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Category: Speaking to the Soul

A Prayer for November

November 7, 2017 No Comments

Guide our ways and point us to the light that never fades. So that a dark, November night can be our healing and our balm.

All Souls are Mine Saith the Lord

November 6, 2017 No Comments

there is also no escape from Resurrection, and Reconciliation with God in all the little things we missed along the way. No exclusion from sharing in the ultimate joy in praising God, face to face, in Glory.

All Saints

November 5, 2017 2 Comments

So whether your saint wins the Golden Halo or just accompanies you on your daily rounds, let them whisper in your ear reminding you that you too are a member of this august company of saints, adulterers, liars, and fakes.

Stubbornness

November 4, 2017 No Comments

Sin is a form of stubbornness, the idea that I can do what I want, when I want, to whom I want to do it, and in the manner I choose to do it.

All Souls Day

November 2, 2017 4 Comments

Today, on All Souls Day I pray a litany, asking all these people to be with me, to stand beside me, in the year ahead.

School of Life

November 1, 2017 No Comments

“We have to have more than textbooks. We need text-people” (Abraham Joshua Heschel). Both are necessary and nourishing. Both shape our beliefs and views of the world.

Wearing masks

October 31, 2017 No Comments

If Halloween was the only time we hid behind masks that would be one thing. But I believe that all too often we hide behind these unrealistic expectations which we place on ourselves.

Oh, Boy, It’s Stewardship Again! Hide the Checkbook

October 30, 2017 1 Comment

I have a huge box marked “Stewardship” which contains, among other things, a bazillion schemes for encouraging giving. Some new, some forty years old. They all look the same.

Man Gets Water From Stone

October 29, 2017 No Comments

Why was God so hard on Moses and Aaron? What’s the big deal, anyway? Did God change his mind about hitting stones? These are all good questions too, but I suspect the question Moses had was simply, WHY?

Plus ça change

October 28, 2017 1 Comment

Change has come. Change is coming. Change will come, and will we change with it or will we remain the same?