by Amy Martin (c) www.moonlady.com It is the twilight of the seasons, when we slip betwixt the worlds of light and dark, day and night, warmth and cold. The Sun rises and set slower […]
Amy at Texas Faith: Rise of the Nones
Q: What is it that the institutions of religion are not providing a growing number of people? And if this younger generation remains unaffiliated as it ages, what’s the future of religion? AMY […]
Amy on Texas Faith: Does President Obama need to “own God?”
Question by William McKenzie: Sally Quinn minced no words after the presidential debate Wednesday. She wrote on the Washington Post’s On Faith blog that Barack Obama handed Mitt Romney “the God vote.” Said Quinn: “When […]
New Wineskins, Ancient Divine by Anne Leggett-Walker
New Wineskins, Ancient Divine by Anne Leggett-Walker During the time of Christmas, or Spring, or Summer there may be what we word artisans, those of us who are really expert, call “a likely likelihood” that […]
Amy at Texas Faith: Do Republicans have an Ayn Rand problem?
Question by Wayne Slater Paul Ryan’s selection as the Republican vice presidential nominee has put Ayn Rand back into the spotlight. Ryan was picked in large part because he’s the architect of a budget that […]
Alan Lightman: Science as Theater Catalyst
Science as Theater Catalyst Author and physicist Alan Lightman, speaking at Arts & Letters Live this week, on collaborative theater, science and rascal gods by Amy Martin published Monday, May 14, 2012 Science abounds with […]
Art, Spirit & Expression
by Amy Martin (c) Question posed by Texas Faith: What is the connection between religion and art? What is art? Nature concentrated.” ~ Honore de Balzac To a Taoist, and to those who consider themselves […]
The Prayer Tree of Spring
by Amy Martin (c) www.Moonlady.com In my backyard, there is a tree that blooms. When we moved here many years ago, it was lost in the darkness of oaks and cedar elms that grew to […]
A Moment in Chimayo
by Amy Martin (c) www.Moonlady.com People come to the Santuario de Chimayo because guidebooks extol it as a quaint day trip out of Santa Fe, because the historic adobe mission nestled in a picturesque enclave […]
The Man in the Bed
by Amy Martin (c) There is a moment just as you start drifting into sleep when your mind bounces randomly between thoughts in a foggy state, not quite conscious, not quite unconscious. At that […]
New Moon Rosh Hashana & Eclipse of the Soul
by Amy Martin (c) We are walking into darkness, ebbing toward winter, exhaling before we take a Solstice pause and begin breathing again into spring’s light. Shadows grow long, in nature and in our hearts. […]
