Fly Me to the Moon & Let Me Sing Among the Stars

I remember Ash Wednesdays at my old parochial school, Holy Family. In the smoky incense-soaked church, Father So-and-So would smear … More

Preaching — a Heartbeat away from Washington, D.C.

I am proud of my heritage and fond of telling visitors on my tours at the Library of Congress, that … More

This year the Feast of Pentecost and Pride month overlap. Pentecost celebrates the gift of understanding. Disciples from all over … More

Recently I got hit by a tsunami. I thought I might drown. Good news! I did not. Though I am … More

Woo hoo! This past spring I was honored and overjoyed to be part of NPR Invisibilia’s first live event with … More

Six years old, I learned to ride a bike on a little red Schwinn. No training wheels. My dad said … More

Once upon a time, a generation or two ago, before we landed on the moon, Cape Kennedy was Cape Canaveral … More

Show yourself, Jesus. In the middle of drought and famine and disease, for God’s sake, why can’t you just show … More

The fifth chapter of the Gospeller, St. Mark tells the story of a haunted soul. And a haunting story it … More

Some Christmas pageants have plastic baby dolls stand in for Jesus. But the liveliest of Christmas pageants have a real … More