Tears of Joy – Sept. 14, 2022
Krista Tippett: I was present and very privileged just today here in Montgomery [Alabama] to witness the head of public safety, the chief of police, offer you a public apology, and talk about his work to bring the truth of that history to policemen coming up now. It was an incredible moment. Rep. John Lewis: It was […]
Soul Friends – Feb. 14, 2022
“Soul friends play an essential role in helping us to welcome in the inner stranger. Often meeting these parts of ourselves that have been abandoned again and again brings on tears of recognition and homecoming.” –Christine Valters Paintner, The Soul’s Slow Ripening (Sorin Books, Notre Dame, 2018), p. 55-56
The Sacred Tree – June 15, 2021
Earth Prayer Hey! Lean to hear my feeble voice. At the center of the secret hoop You have said that I should make the tree to bloom.With tears running, O Great Spirit, myGrandfather, With running eyes I must say The tree has never bloomedHere I stand, and the tree is withered. Again I recall the […]