January 2017

Whose Lives Matter?

Which statement is most consistent with your worldview:  Black Lives Matter or All Lives Matter? Do all lives matter?  When that question is asked today, we assume that the topic is related to the people killed by police.  As significant as issues related to policing are today in the United… Read More »Whose Lives Matter?

Love That Is Disordered

Have there been times in your life when you’ve chosen your own benefit at the expense of others?  I was spending a few days at an event with colleagues.  After breakfast, a long-time friend pulled me aside to talk.  She quietly told me that she wanted to share something personal… Read More »Love That Is Disordered


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Epiphany Carol

As the New Year begins, and the Twelve Days of Christmas come to culmination on Epiphany, I thought I’d simply share a poem by Thomas Merton.  In case this is not familiar to you, Epiphany ends the twelve days of Christmas and  is traditionally observed among Christians on January 6. … Read More »Epiphany Carol