Blooming and Dying
Ouch! Ouch. That damned succulent had to go, I thought angrily, after it had poked me yet another time. The sage-colored cactus with its broad, thick leaves had outgrown its…
The Marrying Kind
Photo: Jennifer Esperanza One of the greatest privileges of being a minister is officiating at weddings. In most states, anyone can marry a couple; you don’t need a minister to…
Kinship, and other important ideas
Photo: Hollis Walker Last Sunday I had the opportunity to take the pulpit at First Unitarian Church of Albuquerque, and once again, I talked about homelessness. After I was invited…
Remembering Danny
Photo: Hollis Walker The man at the left—Danny Jones—was too shy to let me photograph him for a slide show I did earlier this year about Pete’s Place, the…
Raising the Sparks
I delivered the following brief sermon at my ordination as an interfaith minister Sept. 25, 2010. I found myself talking to friends recently about the “Divine Sparks,” and decided to…
Empowering Ourselves to Heal: A Talk at The Celebration, Santa Fe, New Mexico
A Talk at The Celebration, Santa Fe, New Mexico, June 22, 2014 Click here to listen to this talk The title of my talk is “Empowering Ourselves to Heal.’’ For most of…
Staying the Course
This morning on one of my favorite runs on the Santa Fe Rail Trail I came to a sudden halt when I realized that somehow I’d strayed from the trail…
Giving (and Getting) the Best Advice
I have a friend who is extremely smart; she probably has a genius I.Q. She’s also one of those people who seems to know a lot about everything. I often…
How To Practice Sacred Listening with the Sick or Dying
These “Don’ts” and “Do’s” aren’t hard-and-fast rules, but guidelines to help you think about how using language thoughtfully can best help a patient (if you are a health care professional)…
The Interfaith Idea: Crafting a Personal Spirituality
Sermon at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Santa Fe Click on the link here to see the service including this sermon: “The Interfaith Idea: Crafting A Personal Spirituality”–Rev. Hollis Walker…