Preparing for 2018
October 18, 2017 I’ve been thinking about the year head. We have 2 1/2 months before it’s upon us, but there are a lot of things we can be sure of already. There is no way 2018 won’t be a dramatic one....
View ArticleSexual Violation and the Times in Which We Live
November 22, 2017 Who among us has not been reviewing our sexual past these last few weeks. You have been, right? #metoo It’s made me realize that more than anything else this Thanksgiving , I’m...
View ArticleHopelessness Versus Joy This Holiday Season
December 13, 2017 It would be easy to slip into hopelessness now, to resign ourselves to the idea that the concentrated assaults on everything from the planet to our democracy have succeeded to such a...
View ArticleAmerica’s Historic Mission
December 15, 2017 America has a historic mission, important not only to ourselves but to all the world, relevant not only to this day and age but relevant to the ages. That mission is to stand for hope...
View ArticleThe Heart Just Wants to Go Home
December 28, 2017 The problem with the world is that we’ve lost our sense of reverence — for life, for love, for the earth, for each other, for our families, for God’s universe. We’ve lost a sense of...
View ArticleTears in Oklahoma City
February 26, 2018 I had a powerful, devastating experience earlier today. Walking into an airport café in Oklahoma City, I noticed everyone in the restaurant standing in silence, facing the same...
View ArticleLove Letter to the People of Hawaii
May 18, 2018 Dear People of Hawaii, I know it must be frightening to live in Hawaii right now. I think of you constantly looking at the sky, checking the Internet for environmental updates, talking...
View ArticleFor Aretha Franklin
August 14, 2018 This has turned out to be a sacred night, as millions of souls are saying to others, “Did you hear that Aretha is dying?” There’s the quiet hush of a collective deathwatch, as we throw...
View ArticleBlog: September 9, 2018
There are millions of people in America ready for a new conversation, a new vocabulary about American politics. The one we have now is rife with corruption. But it’s not just the financial corruption...
View ArticleBlog: September 13, 2018
Some of my most difficult experiences have led to my greatest growth. It wasn’t until I had to face serious challenges that I began a deep exploration of my inner life. Until then I was pretty blithe....
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April 1, 2020
Love replaces fear the same way light replaces darkness. In the presence of one the other cannot be. The last thing any of us need to be doing now is watching TV news all day. No need to feed our...
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April 2, 2020
It’s going to take a lot of forgiveness, positivity and compassion for those who do not agree with us, to make the kind of changes when all this is over that most need to be made. The drama on the...
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War Profiteering in the Age of Corona
April 7, 2020 Most Americans would think that with doctors and nurses literally begging for protective gear and ventilators, our federal stockpile is used so we can get them what they need as soon as...
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We Must Never Ever Ever Let Go
April 9, 2020 There are two political universes: The first is the parties, the pundits, the money, the polls, the debates, and the media. I call it the political/media industrial complex. The second...
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Good Friday April 10, 2020
Today is Good Friday, the day of the crucifixion (I know, I know, what a weird thing to call it). We acknowledge it as a way of recognizing darkness, naming its reality and bearing witness to the...
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April 12, 2020
On the night before the crucifixion, all of the disciples were gathered around Jesus. As the hour got late they began to fall asleep. He said to them, “Can you not remain awake with me in the hour...
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Time to Choose Another Way
April 14, 2020 Since you’re at home anyway and might not have a lot to do, try this little mind exercise: spend five minutes imagining what our world would be like if Congress, the Senate and White...
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April 17, 2020
My friend Susan sent me this picture today. She said that in the midst of all the sadness her new granddaughter was born, and her peonies began to bloom a few days before Easter. I almost cried at the...
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April 17, 2020
Image by Stephen Skinner Without access to health care or higher education and burdened by heavy college loans, people are practically caged within a system where the actualization of their potential...
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The Upcoming Election
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