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Earth Day, the Death of Pope Francis, and our Prayers for Wholeness
When I find myself in times of trouble,
Mother Mary comes to me
Speaking words of wisdom, let it be…
Easter 2025
Be human in this most inhuman of ages. Guard the image of one another. We are the image of god.
Palm Sunday 2025
If faith is up to us; and our feelings; that will often lead straight to, “crucify him.”
Believing in something big and beautiful
“Gather out of star-dust
Earth-dust,
Cloud-dust,
And splinters of hail,
One handful of dream-dust
Not for sale.” Langston Hughes
Faith Made Simple
“When faith is completely replaced by creed, worship by discipline, love by habit; when the crisis of today is ignored because of the splendor of the past; when faith becomes an heirloom rather than a living fountain; when religion speaks only in the name of authority rather than with the voice of compassion, its message becomes meaningless.” Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel
A Mystic Blessing
Wednesday February 12 is the anniversary of Abraham Lincoln’s Birthday. The Jersey City Lincoln Association—the oldest continuously celebrating organization in the country—has commemorated every birthday since his death in 1865. They have asked me to offer a blessing.
Acts of courage and works of art can change the course of history
Today is the anniversary of Norman Rockwell’s birthday. One of his most well-known paintings is of a little girl being escorted by Federal Marshals to elementary school. That was less then 65 years ago…
Gates, bridges, and the power of art
There have been 47 American Presidents; but just 6 poems read at their inaugurations.
We’re going to need more poems.
Otherwise, it’s politics, or current events, or the weather that’s driving what we hear and see…that’s not beauty that we are in the presence of—it’s something else.