Why are you here? It is an ambiguous statement because it relates to both your ultimate existence and life here on this earth, but it could also be a question in reference to a contextual situation. W...Read More
This article was first published at “The Bloviating Ignoramus,” a blog for politics and culture. I understand the Church of England’s stance against the ordination of women as an example of bl...Read More
The Place Where We Are Right by Yehuda Amichai From the place where we are right Flowers will never grow In the spring. The place where we are right Is hard and trampled Like a yard. But doubts...Read More
There is a beautiful Irish proverb that states, “It is in the shelter of each other that people live.” Perhaps it takes a superstorm washing away parts of your childhood, a collective of vagabonds...Read More
I’m posting this on Election Day, because it just occurred to me now. I’m also writing today as the only thing I can write as, sometimes: as a Christian. I hope that those of other faiths ...Read More
Like many religious persons, I have watched this presidential election with particular interest. As far as religion is concerned, this election has posed interesting dilemmas, perspectives, and...Read More
Every Sunday, right before we receive Holy Communion, I pray the Lord’s Prayer with my church. In general, I think it’s hard to pray in a humble and honest way during an antagonisti...Read More
It is quite intriguing to contemplate this question of whether or not Halloween is a holiday. Let’s put aside the mythical and overabundant images of happy children in skeleton costumes, disgrun...Read More
This article was first published at “The Bloviating Ignoramus,” a blog for politics and culture. There are some arguments that people espouse that need to have a response, whether or not anyone ev...Read More
Many of the world’s religions find their start within a position of cultural particularity, being centered upon the idea of a chosen people, chosen land, chosen language, etc. As these religions...Read More