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For Pete’s Sake, Let Them Nurse!
I’m not sure why we even call nursing in public “controversial” since it is so very normal. Yet, we still think that the issue is complicated, just ask these Moms feeding their kids (gasp!) in uniform. Oh, the horror! We all know the root is about sex and sexualization of the female body. Which means…
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Something Better Than Jesus?
a Homily for Pentecost, year B Text: John 15:26-16:15, Acts 2:1-21 The Confused Followers Our gospel pericope from John continues our theme from the last few weeks: Jesus is leaving His disciples, but don’t worry; they will have what they need: ‘When the Advocate comes, whom I will send to you from the Father, the…
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My First Roux
I made dinner for us last night. I love to cook, but have no training. So I watched a video on YouTube about making the perfect cheese sauce and I said “Aren’t those synonyms?” and plotted the opportunity to try it. So then I had my daughter pick out the macaroni for the Mac &…
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Liberating Pentecost
Liberating Pentecost by David R. Henson is a must read before Sunday!
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For Good, He Leaves
a Homily for Easter 7B Text: John 17:6-19 Jesus leaves twice. We forget that. We celebrate Jesus dying and rising again. But Jesus doesn’t rise like a ghost on the way up to the clouds. Jesus comes to his disciples and clears the air. Think of it this way. In preparing for his death, Jesus…
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The Freeloafer Economy
In an article I read this morning (but can no longer track down), one of the people interviewed spoke of “eliminating spending”. Not cutting spending or reducing spending, but eliminating spending. As in all. It occurred to me that this is the most obtuse, and natural, of directions for the debate to go, because it is based on…
