Tomorrow's observation of Veterans Day prompts us to authentic feelings of patriotism. We rightly and thankfully honor those who have served in our nation's military. Providing for our homeland's defense is an honorable profession that deserves deep respect.........…
The Space of the Kingdom of God
Francis and the Jack O'Lantern
The Non-Politics of Healthcare
The Precious Gift of Precariousness
Peter, Paul, and Mary & Harvey, Irma, Jose, and Maria
Let the Dogma Live Loudly
Harvey as Revelation
The death, destruction, and devastation Hurricane Harvey and its aftermath have brought to our neighbors in Texas and Louisiana has been described as biblical, pointing to the plagues of the Old Testament. Meteorologists are predicting a similar level of destruction with Irma. Certainly, all this pain and suffering is not the desire of God........… Read more >>
Swimming in Solidarity
The deluging rain that has drowned several cities and towns in Texas, including Houston and Corpus Christi, compels many to react with compassion and empathy. Such reactions come from the best within us. As a nation seemingly divided by politics and ideologies, this natural disaster appears to evoke a supernatural response of care and kindness......…
Charlotte and Charlottesville
Might Supremacists...?
From the Mountains to the Seashore
Columbus Day in the Summer
The Power of the Pardon
To The Moon and Beyond
On the Move
Praying for Prisoners
Outside the Delaware Valley in Pennsylvania, few will know of the story of R. Seth Williams, the two-term Philadelphia district attorney whose political career once held promise beyond measure. After his trial that was aborted after his surprise plea of guilt for, among other things, accepting bribes, he now sits…
Failing Successfully
Road Trip
During the next couple of months, many of us may find ourselves piling into our proverbial station wagon, or other vehicle of our choice, and undertaking a kind of journey that is in many ways iconic of the American summertime: a road trip. The purposes and destinations of these journeys are manifold, …
Loving, and Hating
Monday marked the 50th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court Loving v. Virginia case that redressed the violation of rights of Mildred and Richard Loving who were imprisoned for marrying each other. They were arrested for violating the state’s anti-miscegenation law that prohibited interracial marriage, …