Ismail Ajjawi: A Test of America’s Greatness

09.01.2019 ________________________________________ The bride was Hindu. The bridegroom was Muslim. The celebrant was an ordained Itinerant Elder in the African Continue reading →

Advent: Reflecting Upon a Caravan to Bethlehem

12.02.2018 ________________________________________ Today, according to the Christian calendar, is the first Sunday of Advent, the season observed in many Christian Continue reading →

“Guided by the beauty of our weapons”

04.09.2017 ________________________________________   Thursday night, when America attacked Syria’s Shayrat airfield with 59 Tomahawk cruise missiles, MSNBC’s Brian Williams waxed Continue reading →

Hey, Donald Trump – I’ll Wear My Yellow Crescent Proudly

11.22.2015 _____________________ If Donald Trump has his way, America’s Muslims may be required to register in a national database, carry Continue reading →

Let Us Mourn for Beirut, Too

11.18.2015 _____________________ The instructor started the class: “First, let’s have a moment of silence to honor and pray for those Continue reading →

In Syria, Millions of Lives are Torn Apart

11.08.2015 _____________________ Lord, make us instruments of your peace,” St. Francis prayed. “Where there is hatred, let us sow love; Continue reading →

Welcome Sojourners to New Hampshire Shores

10.03.2015 _____________________ I wasn’t surprised Wednesday night when candidate Donald Trump, in keeping with his uncontainable narcissistic, xenophobic character, told Continue reading →

Radical Hospitality: Welcome the Sojourner

09.16.2015 _____________________ In 1996, 60 Minutes correspondent Lesley Stahl asked Ambassador Madeline Albright, “We have heard that half a million (Iraqi) Continue reading →