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Ways of Seeing
Don’t judge a church by its sanctuary
Aiden attempts to back away from judging people by the size and shape of their sanctuary.Sinner’s Corner: I think I may be becoming monarchist.
Does “mildly enamoured” mean, “Though I’m not prepared to bend a knee to these people, possibly they are not Satan’s evil minions as I once suspected they might be”?God and the great indoors (or) Putting the sun back in Sunday
The current issue of Geez is about the psycho-geography of sacred space. I think my little rant about stained glass might fit that category.The architectural ‘least of these’
My article in the current issue of Geez looks at the architectural mark left on Latin America by the Roman Catholic church – from grandiose monuments to the little bamboo prayer chapel at Taize in Brazil.This post features photos of the churches mentioned in the article.Famine as photo op
With hunger plaguing the Horn of Africa, the distended belly is back in the news. It’s a shocking site – a motionless, blank-eyed Somali child with a swollen abdomen. Or maybe it isn’t shocking.Have we become numb to images of human deprivation? How should misery be communicated?Just trying to help
Our family had a brutal track record when it came to delivering Christmas hampers. These awkward experiences illustrate the complexities of helping and are part of a “recent article”:http://www.canadianmennonite.org/articles/just-trying-help I wrote on that topic for Canadian Mennonite magazine.Calling for pitches: Geez 23 and 24
A double-whammy of pitch calls for the upcoming issues. Geez 23 will be on the psychogeography of sacred spaces and Geez 24 will be on the problem with privilege.-
Editorial
Light easily navigates the darkness
The more I practice, or as Thomas Keating says, the more I “consent to”, the presence of Love and Light, the more inclined I am to navigate the corners of my life and despair in the world.
Ritual: Lunch Break
Surprisingly, a year of lunch breaks has taught my soul one of its best lessons: I have little power and that’s okay.
Aw shucks Geez
We’re all flabbergasted over here in the _Geez_ office. It seems that we’ve just raked in some awards.
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