In our weekly study of sacred text this week, we got to talking about feet.  In the Gospel of Matthew, the women meet the Risen Christ and instantly take hold of his feet.  This seems like a strange thing to… Continue reading

I found this poem entitled Do You Know Someone Like This? on a website somewhere. It’s attributed to a nameless woman from Argentina. I want to know where this church is because I really do want to write them a… Continue reading

Of course, there were palms.  There had to be palms.  So they were laid out ready to welcome the one who comes in the name of the Lord. And yet, there is something about this Palm Sunday celebration that requires… Continue reading

L’entrée de Jésus a Jérusalem, Corinne Vonaesch, 2001. Who is this?    The text this week finds this question on the lips of the whole city.  Or perhaps it is the city itself that is asking the question.  It is… Continue reading

I want Jesus to walk with meI want Jesus to walk with meAll along my pilgrim journeyI want Jesus to walk with me I have been singing this spiritual refrain over and over in my head.  It’s the first hymn… Continue reading

I presented the few insights I have about the affirmations required for right relationship with our LGBT sisters and brothers at the Protecting All Our Youth conference with the Religious Coalition Against Discrimination. Our time concluded with a version of… Continue reading

I was just told I’m a traditionalist. I nearly spit my coffee out in bemused wonder of whether or not New England has embedded itself within me. It’s not how I think of myself. I value tradition. I believe it… Continue reading

A court in Italy has legally determined that Christianity is not a religion but as a social construct defined by charity. This particular court understands charity to be “respect for one’s fellow human beings.” That’s nice. But, they’re wrong. Very, very… Continue reading

After we met last week to ruminate on where God is in my life, my spiritual director send me an email with some reading she found while meditating over Wendy Wright’s The Rising. I don’t have this book. I’ve never… Continue reading

I respond well to a dare.  I take it as a challenge — and I tend to like the push toward moving past a challenge.  So, it was.  A few weeks ago, only days before Lent began, I was challenged to… Continue reading