Last week, I joined a small group of Christian clergy at a synagogue on the Upper West Side. We were there to hear from Rachel Goldberg, mother of Hersh Goldberg-Polin, who is one of the 133 hostages still held by Hamas. Hersh is a 23-year-old dual...
Resurrection, step by step Dear Friends, My hope is that this rainy, rainy, RAINY week has not dampened your Easter joy! The hope of resurrection can be much like the weather, lifting us up, yet at times so drenched in a downpour of life, we lose sight of...
Today is Good Friday. As always, our Good Friday service (watch it here on YouTube) was "stripped down" -- a stark altar, sorrowful music (including a violin this year), solemn and pleading prayers, and a homily that captured the agony of Jesus on the cross....
A couple of months ago, parishioner Anne Tong asked me if she could organize a Sunday forum about God’s grace. Before even hearing her vision for the forum, I said “YES!” in my heart. Grace is what our daily walk with Christ is all about. It shows up in...
Last week I discovered a meditation room at LaGuardia. It was the first one of these I’d seen in an airport – right next to a set of restrooms, a “pet relief” room, and a room for moms to nurse their babies. The meditation room was a bit sterile,...