Sex and Incarnation
There is one Christian tenet I will always hold dear: the divine became flesh. I am not interested in debating whether Jesus is the only begotten son of God, whether […]
Seven Sex Secrets for Spring
1) Spring is sex. It is the planet (or the part of the planet now tilting towards the sun) making love, conceiving the fruit it will later bear. You could […]
Happy St Patrick’s Day: The Return of the Snakes
On St Patrick’s Day I shall, of course, wear green. I will also wear snake earrings big enough to alarm herpephobes. According to legend, St Patrick drove the snakes out […]
No Trespassing: The Importance of State Parks
When I was a child, I lived in the rectory of Grace Episcopal Church Millbrook, New York where my father was priest. The house and the yard did not belong […]
Dreaming with the Moon
Last night was one of those nights full of vivid and varied dreams, coming and going between frequent waking. The moon was just past full, and I have noticed that […]
The Desert Way: A Lenten Reflection
I am tempted to start this post by whining about the dearth of solitude in modern life. Thanks to cell phones and Blackberries (which I’d rather pluck from brambles) we […]
Soulkiss Live: Revival Beyond Religion
For me the experience that is Soulkiss begins as soon as I walk into the venue, in this case the Triad Theatre, an upstairs cabaret just off Broadway in Manhattan’s […]
Heart’s Ease: Loving a Place
I do not have classic fear of flying. But I do have separation anxiety—about being disconnected from the earth. Last time I faced the prospect of a long flight, I […]
The end is (always) near
There is more than a hint of apocalypse in the air these days. Both Legion and The Book of Eli cinematically evoke the end times, loosely translating the Book of […]
A Letter from Maeve
Dear Everyone who reads this blog and travels through time and between worlds to share my adventures in the first century CE (That was a long greeting, but not as […]