Mark's Blog
Holy Innocents and Desmond Tutu
Lost between the rush up to Christmas and the rest that we require afterward is an ancient Christian observance on December 28. It is often skipped over, partly because the other holidays crowd it out, but more because of what it commemorates: the massacre of the holy...
Thin Places and the Mandorla
I live at the foot of Mt. Monadnock in southern New Hampshire, a 3165 foot rock-topped geological marvel that commands the attention and affection of the entire region -- and beyond. I call the mountain a “thin place” – in that it mysteriously brings the ethereal and...
Dealing With Chaos
We hear it; we feel it; we want it: to bring order out of chaos. And often we can – with closets or cupboards, with schedules or desks or drawers. But with the bigger chaos – climate change, Covid, abortion and gun debate, immigration, polarization, there is a...
Seeing the issue of abortion differently
In recent days, the issue of abortion has been front and center – oral arguments at the Supreme Court, new legislation restricting abortion access in dozens of states, opinions and pronouncements being expressed on virtually every media platform. The rancor is almost...
Building Bridges
Jesus grew up in Nazareth, a very small village that was literally built into a hill. People took advantage of the limestone caves that dotted the landscape by setting up their living spaces within and extending tents out onto the hillside, where their animals were...