Wild Geese – Feb. 6, 2019
Wild Geese You do not have to be good.You do not have to walk on your kneesfor a hundred miles through the desert repenting.You only have to let the soft animal of your bodylove what it loves.Tell me about despair, yours, and I will tell you mine.Meanwhile the world goes on.Meanwhile the sun and the […]
Instructions – Feb. 5, 2019
Instructions for living a life Pay attention.Be astonished.Tell about it. -Mary Oliver, excerpt from “Sometimes,” in Red Bird (Beacon Press, 2008)
The Summer Day – Feb. 4, 2019
The wonderful poet Mary Oliver died on January 17th at the age of 83. She was considered “a poet of the natural world”. She made nature sing and dance in a spirit filled way for me. Quite likely, you’ve read a poem or two of hers. Moved by the rich simplicity with which she wrote, […]
Soteria Fall 2018 Courses at Festival Center
Soteria Community School, a program of The Festival Center, provides political and theological education by drawing on the wisdom of community members. This semester we are offering four classes, each running for 6 weeks. Each class costs $25. All classes are held at The Festival Center in Adams Morgan on either Tuesday or Wednesday evening […]
