Entries For: 2008
- December (6)
- November (3)
- October (4)
- September (3)
- May (3)
- April (3)
- March (6)
- February (3)
- January (3)
Dec 31, 2008
The Seventh Day of Christmas
I have found as a significant companion in this season of Advent and Nativity the book "Prison Meditations of Father Delp." read more...
Dec 24, 2008
The Presiding Bishop's Christmas Message 2008
The light shines in the darkness and the darkness did not overcome it. John 1:5 read more...
Dec 19, 2008
Joseph Lowery and Rick Warren
We want our President-Elect to unite us as a country, as long as 'those folks aren't invited." Community is a noble notion, until we realize who shows up at the table. read more...
Dec 11, 2008
The interconnectedness of all life
For years I have been reading about quantum physics, network theory, emergent theory, connectivity, yet nothing has taught me more than my recent plunge into Facebook. read more...
Dec 05, 2008
Observing Advent and Christmas
Please visit this site www.adventconspiracy.org read more...
Dec 01, 2008
Nov 20, 2008
Birthday Novena
In our house birthdays are not a one day event, they are week long affairs. It is also a ripe moment for taking stock. read more...
Nov 10, 2008
An Open Letter To Barack Obama from Alice Walker
I find in this letter something for all of us to consider- the necessity of caring for and feeding our souls- essential not just for a President, but for anyone wishing to be a human being. read more...
Nov 04, 2008
On the eve of an election
I have been voting for over thirty years and while I have had plenty of candidates who have both won and lost, I have not lost a certain excitement, a certain electricity about walking into the voting booth. read more...
Oct 28, 2008
The Paradox of Maslow
Another supposed objective truth bites the dust. read more...
Oct 16, 2008
Keeping the Flame Alive
"What they must have are: inner mastery; a central, compelling purpose rooted in moral values; a capacity to persuade; skills in working within the system; a fast start; a strong, effective team; and a passion that inspires others to keep the flame alive." - David Gergen, Eyewitness to Power read more...
Oct 10, 2008
Patriotic Grace
I have run into a woman named Peggy Noonan in several different places recently. She has captured my heart. read more...
Oct 01, 2008
"...our common life depends upon each other's toil..."
Two events have me thinking about this collect from our service of Compline. read more...
Sep 22, 2008
A Bench by the Road
A series of events - synchronicities I would say -led me to a bench by the road this summer. It was not an ordinary bench. It was placed there by poet Toni Morrison. read more...
Sep 09, 2008
Job: when absence is presence
If you ever hear someone talk about the patience of Job, you can be sure they have not truly read the book. read more...
Sep 08, 2008
Post Sabbatical: Reentry and perspective
Coming back from sabbatical reminds me of the importance of being aware of how position, placement informs seeing. read more...
May 23, 2008
The Heart of a Mother- with a p.s.
I saw my mother's heart last week. It was in the consult room of the cardiologist's office. (editor- this was to be added on the 12th of May and my human error came into play- forgive its tardiness) read more...
Pilgrimage: for its own sake
As a spiritual community, we are called to go into those places from which people think they will not survive. read more...
May 02, 2008
Have we gotten it wrong on Reverend Wright?
"Your original sin is slavery." read more...
Apr 24, 2008
Watching the color change
I have come to love watching the green of the mountain trees make its way through crooks and up the elevations during this time of year. It is a several week trek whose show reminds me of how life courses where and as it will. read more...