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April 2011

April 26, 2011

Resurrection, Carried on the Wings of A Bumblebee

At last Lent is over and we are in the season of Easter. For me,...

April 18, 2011

A Holy Week Annunciation

So once again we come to Holy Week, the days leading up to Easter. To...

April 15, 2011

Let There Be Light

While the holy site I wrote about last, the National Museum of Mexican Art, is...

April 11, 2011

The Virgin as Crone

The Holy Rover has been in Chicago for a few days at a meeting of...

March 2011

March 31, 2011

Love Corners Me Somewhere

Everyday love corners me somewhere and surrounds me with peace without my having to look...

March 30, 2011

Meeting God in the Amsterdam Airport

Today’s post is also my monthly column for the Episcopal News Service. You can read...

March 29, 2011

Spying on the Neighbors

First, let me make it clear that today’s post does not advocate spying on your...

March 25, 2011

The Healing Powers of Pickled Beets

If you were following this blog last summer, you may remember that my husband...

March 23, 2011

Different, But Not Less

Today I want to tell you about a wonderful movie that I recently saw: Temple...

March 22, 2011

Savoring the Cherry Blossoms

By now the situation in Japan has a familiar ring, doesn’t it? The images of...

March 08, 2011

The Stiffest Drink the Church Offers

I'm resurrecting what I said last year on Ash Wednesday, as I hope the sentiments...

March 07, 2011

Bridging the Great Divide

Some of you, perhaps, have heard of Brian McLaren, an author, former pastor, activist, and...

March 01, 2011

A Farewell to Turkey

At last we come to the end of the Holy Rover’s travels in Turkey. Thank...

February 2011

February 28, 2011

Visiting the House of the Virgin Mary in Ephesus

Today's post is also my monthly column for the Episcopal News Service. You can...

February 24, 2011

The Sultan's Cats

No ancient ruins or beautiful holy sites today, for this post is for cat lovers...

February 23, 2011

A Place of Dreams and Healing

I said yesterday that Zeus had fled the acropolis at Pergamum, but I think one...

February 22, 2011

At the Altar to Zeus

If you’re wondering if the Holy Rover is ever going to come back from Turkey,...

February 21, 2011

On Ayasuluk Hill with St. John

Compared with the grandeur of Ephesus, the ruins of the Basilica of St. John are...

February 18, 2011

With St. Paul in Ephesus

While the list of former residents of Ephesus reads like a Who’s Who of the...

February 17, 2011

The Time Machine of Ephesus

In a way I cheated by telling you about the ruins of the Temple of...

February 11, 2011

The Great Temple of Artemis

After lingering many days in Istanbul, it’s time for us to travel to Ephesus. In...

February 09, 2011

A Work of Noble Love

When the theologian, philosopher, and statesman Theodore Metochites commissioned the interior decoration of the Church...

February 08, 2011

The Forty Rules of Love

Following up on yesterday’s post on the Whirling Dervishes, I want to tell you about a...

February 07, 2011

The Whirling Dervishes

From John L. Stoddard's travel lecture on Istanbul: An old man [stands] motionless, surrounded by...

February 03, 2011

In the Sultan's Harem

There are few words in Turkish history that carry more evocative weight than harem. In...

February 01, 2011

The Blue Mosque

As if Hagia Sophia isn’t enough splendor for one city, Seraglio Point in Istanbul...

January 2011

January 31, 2011

A Prayer for Peace in Egypt

Today, let me take a break from blogging about Turkey to say a few words...

January 28, 2011

Two Golden Treasures

I wrote yesterday that my memory of Hagia Sophia is suffused with the glow of burnished...

January 27, 2011

The Church of Holy Wisdom

Imagine that you are an ordinary person in the sixth century, someone who lives in...

January 26, 2011

A Personal Perspective on Thomas Merton

I know I had promised you that we would return to Turkey today, but I can't...

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