Then you can keep Christmas

  Are you willing to believe that love is the strongest thing in the world – stronger than hate, stronger than evil, stronger than death – and that the blessed life which began in Bethlehem nineteen hundred years ago is the image and brightness of the Eternal Love? Then you can keep Christmas.   —Continue reading “Then you can keep Christmas”

In celebration of the first night of Kwanzaa

  The [Kwanzaa] holiday, then will of necessity, be engaged as an ancient and living cultural tradition which reflects the best of African thought and practice in its reaffirmation of the dignity of the human person in community and culture, the well-being of family and community, the integrity of the environment and our kinship withContinue reading “In celebration of the first night of Kwanzaa”

Love, Serve and Remember

  Do you remember why you came to this earth?  Now, more than ever, it is important that we remember.  As we prepare to celebrate the birth of Jesus we know that he remembered.  The Buddha and other Avatars remembered.  So why are you here?  Take a little time on this quiet Christmas Eve toContinue reading “Love, Serve and Remember”

Celebrating the Winter Solstice

, “The winter solstice has always been special to me as a barren darkness that gives birth to a verdant future beyond imagination, a time of pain and withdrawal that produces something joyfully inconceivable, like a monarch butterfly masterfully extracting itself from the confines of its cocoon, bursting forth into unexpected glory.”  – Gary ZukavContinue reading “Celebrating the Winter Solstice”