I came down to the City to be with my fellow believers for Easter. I spent Holy Thursday with the Episcopalians, which was beautiful as always, and then Good Friday and the Vigil at a parish in Murray Hill.
The experience of worship during Easter season in the City is unusual. The Churches are full, and [...]
Staten Island is a little different from the rest of New York City, isn’t it? This is Mount Loretto, the remains of an old orphanage along the southern shore of the island. This area is the subject of an essay, “Ultima Thule,” in my forthcoming book about Staten Island.
A few friends got some real experience with the J train last night - in a blizzard no less - coming out to decorate the Christmas tree with me and sing a few old songs. It reminded me of the following story:
A friend called me up after flying out of New York, very excited. The [...]
This coming week Richard Rohr will be visiting New York. Rohr is a Franciscan, and while I’ve never met him personally, in the tapes of his lectures - particularly his astonishing work on Paul - my reaction is always, “This man is preaching the Gospel, the same message as Christ’s, in a modern form.” It’s [...]
I’m just back from a 2,500 mile road trip and want to know: how is it that New York City has the worst radio offerings of any city in the United States? I heard the Talking Heads song “Born Under Punches” on the radio near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. When did that last happen in New York? [...]
… is revenue, saith Tom Paine. Here’s the latest adventure in this realm.
I’m wrapping up a nine-day stay in the City, and have some time at long last to record a few of the many, many impressions. The Friday after Michael Jackson died I met some friends at a Soho apartment and we listened to [...]
Still an abuse of the law.
29-Dec-09Attempts to make law enforcement a business just create stupidity, petty regulation, law for law’s sake, and injustice. Even if it’s petty injustice.
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