"My friends, peace and joy I offer you, that I may have God's peace and joy as mine." - ACIM

About Me and My Present Studies

Available for:

• Speaking, worship services, teaching, retreat leadership, consultation.
• Singing spiritually inclusive songs.

Current Speaking Engagements:

• Speaking & Leading Worship at The First Presbyterian Church of West Seneca.
  • Worship - Sunday at 10:00AM
  • Discussions - Sunday at 11:15AM
  • Serving as Moderator of the Board
  • Sunday Discussions, 11:15AM at The First Presbyterian Church of West Seneca.

Mission:

• To help people experience their Spiritual Selves and thus freedom and peace.

Studied With:

• Bede Griffiths in his Ashram in South India
• Fr. Tony DeMello
• At the Ashram of Sri Ramana Maharishi in Tiruvannamalai, India
• Ken Wapnick at Roscoe, NY, A Course in Miracles

Basic Beliefs:

• All sacred scriptures have profit in reading and learning.
• The Jesus Story is no doubt an adaptation from several earlier "Mystery Stories."
• The Fourth Century Church erred in making the Jesus story literal and exclusive of others.
• Each person has the Divine within.
• Our basic nature is Divine and Love rather than sin and depravity.
• God's love is universally present in all and for all.
• World peace comes from living and practicing it in compassion and kindness for all, especially our enemies.