For PG, on Her 68th Birthday
I celebrate yourself And sing yourself And what I absorb from the Western canon you can absorb from the Western canon, For every classic belonging to me as good belongs to you
Tag: Pat Geier
When We Were Young
The old days of Enneagram exchanges The old days of “noisy contemplation” The old days of Wendell Ford The old days of the FSLN The old days of Buzz Parsons The old days of home-made…
The Good News of Ahmed Kathrada and His Words, 4.20.2017
My friend Pat Geier shared this short film on Ahmed Kathrada, who spent 26 years in prison alongside Nelson Mandela.
Feedback, August 2007
…I also mentioned to you something about accessibility: I said that when I read your more final version of The Book of Mev, I was surprised by how accessible the voice was. Yes, it did…
Texting My Best Friend in Louisville
I: You attained full enlightenment yet? She: Yesterday morning.
How to Live
Jesus had his devotees Dipa Ma had her devotees Pat Geier has her devotees Jesus sat with people Dipa Ma sat with people Pat Geier sits with people Jesus placed his hands on someone in…
Friends in Cairo en route to Gaza
My friend Pat Geier from Louisville sent this update from her friends in Cairo… Friends, Mid-afternoon (Louisville time) I spoke with Sharon, Ibrahim, Russ and Ira. I tried but was unable to reach Mateo and…
The Prophetic Voice (Accompaniment)
A Reflection on Rosalie G. Riegle, Dorothy Day: Portraits by Those Who Knew Her Convert to Catholicism, unapologetic pacifist, denizen of the Lower East Side, comforter of the poor, journalist by trade, and nay-sayer to secular…
Beatitudes
In April 2004 Marc Ellis invited Hedy Epstein and me to come to speak at Baylor University. Marc had been my professor at Maryknoll and had supported my work on Elie Wiesel. During a visit…