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It begins with parchment, quill and ink. And a command: “Now therefore write down this song.” The “song” is the Torah, the first five books of Hebrew Scripture. The decree directs Jews to go beyond reading the Torah and to actually transcribe it.
On a Christian pilgrimage with her church group, Kristin Toorop looks up to Calvary, and her eyes open wide. She listens as a tour guide tells the story of where Christ was crucified, with Mary Magdalene kneeling at his feet.
The leaves of October were resplendent, with color everywhere. Now November is awash with many hues of the spirit. Here are three examples as the month begins. •Joan Chittister, one of America’s most celebrated nuns, will speak at 9 a.m. Saturday on “The God They Never Told Me About: A Convergence of Opposites,” at Country Club Christian Church, 6101 Ward Parkway, www.cccckc.org. The event is free.
H ONOLULU | Hula, chants and prayer will greet a heel bone of one of the Catholic Church’s newest saints when it arrives in Honolulu this weekend. The celebrations are the culmination of weeks of ceremonies and celebrations marking the Vatican’s canonization of Belgian-born Joseph de Veuster, better known as Father Damien, in Vatican City last month.
The thermometer said 97 that fierce day in late June. The sun was pitiless. So the group of youths (with adult helpers) planning some interfaith events found refuge in the back of the Foo’s custard shop at 95th and Mission, spooning down triple-threat chocolate concretes and sundaes covered with snappy raspberries.
I remember the sky said “Bam!” and the rain came down in torrents on top of our Army surplus tent. Storm winds lashed the canvas and then flipped the entire structure over. In that moment my tent mate and I went from sleeping to survival. It was cold, wet and miserable. It was also the most memorable moment of my Boy Scout leader training, a real “act of God” moment. But it was not the moment. In fact, there was no real sudden “born again” flash or revelation that led to my fateful midlife decision to go to seminary and turn my life to God. No sudden conversion on a dark and stormy night. At that moment, in fact, I had no thoughts of dedication or career change. All I wanted was for the two of us to get our blasted tent upright again.
Help can turn bad situation into good Pastor Raymond Davis Jr., Greater Corinthian Church of the Christ: It’s unfortunate that some people create for themselves bad situations by making bad choices and demonstrate irresponsibility in matters that call for being responsible and accountable. And there are those who ask for help who find themselves in bad situations not of their making.
The leaves of October were resplendent, with color everywhere. Now November is awash with many hues of the spirit. Here are three examples as the month begins. •Joan Chittister, one of America’s most celebrated nuns, will speak at 9 a.m. Saturday on “The God They Never Told Me About: A Convergence of Opposites,” at Country Club Christian Church, 6101 Ward Parkway, www.cccckc.org. The event is free.
