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“Caminante, No Hay Camino….”
Part the First, where John learns to take Episcopalians seriously. I am going to out myself with this blog, and tell you something about my wife that I have not told her. She had been talking about walking the Camino … Continue reading
Everyone’s Looking at Me, until there is no Me.
Stop sign reflection in New Orleans street puddle. Photo by Author We are having our kitchen remodeled. That is such an innocent looking sentence, isn’t it? And deceptively vague. It could mean that we’re putting a new coat of paint … Continue reading
Lou Reed’s Anti-Bodhshattva.
(SUNRISE AT PROMONTORY POINT, CHICAGO. PHOTO BY AUTHOR) There is a certain kind of perfect morning that I never thought I would experience: The Big City Perfect Morning. That perfect morning you see at the beginning of Rom Coms set … Continue reading
Faith: It’s Not for the Weak
I have no reason to expect a simple solution. The answer will need to handle all the convolutions that our psyche will fling to avoid it. Problems are strong, pain is powerful, and the world is built on a foundation of suffering that feeds on itself and attacks us every day. Continue reading
Buzzkill Buddha
Recently an ancient Suttra, or sacred writing, of early 2nd century Buddhism was discovered on the Saraguptaskilihil Province in the Eastern Southwestern part of India. The Suttra contains the precepts and teachings of an Avatar of the Buddha who is … Continue reading
Mary Magdalene’s Simple and Scandalous Gift
A sermon preached on July 19, 2015 at Rockefeller Chapel at the University of Chicago by the Rev. Stacy Alan Mary Magdalene. Apostle to the apostles, proclaimer to the proclaimers, the one sent forth to those sent forth. At first … Continue reading
Karma and Dharma—Is there room for grace?
This is a direct response to John’s post on Karma and Dharma. Karma, as John notes, is one of those “easy” Buddhist concepts—and, outside of Buddhism, often misused. There are analogous references to it in the Hebrew and Christian scriptures.* … Continue reading
Never say never
So a middle-aged divorced mother of two, who also happens to be a priest, despairing of ever finding a partner who isn’t freaked out by one of her modifying adjectives, signs up for OKCupid. She goes on a few dates … Continue reading
buddha meets jesus 