Monthly Archives: May 2017

November 22, 2017 – President John F. Kennedy would have been 100 last May 29.. For those who lived through his presidency, it is singularly impossible to imagine the smiling young chief as an old man. He is frozen in … Continue reading →

The Americans, the FX series about a Soviet spy couple posing as American travel agents in Reagan-era Washington, has reignited a lightning storm of ecumenical history that had all but calmed. This week’s episode is blatantly titled “The World Council … Continue reading →

War is contrary to the will of God. – World Council of Churches, 1948 When I was a professional ecumenist, I lived in a rarified milieu in which Memorial Day – so beloved on Main Streets all over the USA … Continue reading →