

Forgiveness
"I believe in the forgiveness of sins……" But what we are really saying is …. "I believe in the forgiveness of sins……mostly mine" Or "I...

FACING YOUR DEMONS
“but it is up to us to decide if they linger within us or not" Evagrius Ponticus referring to the "Eight Evil Thoughts" And he cured many...


Prayer and the Lonely Places
I never was so unhappy, never felt so great the sense of loneliness. No matter how many times I gave up mother, father, husband, brother,...


Confession and Tolerence
Paris is worth a Mass (Paris vaut une messe) Henry of Navarre (King Henry IV of France) Tolerance is a Christian virtue;...


"As You Judge......."
“There are as many sinners on our side as theirs” Martin Luther I am troubled by Christians who seem to equate love of country with...


Silence
It is where I find you today Most days It was Mary’s response to the clamor and pain Of Advent night It was the end of Elijah’s journey...


Trump and the destruction of the Jewish State
In the days following the election of Donald Trump, there was a post from a fundamentalist pastor who I went to high school with who...


Why Did Good People Vote for a Walking Phallic Symbol?
It is an interesting question and I am writing a longer piece on this, as well as it will be subject of a future podcast episode. But...


The Day After
It is a dreary day in Buck's County and for many of us the weather is a perfect match for the state of our country and future. Many...


Rebirth
Reshaping life! People who can say that have never understood a thing about life—they have never felt its breath, its heartbeat—however...