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As the season turns to fall, I am reminded of my experience last year attending a Wiccan festival in McHenry County, Illinois. It was one of the most memorable weekends of my first 52 weeks – as I spent Friday night at a Kol Nidre serviceat a synagogue in town, then spent Saturday at the … Continue reading
Steve Jobs was a giant – an innovator who changed not just the world of technology but all of our worlds. In discussions with my colleagues in the areas of information design, interface design, and experience design he was ever-present. His focus on the customer, legendary. His creativity and vision, unparalleled. The news of his … Continue reading
As a self-proclaimed dork, I have always had an enormous amount of respect for Steve Jobs. I remember programming (if you can call it that) on an Apple IIe in jr. high school. I remember the moment I decided that computer science would be my destiny – and when I realized that was not exactly how things … Continue reading
THE DREPUNG GOMANG TOUR consists of eight Buddhist monks from Drepung Gomang, an exiled Tibetan monastery located in south India. They are currently on a North American goodwill tour to share traditional Tibetan arts and culture. The three goals of the tour are: to spread their message of peace, loving kindness, wisdom, and compassion; to … Continue reading
One of the motivating factors for My 52 Weeks of Worship Project is a desire to soak in the kindness of strangers as a means for healing and connection. A project, started by a friend and colleague, Ed Duffy, embodies the spirit of the kindness of strangers. Ed, among other things is a digital storyteller, … Continue reading
Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, started Wednesday at sundown. Happy New Year to all those who are celebrating and commemorating Rosh Hashanah with friends, family, and community.
So…if you commit a non-violent crime in this Alabama town, you can go to jail, or agree to attend church every Sunday for a year in order to “do your time.” Curious. Check out the following story, reported by CNN’s Belief Blog. If you’re charged with a nonviolent crime in one Alabama town, you might … Continue reading
There is so much to love about this story. The first woman pastor in more than a century at a Louiville church, after a short time leading the Unitarian congregation, “comes out”, in dramatic fashion as a member of the roller derby team from across town. She is Pastor Dawn Cooley, also known as “Liv … Continue reading
Most people are doing the best they can to do the best they can.
Franciscan priest Richard Rohr shares the following in an article posted on the CNN Belief Blog: “There always will be at least one situation in our lives that we cannot fix, control, explain, change or even understand,” he says. This caught my eye immediately, as it was a number of situations just like this that … Continue reading
My 52 Weeks of Worship Project 