Reflections on our 24 hours in Florence, Italy, with some itinerary recommendations.
24 Hours in Florence
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Back in Perugia
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Some reflections on my most recent trip to Perugia, Italy.
Ignorant as the Dawn
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A sermon on what is permanent and what is transient preached at the First Unitarian Universalist Church of Houston.
The Sacred and the secular
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A sermon about the nature of the sacred and the secular offered during the Jewish High Holidays.
Walking the CNT’s Streets (or a Tour of Spanish Civil War Barcelona)
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Last week we went into Barcelona and went on a Spanish Civil War walking tour organized by Nick Lloyd and Catherine Howley. It’s been reviewed in the Guardian and other places. In many ways, it has been the best thing we’ve done in Spain: by turns educational, provocative, and emotional. The tour took place almost entirely along Las Ramblas and in the Gothic quarter. It started in Plaça de...
Perugia
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I spent last weekend visiting my friend from graduate school Zach Nowak. Zach’s now the Director of the Umbra Institute and invited me to come stay with him. I had never been to Italy before and the combination of seeing an old friend and free housing seemed like a great idea. Zach’s an Italian citizen but he’s originally from Rochester, New York and has a deep love for, and deep knowledge of...