Idolatry

“The great sin remains idolatry, and there is an idolatry of concepts as well as of graven images.”—Thomas Merton 

Recent Poetry, August 2026

That Works

Learning compassion

Is what spiritual practice is all about.

The work of a whole lifetime.

Whatever the tradition.

A Study of Gregory Palamas

Meyendorff, John. A Study  of Gregory Palamas. Leighton Buzzard (UK): Faith Press, 1974.

This is yet another book I’ve read  in retirement. I’ve had it for a long time without reading it. But I’ve always wanted to be one of those people who can confidently rattle off that they’ve read it. Now I am one of those people.

Recent Poetry, July 2026

The Roots of Caring

If we could see the truth that’s always there,

We’d be kind pacifists. We’d care.

We need reminders daily, if we'd dare.

The Problem with Interreligious Dialogue

In order to do genuine dialogue of any kind, both parties have make themselves vulnerable. They have to be willing to be shown to be completely wrong.

Letters: Summer 1926

This is another of the books I read in retirement. Apparently, Rainer Maria Rilke, Marina Tsvetaeva, and Boris Pasternak carried on a three-way correspondence in the summer of 1926. And this correspondence has now been made into a book.

Recent Poetry: June 2026

The Roots of Caring

If we could see the truth that’s always there,

We’d all become kind pacifists. We’d care.

We’d need reminders daily. If we’d dare.