A tortured vocation over the centuries, fought for by women who I believe deserve what we might call secular canonization. They’ve been around since the start of human history: in 16th century Europe, elder females who were called Good Sibs, the original word for gossip, recognizing the function they served as community news bearers and literal life savers.
Sermons beginning with: C
Catching Hanukkah
A few years back, the first night of Hanukkah fell the day after Thanksgiving, which meant for our family that our youngest son Ben had […]
Chocolate and Butterflies: Life and the Day of the Dead
A year or so ago, we traveled to Oaxaca, Mexico, for a vacation and to attend an annual folklorico dance festival. It is a major […]
Choosing Exile
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Circles of Trust: Up Close and Personal
Friendship, the strong bond between people who share a common interest or activity. And agape love, unconditional love for the whole of creation, a sacrificial love that subordinates self interest for the good of all.
Comes the Poet
Quite a few years ago now, in this very sanctuary, a not-so-young-at-all but very new minister was ordained on a spring Sunday…
Cultural Creatives and the Emerging Wisdom Tradition
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