January 20, 2026 Today, one year into the second term of Donald Trump, we are a country in distress. Today is not a day to celebrate, but to mourn and to prepare. In another immature and bullish post (Epstein files, Venezuela, and ICE aside), Trump spewed about invading Greenland because neither Greenland nor Denmark awardedContinueContinue reading “One Year Later”
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Lamentation: A Poem
January 14, 2026 In memory of Renee Good* and the dozens of others who have been killed by ICE. A Poem of Lamentationafter Psalm 13 How long, God of this present time? How long?Have you turned away from us,forgotten your children?How long must we endure the lies,cruelty, provocations and injusticesinflicted on this country? How longwillContinueContinue reading “Lamentation: A Poem”
A Poem for Epiphany
January 6, 2026 Today marks the occasion of Epiphany, the story told only in the Gospel of Matthew about the magis’ (wise men/kings) visit to the Christ-Child, sometimes titled “Little Christmas,” that brings the Christmas Season to a close in the Western Church. Whether the event is factual had nothing to do with why MatthewContinueContinue reading “A Poem for Epiphany”
Bright Fog
January 3, 2026 Bright Fog The morning sun of Januaryrubs against the mountain fogcreating a pearly canvasfor bare tree limbswoven into intricate patternsof lace to send their secretsacross the empty sky.Without the sunthe fog would enveloptheir signatures and withoutthe fog, the sun would burnaway the mystery.It is in the bright fog that we travel,in thisContinueContinue reading “Bright Fog”
Crossing Over
December 31, 2025 Crossing OverNew Year’s Eve, 2025 The still point has arrived, again,the time to cross over,to inhale courage,to step with gentle intentionover the thresholdof what’s been known,uncovered, discovered,loved and held closelyinto the mysteryof open palms.I choose to travelwith nothing but a torchto illuminate my waythrough sacred shadowsand burning bushesand a keen desireto seekContinueContinue reading “Crossing Over”
O Antiphons of Advent: Emmanuel
December 23, 2025 O come, O come, Emmanuel,and ransom captive Israelthat mourns in lonely exile hereuntil the Son of God appear. Two days before Christmas, in this Advent season of waiting and longing, the seventh, and final, name for the Christ (or Light, or Love, or Universe, if you prefer) proclaimed in the ancient prayer-songContinueContinue reading “O Antiphons of Advent: Emmanuel”
O Antiphons of Advent: King of Nations
December 22, 2025 O come, O King of nations, bindin one the hearts of all mankind.Bid all our sad divisions ceaseand be yourself our King of Peace. Three days before the birth of the Light, in the O Antiphons, the ancient prayer-song of waiting and expectation, the sixth title given to the Christ (or Light,ContinueContinue reading “O Antiphons of Advent: King of Nations”
O Antiphons of Advent: Morning Star
December 21, 2025 O come, O Bright and Morning Star,and bring us comfort from afar!Dispel the shadows of the nightand turn our darkness into light. What compelling and significant timing for the fifth name for Christ in the O Antiphons to be on the same day as the Winter Solstice! On this longest, darkest nightContinueContinue reading “O Antiphons of Advent: Morning Star”
O Antiphons of Advent: Key of David
December 20, 2025 O come, O Key of David, comeand open wide our heavenly home.Make safe for us the heavenward roadand bar the way to death’s abode. Imagine trusting someone with a key to your home, your family, your finances, a key to everything you value in this world. And then imagine that same personContinueContinue reading “O Antiphons of Advent: Key of David”
O Antiphons of Advent: Root of Jesse
December 19, 2025 O come, Thou Rod of Jesse, freeThine own from Satan’s tyranny;From depths of hell Thy people save,And give them victory o’er the grave. One of my favorite activities is hiking, and one of my favorite objects to observe while hiking is trees. Trees amaze me, from their intricate root systems to theContinueContinue reading “O Antiphons of Advent: Root of Jesse”
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