Tuesday, November 19, 2019

a novitiate in noticing...

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Everywhere I turned this week, someone was speaking, writing, or reflecting on the wisdom of trees.  "In the old times," Richard R...
Saturday, November 16, 2019

let's do it again: reflections on repetition as blessing

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Shortly after moving to New England some 12 years ago, I happened upon a slim volume of poems by Mary Oliver: Evidence. It is a treasure....
Friday, November 15, 2019

coming home...

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At the close of my time in Ottawa, it was clear that I needed to spend some more time in prayer and solitude. And as  I drove home, the mys...
Tuesday, November 12, 2019

bless the lord my soul...

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NOTE: Here are my notes for the closing prayer at the Community Day retreat at L'Arche Ottawa. My spoken comments came out a bit differ...
Friday, November 8, 2019

a prophetic dusting of sacred snow...

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This morning we awoke to a light dusting of dry snow. Resembling the dream-like frosting proclaimed by James Taylor, the unofficial Bard of ...
Thursday, November 7, 2019

praying with my eyes: the wetlands as icons...

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Quite by accident, I came upon a lovely little website: Friends of Silence (check it out @  https://friendsofsilence.net ) For October this...
Wednesday, November 6, 2019

accepting and enduring this moment: the promise of the close of autumn

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The past weekend's feast on All Souls Day - an autumn celebration uniting us one to another in a love that endures beyond the limits of ...
Monday, November 4, 2019

a month for making music for peace, justice, beauty, and hope

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This Sunday, November 10 between 10 am and 12 noon, Famous Before We're Dead will be playing Dottie's Sunday Brunch in Pittsfield. L...
Sunday, November 3, 2019

honoring the organic rhythm of the feast and the fast: all souls day 2019

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One of my favorite experiences in the world - and one of the most restorative, too - is feasting with my family.  In this I am not uniqu...