Dear Peregrinus (2 PM): We have begun a daily reading of St. Paul’s Letter to the Galatians (written in Ephesus in 54 or 55 CE) – sections of which constitute the first Reading each day … [Read more...] about First Truth
Dear Peregrinus
He Bent Down
6 They said this to test him, so that they could have some charge to bring against him. Jesus bent down and began to write on the ground with his finger.[1] “You're an interesting species. An … [Read more...] about He Bent Down
Walking on Water
Dear Peregrinus: You may not know me, but I have heard so much about you from our mutual friend Fr. Ganz that I feel as if I know you well. I have missed the regular company of Fr. Ganz here at … [Read more...] about Walking on Water
On “Be Not Afraid”
Dear Peregrinus (7:30 PM, Sunday): Our mutual friend, Fr. Rick Ganz, has journeyed to Coeur d’Alene for the summer to begin composition of his masterwork and to save the souls of wayward Idahoans. … [Read more...] about On “Be Not Afraid”
On Syzygy and the Mystery of the Moon
Seeing the “far side” of the Moon as it transits the sunlit Earth[1] Dear Peregrinus (Tenth Sunday of Ordinary Time): I have been thinking about syzygy.[2] You? No, it was not a New York Times … [Read more...] about On Syzygy and the Mystery of the Moon
A Very Private Consolation
Dear Peregrinus (12 Noon, Friday): My goodness it has been some weeks since last we communicated - it was before Lent began on February 14th. My time was taken up with writing the Lenten … [Read more...] about A Very Private Consolation
On Resolution
Norman Rockwell, “Freedom of Religion,” one of his The Four Freedoms paintings. [1] Dear Peregrinus (9:45 AM, Tuesday): Happy new year to you, old friend, by which I do not mean from January 1st … [Read more...] about On Resolution
On Imagination as a Power to re-Live
Dear Peregrinus (Sunday, 8:37 AM, Pacific Standard Time as of 2 AM this morning): Thank you for writing back to me, and for that quotation you sent from Tolstoy’s novel, Anna Karenina[1] (written … [Read more...] about On Imagination as a Power to re-Live
On The Quickening
Dear Peregrinus (4:22 PM): Thank you for your letter and for passing along to me the kind words spoken to you about the study trip to Oxford University that Steve (and Thanne) and I led during the … [Read more...] about On The Quickening
Editing is About the Soul’s Availability
Dear Peregrinus (Tuesday, 1 PM): I imagine that all of us in the Pacific Northwest are praying that the rain that has come today to our region for the first time in almost four months will mark the … [Read more...] about Editing is About the Soul’s Availability