Not everything that is broken…
Our local public radio is KQED FM. I listen on my way to work, running errands, and even while I am working (as long as I am not concentrating on …
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MLK
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated on April 4, 1968, my tenth birthday. I remember all the adults in my life wept for days. It was a cataclysmic tragedy …
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My Brother
I have just returned from a trip to Charlotte, North Carolina, where I spent a few days visiting my younger brother, Phillip. Phil and I are chronologically the two closest …
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Air
When I was in my twenties, I would go on backpack trips with a hearty gang of church people. It was hard work, but the payoff was priceless: I got …
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Light
As suburban dwellers of the Bay area, we hardly ever see stars in the night sky. Those who study astronomy and space call this “Light Pollution.” Sobering to consider is …
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Epiphany
Then they opened their treasures and offered him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh.And having been warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they departed for their country by another …
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Happy New Year
All is quiet on NewYear’s Day.A world in white gets underway.I want to be with you, be with you night and day.Nothing changes on New Year’s Day.On New Year’s Day, …
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God With Us
No night could be darker than this night, no cold so cold,as the blood snaps like a wireand the heart’s sap stills,and the year seems defeated. O never again, it …
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The O Antiphons
O Emmanuel, our King and Giver of Law:come to save us, Lord our God! This final antiphon expresses joy in the promise of fulfillment. We call Jesus by one of …
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The O Antiphons
O King of all nations and keystone of the Church:come and save man, whom you formed from the dust! The earlier O antiphons have already pointed to the Messiah that …
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