Jerusalem: sacred to all three of the major monotheistic faiths. A site of controversy, violence and abuse of the sacred, a place of contradiction. Karen Armstrong, in her book, Jerusalem: One City, Three Faiths, describes thousands of years of history of this city, a history filled with bloodshed. With good reason, Jesus wept over the […]
Read More(This was to have been my last column for Jackson Citizen Patriot however it didn’t get published so I’m posting it here.) Why is it so hard to let go of “stuff.” I’m not a candidate for the reality show on hoarders. One can easily walk from room to room in my home with only […]
Read MoreSt. Gregory’s Abbey, Three Rivers, MI Benedictine monasteries pray all of the psalms over the course of one week, beginning with matins in the wee hours of the morning, through lauds, terce, sext, none, vespers and ending with compline before going to bed. I have wanted to experience this for some time, just had to […]
Read MoreBird by Bird – Psalm by Psalm I’m still in the beginning stages of this venture through the Psalms. When I look at the entirety of the book, I am overwhelmed. So many of the same themes are repeated over and over, how will I ever come up with new sermon material for each one? […]
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“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times,” thus Charles Dickens began his novel, A Tale of Two Cities. Dickens, in his writing on Christmas, did more to save Christmas from a neglected, little observed celebration than any person of his time, leading to our current time of excess. This time […]
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