About

name:
Richard Bruxvoort Colligan

age:
44 of your earth years

home:
Strawberry Point, IA

central vocations:
husband to Trish, daddy to Sam, songwriter, and guide to discovery.

faves:
blue, naps, mango lassi, laughing, sky, a really good pear, autumn.

heroes:
Fred Rogers, James Taylor,

authors:
Thomas Moore, Gretel Ehrlich, Howard Thurman, Paul Tillich, David Whyte, Lewis Hyde, Phillip Newell.

music:
The Beatles, Paul Simon, Sam Phillips, Michael Penn, Storyhill, James Taylor, TMBG, Jason Mraz, Kevin Gilbert, Dylan, David Wilcox, Fountains of Wayne, Indigo Girls, Johnny Cash, Kansas, Jonathan Rundman, Lyle Lovett, Peter Mayer, Randy Stonehill, PFR, Yes, Yusef Islam, Weird Al Yankovic.

movies:
Star Wars episodes IV-VI, That Thing You Do, Annie Hall, All the President’s Men, Searching for Bobby Fisher,

student of:
The Psalms, Jesus, Zen, music

education:
High School: Mayo High School, Rochester, MN
BA Psychology: Luther College, Decorah, IA
MA Theology and the Arts: United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities, New Brighton, MN