It was a wonderful moment for Progressive Christianity as Dr. Ann Holmes Redding recently spoke passionately from the pulpit of The Riverside Church in New York City - one of America’s largest and most highly and internationally regarded congregations.… more »

“Ubi Caritas et Amor, Deus ibi est”…(“Where Charity/Caring and Love is, Divinity is there”)To me that says it all! While the nature of the Divine is rather hard to ever fully describe and certainly can be said to comprise more than Caring and Love - These elements are surely the most powerful and precious. more »

Baptism & the Sacred Waters of the Earth (Eco-Spirituality) It’s interesting to note the intersections and interplay of symbols and meaning that often surround us in life. Recently, I found myself standing at the front door of a quite exquis… more »

Watering our Faith - It's Like Language Acquisition - All About Growth This is further to my previous post on this topic which was entitled "Universal Spirituality - A Watering Down of Faiths or Watering them for Growth?" (I guess I'm concerned about… more »

Water at the Well - Interfaith Wisdom - A Watering Down of Faiths or Watering them for Growth? As I’ve said before on this blog, my spirituality is kind of a Universal Catholic and Creation Focused type of spirituality. While I relate most particula… more »

We can help enable or allow a transformation of the Global Village into a community which is also a beautiful Global Garden. more »

You're not in Kansas Anymore - Pope Benedict XVI more »

Recently, I came across this list and thought it would be great to capture in my blog. It's a list of sort of "Dharmic-Jewish" sayings - haha. The Buddhism or Taoism brings one to a place of peace and the Jewish aspect counterbalances that with a sen… more »

Recently, I had an opportunity to hear a very good speaker, Rev. John James of St. Andrew’s United Church, Niagara Falls as he shared a reflection. During his talk, he quoted some favorite lines from a prayer likely to have been written in the 3rd… more »

Palm Sunday - Towards Easter ... Well, now it is Palm Sunday, and yes what a party at church. Everyone was in a great mood – especially the children. And yes, there was lots of jubilant singing and branch waving. (No one even seemed phased by t… more »

Getting ready to Party ... Well, it’s Palm Sunday tomorrow– one of my favorite Sundays of the year. It all goes back to childhood memories of the great sense of festivity … the chance to “party” in church, waving palm branches and singing very upbe… more »

The Cycles of Conservation and Renewal – A Lenten Theme As most will know, it’s currently the Judeo-Christian (and particularly Catholic) season of Lent. Lenten traditions include giving up excesses – particularly those which provide a false il… more »

Well, it is February and the fullness of winter has arrived - in all its tranquility and serene arctic light. It’s an almost ethereal time of year really – so very cold, and also somehow seemingly filled with a sense of quiet wonder and anticipation.… more »