I believe our political views and civic participation should stem from our faith and ethics, not the other way around.
About James Hazelwood
Tending the Sorrow
September 11, Wendell Berry, Dolly Parton and Gloria Steinem
September 11, Wendell Berry, Dolly Parton and Gloria Steinham
Eating Salt Together: Men and Friendship
Friendship is not the road to the spiritual life. It is the spiritual life.
Friendship is not the road to the spiritual life. It is the spiritual life.
Money Is a River That Runs Through it All
A currency is something that flows.
A currency is something that flows.
Learning as Spirituality
Learning is a vehicle, maybe the vehicle for maturing as a human being.
Learning is a vehicle, maybe the vehicle for maturing as a human being.
The Mud We Need
No mud, no lotus.
No mud, no lotus.
Patriotism in Stormy Times
Holding the Tension of our Collective Complex
Holding the Tension of our Collective Complex
Is Gratitude Selfish?
We are supported by things we did not create and can never fully repay.
We are supported by things we did not create and can never fully repay.
Pledging to an Unknown God
What do we mean when we use the word God?
What do we mean when we use the word God?
A Cure for Our Collective Despair
The first step toward a pursuit of, let’s call it contentment, is to embrace that life is difficult, life is hard, life endures suffering.
The first step toward a pursuit of, let’s call it contentment, is to embrace that life is difficult, life is hard, life endures suffering.
Images of the Divine: The Good Shepherd
Hermes, Jesus, and the Symbolic Language of the Sacred
Hermes, Jesus, and the Symbolic Language of the Sacred
When the Trick Gets Old
I think a new diagnosis is needed for our time. TFS – Trump Fatigue Syndrome.
I think a new diagnosis is needed for our time. TFS – Trump Fatigue Syndrome.
Perseverance Is the Answer
We are all stumbling forward, despite the failures and misfortunes.
We are all stumbling forward, despite the failures and misfortunes
The God We Dare Not Name
It seems we, as a nation, love war.
It seems we, as a nation, love war.
Behind the Mask
The gap between the public face and the hidden self, runs throughout human history.
The gap between the public face and the hidden self, runs throughout human history.
The Irony of American Righteousness
The greatest threats to democracy often don’t come from its obvious enemies but from its corrupted allies.
The greatest threats to democracy often don’t come from its obvious enemies but from its corrupted allies.