Eventually, only our sense of the sacred will save us. – Thomas Berry Friday, October 3rd was the Feast of St. Francis for the Christian church. St. Francis is most widely known as the patron saint of animals...
Learn More“That the arc of creation does not match the arc of redemption is a big problem in Christianity.” (Larry Rasmussen – Festival of Faiths, Louisville, Kentucky 2010) The fact that you are reading this paragraph...
Learn MoreThen he said to Thomas, “Put your finger here and see my hands. Reach out your hand and put it in my side. Do not doubt but believe.” (John 20:27) The resurrected Christ kept his wounds. But why? What does it...
Learn MoreEditors Note: This is a sermon shared at the Transfiguration Retreat in Sewanee, TN on May 6, 2012. Abide and Bear Fruit This is perhaps a perfect text given to us by the lectionary. Just as the...
Learn MoreA Book Review John Gatta, The Transfiguration of Christ and Creation. Wipf & Stock, 2011. John Gatta, Dean of the College, University of the South, is one of the featured speakers at the upcoming...
Learn More“…But the hearts of men are easily corrupted… And the ring of power has a will of its own.” (The Lord of the Rings) “Then Judas Iscariot, who was one of the twelve, went to the chief priests in...
Learn MoreBen Brooks is a very sharp fellow in the world of business (he is VP and Practice Leader for Marsh, Inc. see www.linkedin.com/in/benbrooksny), and I was listening to him present some advice to a corporate...
Learn MoreChristmas is coming, the geese are getting fat Please put a penny in the old man’s hat. We are all up to our ears in Christmas preparations. Our holiday planning lists a long and detailed because we...
Learn MoreDoes anybody really care? Have you heard of the term, “Body Burden”? It is a term that describes the impact of the accumulation of toxins in our bodies – the pollution that permeates everyone in the world....
Learn MoreWhat follows is a statement given to the Environmental Protection Agency Coal Ash Hearings held in Louisville, Kentucky, September 28, 2010. I come this morning, not to advocate for one side or the other on...
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