Approx. read time: 2:45 min. Please note, Gentle Reader, I don’t mean anything prescripted, dogmatic, sharp-edged, exclusionary, confined, or confining. I think now of that whispered invitation into the sacred, the gate swinging wide, the verdant archway fresh with river dew, ready, beckoning, and the startle of the heart, the surprise that washes over… Read more »
Approx. read time: 1:05 min. Jesus, with his unexpected and frankly unsettling pronouncements, must have startled folks in his time. He instructs his Twelve (hey, that would be us): “As you tour the towns and villages, announce this: The reign of God is at hand!” Do any of us get what he’s really saying?… Read more »
Approx. read time: 1:45 min. I receive emails, have conversations, about one a day, from folks who are distraught with “how things are.” And the words of the Teacher keep coming to mind: DO NOT LET YOUR HEARTS BE TROUBLED. These are not the consoling words of a mother to a child. These are… Read more »
Approx. read time: 1:30 min. Frankly? I’m tired of the which-side-are-you-on wars. Whether the wars are political, military, cultural, ideological, or just bad blood between siblings, neighbors, coworkers, or former spouses, these endless battles exhaust the life out of everything. Pitting one side against the other flattens the conversation, dulls the imagination, and cedes… Read more »
Approx. read time: 1:20 min. I read in today’s New York Times morning newsletter that “Help is on the way.” That would be U.S. funding for a fresh round of armaments in support of Ukraine’s protracted battle against Russia. Meeting firepower with firepower does not end war. Only humility and courage—the excruciating pivot—can end… Read more »
Approx. read time: 0:55 sec. On this Holy Saturday I come to the USCCB website to find some statement of resistance to U.S. active political, financial, and material participation in genocide of the Palestinian people in Gaza. Your silence betrays a theology of Jesus’ sacrificial Love and Resurrection. Your silence is a cowardice, a… Read more »
Approx. read time: 2:15 min. From my bus window I take in a sweeping view of the verdant Willamette Valley—wheat fields, vineyards, the sheep—as I travel to be with family. I have nearly two hours to do nothing but be present to this freedom of unstructured time. So I find myself recalling the words… Read more »
Approx. read time: 2:10 min. Ten years ago this week I bid adieu to my beloved Bijou. I watch, with mixed emotions, as she’s strapped to the back of Froggy’s Towing Truck. And I’ve never looked back. Not only have I never looked back, but I’ve fallen forward into new ways of being in… Read more »
Approx. read time: 1:40 min. Looming large on my calendar is the start of Lent, a season that looms large on the soul. I think I should prepare, establish a rhythm or some practice to give me entry into this time of reflection and conversion of heart. And a phrase comes to me, which… Read more »
Approx. read time: 1.5 min Dear President Biden: The people of Gaza have endured over 100 days of ongoing genocide, with named victims exceeding 25,000. Over ten thousand children have been wantonly sacrificed, and those who survive undergo surgeries without anesthesia. Pregnant women lack necessary safety and support as they give birth. Gazan civilians… Read more »
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