The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne On my recent trip to Guadalajara for the Thanksgiving holiday, I read for the… Read more The Scarlet Letter
Author: Rick
My life-long passion is in the arts: music, theater, visual arts, and literature. I graduated from Cal Arts in 1985. I began my career in non-profit administration working in Human Resources for AIDS Project Los Angeles during the height of the AIDS crisis. In 1995 I returned to school for a Masters in Divinity, and became a Unitarian Universalist minister. The ministry combined my passion for the arts with my skill as a non-profit administrator.
Joy to the World
Merry. Happy. Glad tidings. Comfort and joy. The words of the season, speak to the aspect of the spiritual life… Read more Joy to the World
Pedro Paramo
Pedro Paramo by Juan Rulfo This is a second reading of this marvelous short novel. I first read the novel… Read more Pedro Paramo
The Kid from Tomkinsville
The Kid from Tomkinsville by John R. Tunis In Philip Roth’s American Pastoral, he mentions The Kid from Tomkinsville as… Read more The Kid from Tomkinsville
Compassion
Buddhism’s First Noble Truth declares the truth of suffering. Buddha’s enlightenment revealed an eight-fold path that we can follow to end… Read more Compassion
Enough is as Good as a Feast
The earth’s abundance is the glory of Autumn. Materialism advertises its delights, tempting us with more, more, more, but never… Read more Enough is as Good as a Feast
Thanksgiving
I often think that Thanksgiving is the most sacred holiday in the Unitarian Universalist year. A holiday that celebrates gratitude,… Read more Thanksgiving
American Pastoral
American Pastoral by Philip Roth Philip Roth is one of my favorite authors. I’ve read quite a few of his… Read more American Pastoral
Some Gave All
Spiritual health asks us to put aside self-interest for the good of others. That others are persons of worth as… Read more Some Gave All
The Natural
The Natural by Bernard Malamud After I finished The Caravaggio Shawl, the Samuel Steward mystery that I had borrowed from… Read more The Natural