I’ve been reading two books concurrently: Fr. Gregory Boyle’s Barking to the Choir: The Power of Radical Kinship, which tells stories of his work with…
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Declaration of Interdependence
Just as a body, though one, has many parts, but all its many parts form one body, so it is with Christ. For we were all…
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Delight
My windows are open as I write. My mind, followed by my eyes, moves to the nearest open window. I see trees. My ears hear…
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In the Name of Love: The Example of Dr. King Lives On, Even 50 Years after his Death
In the name of love, What more in the name of love? These lyrics of the U2 song “Pride,” a song written in honor of…
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From Wreckage to Construction: Building the Beloved Community
On Ash Wednesday, on Valentine’s Day, another white young man walked into another school and started shooting, killing 17 people, injuring 14 more. It was…
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You Are the Light of the World
“You are the light of the world. A city built on a hill cannot be hid. No one after lighting a lamp puts it under the…
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The Healing Balm of Listening
When was the last time you listened to the stories of others? – question put to the sick by a Native American medicine man In…
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Islands of Sanity
In October of last year, after watching the second presidential debate, I began posting a nightly gratitude list on Facebook. I didn’t set out to…
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Come In
Outside the door, lurking in the shadows, is a terrorist. Is that the wrong description? Outside that door, taking shelter in the shadows, is a…
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Cultivating Peace
I offer you Peace. I offer you Love. I offer you Friendship. I see your Beauty. – Gandhi’s Prayer for Peace What if we greeted…