Monthly Archives: December 2011

 Christmas Eve Meditation                 The PBS news magazine, Religion and Ethics News Weekly, recently reported on a significant crime problem:  the theft of the baby Jesus from untold outdoor nativity displays.  As she reported the problem, the anchor also promised a … Continue reading →

Last night, I attended a candlelight vigil and memorial service for homeless people who died in Cobb and Cherokee Counties in 2011.  A national organization that advocates for people who are homeless encourages local communities to have memorial services on … Continue reading →

            She said yes.  I wonder why?  A young woman, engaged, but not married, minding her own business, trying to be a good Jewish girl…then a person claiming to be an angel shows up, tells her God has chosen her, … Continue reading →

An amazing prayer…  for a sung version, check out Kate Campbell’s rendition.   Thoughts in Solitude (Thomas Merton) My Lord God, I have no idea where I am going. I do not see the road ahead of me. I cannot … Continue reading →

Two days ago, I was reading a spiritual memoir called “take this bread,” by Sara Miles.  A die hard atheist (or maybe agnostic), this liberal-as-they-come-lesbian-journalist wandered into a church one day and received communion.  It changed her life. The part … Continue reading →