Wednesday, October 7, 2020

four encouraging words for the final three weeks before the US election...

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Four words of encouragement for the next three weeks before the election in the USA: 1) Sit with some beauty so that you can balance the bul...
Tuesday, October 6, 2020

a radical unity...

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Now that the Season of Creation has come to a close - the new liturgical season celebrated ecumenically as a way to deepen human solidarit...
Sunday, October 4, 2020

the feast day of st. francis...

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The Feast Day of St. Francis:   October 4, 2020 Today, like many of you, my soul is troubled: my heart is at war with itself, my head is fi...
Tuesday, September 29, 2020

nothing gold can stay...

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"May the fertility of silence give life and power to our words and deeds,  O Lord, give us hope."  Steven Chase includes this Lent...
Monday, September 28, 2020

what is the nature of these trees...

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"It is the nature of a stone to be satisfied," wrote Mary Oliver. "It is the nature of a river to want to be somewhere else....
Sunday, September 27, 2020

sabbath grace...

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As noted many times before, autumn is my favorite time of year. yes it often feels a bit melancholy, but that can be sweet, too. After this ...
Saturday, September 26, 2020

exhausted by the carping, self-righteousness of the left and the callous manipulation of the right 40 days before the election...

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NOTE : Since retiring from public life I have tended not to offer political commentary. My work has been small: as a volunteer with L'Ar...
Friday, September 25, 2020

rambling thoughts on a stunning september morning...

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"Being a monk in the world means for me to live slowly in a fast-paced culture, to treasure the gift of ' being' in a world th...