Our Soulwork – Oct. 23, 2020
“The soul is generous: it takes in the needs of the world. The soul is wise: it suffers without shutting down. The soul is hopeful: it engages the world in ways that keep opening our hearts. The soul is creative: it finds a path between realities that might defeat us and fantasies that are mere […]
Remembering How – Jan. 6, 2020
Befriending darkness is the theme for this week, beginning with Epiphany on January 6. Selections come from Barbara Brown Taylor’s book, Learning to Walk in the Dark (New York: Harper One, 2014). “Learning to walk in the dark is an especially valuable skill in times like these—or maybe I should say remembering how to walk […]
The Road to Transformation – Dec. 9, 2019
The quotes this week come from Breathing Under Water: Spirituality and the Twelve Steps. Franciscan priest Richard Rohr lifts up the gospel values and transformative wisdom in the 12 Step program of Alcoholics Anonymous. As the season of Advent calls us to “prepare the way of the Lord, make straight his paths,” I find here […]
Divine Wisdom – Aug. 21, 2019
I, the fiery life of divine wisdom,I ignite the beauty of the plains.I sparkle the waters.I burn in the sun, and the moon, and the stars.With wisdom I order ALL rightly.Above ALL I determine truth. –Hildegard of Bingen (1098-1179)
