Seeing With New Eyes
The coronavirus pandemic has radically changed my life and the life of the whole world. March Madness is redefined. Schools, businesses, theaters, sports arenas, houses of worship… closed. The changes keep coming and are escalating. Social distancing is the new norm. Self-isolating has new meaning for me, for you, for the entire world. Old habits […]
The First Step to Healing – Dec. 11, 2019
“As any good therapist will tell you, you cannot heal what you do not acknowledge, and what you do not consciously acknowledge will remain in control of you from within, festering and destroying you and those around you.” –Richard Rohr, Breathing Under Water: Spirituality and the Twelve Steps
Becoming Priests – Dec. 3, 2019
“We are not religious persons because we read the Bible, pray, and say the proper words. We are persons of faith when we are exercising the capacity that each of us has to be a priest—when we are about the business of healing the divisions that exist within us, between us, and among us. The […]
Reparations for Slavery Lecture + Recovery Cafe DC Breakfast – Thur. 11/14, Free
Jerry S. Parr Lecture/Dialogue Series Where: The Festival Center, 1640 Columbia Rd. NW, Washington, DCWhen: Thursday, November 14 at 7:00 p.m.Event is free Reception and light hors d’oeuvres at 6: 15 The Jerry S. Parr lecture series addresses the intersection of faith and socialchange. Reparations Closer to Home will feature a dialogue with Rev.Joseph M. […]
