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“The Better Part”:A Sermon on Luke 10:38-42Delivered at St. Bartholomew’s Church, NYCJuly 17, 2022 In the Name of God, Creator, Redeemer, Sustainer.How do we read this story, a story of two women, sisters, each of whom has a relationship with Jesus, and each of whom is close to him? Do we take the well-travelled road […]
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“Dat Doubt”: A Sermon Delivered at St. Bartholomew’s Church, NYC, April 24, 2022
Despair and doubt can be heavy burdens. Especially when we live in a world that seems to be turning away from what we were taught to see as “the Good,”—from compassion, from love of neighbor, including the stranger and the refugee. From basic honesty and integrity. From justice, let alone mercy. As the United Nations […]
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Literary MASH-up, The Hornberger Novels
(My copy of the 1968 first edition of the novel that started it all) Many of us of a certain age remember the television show MASH, and even the more raucous, innovative and sometimes infuriating film that inspired the program. Both the film and the series were based on a 1968 novel that is hardly […]
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The Whiff of Brimstone: A Sermon on Luke 4: 1-13Delivered at St. Bartholomew’s Church, ManhattanMarch 6, 2022
When did you first meet the devil? My first meeting with him —and by far the most enjoyable—was when I was 13 years old, shortly before Christmas, 1979. Faithful Catholics that my parents were (and still are), they knew that Manhattan was the best place to meet the devil. Granted, they cordially loathed Manhattan (at least […]
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The Whiff of Brimstone: A Sermon on Luke 4: 1-13
When did you first meet the devil? My first meeting with him —and by far the most enjoyable—was when I was 13 years old, shortly before Christmas, 1979. Faithful Catholics that my parents were (and still are), they knew that Manhattan was the best place to meet the devil. Granted, they cordially loathed Manhattan (at least […]
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Episode 3: A Cycle of Emotions
“Do we need periods if they make us crazy?”, Sarah asks. Hint: yes, we do. We reached out to our friend Diana Roth, an endocrinologist specialised in women’s hormonal health to know how menstrual cycles impact women’s brains and emotions.
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Episode 2: Female Leaders, Where Are They?
After years of revolution, the big question remains: why aren’t there more women in leadership? Sarah and Olivia get deep into the subject.
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Episode 1: How Screens Affect Hormones
In this episode, Sarah and Olivia talk with female hormone specialist Diana Roth about the impact that gadgets and technology have on hormone and fertility health.
ANGLOCAT ON The Prowl: A Deacon's Miscellany 