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Honoring Messages of Peace This MLK Day

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In light of recent events, we feel it is especially important to honor the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Let’s take the opportunity to be reminded of the urgent need to come together in faith, that the struggles of others are our own, and that in the face of adversity, we shall overcome. It is from the very pulpit where he delivered his sermons that we found the newest member of the U.S. Senate, Reverend Raphael Warnock, who will be the first Black Democratic Senator ever elected from the South when he is sworn in this … Continue reading →

Le 15 Août

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Dear Friends, Today is “Le 15 Août” and as many of you know it is a very big deal in France, Spain and Italy. This is my cultural heritage, it runs deep in my soul and therefore I feel compelled to share a picture and a few thoughts with you. Regardless of your religious beliefs or absence thereof, I submit that to honor and respect the Feminine Principle is a healthy practice. This is one of the meanings of today for millions of people whether they are fully aware of it or not. It is safe to say that for … Continue reading →

Every Day is Earth Day!

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Today is Earth Day and it might be wise for us to pause and ask ourselves what we can do to protect and defend the health of the one family member we all have in common, our Earth. That I believe is one of our duties and sacred tasks as citizens of this world most especially perhaps at this time. One of the many ways to do this is by eating and drinking certified organic food but I am getting a bit ahead of myself. For instance if I were Bill Gates, I’d find a way to buy the Brazilian … Continue reading →

Notre-Dame Cathedral

Dear friends of Our Lady of Paris: At first I thought it was just me, bursting into tears when I heard the news and saw Notre Dame de Paris going up in flames. It made sense considering my personal history; I was baptized in a gothic cathedral and walked past it to go to school four times a day every day of the week for a couple of decades. Like most of people of my culture and generation, we attended weekly mass, weddings, funerals there. Our home sat right across from a cloister, in the center of a medieval town … Continue reading →


Easter: A Time to Reflect, Let Go and Resurrect

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No wonder  this painting has captured all of us over the centuries, regardless of religion, gender or culture. It so cleanly depicts a condition that we are all familiar with and perhaps especially more so at this time in our history. Among the multiplicity of meanings that we can  project upon this painting, one thing we see for certain: a person managing to stay centered in the middle of strife, battles among people he loves dearly but are at that moment divided. They battle among one another for various reasons but note how they all look towards the center of the table, … Continue reading →

Celebrating Our Beloved Mothers

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When my mother died nine years ago this week, I was shaken to my core in ways that I had not have anticipated. It felt like an endless earthquake in slow motion with relentless aftershocks. My distress was so profound, my thinking and mental faculties so severely impacted, that I began to worry. Perhaps something other than mourning was going on with me.   When I confided in a woman whose strength and no-nonsense attitude I respect greatly, she shared a surprisingly similar experience. For months after her mother’s death, she said she had felt like a ghost and an … Continue reading →

May 8th 1945, Honoring Courage Every Chance We Get

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Dear Friends, What if courage was the real ‘it ‘factor in our lives? That has certainly been true in my own life, where clearly my worst mistakes were due to my lack of courage. But today is not about me and I am getting ahead of myself. Le 8 Mai (May 8th) is a major day in the French culture. today we honor the courage of millions. Notably, it takes quite a mensch to run towards danger and possible death in order to stand for what is right, when every instinct wants us to run in the opposite direction. Yet … Continue reading →