Love

Crisis and Opportunity: Midwifing a New Life

Now is the time to make your New Year’s Resolutions! New Year’s Resolutions in April?  Yes, indeed.  Nowruz, the New Day, also known as the Persian New Year, has been celebrated on the vernal equinox, when the sun moves to 0 degrees Aries, for at least 7,000 years. And in good ancient fashion, the celebration

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Paying Homage to America, the Melting Pot

A long, long time ago, when I was in High School, I was adamant that I was moving to Europe, or South America, or somewhere other than the United States. I was angry. We were fighting with Iraq (over oil), and we still weren’t acknowledging how terrible we were to Africans and Native Americans when we

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Devoted to Love

When I was in high school, I had my first “real” confrontation with religion. My only previous religion-related confrontations being with my father or mother who were trying to get me out of bed early on a Sunday morning to go to church. In other words, not real confrontations. The “real” confrontation first appeared as I was preparing for confirmation.

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