Married to Joan. Working as a psychotherapist with residents in nursing homes, and a Catholic writer.
As the days grow shorter and the nights longer, it is natural for our thoughts to think of the last things: death, judgement, heaven and hell. In his essay, Tom Medlar shares some insight on these topics, based on his work with people approaching their own last days.
Tom Medlar’s poem, “For Giving Us,” gives thanks to the Lord for so many of the gifts He has given us.
Tom Medlar reminds us that it’s not “a man’s world,” after all, but the earth was created instead for children and the child-like.
Tom Medlar shares some fascinating stories of his work as a psychotherapist and gives insight into how to differentiate between symptoms of mental illness and a robust and true spirituality.
This fable by Tom Medlar reminds us that the best person we can “bee” is ourselves.
This original haiku by Tom Medlar invites us to pause and notice, and to pray and give worship.
Tom Medlar offers an inspiring poem on the nature of angels, our Sentinel Friends.
In Tom Medlar’s short story written for children, guardian angels Adorini and Teleos give some good advice to their two young wards.
As we approach Easter Sunday and the resurrection of the Lord, Tom Medlar contemplates how the Glorious Mysteries of the rosary convey truths we don’t fully understand, but are still invited to participate in.
Tom Medlar shares, from his experience as a psychotherapist, a way one client was able to find peace in the midst of life’s storms. Tom follows his reflection with a moving, original poem entitled “Passing Gloom.”
