The classical meaning of peregrinus is “stranger;” in the Middle Ages the term was used to express the concept of “pilgrim.” While the stranger was by definition a person without […]

IN THE FACE OF DEATH: PEACE AT THE LAST Teresa Berger June 17, 2017 A couple of months ago, I wrote a blog post about a brief ritual, created by the […]

When I say … “I am a Christian” I’m not shouting “I’m clean livin’.” I’m whispering “I was lost, Now I’m found and forgiven.” When I say … “I am […]

JUSTIN JENNINGS, June 25, 2017 I miss you And your sure and gentle presence I miss you And your quick and beautiful smile I miss you And the way we […]

To sleep, perchance to dream…. Hamlet I learned recently that bees do not sleep. Neither do wasps. I add such trivia to the brain folder that has long held similar […]

My latest read: Creativity Unzipped Creativity Unzipped: Why Your Thoughts Matter. Jan Phillips In the work we create, the stories we tell, there is always the possibility that others will […]

Below is the homily for June 19, 2016. (The Sunday following the killings at the Pulse Nightclub in Orlando, Florida). Context: If you were to read the New Testament in […]

Adelphopoiesis, or adelphopoiia from the Greek ἀδελφοποίησις, derived from ἀδελφός (adelphos) “brother” and ποιέω (poieō) “I make”, literally “brother-making” is a ceremony practiced historically in some Christian traditions to unite […]

Brigid loved to make beer for the poor every Easter. It was her gift to them in celebration of the greatest of all Christian feasts. Brigid felt we could see […]

This homily was given at Ascension Sunday masses at St. Jude Church, Lewes, Delaware. May 28, 2017 What is the Ascension? Some might say, After the Resurrection , Jesus finished […]