This is a true story. I am walking down the street. Late winter. Late morning. Dull cold. Chicago. Everything overexposed in the too bright light. I look down at my feet and see the stuff that’s been accumulating all… Read More ›
Reflections
Lost in the Wilderness
I read the headline on my phone while still lying in bed: Geraldine Largay’s Wrong Turn: Death on the Appalachian Trail. As I scrolled through the article I wondered how it was possible for someone to get lost on this well-beaten path… Read More ›
Chewbacca Joy
The video that Candace Payne, a.k.a. “Chewbacca Mom” uploaded to facebook went viral within hours, racking up over 47,000,000 views (and counting.) Due to her sudden extraordinary popularity, this unpretentious, Texas homemaker got invited to be a guest on the Late… Read More ›
Hard to Forgive
We are called to forgive those who harm us, but sometimes it seems like an impossible task, especially forgiving those who do not acknowledge their guilt or take responsibility for what they have done. This week’s message is based on… Read More ›
Awaken to Love
We are told in the scriptures to owe no one anything, except, that is, to love one another. And not just people we like and know, but people we don’t like and people we don’t know. And this is how… Read More ›
Hello, Stranger!
We’re all on the Road to Emmaus. So, look around and see who’s walking alongside you. Pay attention to the “burning of your heart within you.” That stranger behind you may be the one who’ll save your life. (click on… Read More ›
Shining Faces
This winter’s abundance of snow may have been a thorn in the side to millions of adults across the country who had to shovel their driveways and sidewalks, but for millions of young people it was a dream come true—a… Read More ›
My Theologies
I believe in the God of Abraham and Sarah, the Eternal Spirit who is genderless, but whom we, because of the limitations of language, must call He or She. This God known by so many names who created all the… Read More ›
My Spiritual Journey
I wish to begin my introduction to you by writing of my spiritual pilgrimage, the basis for which was the religious identities and backgrounds of my parents and grandparents. My mother, a native of Germany, was born to an Evangelical… Read More ›
