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Tag Archives: Desmond Tutu

Essential Humility

In seeing the many ways we are similar and how our lives are inextricably linked, we can find empathy and compassion. Continue Reading Essential Humility

The Invincibility of God’s Love

God is transfiguring the world right this very moment through us because God believes in us and because God loves us. Continue Reading The Invincibility of God’s Love

Each a God-Carrier

God has created us to be different in order that we can realize our need of one another. Continue Reading Each a God-Carrier

Members of One Diverse Family

If you’re able to see other people as fully human you will never be able to treat them as disposable or without worth. Continue Reading Members of One Diverse Family

Generosity of Spirit

Joy and Hope Generosity of Spirit Thursday, November 29, 2018 For a week in April 2015, Archbishop Desmond Tutu visited His Holiness the Dalai Lama at his residence in exile in India. Their dialogue and interactions, facilitated by Douglas Abrams, became The Book of Joy. I’d like to share some of their hard-won wisdom with… Continue Reading Generosity of Spirit

The Will of God

Two Halves of Life: Week 2 The Will of God Monday, June 20, 2016 In the first half of life we usually internalize the voices of parents and teachers that very understandably emphasize obedience to authority. Spiritual directors and confessors know that those internal voices are often mistaken for the voices of God for the… Continue Reading The Will of God

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