The Birmingham Civil Rights Institute
While in Alabama a few weeks ago, I went to the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute with one of the Benedictine Sisters, Sr. Madeline. Notice, the building is not called a museum although it chronicles the Civil Rights struggle through pictures, film, and artifacts. It’s called an institute since it links the struggle for equality in Birmingham to movements for equality throughout the world. I was deeply moved by my time there, and I’d like to share a few thoughts with you. (more…)
Anne Morrow Lindbergh: "Against Wind and Tide"
I just finished reading Against Wind and Tide, the final collection of letters and journals (1947-1986) of Anne Morrow Lindbergh. Many of us know her as the wife of Charles Lindbergh, one of the great pioneers in aviation. But she was also a writer in her own right. Her most famous book, Gift from the Sea, was first published in 1955 and has never been out of print. (more…)
Anne Morrow Lindbergh: “Against Wind and Tide”
I just finished reading Against Wind and Tide, the final collection of letters and journals (1947-1986) of Anne Morrow Lindbergh. Many of us know her as the wife of Charles Lindbergh, one of the great pioneers in aviation. But she was also a writer in her own right. Her most famous book, Gift from the Sea, was first published in 1955 and has never been out of print. (more…)
The Top 5 Regrets of the Dying
Bronnie Ware is a writer and singer from Australia. For many years she worked in palliative care. While doing so, she learned that many people have regrets as they approach death. According to Ware, here are the top five regrets of the dying. (more…)
Is Your Spirituality Solar or Lunar?
Is your spirituality solar or lunar? That’s the question raised in a new book by Barbara Brown Taylor called Learning to Walk in the Dark. Taylor, an award winning writer, is an ordained Episcopal priest who left parish ministry about fifteen years ago and now teaches world religions at Piedmont College in northern Georgia. (more…)
