain in this world. Surely this can’t be heaven. Does pain exist in heaven? Maybe this is just an extension […]