Tag Archives: James Baldwin

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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Coffee, Ambien, Race

Posted on May 31, 2018 by Richard Guzman

Caffeine speeds us up, Ambien slows us down.  Fast or slow, in America race is always there, much as we still spend huge amounts of energy denying it, trying not to face it.  Is Starbucks’ closing of 8000 stores “facing … Continue reading →

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The Rhythm of Rage

Posted on March 30, 2018 by Richard Guzman

I honestly don’t know what’s prompted me to write this comment on the shooting death of Stephon Clark.  I have mentioned Trayvon Martin, Philando Castille, Eric Gardner, Michael Brown, etc. etc. in other writing, but only Martin was the subject … Continue reading →

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