The Road to Character by David Brooks I’ve never thought of David Brooks as a curmudgeon. I watch him on the nightly news and he seems to be a reasonable […]
Like thousands of other children of the post WW-II baby boom generation, I am involved in helping my parents transition from independent living to assisted living. Cartoonist and author Roz […]
When a homeless teen goes into a Unitarian church to listen to the organ music he plans to slip out before the service ends. Sam doesn’t believe in religion, “unless […]
Take My Hand by Peggy Mooers The work of Jacqueline Colt, a SLU senior, has resulted in a very fine exhibit currently showing in the Rare Book Room of the […]
Pema Chodron has been one of my most influential teachers. Mostly I have learned from her wisdom through her books. The book on my shelf most dog-eared and highlighted and […]
Facebook adds 51 terms to its choices for gender. Rev. Joel uses the terms cis and trans in his sermon to refer to people, terms I had previously only heard […]
The Swerve: How the World Became Modern by Stephen Greenblatt Stephen Greenblatt won a Pulitzer Prize for this account of how humanist writings by Epicurus and Lucretius survived the Dark Ages, […]
The children’s book Wonder by R.J. Palacio, centers around 5th grader Auggie Pullman. Auggie has never attended school before his 5th grade year because of an extreme facial deformity, which makes his […]
Because I am a member of a book club,The End of Your Life Book Club by Will Schwalbe caught my interest despite the daunting phrase “end of your life.” In it, […]
Rabbi Jesus, an Intimate Biography: The Jewish Life and Teachings that Inspired Christianity, by Bruce Chilton He was born a mamzer, in effect an illegitimate child. His father died when he was […]
