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December 2012

December 14, 2012

Will we finally have a national conversation about guns because of the the Newtown school shooting?

Spiritual leaders can offer a distinct perspective on the Newtown shootings, free from the political...

December 14, 2012

Musical paths — from Lisa Stansfield to Sneaker Pimps [VIDEOS]

Join me on the musical journey (with videos) my brain went through in 30 minutes...

December 10, 2012

Latkes for Hanukkah — any excuse to celebrate with food

I'm not one to pass up the opportunity to celebrate with food. And not just...

December 01, 2012

PETA’s misleading propaganda war against Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit

PETA has decided to make an example of Peter Jackson's The Hobbit in a publicity...

November 2012

November 29, 2012

Another “Facebook is out to get you” hoax

Once again, there's been a flurry of urgent posts from Facebook friends encouraging people to...

November 27, 2012

The Salvation Army has lost my dollar in the kettle

Already under criticism for its position on homosexuality both internally and politically, the Salvation Army has...

November 22, 2012

A Thanksgiving reflection from the Buddhist tradition

A great Thanksgiving reflection from the Theravadan Buddhist tradition. Happy Thanksgiving!

November 21, 2012

4 tips for conscious gift shopping for Black Friday and, even better, Fair Tuesday

Choosing a present specifically for another person, wrapping it playfully and offering it to them...

November 20, 2012

Life of Pi: A 3-D delight that stays on course

Life of Pi is one of those books you imagine will not translate well to film....

November 19, 2012

Forming a More Perfect Union—Navigating political and religious differences at holiday gatherings

As families gather around the table or share letters and cards this holiday season, many...

November 17, 2012

Hostess died a long time ago — a little perspective

Hostess's Wonder Bread and all its processed preserved pasteurized pastries used to be signs of...

November 15, 2012

An Open Book in Her Lap

Many mornings growing up, when I'd drag myself out of bed and make my way...

November 13, 2012

A simple, direct way to help with Hurricane Sandy recovery

Trinity Lower East Side's soup kitchen, which serves 250 hot meals a day, lost its...

October 2012

October 31, 2012

Dispatch from the Hurricane Sandy blackout

I live in the middle of downtown Manhattan, so unless you have been on a...

October 30, 2012

Boo! My love-hate relationship with Halloween

Thoughts on my lifelong love-hate relationship with Halloween; video of the quintessential goth/Catholic/transgressive/punk song, "Stigmata...

October 18, 2012

Christians look bad on Survivor… again

Survivor is obviously not reality. Of course the producers choose contestants who fit stereotypical character...

October 03, 2012

Making and sharing a meal for 36 — with recipes

Sharing a meal together is so entwined with Christian fellowship as to be inseparable --...

September 2012

September 17, 2012

Groundbreaking female animator, and one of my spiritual anchors: Tissa David (1921-2012)

I lost one of my spiritual anchors a few weeks ago when Tissa David died...

September 13, 2012

Jillian Jensen brings bullying center stage on The X Factor

On Wednesday's premiere of season two of The X Factor, we were treated to a...

August 2012

August 29, 2012

Okonomiyaki and connecting through music

Music makes connections like no other art form, at least for me. Getting a late...

August 09, 2012

The Olympics, Aly Raisman and clear wins vs arbitrary tiebreakers

We want winners and losers. And we don't want the winning and losing to be...

August 02, 2012

Sigur Rós Live — Like a heron flying overhead

Icelandic post-rock band Sigur Rós has just begun a world tour starting with two weeks...

August 02, 2012

CNN’s bungling is a lesson on false urgency

Very few things are actually important to know in real time. Some things are fun...