Tag Archives: generosity
The Reciprocity of the Universe
Nature, Cosmos, and Connection The Reciprocity of the Universe Thursday, February 18, 2021 The bloodline of God is connected to everything . . . shells on the ocean shore, the mushrooms growing in the forest, the trees stretching to the clouds, the tiniest speck of snow in the winter, and our dust-to-dustness—we are all connected… Continue Reading The Reciprocity of the Universe
the Mendicant, Spring 2020, Vol. 10, No. 2
Click here to read Spring 2020 Mendicant. This issue features: “A Liminal Time” by Richard Rohr, OFM “A Liminal Place” by Kirsten Oates “A Reflection” by James Finley “A Legacy of Generosity” “Voices from Our Community on the Front Lines of the COVID-19 Pandemic”
Loaves and Fishes
Alternative Community Loaves and Fishes Friday, June 5, 2020 We have all known the long loneliness and we have learned that the only solution is love and that love comes with community. —Dorothy Day Everyone relies on community in some way or another, no matter what our personal, social, or economic circumstances. No one can… Continue Reading Loaves and Fishes
Helping Others
Twelve-Step Spirituality: Part Two Helping Others Thursday, December 19, 2019 Step Twelve: Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to alcoholics, and to practice these principles in all our affairs. [1] Step Twelve tells addicts that they will never really come to appropriate the power and… Continue Reading Helping Others
Moral Capitalism
Economy: Old and New Moral Capitalism Wednesday, November 27, 2019 I’m afraid that some readers have given up on this week’s meditations by now, convinced that I hate capitalism and money and that I don’t even believe people should get paid for a hard day’s work. That’s just not true! I’m not going to say… Continue Reading Moral Capitalism
Gender and Sexuality: Weekly Summary
Gender and Sexuality Summary: Sunday, October 20—Friday, October 25, 2019 With all the changing ways of understanding gender and sexuality, most of us truly need contemplative eyes and the guidance of the Holy Spirit to “rupture simplistic binaries” and be compassionate and respectful of difference and diversity. (Sunday) Jesus, like the cosmos itself, is about… Continue Reading Gender and Sexuality: Weekly Summary
Jesus: Modeling an Evolving Faith: Weekly Summary
Jesus: Modeling an Evolving Faith Summary: Sunday, December 30, 2018-Friday, January 4, 2019 While there are unhelpful and even harmful parts of what has passed for Christianity that we need to move beyond, I believe there are many good, beautiful, and true gems well worth saving—and living. (Sunday) Jesus had the courage and clarity to… Continue Reading Jesus: Modeling an Evolving Faith: Weekly Summary
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