Our Religion lies not in what we believe, but in where we find wonder and goodness. We are, most of all, a community that gathers to reach toward that which can never quite be grasped. Though each of us may be slightly different from the other, still we are connected, by common DNA, common heritage, […]
On a Ute Holy Man at the Parliament of the World’s Religions
Last week marked Indigenous Peoples Day. A year ago last week I attended the Parliament of the World’s Religions in Salt Lake City, Utah. For me, these two things will always be connected. The Parliament of the World’s Religions marked a homecoming for me. I grew up in Salt Lake City and still have family […]
Little Celebrations #10: Liturgical Quotables
To be human at all, is to celebrate and commemorate, to laugh and weep, to worry and rejoice. When we do these things in thoughtful community they become full and sacred. This is because the holy itself is composed of the commonplace of each life. * * * * * * * * * * […]
Of Science, Bison Bones, and Eternity
On a side trip last year while camping my way to the west coast, I found myself casting up dust along a tooth-jarring washboard road across Nebraska’s badlands. After twenty miles I arrived at a gravel parking lot, from which a dirt path led down to a Monet-like pond. Glassy water mirrored sky, cattails, willow, […]
Little Celebrations #9: Liturgical Quotables
The seasons have cycled for billions of years. The sun ever journeys toward the next way station on the calendar, ever brings new light and warmth to the land. In the same spirit we gather weekly to share our own warmth and reflect on the greatness in which we are embedded. We celebrate processes beyond […]
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