Flowering Anyway
A couple of weeks ago I was eagerly anticipating the flowering of a cactus in a nearby neighbor’s front yard. Small, fuzzy knobs had appeared at the top of the single upright stem, very slowly growing larger. Then, rather suddenly, it seemed to catch strength and buds...
Jesus Died and Christ Arose
The full Christian story is saying that Jesus died, and Christ “arose”—yes, still as Jesus, but now also as the Corporate Personality who includes and reveals all of creation in its full purpose and goal. —Richard Rohr, The Universal Christ Last month I attended the...
Why Is It Easier to Remember the Pain?
In my editing, I recently came across a requoted passage from Richard Rohr about the fact that it’s easier to remember the pain than the joy in our lives.[1] What popped into my head is that, back when we were the hunted as well as the hunter, it was genetically...
One Human Flock at the Grand Canyon
This past week was spring break back east, and our younger son and his family visited for their annual winter migration south. They expected warmth, but Arizona greeted them with rain and snow! We had planned a trip to the Grand Canyon and were very fortunate that our...
Baby Steps on a Long Journey
On Tuesday, Henry and I, along with a deacon who works with Henry on the border, went to the first hearing for our young Venezuelan friend in the Eloy Detention Center. It felt like taking baby steps, because the lawyer (hired by Cruzando Fronteras) told us that this...
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