by Dorothy Greco | Jan 12, 2021 | Blog, Current events
Many years ago, a college student mistakenly got on a plane thinking he was heading home to Oakland, CA, when in fact the plane was bound for Aukland. As in New Zealand. More than 6500 miles further west than he hoped to go. (The fact that not a single gate attendant...
by Dorothy Greco | Jul 21, 2020 | Articles, Current events, Marriage & Family, Sex/Intimacy
We’re only halfway through 2020 but already, this has been the most traumatic year in the 21st century. The disruption and deaths from COVID-19, the economic downturn and spiking unemployment, and the surge in racialized violence have shaken and destabilized the...
by Dorothy Greco | May 4, 2020 | Blog, Current events, Spirituality
Like many of you, I’ve been doing a lot of walking in the past eight weeks. One route takes me past an orchard. Two weeks ago, the peach and nectarine trees were just coming into bloom, bringing a pale pink hue to the fields. When I turned the corner toward the...
by Dorothy Greco | Apr 4, 2020 | At the Intersection of Faith & Culture, Blog, Current events, Race/Racial Reconciliation, Spirituality
This past week, week three of our shelter-in-place, I went for a walk in the nearby conservation land. Though it has become much more popular since the threat of COVID-19 has eliminated most normal recreational activities, it’s by no means crowded. Which is why what...
by Dorothy Greco | Mar 29, 2020 | Blog, Current events, Spirituality
If you put your ear to the ground, you can hear the sound of idols toppling across the land. In the past month, we’ve seen: • the Dow’s biggest fall in three decades • highest number of unemployment claims in US history • the cancellation of all sporting events,...
by Dorothy Greco | Mar 25, 2020 | At the Intersection of Faith & Culture, Blog, Current events
Like most of us, I had what felt like an insane week during the first seven days of our COVID-19 shelter in place. I lived through the hype of Y2K and the horror of 9/11. This is unlike both. For one, I’ve never, ever seen churches shut their doors! One of the...
