Spong & Chittister Friday

Tild sez: It’s been too long since we last checked in on two of our favorite persons of faith, retired Episcopal Bishop John Shelby Spong and Benedictine Sister Joan Chittister.

As you probably know by now if you’ve been reading this blog for a while, I am a fallen-away Lutheran; indeed, a fallen-away follower of [...]

Sister Joan Chittister: “Listen carefully for the twigs”

If you saw Bill Moyers’ show “NOW” tonight on PBS, you might have been thrilled, as I was, by the segment featuring Sister Joan Chittister. Wow! Every single word she spoke resonated within me so much. After a minute or two I realized I was standing up; standing at attention in front of the tv [...]