Monday: Sorrow into Joy
Psalm 30: 6-12: In my prosperity I said, “This is forever; nothing can stop me now! The Lord has shown me his favor. He has […]
Psalm 30: 6-12: In my prosperity I said, “This is forever; nothing can stop me now! The Lord has shown me his favor. He has […]
Except in very rare cases, every woman makes the mola she wears. She learns how to make them at a very young age. I continue […]
My fascination with molas started with my inability to read them. Culture was the “heart center” of my work on theology and the “social construction […]
Kuna ritual chants like the mola are organized side by side, front and back in pairs. The verses are designed so they look similar but […]
The dramaturgy of the Kunas is performed through the molas, the sacraments they sew and wear. They are enacted through words and gestures, rattles and […]
I sometimes think of molas as “visual scriptures” that were originally painted on the bodies of the women of Kuna Yala. And now they are […]
The Kunas believe that everything in the universe is sewn in pairs. Like man and woman, each half “the same and different”. That may be […]
“Mola” means “clothing” in Dulegaya, the native language of the Kuna people of Panama and Colombia. Molas are the traditional costume of Kuna women. Two […]
In our English language we often talk about ‘ordinary people’, and in my search for readings for the service, about paths and destinations, I came […]
I was thinking as I sat listening to the wind the other day that it *sounds* like spring – even though it’s downright cold! The […]
Waking this morning, gorgeous sunshine pours into the room. There is snow, of course, and it is minus 12 Centigrade. It’s brisk out there! And […]
For many years, when we travelled, Norio took everything in wheelie bags. I, on the other hand, had wheelie bags for checked baggage, but insisted […]
Rafael Vallejo commented yesterday that the word ‘halakhah’ which is often understood as “Jewish law” more appropriately seems to mean “the path we walk”. I […]
“What I’m trying to do here is get you to relax, not be so preoccupied with getting so you can respond to God’s giving. People […]
So we have begun the road of Lent. Part of me says the word ‘journey’ has been overused in the church, so I try to […]
Hello Casa family and blessed Sunday to you all. Today is our second Sunday in Lent. Instead of extinguishing candles in worship I will be […]
Today in this corner of the world the sun is shining brightly….amen. Under the suns rays I close my eyes and soak in the warmth, […]
Warm welcomes to all of my Casa family. I am trying to envision you around my table today and share in the energy of openness […]
It’s a grey sky today here in Newfoundland…however, the warmth of spirit here makes it seem like it’s sunny. It’s amazing how the energy of […]
Awaking this morning with a sky full of the sun…casting a yellow glaze over the winter landscape…the birds are speaking…singing…..God’s beauty ringing. What’s happening in […]