Sunday is the feast of Christ the King, concluding our church year. So, Sunday is a kind of liturgical “New Year’s Eve”. And next Sunday, we begin a new church year with the first Sunday of Advent. Yes, I know, it snuck up on me too! The last day of Jesus’...
HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN AND THE SOFT POWER OF THE FOLK-TALE Sometimes, quite by chance, we stumble upon a story or a statement or an article in a periodical, and suddenly things that have perplexed us come into sharper focus. It has happened fairly...
This week, I had the chance of sharing lunch with my chapel team members from Union Theological Seminary. As is our tradition, we began our meeting by reflecting on the recent chapel services and discussing the upcoming ones. Our conversation naturally...
Ocean Connection "O Spirit of God, blow across my little life and let me drink in your great life." -Richard J. Foster, Celebration of Discipline A small hexagon glass jar with a black lid sits on the modern silver window frame in my Manhattan apartment. It...
A couple of weeks ago, my dog gave me a bit of a black eye. I was able to make it less noticeable with makeup, but one day, after an exercise class, I realized that I had sweat the makeup off. I was riding the subway home, and a stranger pointed to my eye...