We sat in a circle around a small table on which a single purple candle burned. After slowing reading together on of the psalms from the Hebrew Bible, one of the women read a passage from the Gospel of John. It was a familiar story. Jesus was in Bethany at… Read More »Fragment Ointment: Applying Care at the Right Time
————— My good friend Sister Dawn Annette Mills ————— This week began with a visit to friends in Tucson, Arizona. I had lived in Tucson for seven years. It’s a place I didn’t want to leave when time came for life’s next adventure.. After lecturing a few days in Phoenix,… Read More »A Living Reminder – Visiting Benedictine Sisters Monastery
Spirituality is the dimension of being human which enables us to create, discover, or encounter meaning, purpose and value in our lives. Spirituality opens us to experiences the richness of life which is more than the sum of the things we actually do. Spirituality is related to the quality of… Read More »Spirituality, Ethics and Financial Reform
Glenn Beck: run as fast you can away from me. I’m your worst nightmare. I am a Christian specifically because I believe in the message of social and economic justice that Jesus taught. I take the message of Jesus very seriously. When Jesus sat with followers on a hillside and… Read More »Glenn Beck: Be Very Afraid!
It was a beautiful old church. The dark wood reflected the colors streaming in through the bright stained glass windows. Perhaps thirty of us gathered for this Sunday morning service. The church could probably seat about 450 people. Looking around, it seemed as though I was probably the youngest in… Read More »Redemption from Unhealthy Theology
Today, President Obama convenes a healthcare summit to discuss healthcare reform with Republican and Democratic leaders. In light of this event, I am republishing a previous posting from September 2009. With religious conservatives opposing health care reform, I ask: What Would Jesus Do? “There was a woman who had been… Read More »Healthcare Reform: What Would Jesus Do?
Yes, he’s a public figure. Yes, we’ve had a certain image of him. Yes, he was a hero to children. At the same time, the actions which led to Tiger Wood’s apology didn’t hurt the American public. Those actions hurt his wife, his family, and Mr. Woods himself. Tiger was… Read More »Tiger Woods: Apology and Forgiveness
Last Thursday morning, I listened to a presentation by a group of graduate students from the school of psychology where I’m faculty. The presentation was the group’s final project for a special course on ethics and diversity. This presentation focused on working cross-culturally with Native American clients. During the discussion… Read More »Spiritual Practices and Rituals for Integration
