
Julian on Surviving a Pandemic
Julian’s first advice about surviving a pandemic is not to deny the suffering that accompanies it. No denial! But her second advice and medicine for
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Julian’s first advice about surviving a pandemic is not to deny the suffering that accompanies it. No denial! But her second advice and medicine for

In discussing Julian of Norwich, who was a feminist theologian 700 years before feminism, we have necessarily come up against the topic of patriarchy and

Yesterday we considered how Julian’s teachings are contrary to bullying, which puts control before wonder and domination before co-operation and power-over before compassion or power-with.

Two Daily Meditations ago, we considered Julian’s teaching vs. bullying. We mentioned how omnipresent bullying can be—it is, alas– not restricted to children’s playgrounds or

In yesterday’s DM we meditated on Julian’s insistence to grow up and celebrate differences and diversity and to put love first. And how she recognized

The divine feminine is not impressed with bullying. Bullying is the opposite of caring or compassion or even justice. It is domination; power-over; I rule,

To speak of goodness is to speak of hope. That is why Julian grounded her theology in a time of Europe’s most severe pandemic, in

This question arose for me on MLK Jr day this week when I heard the new poet laureate of San Francisco speak about his role

For my part, the inaugural festivities of yesterday did not disappoint. I recall many years ago, when I was in my early twenties and JFK

A new administration, committed to competence and caring, with leadership by a president-elect who is very experienced in national government and a vice president-elect who
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