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November 30, 1957. Here’s my father, George J. Kimmerling, Jr,. dancing with his mother, Mary (nee McKenna), at the wedding reception which followed his marriage to my mother, Amelia (nee Fritz). Today, September 12, 2015, would have been his 95th birthday. … Continue reading →

Last week, I led a wonderful group of people in my contemplative photography retreat. We explored such questions as: “How do we see now?” “Might we see differently?” “In what ways do our inner lives influence our outer vision?” We … Continue reading →

In place of a new blog entry, I would like to share one by my friend Larry Gaissert, who took one of my photos as inspiration for his own contemplative practices. Here is my photograph, below. And, following that, is … Continue reading →

  What ponderous love is this?   A love that scolds and shames, and casts aspersions in the name of righteousness.   That lays a path of petals, beckoning me to take rest in a minefield bedecked as pastel Spring. … Continue reading →

I attend, with fair regularity, mid-week evening prayer at St Mark’s, the local Episcopal church. It’s a welcoming, intimate group of 10 or so, whose members take turns leading the ritual and reading the passages. It is simple, focused, and … Continue reading →

My morning prayer practice includes an email from the Episcopal Diocese of Newark, NJ, with daily readings and reflections during Advent. One this week read: Therefore, stay awake, for you do not know on what day your Lord is coming. But … Continue reading →

Halloween. Samhain. All Souls and All Saints days. The end of Daylight Savings Time. It’s a full week of observances, whatever culture or tradition you claim. And we may also observe, daily, the seasonal change. Our blessed earth has followed … Continue reading →

Seventeen years ago, today, I came out. I was, as some later remarked, a bit long in the tooth compared to others who took that step much earlier. And, as many others admitted, my news was not news to them. … Continue reading →

For E, with love, who encouraged me to keep writing. Today, the Feast of the Assumption, calls me back to a much earlier and formative time – my Catholic childhood. And, although I left the RC Church decades ago, and … Continue reading →

I have returned from leading a group retreat in Assisi. As I reflect on my own learnings and experiences, as well as what others tell me about theirs, the following become clear. We make pilgrimages for highly personal reasons. While … Continue reading →