As you may have heard, Maya Angelou was found dead in her home this morning. She was 86. I was fortunate enough to hear her speak at least twice while I was living in Central Florida, once as a guest speaker at Rollins College and once as a speaker at the University of Central Florida.Continue reading “Maya Angelou: “The Mothering Blackness””
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Requiescat in Pace, Andrew Greeley
Guest post by Sheridan Lorraine Father Andrew Greeley — whose novels and essays I’ve read for years — and who helped me come to terms with my ideas about Christianity – died today. I never made it to Chicago to meet him, one of the few authors I’ve ever really wanted to meet. More than anyContinue reading “Requiescat in Pace, Andrew Greeley”
The Philosophy of Contemporary Song 