Spirituality

Fr. Glenn: Spiritual Horticulture

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By Fr. Glenn Jones:

I was listening to some parents the other day who have kids in a children’s summer camp. The parents were troubled about some “mean girls” picking on other kids and wondering what they could do about it, what to teach their kids how to handle and react to such people, etc. After all, we all know that “mean girls” and “mean boys” aren’t only in children’s camps; unfortunately, we have to deal with such persons all of our lives—those who take advantage of, manipulate, disparage and just use other people, even when the “victims” give them no cause to do so. Such attitudes can perplex us, Read More

Los Alamos Faith And Science Forum 2026 Summer Series: ‘The Genetics Of Vice’ By Dr. Kathryn Paige Harden July 22

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Cover of ‘Original Sin’ by Dr. Kathryn Paige Harden. Courtesy/LAF&S

LAF&S News:

The Los Alamos Faith and Science (LAF&S) Forum 2026 Summer Series continues Wednesday, July 22, with a presentation on “The Genetics of Vice” by Dr. Kathryn Paige Harden from the University of Texas at Austin.

Dr. Harden will present her talk via Zoom beginning at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, July 22. The community is invited to gather at 6 p.m. for a light meal followed by the talk at Trinity on the Hill Episcopal Church, 3900 Trinity Drive. For those unable to attend in person, the presentation will be recorded Read More

All Shall Be Well: Wednesday Is Mary Of Magdala’s Day

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Clergy from left, Deacon Amy Schmuck, Deacon Cynthia Biddlecomb, retired, The Rev. Mary Ann Hill. Photo by Nate Limback/ladailypost.com

By Deacon Cynthia Biddlecomb, (ELCA) retired

On a recent trip to Paris, I visited “La Madeleine”, the Church of Saint Mary Magdalene. Neo-classical in style, it looks much like an ancient Greek temple; the exterior, elevated on a platform, is surrounded by steps and Corinthian columns. The interior of the church is famous for frescoes on its domed ceiling, and for monumental sculptures.

The largest of these marble sculptures is behind the altar, “The Ecstasy Read More

Cinema Cindy Reviews: The Odyssey

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By CYNTHIA BIDDLECOMB
Los Alamos

Christopher Nolan’s new blockbuster “The Odyssey” was released Friday. Only a director/writer of Nolan’s renown would have the hubris to bring this epic song-poem, which originated in Greece in the 8th century BCE, to a modern audience via a nearly three hour feature film. Mostly, Nolan’s efforts work, though not all film reviewers are enamored.

Cast in the title role of Odysseus is a mature Matt Damon, made to age appropriately over the twenty years of the epic. This is a colossal role for Damon, allowing him to demonstrate deeper acting chops than he may ever Read More

New Mexico Organizations Stand With Congressional Delegation, Tribal Nations To Restore Bears Ears And Grand Staircase-Escalante

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NEW MEXICO WILD News:

ALBUQUERQUE — New Mexico Wild, Friends of the Rio Grande del Norte, and Friends of Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks stand in solidarity with the members of Congress and Tribal Nations fighting to restore Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments after President Trump signed executive orders gutting protections for both—an action that Tribal Nations, members of Congress, and legal experts say exceeds presidential authority and is illegal. 

The Antiquities Act empowers presidents to establish national monuments but grants no power to abolish or shrink Read More

Trinity On The Hill To Host Summer Yard Sale July 24-25

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TOTH News:

Looking for a vintage item from childhood, or to catch up with the neighbors? Then come join Trinity on the Hill Episcopal Church (TOTH) for its first ever, Summer Yard Sale.

The sale is 8 a.m. to noon, July 24 and July 25 at the church, 3900 Trinity Drive. All proceeds from this event benefit the House of Hope ministry. This is a partnership with Missions Ministries to build a house for a family in Juarez, Mexico.

In Juarez, more than half of the population lives in severe poverty, and the average salary is less than $25 a day. Since 1992, Missions Ministries has been serving the people of Juarez Read More

Pop Up! Judeo-Spanish Music Presentation At Los Alamos Jewish Center 7PM Today

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The Los Alamos Jewish Center at 2400 Canyon Road. Courtesy/LAJC

Los Alamos Jewish Center News:

The community is invited to attend Pop Up! An exploration of Ladino (Judeo-Spanish) language and cultural identity through music at 7 p.m. today, July 13, at the Los Alamos Jewish Center.

After living in Israel for over a millennium, Jews were dispersed throughout the world after their conquest by the Romans in 70 of the Common Era. One of the most vibrant of the post-exilic Jewish communities during the Middle Ages was found in Spain, called Sepharad in Hebrew. In 1492, coincident with Columbus’ Read More

Fr. Glenn: Deep Rooted

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By Fr. Glenn Jones:

Sometimes it’s amazing the variety of personalities we see in people. We tend to think of ourselves as “normal”—kind of the center of the bell curve distribution—and everyone else sort of skewing from that—either for bad or good. We all could use some improving, no doubt—those who think not of themselves perhaps most of all.

We shouldn’t judge harshly, of course; we never know what one’s developmental stages and influences were like. Some children are taught at an early age that it’s a dog-eat-dog world, and you have to get what you can get all the time. And then there are those Read More

Bethlehem Lutheran Church To Host Day Camp Aug. 3-7

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Courtesy/BELC

COMMUNITY News:

Bethlehem Evangelical Lutheran Church will host a week-long Day Camp for youth Aug. 3 through Aug. 7. “Designed for children entering Pre-K through 5th grade (in the fall), this camp is a joyful and faith-filled experience.”

Youth entering 6th grade are invited to participate as junior counselors.

This year’s camp theme is “Hands Wide Open” – a fun play on emotions and how to deal with them, with a spiritual twist. Campers will explore Christian principles rooted in Scripture as they explore how life and faith are bundled together.

Camp Schedule & Cost:

  • Monday–Thursday:
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Los Alamos Faith & Science Forum: ‘God And The Multiverse’ July 15 At Trinity On The Hill Episcopal Church

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Drs. Loren and Deborah Haarsma

LAF&SF News:

The Los Alamos Faith and Science Forum 2026 Summer Series will present a video “God and the Multiverse” by Loren and Deborah Haarsma at 6:30 p.m., Wednesday, July 15, at Trinity on the Hill Episcopal Church (TOTH), 3900 Trinity Drive. A light meal will be served at 6 p.m. 

This video will be followed by a live ZOOM session of question-and-answers with the Haarsmas. It will be recorded and streamed to the ZOOM site given here.

Though it was at one time little more than an obscure scientific term, the multiverse has grown in cultural awareness in recent Read More