by Michael | Oct 21, 2021 | Education, Quotes
by Michael | Oct 12, 2021 | Education
The other day my youngest son asked his brother what something spelled. He read the letters in his distinct voice and asked, what does OPEN spell? I was driving, and my habit is to usually not see what they are seeing. Their perspective, in the backseat, is not mine....
by Michael | Jan 13, 2021 | Education, Family, Quotes
Black children are our most valuable possession and our greatest potential resource. Any meaningful discussion of the survival or the future of Black people must be predicated upon Black people’s plan for the maximal development of all Black children. Children...
by Michael | Jan 6, 2021 | Education, Interior Life, Quotes, Work
I was texting with Sister Reverend Gina and Brother Reverend Eddie, rehashing details of an upcoming meal we’d have. In my calendar, these sacred and eucharistic occasions pop us as the Black Brilliance Gathering. We got off that subject and into a query I posed...
by Michael | Aug 2, 2020 | Education, Spirituality, Work
Me and a Womanist Sister are working on a webinar for the Association for Clinical Pastoral Education where we introduce the community to Black Liberation Theology. It’s part of a series of didactics that’ll be accessible to our pastoral educators and CPE...
by Michael | Mar 10, 2020 | Education, Work
I am a father and I work as a chaplain, as a spiritual caregiver, and regularly I spend my days considering ways to care. Here are some ways and I’d love to keep building this list. I’m using words with more than one meaning, intending nuance. Enact a...
