When you care to honor as prayer Grandmother Grandfather with the sun and the moon seven days a week and beyond grave you care… for a Native American When you believe in the spirit of God Creator of Earth and all natural things upon land with the curvature of a placid pond or the clear cool flowing waterfalls of a sandy stream the wake of a lake a rocky river […]
Lisa Romeo | Forgiving the bully in the pulpit
My baby’s constant crying was driving me to a brink from which I wasn’t sure I’d return. Going out was the only way I found peace. My finicky infant son was calmed by the hum of the car, the twinkle of lights, drone of voices. Once out, the screaming purple-faced fury transformed into a sweet, contented bundle, happy to rest on my shoulder and gaze at new surroundings. I didn’t […]
At-One-Ment | An interview with Rabbi Michael Lerner
Rabbi Michael Lerner has been synthesizing his spiritual and social justice yearnings since adolescence, when he found a mentor and guide in Abraham Joshua Heschel, of the Jewish Theological Seminary. Lerner began his own legacy of political activism in 1964 when, as a student at UC Berkeley pursuing a Ph.D. in philosophy, he served on the Executive Committee of the Free Speech Movement, advocating for civil rights and an end […]
The power of one | Movies You Might’ve Missed
The Trials of Muhammad Ali is a 2013 biography that focuses on Ali’s toughest bout: his battle to overturn a five-year prison sentence for refusing U.S. military service in Vietnam. Prior to becoming the heavyweight champion of the world, Cassius Clay converted to Islam, taking the name Muhammad Ali. Shortly thereafter he found himself in the center of conflicts concerning race, religion, and wartime dissent. The film, by director Bill […]
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