Intertwined Roots

Intertwined Roots

Originally published on the New College Berkeley blog. In the Fall of 2019 just before the pandemic, Pastor Gary VanderPol, of Church Without Walls, Berkeley, where I serve as a spiritual director, introduced the image of the redwood tree in a sermon series titled,...
Celebration and Work

Celebration and Work

Most iconographers are trained the old-fashioned way- by apprenticeship. The aspiring iconographer attaches him or herself to a master iconographer, learning not only the skills, but also the spirituality and philosophy of the ascetic practice. My teacher, Deacon...
September 6, 2017

September 6, 2017

My mother would have turned ninety-years old this past July. In reflecting on this occasion, I came across this old blog post from 2008, published soon after my mother’s death from complications due to Alzheimer’s Syndrome. I am re-posting it in honor of her continued...