Luminous Night’s Journey
We enter the season of darkness here in our northern hemisphere. Although the darkness of winter can present difficulties, both in its real and symbolic senses, it is also an […]
All Soul’s Day-Be One Now
I knew there was such a thing as “All Soul’s Day” in the Roman Catholic tradition (today, November 2), but never really knew that, in the same way All Saint’s Day honors all the saints, dear departed members of the faith who are in heaven, the next day commemorates and prays for all the baptized Christians who still languish in purgatory.
Playing Around
Because I don’t know how to respond to what I see as the current devastated state of the union, the world, religion, and the Earth, I’ve been playing around with […]
On Not Succumbing to Psychic Numbing
I succumbed to “psychic numbing” this week, the “emotional distancing” that occurs when you see too many children pulled away from parents, too many war-torn refugees seeking asylum yet denied […]
Practicing Ancient Body Prayers
Praying with our bodies? What does that mean? Don’t we pray with our hearts and in our thoughts? Recently some spiritual teachers have used the phrase “body prayers” to refer […]
