May 12, 2023 | Uncategorized
I’ve been in the Holy Land the last two weeks, in Israel and in Palestine, co-leading a women’s pilgrimage with my friend Mercy Aiken. On Monday we walked the Via Dolorosa in Jerusalem, retracing the steps of Jesus as he approached his crucifixion, culminating in the...
May 10, 2023 | Uncategorized
Mark Braverman (born 1948) is an American psychologist and Jewish activist for Palestinean rights. He is the executive director of Kairos USA. The following is a transcript of Dr. Braverman's contributions to The Jim Forest Institute's online...
Mar 27, 2023 | Uncategorized
The Ascent to Pascha We cannot sink so deeply into the darkness that the light of grace cannot reach us. THE SUNDAY OF SAINT MARY OF EGYPT How deep into the darkness must we fall before the light can no longer reach us? What wickedness or what vice puts us...
Mar 16, 2023 | Uncategorized
Photo by Luke Knight R.S. Thomas and the Question of God’s Migratory Patterns The early reports on February 6 were of a massive earthquake with substantial casualties expected. Within a few days, the death toll had climbed to the thousands and the stories of trapped...
Mar 12, 2023 | Uncategorized
VISIONARY EXPERIENCES & RELIGIOUS TRAUMAAfter several people shared their visionary experiences with me recently, I read a post along the same lines on social media the other day that almost made me reply with charges of blasphemy. I refrained from drafting a...
