A meditation on observing (and not observing) holiday traditions.
The story and the recipe.
Reflection on experiences that flow between the community and the self.
Lessons about the first Parent of us all learned in the pastry shop.
Holy Week exposes a subtle cultural difference with significant implications.
The discipline of composting makes a garden grow.
With daily reminders of all of the reasons we have to despair, how can anyone possibly hold onto hope?
The times, they are a changin’ in my family and yours.
A Food-a-Rac-a-Cycle for every church…or a new way that leads to old understanding?
Rituals of Passion Week, discovered over a lifetime, can remind us of who we are, who Christ is.
Exploring the early morning monastic tradition of Vigils.
Entering into the peace that passes understanding is a constant journey marked by occasional glimpses.
Embracing mystical experience as a means of understanding the incarnation.
On discovering the weight of the sacred meal.
A review of Nora Gallagher's book The Sacred Meal.
Sorting out the essentials and non-essentials of the ceremony.
Some cautions toward focusing on what it's really all about.
How mundane details met audacious hope, in the round, on December 31, 2000.
A reflection on the connectedness of holiness, humility and homiletics.
Lars von Trier’s newest film takes on the meaning of ritual at the end of the world.
A morning ritual offers lessons in complex simplicity.
Reclaiming rituals for whole personhood.
The community that drinks together, stays together.
In praise of a morning ritual that awakens creativity.
Recounting a beverage battle that led to new insight.
How a simple ritual became a centering necessity across 15 years and places.
A reflection in words, photos and video about the possibilities of an autumn staple.
A case for committing to information we can touch.
Thank you for your miraculous help.
Life lessons, including a top ten list of family board games.