Deeply moved by the ways in which you taught us that if we do nothing , we become the crucifiers, if we don’t face and assume the costs of peacemaking - that are no less than the costs of war - we doom ourselves as actors and participants in radical evil. To act from truth and justice and care at whatever the cost is the soulful imperative. What do I stand for? Comfort? Or taking risks for what most matters? Will I choose the way of the narrow gate? Let go of outcome and choose what I am most m…
After the sermon, finding out that Julian was out of prison, and watching him actually board the plane created an emotional dissonance that is impossible for me to put into words. I am guardedly optimistic that this horror is finally over for him and his family. The judge in the Marianas (whose jurisdiction, apparently agreed upon, is, one hopes, the last bizarre factotum in this awful saga) still has to approve the plea agreement and give it his or her judicial imprimatur. When that occurs, an…
There is no lesser evil now. Both parties are completely soulless and stand for complete destruction at home and abroad. Poor little Biden and the Democrats can’t handle richly deserved criticism. None of them care about this country. They are all god damned grifters who found the perfect niche for themselves. They get paid a great salary, have access to great healthcare and can simply sit around and do nothing but pass laws benefitting their corporate oligarch masters, all the while being show…