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Saints in Holy Connection Abiding
Teen suicide rates are an epidemic scourge devastating this nation. Those people in your Facebook page are not sustaining you. Your phone, for the most part, is alienating you from all that is worthwhile. And it is also highly addictive. I see people even… Continue Reading “Saints in Holy Connection Abiding”
Which is Which – Caesar’s, God’s?
I remember asking a dutiful, reasonably intelligent citizen once, what she owed the government. What obligations she had just by being a member of this collective enterprise called the United States of America. I was surprised by her answer: “Nothing.” “Nothing,” I asked in… Continue Reading “Which is Which – Caesar’s, God’s?”
All Good Things
A comfort at memorial services for many is the 23rd Psalm. It speaks tenderly of God’s gracious intention for us all. It speaks to our deepest yearning for an existence that has meaning and significance. Indeed, we have been granted a cornucopia of plenty. … Continue Reading “All Good Things”
The Splendors of Creation
This Sunday our church celebrates its patronal feast day, St. Francis Day. We will indeed bless the animals. Each in their own heart carries images of St. Francis. And there is some historical evidence, though scant as it is. Like all holy personages of… Continue Reading “The Splendors of Creation”
On Wings of Grace
We’ve always had someone who believed in us. If we hadn’t, we wouldn’t have made it this far through all the trials and tribulations of this life. We wouldn’t have made anything of ourselves. As a hymn puts it, “Blessed are the feet of… Continue Reading “On Wings of Grace”
To Forgive and Reconcile
My next-door neighbor Tom – the one who taught me how to drive a big rig — told me one afternoon that his brother had gone to collect the rent at one of the houses he owned. His brother knocked on the door, it… Continue Reading “To Forgive and Reconcile”
Holy Persistence
When I ran an ecumenical fair housing project for the San Gabriel Valley, I could always count on four faith communities: the Quakers, the Universalist Unitarians, Disciples of Christ and Catholics who believed in the social teachings of the Catholic Church. But day-in and… Continue Reading “Holy Persistence”
In the Arena
Many of our presidents have been bigger than life. I suppose that just putting oneself forth in such a contest requires a fairly strong ego. It requires the conviction that you can win and it requires the conviction that you can do the job,… Continue Reading “In the Arena”
What Say You?
I have returned from three marvelous adventures: San Francisco where Jai and I celebrated our 60th wedding anniversary; West Virginia where we held our 9th annual Wounded Warrior event; and the City of New York where Alexis’s aunt Charlene was married. With a great… Continue Reading “What Say You?”
A Glory that Transfigures You and Me
Transfiguration Sunday, in the eyes of many, is a one-off miracle testifying as to just how great Jesus was. That understanding sells Transfiguration Sunday short. Far, far short. Christ bathed in the radiance of the Torah tradition of Love of God and of neighbor. … Continue Reading “A Glory that Transfigures You and Me”
