On the 15th anniversary of the terrorist attack on the USA - September 11, 2001 - I can only post these two poems. I do not believe we hav...

To go deep into the blessings of real life, a dying is required. Recently Richard Rohr spoke of this taking place through the practice of...

Vacation time is winding down - and it has been lovely. All summer has been sweet with a family reunion, reconnections with the Kelly cou...

NOTE :   Here are my worship notes for this coming Sunday, September 11, 2016. It is the15th  anniversary of Al Qaeda's attack on the ...

So it is the 50th anniversary of Donovan's "Sunshine Superman."  In the summer of 1966 I played that album over and over unti...

At midpoint of vacation 2.0 in Canada - a time of rest, reflection and renewal - I must confess to a thought that has been haunting me mos...

So we're now safely ensconced in our home away from home in Mile End after a weekend in the Eastern Townships and a minor Airbnb mishap ...

As Dianne and I head out of town for two weeks of rest and reflection, this is my last post on this site until we return. As I prayerfully e...

Over the past fifteen years, an essential truth for me involves "the foolishness of the Cross." Not only has this insight helped...

We depart soon for Québec - first a few days in the Eastern Townships and then Montréal - for ten days of rest and reflection and I am rea...

Two recent icons have grabbed my heart. The first is a beautiful and unsettlilng Theotokos inspired by the Black Lives Matters movement. ...