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When the story from the Hebrew Scriptures opens, the Hebrew people have been living in Egypt for about as long as Europeans and Africans have been here in North America. A new pharaoh — or king — begins to rule Egypt. Because slave labor is important to the well – being and economy of his…
My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord – for the Almighty has done great things for me and holy in his name. In most human societies, singing plays an important role as an expression of human feelings. In most African societies the song is an important vehicle for expressing one’s feelings. There is singing…
Today we celebrate the Feast of St. Mary the Virgin, the principal feast of Mary in all branches of the One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic church, and indeed, in some Protestant churches as well. Because she is regarded as the greatest of the saints and the first Christian, today marks the chief saints day which…
Mother Teresa of Calcutta, a modern day Saint, tiny though she is, perhaps wields the most power of any living person. This is done through humbly serving the most destitute and rejected children of God. In an interview, Mother Teresa once said, “I am but a little pencil in the hand of God as He…
Living in New York City, I encounter many crazy things, some even about God. As I was walking down Broadway one day, a truck caught my eyes. It was not the usual fast speed with which it was speeding down the inner city street, nor was it the hugeness of its size. But it was…
God accuses the false prophets in the Book of Jeremiah of saying, “Peace, peace,” when there is no peace (Jeremiah 16: 4). Many people all over the world today are crying for peace, and the nations are seeking peace in the world. However, the peace they are seeking is superficial only to avoid wars. Such…
As the balminess of summer beckon us to commune with nature, our senses become so relaxed that we forget, until the chills of autumn settle in, the passage of time. Earlier this week, we remember to remember an irony of history that occurred half a century and one year ago. That year, the first atom…
In the name of God Creator, Incarnate in Christ Jesus, and the Holy Spirit. Amen Maybe the really hard core fundamentalists who believe the end is really near have it right. Maybe the day of reckoning, the “final tribulations” as the Jehovah’s witnesses might say, are really upon us. What with the savagery which we…
In the name of God Creator, Incarnate in Christ Jesus, and the Holy Spirit, Amen. Maybe the really hard core fundamentalists who believe the end is really near have it right. Maybe the day of reckoning, the “final tribulations” as the Jehovah’s witnesses might say, are really upon us. What with the savagery which we…
Life on this earth is filled with challenges. One challenge that we all are familiar with is that of learning how to accept that every aspect of life is a mixture of good and evil, of pure and impure. Take for example, the natural seasons of the earth — Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall — and…
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