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Do not ignore the sacred witnesses

  Approx. read time: 3:00 min. I thought I had a grasp on the Beatitudes, until … this morning. It’s early. So, I consider each beatitude in an unrushed way, eyes slightly out of focus, the door to the imagination slightly ajar. “How blest are the poor in spirit,” I read. You know, the ones… Read more »

Which side am I on?

  Approx. read time: 1:45 min. The question rises with each new war, each new armoring up, each new political twist of fate: Which side am I on? The question is unhelpful and, frankly, exhausting.  Taking sides has never solved anything. It only leads to entrenched warfare—verbal, emotional, ideological, or in devastating displays of power… Read more »

Blessed are the itinerant poor

Approx. read time: 3:25 min   I live a life of what you might call itinerant poverty. Itinerant means moving from place to place, moving to where the possibilities are. The word itinerary suggests the same. Many Dustbowl era folks lived the itinerant life, under harsher, more dire conditions than I know today. Jesus lived… Read more »

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