Author Archives: Richard Guzman

Pentecost Means No “Supremacies”

Posted on July 5, 2018 by Richard Guzman

We celebrate the Church’s “birth” on Pentecost Sunday, the day the promised Holy Spirit arrived.  This year we celebrated on May 20th, a Sunday where at my church—one of the most diverse in America—its large Filipino group took charge of … Continue reading →

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We Ignore Our Neighbor’s Potential At Our Own Peril

Posted on June 26, 2018 by Richard Guzman

At the last event Emmanuel House held as Emmanuel House—an April 2018 Gala at Aquaviva Winery—my son Rick Guzman gave what I thought was his best speech ever.  In 2016 Emmanuel House was named one of the “Top 100 Most … Continue reading →

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Peace

Posted on June 12, 2018 by Richard Guzman

            For Hirsch Diamant and the 2007 Peace Festival, Oregon Peace is choosing peace Ploughshares and pruning hooks Could be beaten Back to what they were Choose not to We dance the tai chi We … Continue reading →

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