The response to my Mother’s Day post (“Mama Said”) inviting you to share what your mama said was overwhelming. Apparently, many of us were blessed with wise mothers.
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Enough of Putin and COVID and Disney(gay)world. THE WORLD IS TOO MUCH WITH US.
A reader contacted me after last Sunday’s post: WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU? Were you violently attacked?
How do you celebrate Easter in a war zone? What Easter hymns do you sing in a bomb shelter? What prayers do you offer over a mass grave?
Today Christians will march on the Pentagon, flashing water pistols, waving sunflowers, hoisting images of Thich Nhat Hanh.
I’ve put mushrooms on my salads. Now they’re on my mind.
If you need a bit of a digression from all the sobering news these days, here you go.
I knew little about Ukraine before Putin invaded it. Now I know a lot.
One reader said I asked a stupid question last Sunday: Is Putin a Christian? Another reader said I wasn’t qualified to answer it.
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WITH THE ONE YOU LOVE
Something notable happened this month that merits an early return from my sabbatical.
SEE YOU IN NOVEMBER
I reached a personal milestone yesterday. Alas, there were no fireworks and no parades.
O JOGO BONITO
Soccer is a beautiful game, my sons told me years ago. I couldn’t see what they saw, but I’m beginning to.
BEYOND REASON
I'm a soccer fan but not a fanatic. Alas, the game releases the inner barbarian.