The Laughter of God – Sept. 13, 2022

Like the joy of the sea coming home to shore,May the relief of laughter rinse through your soul. As the wind loves to call things to dance,May your gravity be lightened by grace…. As silence smiles on the other side of what’s said,May your sense of irony bring perspective. May your prayer of listening deepen […]

Eternity Now – May 20, 2022

“Eternity is not an extension of time, but it is pure presence, pure belonging. When you are in the eternal, you are outside of nothing. You are within everything, enjoying the fullest participation There is no more separation. It is what the contemplative medieval scholars called the Beatific Vision….” –John O’Donohue, Walking in Wonder, p. 170

When Not Governed By Fear – May 19, 2022

“Old age and wisdom usually go together, because when you’ve been through the treadmill of experience you know what counts. You know the chaff from the real grain that brings nourishment. Old people have great wisdom and great light, and when they are not governed by fear there is incredible permission in them.” –John O’Donohue, Walking […]

Oppositions – May 18, 2022

“An authentic life is a life that is aware of and willing to engage its own oppositions, and honorably inhabits that threshold where the light and darkness, the masculine and feminine and all the beginnings and endings of one’s life engage. Sometimes, people who are very vociferous and moralistic are people who have erased the […]