Fish Were Jumping

I mention to the barista that I have to go back to school tomorrow. “I used to work at a school. First I was a preschool teacher, and then I was a janitor. I found whole apples stuck in the toilets.” Thus the summer came to an end. I chose Hawaiian coffee, because the sound […]

Ears to You, Malchus

Peter cutting off someone’s ear is in all four of the gospels. They call him “Malchus.” It was part of the tradition that all four groups (represented by the four texts) found significant. Peter’s so pissed off that he lashes out at the lowest man on the totem pole, a slave. Peter’s so pissed off […]

start & finish

I witnessed the beginning and end of a nun’s life last week. At the monastery I regularly visit, they had a transfer in, who did a slightly revised Final Vows (as she was already a nun, but with a different order), and the parts of a nun’s funeral, from reception of her cremains to burial […]