Katherine Elberfeld

In nature, the sun remains fixed while the planets orbit around it. The nucleus of the atom remains fixed while electrons whiz around it. And the eye of the storm remains fixed,… Read More »In the Eye of the Storm

And now it’s Istanbul; Dhaka, Bangladesh; Bagdad; Medina; Dallas and more. In our most recent conversation, we talked about the unspeakable acts that keep happening, the many innocent people killed… Read More »Love Stories

The weight of it is crushing, suffocating. 50 dead. 53 injured. Another city in mourning. Heartbreak throughout the world. In his gospel, Luke tells us the story about the man possessed by demons.… Read More »Legion

Betsy was divorced and single for 13 years. She dated different men, had fun. Then she met an Anglican – as in English – priest named David 12 years younger than she through… Read More »Longings

The band Three Dog Night tells us that “one is the loneliest number.” We go into a restaurant by ourselves, and the hostess asks, “Just one?” Free concert tickets offered… Read More »More than words can say

A purple mist has fallen gently over the earth since the recent announcement of Prince’s death.  Another shooting star has blazed through the night sky and disappeared over the horizon.… Read More »Purple Mist

Stories abound about Uncle Ira.  When we visited the farm in Kansas where he lived with his wife, my mother’s Aunt Tune, he always supplied us with 7-Ups and a… Read More »Uncle Ira and Breakfast

At an area called the Children’s Pool on the beach at La Jolla, CA, two groups of people locked themselves into a long running controversy over harbor seals that like… Read More »Remember What Peace

“The woods were full of peril—rattlesnakes and water moccasins and nests of copperheads; bobcats, bears, coyotes, wolves, wild boar; … rabies-crazed skunks, raccoons, and squirrels; merciless fire ants and ravening… Read More »Rattlesnakes, Water Moccasins and Nests of Copperheads ~ Oh, my!

Hearts of darkness haunt the recently released movie “Race” about Jesse Owens’ athletic career in track and field. At the beginning of the movie, Jesse and a friend board a bus… Read More »A Flash of Black