November 24, 2019
To listen to this homily click here. The death of the king marked year one in the French Revolution, the beginning of the republic and a new era—an era, of course, of freedom.
November 10, 2019
You wouldn’t think it, necessarily, but early Christian martyrs were often funny. They weren’t pious wimps singing hymns while being led away to torture and death. More often than not they were sardonic, sarcastic, and smart-mouthed.
November 2, 2019
We’ve been doing this since the very beginning, honoring and praying for the dead.
October 31, 2019
It’s possible only with the English language; it’s the marvelous characteristic of our great transatlantic tongue.
October 6, 2019
To listen to this homily click here! The Jewish scholar and rabbi, Naftali Brawer, tells a story I’ve always remembered of the time he visited a synagogue in Jerusalem for the Kabbalat Shabbat service; this is a ceremony with origins in the mystical traditions of medieval Judaism, a ceremony of ritual and song welcoming the Sabbath, […]
September 22, 2019
To listen to this homily click here! I used to love watching televangelists, the crazier the better really.