A Year End Review
I thought you might be interested in what happened financially with At God’s Table and Children Under the Bridge in the partial-pandemic (sort of) year of 2022. Here’s the overview. Donors to At God’s Table dropped by 132 people. There are now 275 contributors. I am sure a lot of this is the result of…
Don’t Be Late
If you want to see the interior of Oratorio di Sant’Ilario in Parma, you better be on time. The celebration of the patron saint of Parma happens only once a year, on January 13 when the city is blessed by the bishop. That’s it! If you miss, you’ll have to wait another year to see…
Jewish Perspectives on Biblical Criticism
I have recently read most of an online book on the impact of scholarly biblical criticism on the Jewish faith. Of course, the material applies to anyone who thinks of the Bible as sacred material, but in this collection all of the authors are Jewish. One article in particular struck me as critically important for…
Italian Christmas Rock
Walking the streets in Parma at Christmas time often means discovering small delights. Like finding out that the town closes the main street on Saturdays and Sundays so pedestrians can walk and shop without dodging cars. Nice. And then there’s this: CLICK Enjoy.
Problems With Stripe
Greetings to each of you, Despite enormous efforts by Mark, we have been unable to resolve continuing issues with STRIPE. Mainly it has to do with the way that Stripe handles donations. In order for me to provide a tax donation document at the end of the year (as required by law), I have to…
I NEED TO IDENTIFY YOU AS A DONOR
I have received several donations in the last 2 months that don’t have a name associated with them. I need your help to find out who should get the taxable credit. If you are one of these people, please let me know. Here are the exact PayPal notifications. Please look at each one since this…
Time Enough
Well, two things for you to contemplate. First, this photo from Cittadella. The time of Fall colors. Time makes it all happen. And second, this link CLICK HERE to perhaps the most important thing I’ve ever heard from Heschel.
Fire Fall
My walk in Parco della Cittadella.
