One of the greatest inspirational songs I’ve ever heard was one that WETA-FM in Washington, DC played every morning at 6:00 am for many years. I’m not sure if they still do, but in those early training school days of my retail career, I was up in suit-and-tie and on my way to class with ...
I don’t think I’ve added a benediction here since the Fourfold Franciscan Blessing that got quite a bit of readership and comment as to the origin of the prayer. (I’m not totally convinced who wrote it yet, and that seems immaterial in that I just like it!) A benediction is a very simple prayer at ...
I’ve admired this group for more years than I can count. They rose from the GMC (Gay Men’s Chorus) movement of the 1980s after the assassination of Harvey Milk, in San Francisco. In those days, a group of men found solace in the seething anger of those days by joining together on the steps of ...
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In one of my last meetings with Dr. Clark Wang, we were talking about his preparations to venture off to the other side of the country to have a double bone marrow transplant for his rapidly advancing Lymphoma. It was a long trip for someone not in pristine health, and the chances of returning to ...
Maundy Thursday is the Christian commemoration during Holy Week of the great mandatum (mandate) from Christ, the New Commandment that supersedes all the others: I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another. (John 13:34, NRSV) Something that gets skipped over ...
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