Reflection is supposed to help us grow. It is meant to sharpen judgment, deepen understanding, and give shape to experience. Yet in many parts of modern life, reflection has taken on a different role.

Easter and Holy Week celebrations have come and gone this year, and since Easter fell on April 5, the first Sunday of this month, it seems to have really snuck up on us. This probably wasn't the case ...

My last (and first) column was a reflection on the column’s name “Art Matters.” In part, it spoke to my immersion in the art world and its influence on me personally; in part, it was an exploration of ...