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Voices of Our Female Ancestors
Scripture testifies to the power and influence of grandmothers among the people of God. Continue Reading Voices of Our Female Ancestors
Knowing with Our Whole Being
Deep knowing and presence do not happen with our thinking minds. Continue Reading Knowing with Our Whole Being
Encountering God in the Bible: Weekly Summary
The marvelous anthology of books and letters called the Bible is for the sake of a love affair between God and the soul. Continue Reading Encountering God in the Bible: Weekly Summary
Good Grief
Everybody Grieves Good Grief Wednesday, August 4, 2021 When someone you love very much dies, the sky falls. And so you walk around under a fallen sky. —Mirabai Starr, Caravan of No Despair My dear friend Mirabai Starr has suffered many losses in her life, including that of her fourteen-year-old daughter Jenny, which Mirabai writes… Continue Reading Good Grief
A Presence That Continues
Communion of Saints A Presence That Continues Thursday, March 11, 2021 Theresa Torres’ description of receiving her faith through her grandmother is a wonderful reflection of how faith was once passed down generation to generation. Her grandmother, or abuelita, inspires spirituality not as a religious creedal statement or morality code, but as a healing and… Continue Reading A Presence That Continues
What Do We Do with Evil? Weekly Summary
What Do We Do with Evil? Saturday, October 17, 2020 Summary: Sunday, October 11—Friday, October 16, 2020 We don’t seem to understand what evil is, how it operates, or what we can do, personally or collectively, to reduce its power over us and its impact on our world. (Sunday) For Paul, sin is not primarily… Continue Reading What Do We Do with Evil? Weekly Summary
Always Listening
Disciples, Prophets, and Mystics Always Listening Sunday, March 15, 2020 Paul writes, “May the mind that is in Christ Jesus also be in you” (Philippians 2:5). This is the truest depth of our Christian tradition, what it truly means to be a disciple of Jesus. We are called to recognize, surrender to, and ultimately be… Continue Reading Always Listening
Conscious Parenting: Weekly Summary
Conscious Parenting Summary: Sunday, June 23—Friday, June 28, 2019 Relationships are the primary school for love. For many people, parenting or care-giving serves as a container in which the soul, heart, body, and mind can grow. (Sunday) Maybe, as our hearts overflow, we find that love can, naturally of its own accord, extend wider, until… Continue Reading Conscious Parenting: Weekly Summary