Resting by the shores of Lake Gardner has been restorative: the gentle waves breaking on the stones, some geese and a mallard duck came to v...

The American poet, William Stafford of blessed memory, put it like this: There’s a thread you follow. It goes among things that change. But ...

As our anniversary vacation/retreat ripens on the shore of Lake Gardner, and Brother Sun has rejoined us for another day of beauty and warmt...

Yesterday was saturated in paradox. That's true daily, but I was more keenly aware as Saturday ripened. First, it was cold, grey, and w...

One of the blessings I reclaim whenever Di and I can take an extended break is the generosity of God's grace. It saturates Mother Earth ...

Well, the absurd cruelties of the current regime are starting to hit home for me personally . Since the election, I've been emotionally ...

Interestingly, I haven't posted here since before Christmas! Blogging was once an essential spiritual practice for me - a venue to thin...

This coming Sunday, 12/22, we reprise our Blue December presentation at Richmond Congregational Church, (515 State Rd, Richmond, MA 01254) a...

An extensive study published in the New England Journal of Medicine notes that a person living in the USA experiences his/her/their greates...

NOTE: It's been said that St. Francis encouraged his monastic partners to preach the gospel at all times - using words only when neces...