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Sacraments Revisited Part II

Sacraments Revisited Part II

A few years later at the ripe old age of 13 I was confirmed in a ceremony, where my dad warned me beforehand that the Bishop would slap me in the face.  Dad thought it was funny.  I didn’t, I was properly terrified.  Of course no such thing happened. The Bishop...
Pete Seeger’s Spirituality

Pete Seeger’s Spirituality

Pete Seeger is dead at 94. He was chopping wood 10 days ago. He co-wrote “Where Have All the Flowers Gone?”, one of America’s most iconic songs. Hence the cartoon. What was Seeger’s spirituality? There’s this: When asked about his...
how i pray

how i pray

I saw this image the other day of Orthodox priests praying between the police and protesters in Kiev during the riots. It’s a powerful image that reminds me of an apocalyptic computer game. It moved me deeply. I’m often asked how I pray. This is intimately...

on the heels of my lap letter

So on the heels of my lap letter that I sent out Sunday, when someone asks me, “Do you believe in God?” I can’t answer that question. It is the wrong question. For me, the statements “I believe in God” and “I don’t believe in...