Gardening ABCs: “A” is for Asteraceae
Did you know that the Asteraceae (a.k.a. the Aster or Daisy) family includes one of our most popular vegetables, lettuce? And this is the perfect time of year to start…
The Pruning of the Vineyard
Acts 9: 26-31 (RM) or Acts 8: 26-40 (RCL); Psalm 22; 1 John 3: 18-24 (RM) or 1 John 4: 7-21 (RCL); John 15: 1-8. “After a while it really…
A Musing on Charism (Part II of II)
Trinity, Cosmic Principles and Charism Our faith experience reveals that the Trinity, ‘Father, Son, and Spirit,’ is One—i.e. three ways of being totally given one to the other with nothing…
The Metaphor of the Good Shepherd
Acts 4: 8-12 (RM) or 5-12 (RCL); Psalm 118 (RM) or 23 (RCL); 1 John 3: 1-2 (RM) or 1 John 3: 16-24 (RCL); John 10: 11-18. Yes, it’s “Good…
Father Sky and Mother Earth
The recent solar eclipse of April 8th was applauded by many as a singular event, and the most viewed astronomical event in history. For humans who gathered in droves along…
Jesus of Nazareth is Alive
Acts 3: 13-15, 17-19 (RM) or 12-19 (RCL); Psalm 4; 1 John 2:1-5a (RM) or 1 John 3:1-7 (RCL); Luke 24: 35-48 (RM) or 36b-48 (RCL.) It’s a quirky little…
O Christ O Light: An Easter Poem
It is Easter time, and I realize I enjoy Easter days. A sense of “I AM” everywhere, in the middle of the anxieties, the busyness of life, the fast-paced passing…
The Importance of Touch
Acts 4: 32-35 (RM) or Acts 3:32-35 (RCL); Psalm 118 (RM) or 133 (RCL); 1 John 5: 1-6 (RM) or 1 John 1:1-2:2 (RCL); John 20: 19-31. I think most…
The World in Our Eyes
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Alice Walker recounts a moment in her life when she was 8 years old and one of her brothers shot her in the eye with a BB…