Tag Archives: Strength

Something Simpler Than I Could Ever Believe

Friends, once again, we arrive in the brown season, a season between seasons, the time before winter. As we sang, “Now light is less …. The haze of harvest drifts across the field …. The walker trudges ankle deep in … Continue reading

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Call Me By My True Names

“Please call me by my true names, / so I can wake up, / and so the door of my heart can be left open, / the door of compassion.”[1] Words of the Vietnamese Zen monk and peace activist, Thich Nhat … Continue reading

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May Your Love Give Us Love: A Homily on the 10th Anniversary of the September 11th Terrorist Attacks

It’s great to be back. It’s great to be back in this pulpit, back in this spiritual community on our Homecoming Sunday. I enjoy my summer vacation and study leave but I certainly miss all of you during that time. … Continue reading

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