Rich's Ruminations

I preached this Trinity Sunday sermon at St. John's in Northampton, where I am covering the rector's sabbatical.  Last Sunday, we ce...

On this  Seventh Sunday of Easter , I have preached at St. Philip's Church in Easthampton. Today is graduation day at Smith College and ...

I have had the very good fortune to travel to the Holy Land seven times over the course of my adult life. The first time, I was a junior in ...

You are the God who remains with us during our Saturdays of waiting and wondering, marked by the memory of Friday and the hope of Sunday. Fo...

The word conspiracy comes from the Latin, conspirare , literally "to breathe together.” This word has captured my imagination as a wa...