MYSTIC OR MANILOW?
Several years ago I created a short quiz for a class I was teaching. I presented participants with lines of verse — some were contemporary pop lyrics, others were pieces of sacred poetry from various traditions — and invited them…
RISKY IS-NESS
Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.-?? Usually, I’ve seen this quip attributed to Oscar Wilde. But recently I read that it may have come from twentieth-century theologian, Thomas Merton. It’s a good quote, and I like to give credit…
GOD AND OTHER GODS
I’ve never totally bought into Valentine’s Day with its expensive date-nights and emphasis on amorous couplings. There’s plenty to enjoy about the trappings of it; who doesn't like chocolate and flowers and canoodling? And I definitely don’t want to undermine…
