We Must Recover Ritual – Jan. 18, 2023

“We are deeply uncomfortable with ritual as a society. We have deliberately rejected it. And we also, in so doing, have diminished our ability to talk about spiritual matters in our country. And I think there is a loss that I think some of us are realizing that we need to begin to recover.” –Katherine […]

Trusting in Liberating Love – Oct. 4, 2022

“Liberating love cajoles me into life even when I think I would prefer to remain on the sidelines. It offers me Hope in the grace of this present moment. That Hope bids me pay attention to the present moment, telling me that all the love I need is there, everything I need to love is […]

Not the Truth – Nov. 23, 2021

“Every time you feel hurt, offended, or rejected, you have to dare to say to yourself: “These feelings, strong as they may be, are not telling me the truth about myself. The truth, even though I cannot feel it right now, is that I am the chosen child of God, precious in God’s eyes, called […]

Closer in Exile – Nov. 23, 2020

“Several times in the New Testament we are reminded that the stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone. Usually that is taken as a reference to Jesus, his rejection by his people and his vindication in resurrection and ascension… We have discovered that the stones rejected by the world become the cornerstones of […]