“Hope” is the thing with feathers -That perches in the soul – And sings the tune without the words – And never stops – at all”

—Emily Dickinson

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  • World Poetry Day. It is World Poetry Day. | by Tom Sims , Ongoing Conversation Between Friends | Mar, 2025 | Medium

    According to the UNESCO web site: World Poetry Day celebrates one of humanity’s most treasured forms of cultural and linguistic expression and identity. In difficult times, do not forsake the beauty and picturesque power of words to move, soothe, and… Continue reading

  • A Moment of Respite

    Photo by Jan Canty on Unsplash Mystically meandering, Meditation. Relax, Unplug, Disconnect to Reconnect. Listen with your heart and not just your ears. Lean back. Lean in. A magnificent offering of choral worship. Psalm 133 Ecce, quam bonum! Oh, how good and pleasant… Continue reading

  • Elevate Your Social Media Presence

      I work here. Seriously, it may seem that I am always on social media, but I am working. A large part of my parish is here and I am here to be your pastor. I am reading, studying, collecting,… Continue reading

  • Uncle Tom’s Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe – Lincoln called her the little lady who started the big war

    Lincoln called her the little lady who started the big war. It was a compliment. She elevated a conversation that needed to be vocalized. Continue reading

  • You Are the King

    You Are the King   What does it mean to be king? It is an awesome responsibility, and you cannot pass it on to anyone else. Watch it here: Or watch it here: Everyone needs a voice. You are the voice… Continue reading

  • I Must Walk On

    I Must Walk At that very hour some Pharisees came and said to him, “Get away from here, for Herod wants to kill you.” He said to them, “Go and tell that fox for me, ‘Listen, I am casting out… Continue reading

  • Time Slips By

    Time Slips By Days pass … weeks, months, years … decades slip away, Accelerating, Jubilating, Re-creating, Innovating life, Invention of our minds, Intention of our hearts, … or something else …. confiding …. Residing in our soul …. Guiding to… Continue reading

  • The Life of Saint Vincent de Paul

    “It is not enough to do good. It must be done well.”–St. Vincent de Paul Born – 24 April 1581, Pouy, France Died – 27 September 1660 Canonized – 16 June 1737 by Clement XII Feast Day – 27 September… Continue reading

  • Thoughts Translated

    Looking back over March 14 through the last 15 years, these thoughts were enough for me to remember and try to translate into my life in some way. Somewhere between common language and precise language we have to find a… Continue reading

  • Have you avoided the music of the night because it was dark, mellow, sad, or reflective? Has it evoked feelings you would rather avoid? Until we can embrace and enter into the reality of "The Music of the Night," we… Continue reading

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