Contemplative Leadership
At the end of a seminar on contemplative spiritual leadership, one person said what I was feeling: How special it is to be with not just one, but a whole group of people who value this kind of leadership. There was a palpable sense of kinship around leading from within. Not controlling, top-down leadership, but […]
Stepping Inside – Apr. 22, 2022
“As often happens on the spiritual journey, we have arrived at the heart of a paradox: each time a door closes, the rest of the world opens up.” –Parker Palmer, Let Your Life Speak: Listening for the Voice of Vocation
Miracles – Jan. 17, 2022
“A miracle is a moment when God acts because God is free to act… We can affirm that God is always free to act without also having to explain why God doesn’t act in ways we believe God should. Faith in God points only to possibilities, not necessities. Thus, calling an unusual or wonderful event […]
Not Afraid to Ask
“We went to the junkyard,” Marguerite said, “and Monty was full of questions.” At seven, Monty has not yet learned to keep his questions quiet so as not to bother the adults. His wise old aunt takes him on some kind of adventure each week to give his house-bound parents and introverted older brother some […]
