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Author: Marlene Lang

Marlene B. Lang, Ph.D. is a freelance writer and spirituality teacher. She worked for more than a decade as a government reporter, editor, and columnist and as Asst. Professor of Religious Studies at Mount St. Joseph University. She holds degrees in Philosophy, Spirituality, and Practical Theology.
October 30, 2020October 31, 2020 Marlene Lang Culture, Halloween, Reflection

Halloween 2020: The Year of No Treats

Trick-or-treating is a bust this year. Some towns have tried to salvage it with drive-through events that hopefully will pass into memory as one of many ridiculous efforts at normalcy that didn’t really cut it, but were better than being stuck at home or sitting in front of Zoom screens. It has been a year … Continue reading Halloween 2020: The Year of No Treats

March 22, 2020 Marlene Lang Meaning and Expression, Poetry

August 31, 2019

A resounding in my sleep world,a gong without noise.I tap my phone screen. It’s midnight.Why am I awake? What is this alert in my neck?  I find the pen,do as I have done since I was nine or tenwhen I heard an alert from red-winged blackbirds.I write the moment. It is now 12:01.The day called … Continue reading August 31, 2019

October 26, 2019 Marlene Lang Meaning and Expression, Poetry

UNTITLED

Selah. Stand in the silence and hear Your own heart. Hanging. Hear your life. Selah. Stand in the silence and hear Your breath move your blood. A rush. Then pause. Stand in the silence and hear Your grandparents; Voices not far. Their life. In you. Listen. Selah. Stand in the silence and hear The child. … Continue reading UNTITLED

June 5, 2019 Marlene Lang Meditation, Poetry, Reflection

Serving: A meditation on the plight of the rich

He that by usury and unjust gain increaseth his substance, he shall gather it for him that will pity the poor Proverbs 28:8 OK, God. I have been pitying the poor for about 30 years now. Maybe 40 if you count that in fourth grade I cheerfully tutored Scott Halsey in reading, even though he … Continue reading Serving: A meditation on the plight of the rich

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