Acts of Hope

As I noted in the previous post , which announ ced the Merton retreat , I have begun (since last year) to offer online courses and retreats...

Joseph of Arimathea Speaks a meditation on the fourteenth station of the cross "Jesus is laid in the tomb." St. Mary...

Today I made and baked bread for the first time. Bread made with yeast and kneaded by hand. I have of course made all manner of quick brea...

In light of recent events and less recent ones, some students at Guilford College, where I teach, organized a gathering for reflection and m...

The link to this map doesn't work, but I saved the image as a jpg. I am linking a Facebook post to this since the link is cranky and ref...

Someone on Facebook asked why my parents got married in Mexico City. Since it's too long an answer for Facebook, here goes. My father go...

I am digging out from under all manner of things. In the midst of this and the usual house-cleaning, literal and metaphorical, that accompan...

Deenie died peacefully yesterday, Saturday June 27, in the afternoon, at her home near Boston. The hospice had adjusted Deenie's medicat...

My latest essay, "Lost Things and the Power of Memory," is up at the Episcopal Café today. The Café welcomes your comments. (If...

Read this and get misty-eyed. Cross-posted on Facebook From left, Italia Tagliacozzo, Ester Di Segni, Emma Di Segni, earthquake survivor N...

Long ago, at this season, a people --our people--set out on a journey. On such a night as this, Israel went forth from degradation to joy. W...

The Revs. Jesse Jackson and Martin Luther King, Jr. on April 3, 1968, before MLK gave the last speech of his life. Photo: Ken Ross via Ameri...

A friend dropped by a few hours ago with a warm, freshly baked loaf of challah which she had just made. Mmmm! I gave her some flowers from t...

My friend P. is being released from hospital, just a week after his surgery. I spoke with him mid-day and he sounded well. There will be lon...

A couple of days ago, I posted the 10th in the series of Ten Healing Psalms according to Rabbi Nachman of Bratslav (Breslov). I did not ha...

I am going to make this 10th healing Psalm last. Mostly because I have had a huge, long day and am cooking a little sniffle and want to tak...

Psalm 137 is today's Psalm, the ninth in the series of ten healing Psalms according to Rabbi Nachman of Bratslav . This beloved, well-k...

I spoke with P.'s partner B. earlier today and P.'s recovery is proceeding as well as can be expected. He's at the grumpy-and-...