Last summer my wife and I experienced the loss of a beloved family member. The unexpected passing not only disrupted our scheduled agenda, but it also disrupted our naive sense that things would always be the way they were.
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The Nonviolent Soul
Posted onIn honor of Black History Month, and as a way to feed my own soul, I have been reading a collection of the writings and speeches of Martin Luther King, Jr. [1]
Asistencia and the Language of Belonging
Posted onI was born in Philadelphia, but Montebello is my spiritual home.
White Paper: Transcending Borders
Posted onNOTE: The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate a dissenting view of a recent Executive Order as informed by a faithful and coherent reading of Scripture. This is not intended to be a comprehensive theology or a political directive.
On Friday, January 27, 2017 President Trump issued an Executive Order titled, “Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States.” [1] That order has effectively suspended travel for visa-holders, green-card residents, and refugees to the United States based on nationality and religion.
In Lament
Posted onLast night I dreamt of squeezing in to tight spaces, fording a rushing river, teetering on the edge of a cliff, and hiding from a band of marauders.