by Loyola | Dec 15, 2023 | Featured Image
Even before the United States Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy called attention to our public health crisis of loneliness, New York Times columnist and author David Brooks noticed that certain people create a sense of belonging and cohesion among community members,...
by Dan Johnson | Nov 22, 2023 | Featured Image
To all of you who support Loyola by reading our posts, with your prayers, and through your generosity, we want to share with you what we have heard from the people who benefit from your actions: Thank you from the one who has never shared their story before – now they...
by Mary Noble Garcia | Oct 25, 2023 | Featured Image
Walking coastal trailsCloak of beauty covers meSheer magnificence Hiking the coastal path in Cornwall, England was the inspiration for this Haiku poem. The wild coastal cliffs carved by centuries of crashing waves were bordered by gently sloping pastures. The threads...
by Susanna Bertelsen | Nov 2, 2022 | Featured Image
Autumn 2022 began on September 22 with the Autumnal Equinox and will end on December 21 with the Winter Solstice. This three-month transition between seasons of summer and winter, is an opportunity to balance energies between mind, body and spirit. I...
by Tom Allen | Oct 26, 2022 | Featured Image
No matter what adversities we encounter, we can always grow spiritually. My spouse Julie was diagnosed at age 57 with Alzheimer’s. She has lived in memory care for the past 7 years. She is now in hospice. This is one of six blogs about what Julie needed from me as her...