Category Archives: Spiritual life

Miracle at I-95 and Chippenham Pkwy. 2: Fear and Beyond

Posted on March 26, 2009 by jlh

Left: Our Lady of the Burning Bush I promise: this is not the Dr. Phil show, not a psycho strip tease, so popular in our culture, but a spiritual witness to the astounding grace of God. In my early 40s, … Continue reading →

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Miracle at I-95 and Chippenham Pkwy 1: Scared shitless

Posted on March 26, 2009 by jlh

 Left: Our Lady of the Burning Bush On a beautiful fall morning in 1991, I saw my burning bush. Although I’ve had several mountain top experiences, this is one-of-a-kind.  Remembering it gives me joy. The Western white male scientific culture most of … Continue reading →

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Who can stand?

Posted on March 21, 2009 by jlh

    Left: Stag at Sharky’s, George Bellows, 1909 In our discussion of the book of Revelation last Tuesday, this verse jumped out at me: “for the great day of [God's] wrath has come, who can stand before it?”  (Rev. 6.17) … Continue reading →

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Striking Christmas 2008

Posted on January 4, 2009 by jlh

1 a.m. I always write best in the wee hours, then sleep through the morning. Sandy and Jim will be striking the Christmas set today: packing up carefully the  Nativities from Nigeria, Burma, Austria and other countries; folding and storing … Continue reading →

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While it is day

Posted on December 20, 2008 by jlh

A conversation with Rev. Songbird 1:13 a.m. The morning of 9/11 I was standing in my friend Donna’s office at the Methodist Retirement Center where I was one of three part-time chaplains. “I heard a plane hit the WTC,” Donna … Continue reading →

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A Dark Christmas Tree

Posted on December 18, 2008 by jlh

Sandy will be OK, coming home in a day or two. They’ll be able to treat her with meds. We have a Christmas tree with several hundred lights. There’s a switch on the floor I can’t reach, so the tree … Continue reading →

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In America any child can grow up to be President!

Posted on November 2, 2008 by jlh

In his endorsement of Barack Obama. General Colin Powell referred to Kareem Rashad Sultan Khan, a young American patriot, age 14 on September 11, 2001. One in four people in Texas believe Barack Obama is a Muslim! Barack Obama’s a … Continue reading →

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Before you cast an historic vote…

Posted on October 29, 2008 by jlh

I seldom address politics, but in this once in a century moment, I’ll make an exception. I literally want to talk to you about the election— talk since I’m dictating my comments.  Many readers agree with me politically but there … Continue reading →

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Praying the Rosary 3

Posted on August 26, 2008 by jlh

Above is the catalogue picture of the Rosary. I chose the light one from www.latinworksco.com. Jeanene Atkinson at www.RealLivePreacher.com has some beautiful pieces, but I’m not ready to commit when I may burn out in a few days. So I … Continue reading →

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Stations of the Cross

Posted on August 21, 2008 by jlh

Growing up Southern Baptist in El Paso, Texas, in the 1950s and -60s, my father converted from Catholicism, I was imbrued with dislike, suspicion, even hatred of all things Catholic. In seminary taking a class on the classics of Christian … Continue reading →

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