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June 2019

June 30, 2019

The Seed of Grace

[Homily delivered on June 30, 2019] Readings: 1 Kgs 19:15–16, 19–21 Psalms 16 Gal 5:1,...

April 2019

April 30, 2019

Easter Desert

The soft patter of cool drops, Christen forehead, neck and hands. The earthy incense...

October 2017

October 10, 2017

Leaves

As the leaves yellow, fade, and fall. I am...

August 2017

August 10, 2017

Malls

Having grown up in Orange County, California, malls will always feel familiar, and wild rivers...

May 2017

May 25, 2017

Selling Chips and Enlightenment

My local grocer is selling severed Buddha heads and Tostitos on the same display. I...

October 2016

October 14, 2016

Spiritual Ecology is not Always Natural Ecology

One of my spiritual practices, is, some days after work, instead of taking the bus...

October 01, 2016

November 9th

In the summer of 2008, I found myself yelling ‘legalize democracy!’ at a crowd of...

July 2016

July 09, 2016

Different Worlds: Race as Bodyscape

I am no expert on racial politics. And after the events of the past week,...

May 2016

May 30, 2016

On What Religion Is Not

The power of myth and symbol in the Bible must be rediscovered if Christianity is...

April 2016

April 03, 2016

The Ecology of Reading Patheos

As the Patheos Blue Banner loads, a pop up add elbows its way into...

March 2016

March 26, 2016

The Forest Rosary

Holy Saturday is a time of breathless anticipation. Of mourning, of waiting. So, after participating...

March 25, 2016

Good Friday in the Anthropocene

The Sea is rising; the Arctic glaciers are vanishing; February was the hottest February in 137...

March 20, 2016

The Orchard Rosary: Christianity as Cosmic Liturgy

Sunset. A choir of blackbirds sings in the cottonwoods. A cloister of turkey vultures circles...

March 14, 2016

Divine Union: Notes on possible Catholic/Mormon Dialogue

Is Union with God something Mormons seek? If so how would you characterize it?

March 07, 2016

Of Lions and Lambs: The Ecology of Things

In a recent blog post at A Rocha, an International Christian organization that does amazing...

February 2016

February 29, 2016

Sacred Groves and Clear Cuts

In what ways does my life make more clear cuts necessary? Does my spiritual practice...

February 14, 2016

The Way: First Century Jewish Sects as Parable

when Jesus says "I am the Way" in John 14:6, perhaps we can see this...

February 10, 2016

The Seeds of Lent

For the past several months I have been on the road for my dissertation research...

February 10, 2016

Canopies

A new crescent moon chases the sun over the jagged western horizon. A canopy of...

December 2015

December 22, 2015

Dark Days Within and the Return of Light

It is a little strange to be celebrating Christmas among palm trees, Winter Solstice among...