Bloody Sunday
Yesterday marked 50 years since “Bloody Sunday” — the first attempt by non-violent protesters to cross the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama as a part of the march to Montgomery. The behavior of the State Troopers and other local law enforcement is a black mark…
Learning a New Song
Since I retired from my position as parish musician (for the English language masses), no one has been called to fill the spot. Perhaps no one has answered the call. Who knows? The result is the same: a cappella music led by the priest, or possibly at communion by me…
Truth and Understanding
Truth is eternal. Our knowledge of it is changeable. It is disastrous when you confuse the two. – Madeleine L’Engle So very true. And the disaster happens all too often. And how very freeing to begin to understand this: As I grow — up, out, deeper…
Protective Layers
In yesterday’s old testament reading ( Deuteronomy 18:25-20), Moses tells the people that God will send a prophet and they must listen to what he says. And, he further explains that this is exactly what the people asked for when they said ‘Let us not again…
Another New Year
January makes me shiver… (apologies to Don McLean) Another new year… 2015 added 2 more grandchildren to the fold. Avery arrived in January, Henry in November. We’ve already celebrated Avery’s first birthday! Marie and family are back in…